SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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)
December 20, 2000 (December 19, 2000)
American Tower Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-14195 65-0723837
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 375-7500
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 20, 2000, American Tower Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release with respect to the signing of a definitive agreement with ALLTEL
Corporation to acquire the rights to 2,193 communications towers through a
15-year agreement to sublease. The title, the first, second, third and fourth
paragraphs, and the last two paragraphs, including the paragraph regarding
forward looking statements, of that press release, which appears as part of
Exhibit 99.1, are filed and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
The following Exhibit is filed or furnished as part of this Report to the extent
described in Items 5 and 9.
Exhibit No. Item
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99.1 Press release, dated as of December 20, 2000 relating to the
signing of a definitive agreement with ALLTEL Corporation.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The fifth, sixth and seventh paragraphs, the sections entitled "Key Facts,"
"Financial Summary," "ALLTEL Transaction Impact on 2001," and "2001 Company
Outlook," and the fifth, fourth and third paragraphs from the end of the press
release, which appears as part of Exhibit 99.1, are not filed but are furnished
pursuant to Regulation FD.
SIGNATURES
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: December 20, 2000 By: /s/ Justin Benincasa
Name: Justin Benincasa
Title: Senior Vice President and
Corporate Controller
