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): August 16, 2021
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||
(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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 16, 2021, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the release of its 2020 sustainability report. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit 99.1 is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 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: | August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Rodney M. Smith | ||||||||
| Rodney M. Smith | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Igor Khislavsky
Vice President, Investor Relations
Telephone: (617) 375-7500
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION RELEASES 2020 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – August 16, 2021 – American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today announced the release of its 2020 sustainability report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of how American Tower is managing its most important environmental, social and governance issues, and documents its progress against key quantitative and qualitative sustainability goals.
American Tower’s sustainability program is built upon five core pillars—ethics, people, environment, society and performance—with a commitment to positively impacting tenants, employees, stockholders, suppliers and surrounding communities.
Tom Bartlett, American Tower’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our sustainability pillars will be crucial to American Tower’s ongoing success as we continue to grow our global business, and I believe that our greatest opportunities to drive meaningful change lie ahead. By providing critical connectivity across the globe to help build a connected, more equitable and greener world in a sustainable way, we are making a difference.”
To review the report, please visit the “Corporate Responsibility” section of the Company’s website at www.americantower.com.
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 214,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.
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