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): January 15, 2021

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)	(I.R.S. 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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	AMT	New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Senior Notes due 2025	AMT 25A	New York Stock Exchange
1.950% Senior Notes due 2026	AMT 26B	New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Senior Notes due 2028	AMT 28A	New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Senior Notes due 2032	AMT 32	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Director Election. On January 15, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) elected Kenneth R. Frank as a director and member of its Audit Committee, effective immediately. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, Mr. Frank will serve as a director until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Mr. Frank is the Chief Executive Officer of Turning Technologies. Prior to joining Turning Technologies, Mr. Frank was the CEO of Kibo Software from January 2016 to December 2018 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Aptean Software from October 2011 to December 2015. Prior to his role at Aptean, Mr. Frank held a number of executive positions at Alcatel-Lucent. He began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1989 and has held leadership positions at BellSouth Telecommunications, Broadband Office and Masergy Communications. Mr. Frank is a director of Egenera, Inc. and was previously a director of Kibo Commerce and Eyecast.

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

On January 19, 2021, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the appointment of Mr. Frank to the Board, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated January 19, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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:	January 19, 2021	By:	/s/ Rodney M. Smith
			Rodney M. Smith
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

ATC Contact: Igor Khislavsky

Vice President, Investor Relations

Telephone: (617) 375-7500

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF

KENNETH R. FRANK TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Boston, Massachusetts – January 19, 2021 – American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced that its Board of Directors has elected Kenneth R. Frank as a director.

Mr. Frank is the Chief Executive Officer of Turning Technologies. Prior to joining Turning Technologies, Mr. Frank was the CEO of Kibo Software from January 2016 to December 2018 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Aptean Software from October 2011 to December 2015. Prior to his role at Aptean, Mr. Frank held a number of executive positions at Alcatel-Lucent. He began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1989 and has held leadership positions at BellSouth Telecommunications, Broadband Office and Masergy Communications. Mr. Frank is a director of Egenera, Inc. and was previously a director of Kibo Commerce and Eyecast.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Kenneth to our Board of Directors,” said Tom Bartlett, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower. “Kenneth has been a distinguished leader in a number of technology organizations throughout his career and brings a wealth of highly relevant global business and industry experience to American Tower. We believe that Kenneth will add tremendous value to our Board as we continue to execute our Stand and Deliver strategy, seek to drive compelling growth across our comprehensive footprint and advance our global platform expansion initiatives.”

About American Tower

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 183,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.

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