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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 28, 2026 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.) | |
222 Berkeley Street
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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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 |
| 1.950% Senior Notes due 2026 | AMT 26B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.450% Senior Notes due 2027 | AMT 27C | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.400% Senior Notes due 2027 | AMT 27D | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.125% Senior Notes due 2027 | AMT 27F | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 | AMT 28A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.875% Senior Notes due 2029 | AMT 29B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.950% Senior Notes due 2030 | AMT 30C | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.900% Senior Notes due 2030 | AMT 30D | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.625% Senior Notes due 2031 | AMT 31B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.000% Senior Notes due 2032 | AMT 32 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.625% Senior Notes due 2032 | AMT 32B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.250% Senior Notes due 2033 | AMT 33 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.100% Senior Notes due 2034 | AMT 34A | 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 8.01 Other Events.
American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) is providing an update regarding its relationship with DISH Wireless L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (“DISH”). DISH has failed to meet its payment obligations, and is in default under the Strategic Collocation Agreement entered into in March 2021 (the “SCA”). The Company does not anticipate the default to impact its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. As previously disclosed, the Company filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that DISH has not been excused from its obligations under the SCA, that the SCA remains in full force and effect, and that DISH remains required to perform all of its obligations under the SCA.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This current report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” concerning the Company’s goals, beliefs, expectations, strategies, objectives, plans, future operating results and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not necessarily based on historical facts. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the Company’s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and other risks described in documents the Company subsequently files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this current report on Form 8-K to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
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.
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| AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION |
| (Registrant) |
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| Date: | January 28, 2026 | By: | /s/ Rodney M. Smith |
| | Rodney M. Smith |
| | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
