SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DODGE STEVEN B
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ [ AMT ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CEO and Chairman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 5,000 A $9.13 1,086,935 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 5,000 A $9.14 1,091,935 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 1,900 A $9.15 1,093,835 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 1,500 A $9.16 1,095,335 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 38,500 A $9.17 1,133,835 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 18,100 A $9.2 1,151,935 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 1,200 A $9.24 1,153,135 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 14,300 A $9.25 1,167,435 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 4,500 A $9.3 1,171,935 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 4,900 A $9.31 1,176,835 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 500 A $9.32 1,177,335 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 1,000 A $9.35 1,178,335 D
Class A Common Stock(1) 08/06/2003 P 3,600 A $9.37 1,181,935(2)(3) D
Class A Common Stock 54,822(2)(3) I By trusts(4)
Class A Common Stock 5,000(2) I By Spouse(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. This Form 4 is being filed to report Mr. Dodge's purchase of an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on the open market on August 6, 2003. On August 6, 2003, Mr. Dodge also sold on the open market an aggregate of $1,754,000 principal amount of the Company's 9 3/8% senior notes due 2009 for a sale price of $994.11 per note, or proceeds including accrued interest of $1,748,236.65.
2. The information set forth in column 5, "Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)" includes information, as of August 6, 2003, only with respect to Mr. Dodge's beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock. It does not include information about Mr. Dodge's beneficial ownership of shares of Class B Common Stock (which are convertible into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) and stock options to purchase Class A and Class B Common Stock because Mr. Dodge had no reportable transactions in these other classes of securities during the period for which this report is filed. As of the date of this report, Mr. Dodge beneficially owned 5,714,864 shares of Class B Common Stock, options to purchase 1,700,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and options to purchase 2,435,867 shares of Class B Common Stock.
3. Reflects 17,595 shares of Class A Common Stock transferred as a gift on January 3, 2003 from Mr. Dodge's direct holdings to the trusts.
4. Mr. Dodge disclaims beneficial ownership in shares owned by the trusts and his spouse.
Remarks:
Steven B. Dodge 08/07/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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