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): March 16, 2009

 

 

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

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On March 16, 2009, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Mauritius subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire an Indian company, XCEL Telecom Private Limited, which owns approximately 1,700 wireless communications tower sites in India, including a number of tower sites that are currently under construction. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of customary regulatory and other approvals. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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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: March 16, 2009				By:		/s/    EDMUND DISANTO
						Edmund DiSanto
						Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel