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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on June 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION      Meeting Information
    

 

Meeting Type:       Annual Meeting

     LOGO     

 

For holders as of:   April 20, 2012

    

 

Date:  June 19, 2012  Time:   11:00 a.m. Local time

    

 

Location:   Colonnade Hotel

 

                     Braemore/Kenmore Room

 

                    120 Huntington Avenue

 

                     Boston, MA 02116

116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE       
11TH FLOOR     
BOSTON, MA 02116     

 

    

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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT              2011 ANNUAL REPORT

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Voting Items

 

  

The Board of Directors recommends you

vote FOR proposal 1:

 

1.         Election of Directors

 

            Nominees:

 

1a.      Raymond P. Dolan

 

1b.      Ronald M. Dykes

 

1c.      Carolyn F. Katz

 

1d.      Gustavo Lara Cantu

 

1e.      JoAnn A. Reed

 

1f.       Pamela D.A. Reeve

 

1g.      David E. Sharbutt

 

1h.      James D. Taiclet, Jr.

 

1i.       Samme L. Thompson

  

The Board of Directors recommends you

vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:

 

2.         To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP

            as independent registered public accounting firm

            for 2012.

 

3.         To approve, on an advisory basis, the

            Company’s executive compensation.

 

The Board of Directors recommends you

vote AGAINST proposal 4:

 

4.         To require executives to retain a specific

            percentage of stock acquired through equity pay

            programs until one year following termination of

            their employment.

 

NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournments or

postponements thereof.