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): October 15, 2015
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)
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Director Election

On October 15, 2015, the Board of Directors of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) elected Robert D. Hormats as a director, effective immediately. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, Mr. Hormats will serve as a director until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Since October 2013, Mr. Hormats has served as Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., a strategic international consulting firm. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment. Prior to that, he was Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs (International) and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co., which he joined in 1982. Mr. Hormats formerly served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, Ambassador and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs. He also formerly served as a senior staff member for International Economic Affairs on the National Security Council.

Mr. Hormats is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Investment Committee of Tiedemann Wealth Management. He has served on the Board of Visitors of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Dean’s Council of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He formerly served as a director of Human Genome Sciences Inc.

For his service on the Board, Mr. Hormats will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors.

On October 19, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hormats to the Board, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release, dated October 19, 2015.

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:	October 19, 2015	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 October 19, 2015.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Leah Stearns

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer

Telephone: (617) 375-7500

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ELECTION

OF ROBERT D. HORMATS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Boston, Massachusetts - October 19, 2015: American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert D. Hormats as a director.

Mr. Hormats currently serves as Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., a strategic international consulting firm. He previously served as Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment. Mr. Hormats is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Investment Committee of Tiedemann Wealth Management.

“Throughout his career, Bob has played a leading role in addressing important foreign policy, financial market, and global business issues,” said James Taiclet, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower. “He will bring a wealth of direct experience and expertise to our most important strategic and capital markets initiatives as we continue to grow our company both in the U.S. and across our international markets.”

About American Tower

American Tower is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate with a global portfolio of approximately 97,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.

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