8-K

 

 

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):  May 20, 2014

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 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2014 to consider and act upon the three proposals listed below. Proposals 1, 2 and 3 were approved and adopted. 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

   328,753,886    4,141,308    553,958    22,411,241

Ronald M. Dykes

   332,782,484    113,132    553,536    22,411,241

Carolyn F. Katz

   332,421,437    477,901    549,814    22,411,241

Gustavo Lara Cantu

   327,951,621    4,943,101    554,430    22,411,241

JoAnn A. Reed

   332,783,122    113,937    552,093    22,411,241

Pamela D.A. Reeve

   325,582,772    7,315,430    550,950    22,411,241

David E. Sharbutt

   332,378,950    517,790    552,412    22,411,241

James D. Taiclet, Jr.

   327,070,419    4,705,880    1,672,853    22,411,241

Samme L. Thompson

   327,954,002    4,943,273    551,877    22,411,241

 

2. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014.

 

Votes Cast For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

349,220,309

   5,760,948    879,136   

 

3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation.

 

Votes Cast For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

243,595,226

   86,641,003    3,212,923    22,411,241

Item 8.01        Other Events.

On May 21, 2014, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its board of directors (the “Board”) declared a cash distribution of $0.34 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on July 16, 2014 to such holders of record at the close of business on June 17, 2014. Additionally, the Company announced that the Board declared a cash distribution of $1.3563 per share of the Company’s 5.25% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, payable on August 15, 2014 to such holders of record at the close of business on August 1, 2014.

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 May 21, 2014.


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:      May 21, 2014     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 May 21, 2014.