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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
 
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 1, 2016
 
 
 
 
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
Delaware
001-14195
65-0723837
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
 
 
 
 
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 375-7500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
 
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected 10 individuals to the Board of Directors, approved Proposals 2 and 3 and rejected Proposal 4. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2016.

The final results of the stockholder voting regarding each proposal were as follows:
1.    Election of the following directors for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Nominee
Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
Raymond P. Dolan
366,720,793
4,425,136
150,902
22,033,314
Robert D. Hormats
370,895,678
250,440
150,713
22,033,314
Carolyn F. Katz
367,589,637
3,558,130
149,064
22,033,314
Gustavo Lara Cantu
367,354,536
3,789,132
153,163
22,033,314
Craig Macnab
370,793,306
351,324
152,201
22,033,314
JoAnn A. Reed
370,586,567
561,538
148,726
22,033,314
Pamela D.A. Reeve
366,359,955
4,788,280
148,596
22,033,314
David E. Sharbutt
369,372,146
1,769,212
155,473
22,033,314
James D. Taiclet, Jr.
362,087,991
7,300,805
1,908,035
22,033,314
Samme L. Thompson
369,456,660
1,687,973
152,198
22,033,314

2.    Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.

Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
386,423,009
6,688,347
218,789
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3.    Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation.

Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
361,746,533
8,177,508
1,372,790
22,033,314

4.    Approval of an amendment to the Company’s By-Laws to reduce the ownership threshold required to call a special meeting.

Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
171,272,712
199,593,241
430,878
22,033,314
Item 8.01    Other Events.
On June 2, 2016, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its Board of Directors declared a cash distribution of $0.53 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on July 15, 2016 to such stockholders of record at the close of business on June 17, 2016.

A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.





Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release, dated June 2, 2016.
 
 






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Date:
June 2, 2016
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Bartlett
 
 
Thomas A. Bartlett
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release, dated June 2, 2016.