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| FORM 4 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
+--------+ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Box Alan L
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
116 Huntington Avenue
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(Street)
Boston Massachusetts 02116
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
September 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] Officer [_] 10% Owner [_] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
Executive Vice President
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
of action action or Diposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Class A Common 9/17/01 J 21,000 A $11.95 644,858 (2) D
Stock (1)
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Class A Common 9/17/01 J 1,600 A $11.81 2,635 (3) I By minor child
Stock (1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If this form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) -- continued
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6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Date ative Secur- of De- direct
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene-
Year) ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Owner-
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Date Expira- Amount or at End (D) or (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of Indi- 4)
cisable Date Shares Month rect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) This Form 4 is being filed to report Mr. Box's purchase on the open market
on September 17, 2001 of 21,000 shares of Class A Common stock for his own
account and 1,600 shares of Class A Common Stock for the account of his
minor child. The purchases reported herein are being reported using the
Transaction Code "J" pursuant to the instructions contained in the
Emergency Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 14, 2001, Release Number 44791 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
(2) The information set forth in column 5, "Amount of Securities Beneficially
Owned at End of Month" includes information, as of September 17, 2001, only
with respect to Mr. Box's beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock. It
does not include information about Mr. Box's beneficial ownership of stock
options to purchase Class A Common Stock because Mr. Box had no reportable
transactions in such securities during the period for which this report is
filed.
(3) The shares held in account for Mr. Box's minor child were previously
reported by Mr. Box as indirectly owned by Mr. Box by trust. Mr. Box no
longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 1,035 shares of Class A
Common Stock owned by his adult child, previously reported as indirectly
held by Mr. Box by trust.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Alan L. Box September 20, 2001
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Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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