AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 18, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ (AMT)
CIK: 0001053507
Period of Report: 2012-09-17

Reporting Person: HESS WILLIAM H (EVP, Int'l. Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-17	Common Stock	M	10000	$28.39	Acquired	30777	Direct
2012-09-17	Common Stock	S	10000	$71.32	Disposed	20777	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-17	Option to Purchase Common Stock	$28.39	M	10000	Disposed	2019-03-10	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5095	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F2: Represents the weighted average price of shares sold in multiple same-day transactions at prices ranging from $71.19 to $71.44 per share.

F3: This option was granted pursuant to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and is exercisable in 25% cumulative annual increments beginning March 10, 2010.