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): November 12, 2004
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
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Election of Director.
On November 12, 2004, the Board of Directors (the Board) of American Tower Corporation (the Company) voted to increase the size of the Board to six members and elected Gustavo Lara as a director. Mr. Lara most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Monsanto Companys Latin America North division, a position he retired from earlier this year. Mr. Lara spent the last 24 years working for the Monsanto Company, where he gained strategic planning and business development experience in Mexico and throughout Latin America. In accordance with the Companys By-Laws, Mr. Lara will serve as a director until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Lara has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board. The Company will file an amendment to this Form 8-K to disclose this information after any such appointment is made.
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: November 17, 2004 | By: | /S/ BRADLEY E. SINGER | ||||
Bradley E. Singer Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |