EX-99.1 2 pressreleaseq22017.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1
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Contact: Igor Khislavsky
Director, Investor Relations
Telephone: (617) 375-7500
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2017 FINANCIAL RESULTS
CONSOLIDATED HIGHLIGHTS
Second Quarter 2017
 
 
Total revenue increased 15.3% to $1,662 million
 
 
 
Property revenue increased 14.9% to $1,638 million
 
 
 
Net income increased 101.9% to $388 million
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA increased 17.5% to $1,021 million
 
 
 
Consolidated AFFO increased 22.5% to $725 million
 
 
 
Boston, Massachusetts – July 27, 2017: American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
Jim Taiclet, American Tower’s Chief Executive Officer stated, “The second quarter of 2017 represented our 17th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in property revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated AFFO per Share, driven by strong demand for our tower real estate from Los Angeles to São Paolo to Paris. Organic Tenant Billings Growth in the U.S. of over 6% was complemented by Organic Tenant Billings Growth of more than 10% in our international markets, where the pace of advanced handset adoption and mobile data usage growth continues to require the addition of substantial network equipment on our sites.
As we seek to continue to capitalize on the worldwide competitive advantage we have built over the last 20 years, we remain committed to our core principles, our employees and the investment discipline that has enabled us to build a distinctive global portfolio. As a result of the ever-increasing consumer appetite for mobile broadband and our strategic positioning in key markets spanning five continents, we believe that we are on track to sustain strong growth in Consolidated AFFO per Share and our dividend for many years to come.”
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS OVERVIEW
American Tower generated the following operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 (all comparative information is presented against the quarter ended June 30, 2016).
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Q2 2017
 
Growth Rate
Total revenue
 
$
1,662

 
15.3
%
Total property revenue
 
$
1,638

 
14.9
%
Total Tenant Billings Growth
 
$
140

 
11.9
%
Organic Tenant Billings Growth
 
$
89

 
7.6
%
Property Gross Margin
 
$
1,134

 
16.1
%
Property Gross Margin %
 
69.2
%
 
 
Net income
 
$
388

 
101.9
%
Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders
 
$
344

 
114.1
%
Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders per diluted share
 
$
0.80

 
116.2
%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
1,021

 
17.5
%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
 
61.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NAREIT Funds From Operations (FFO) attributable to AMT common stockholders
 
$
679

 
33.7
%
Consolidated AFFO
 
$
725

 
22.5
%
Consolidated AFFO per Share
 
$
1.68

 
21.7
%
AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders
 
$
681

 
19.4
%
AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share
 
$
1.58

 
18.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
Cash provided by operating activities
 
$
795

 
6.4
%
Less: total cash capital expenditures(1)
 
$
210

 
24.4
%
Free Cash Flow
 
$
585

 
1.1
%
(1)
Q2 2017 cash capital expenditures include $6.9 million of payments on capital leases of property and equipment, which are presented in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows included herein under Repayments of notes payable, credit facilities, senior notes and capital leases.

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Please refer to “Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures” below for definitions and other information regarding the Company’s use of non-GAAP measures. For financial information and reconciliations to GAAP measures, please refer to the “Unaudited Selected Consolidated Financial Information” and “Unaudited Reconciliations to GAAP Measures and the Calculation of Defined Financial Measures” below.
CAPITAL ALLOCATION OVERVIEW
Distributions – During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company declared the following regular cash distributions to its common stockholders:
Common Stock Distributions
 
Q2 2017(1)
Distribution per share
 
$
0.64

Aggregate amount (in millions)
 
$
275

Year-over-year per share growth
 
21
%
_______________
(1)    The distribution declared was paid in the third quarter of 2017 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 19, 2017.
In addition, the Company paid $27 million in preferred stock dividends during the second quarter of 2017. During the second quarter of 2017, all outstanding shares of the Company’s 5.25% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, converted into 5.6 million shares of its common stock.
Stock Repurchase Program – During the second quarter of 2017, the Company repurchased a total of 3.3 million shares of its common stock for $416 million under its stock repurchase program. The Company has repurchased a total of 5.2 million shares of its common stock year to date, for a total of $641 million, and has $470 million remaining under its existing stock repurchase program.
Capital Expenditures During the second quarter of 2017, total capital expenditures were $210 million, of which $28 million was for non-discretionary capital improvements and corporate capital expenditures. For additional capital expenditure details, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.
Acquisitions and Other Transactions During the second quarter of 2017, the Company spent $79 million to acquire 152 sites, including 54 towers in Brazil as part of the final tranche of its previously announced transaction with a subsidiary of TIM Participações S.A., bringing the final number of towers acquired under that agreement to 5,873, for an aggregate purchase price of $842 million.
The Company also has agreements to acquire up to approximately 1,200 sites in Colombia, up to approximately 1,400 sites in Paraguay and up to approximately 100 additional sites in Mexico. The expected impacts from these transactions are not included in the Company’s current outlook.

LEVERAGE AND FINANCING OVERVIEW
Leverage For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company’s Net Leverage Ratio was 4.5x net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) to second quarter 2017 annualized Adjusted EBITDA.
Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio
 
($ in millions)
As of June 30, 2017
Total debt
$
19,242

Less: Cash and cash equivalents
770

Net Debt
18,472

Divided By: Second quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA(1)
4,082

Net Leverage Ratio
4.5x

_______________
(1)    Q2 2017 Adjusted EBITDA multiplied by four.
Liquidity As of June 30, 2017, the Company had $3.5 billion of total liquidity, consisting of $0.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents plus the ability to borrow an aggregate of $2.7 billion under its revolving credit facilities, net of any outstanding letters of credit.
On April 6, 2017, the Company issued €500.0 million aggregate principal amount of Euro-denominated 1.375% senior unsecured notes due 2025. The net proceeds from this issuance were used to repay a portion of existing indebtedness under one of the Company’s revolving credit facilities and for general corporate purposes.
On June 30, 2017, the Company issued $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.55% senior unsecured notes due 2027. The net proceeds from this issuance were used to repay a portion of existing indebtedness under one of the Company’s revolving credit facilities.
Finally, on June 30, 2017, the Company announced its election to call for redemption all of its outstanding 4.500% senior unsecured notes due 2018. The redemption date has been set for July 31, 2017.



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FULL YEAR 2017 OUTLOOK
The following estimates are based on a number of assumptions that management believes to be reasonable and reflect the Company’s expectations as of July 27, 2017. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates as a result of various factors, and the Company refers you to the cautionary language regarding “forward-looking” statements included in this press release when considering this information.
The Company’s outlook is based on the following average foreign currency exchange rates to 1.00 U.S. Dollar for July 27, 2017 through December 31, 2017: (a) 17.00 Argentinean Pesos; (b) 3.35 Brazilian Reais; (c) 670 Chilean Pesos; (d) 3,030 Colombian Pesos; (e) 0.89 Euros; (f) 4.50 Ghanaian Cedi; (g) 65.30 Indian Rupees; (h) 18.70 Mexican Pesos; (i) 325.00 Nigerian Naira; (j) 3.30 Peruvian Soles; (k) 13.55 South African Rand; and (l) 3,610 Ugandan Shillings.
The Company is raising the midpoint of its full year 2017 outlook for property revenue, net income, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated AFFO by $25 million, $40 million, $45 million and $55 million, respectively.
The Company’s outlook reflects estimated favorable impacts from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations to property revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated AFFO, of approximately $35 million, $16 million and $11 million, respectively, as compared to the Company’s prior 2017 outlook. The impact of foreign currency rate fluctuations on net income is not provided, as the impact on all components of the net income measure cannot be calculated without unreasonable effort. The Company’s current expectations for property revenue include an approximately $17 million decline in International pass-through revenue, on a currency-neutral basis, as compared to the Company’s prior 2017 outlook, primarily due to lower fuel price projections.
Additional information pertaining to the impact of foreign currency and London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) fluctuations on the Company’s outlook has been provided in the supplemental disclosure package available on its website.
2017 Outlook ($ in millions)
Full Year 2017
 
Midpoint
Growth
Total property revenue(1)
$
6,480

to
$
6,580

 
14.3%
Net income
1,355

to
1,405

 
42.2%
Adjusted EBITDA
4,045

to
4,105

 
14.7%
Consolidated AFFO
2,835

to
2,885

 
14.8%
_______________
(1)
Includes U.S. property revenue of $3,585 million to $3,625 million and international property revenue of $2,895 million to $2,955 million reflecting midpoint growth rates of 7.0% and 24.8%, respectively. The U.S. growth rate includes a negative impact of 1.2% from the non-recurrence of $39 million in decommissioning revenue from 2016. International property revenue reflects the Company’s Latin America, EMEA and Asia segments.
2017 Outlook for Total Property revenue, at the midpoint, includes the following components(1): ($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)
U.S. Property
 
International Property(2)
 
Total Property
International pass-through revenue
$ N/A


$
904


$
904

Straight-line revenue
144


49


193

_______________
(1)
For additional discussion regarding these components, please refer to “Revenue Components” below.
(2)
International property revenue reflects the Company’s Latin America, EMEA and Asia segments.
2017 Outlook growth, at the midpoint, includes the following components(1): (Totals may not add due to rounding.)
U.S. Property
 
International Property(2)
 
Total Property
Organic Tenant Billings
>6%
 
~10%
 
~7-8%
New Site Tenant Billings
~0.2%
 
~15%
 
~5%
Total Tenant Billings Growth
>6%
 
~24-25%
 
>12%
_______________
(1)
For additional discussion regarding the component growth rates, please refer to “Revenue Components” below.
(2)
International property revenue reflects the Company’s Latin America, EMEA and Asia segments.
Outlook for Capital Expenditures:
 
 
 
($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)
Full Year 2017
Discretionary capital projects(1)
$
145

to
$
175

Ground lease purchases
150

to
160

Start-up capital projects
165

to
185

Redevelopment
195

to
225

Capital improvement
130

to
140

Corporate
15

15

Total
$
800

to
$
900

_______________
(1)
Includes the construction of approximately 2,000 to 3,000 communications sites globally.

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Reconciliation of Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA to Net income:
($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)
Full Year 2017
Net income
$
1,355

to
$
1,405

Interest expense
745

to
765

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
1,625

to
1,645

Income tax provision
115

to
105

Stock-based compensation expense
107

107

Other, including other operating expenses, interest income, gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations and other income (expense)
98

to
78

Adjusted EBITDA
$
4,045

to
$
4,105

Reconciliation of Outlook for Consolidated AFFO to Net income:
($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)
Full Year 2017
Net income
$
1,355

to
$
1,405

Straight-line revenue
(193
)
(193
)
Straight-line expense
65

65

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
1,625

to
1,645

Stock-based compensation expense
107

107

Deferred portion of income tax
(34
)
to
(24
)
Other, including other operating expense, amortization of deferred financing costs, capitalized interest, debt discounts and premiums, gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, other income (expense), long-term deferred interest charges and dividends on preferred stock
55

to
35

Capital improvement capital expenditures
(130
)
to
(140
)
Corporate capital expenditures
(15
)
(15
)
Consolidated AFFO
$
2,835

to
$
2,885

Conference Call Information
American Tower will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and its updated outlook for full year 2017. Supplemental materials for the call will be available on the Company’s website, www.americantower.com. The conference call dial-in numbers are as follows:
U.S./Canada dial-in: (800) 260-0718
International dial-in: (651) 291-3820
Passcode: 426329
When available, a replay of the call can be accessed until 11:59 p.m. ET on August 10, 2017. The replay dial-in numbers are as follows:
U.S./Canada dial-in: (800) 475-6701
International dial-in: (320) 365-3844
Passcode: 426329
American Tower will also sponsor a live simulcast and replay of the call on its website, 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 approximately 148,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit the “Earnings Materials” and “Company & Industry Resources” sections of our investor relations website at www.americantower.com.

Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures
In addition to the results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) provided throughout this press release, the Company has presented the following Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures: Gross Margin, Operating Profit, Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, NAREIT Funds From Operations (FFO) attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, Consolidated Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO), AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, Consolidated AFFO per Share, AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt and Net Leverage Ratio. In addition, the Company presents: Tenant Billings, Tenant Billings Growth, Organic Tenant Billings Growth and New Site Tenant Billings Growth.

These measures are not intended to replace financial performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Rather, they are presented as additional information because management believes they are useful indicators of the current financial performance of the Company's core businesses and are commonly used across its industry peer group. As outlined in detail below, the Company believes that these measures can assist in comparing company performance on a consistent basis irrespective of depreciation and amortization or capital structure, while also providing valuable incremental insight into the underlying operating trends of its business.

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Depreciation and amortization can vary significantly among companies depending on accounting methods, particularly where acquisitions or non-operating factors, including historical cost basis, are involved. The Company's Non-GAAP and Defined Financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Revenue Components

In addition to reporting total revenue, the Company believes that providing transparency around the components of its revenue provides investors with insight into the indicators of the underlying demand for, and operating performance of, its real estate portfolio. Accordingly, the Company has provided disclosure of the following revenue components: (i) Tenant Billings, (ii) New Site Tenant Billings; (iii) Organic Tenant Billings; (iv) International pass-through revenue; (v) Straight-line revenue; (vi) Pre-paid amortization revenue; (vii) Foreign currency exchange impact; and (viii) Other revenue.

Tenant Billings: The majority of the Company’s revenue is generated from non-cancellable, long-term tenant leases. Revenue from Tenant Billings reflects several key aspects of the Company’s real estate business: (i) “colocations/amendments” reflects new tenant leases for space on existing towers and amendments to existing leases to add additional tenant equipment; (ii) “escalations” reflects contractual increases in billing rates, which are typically tied to fixed percentages or a variable percentage based on a consumer price index; (iii) “cancellations” reflects the impact of tenant lease terminations or non-renewals or, in limited circumstances, when the lease rates on existing leases are reduced; and (iv) “new sites” reflects the impact of new property construction and acquisitions.

New Site Tenant Billings: Day-one Tenant Billings associated with sites that have been built or acquired since the beginning of the prior-year period. Incremental colocations/amendments, escalations or cancellations that occur on these sites after the date of their addition to our portfolio are not included in New Site Tenant Billings. The Company believes providing New Site Tenant Billings enhances an investor’s ability to analyze our existing real estate portfolio growth as well as our development program growth, as the Company’s construction and acquisition activities can drive variability in growth rates from period to period.

Organic Tenant Billings: Tenant Billings on sites that the Company has owned since the beginning of the prior-year period, as well as Tenant Billings activity on new sites that occurred after the date of their addition to the Company’s portfolio.

International pass-through revenue: A portion of the Company’s pass-through revenue is based on power and fuel expense reimbursements and therefore subject to fluctuations in fuel prices. As a result, revenue growth rates may fluctuate depending on the market price for fuel in any given period, which is not representative of the Company’s real estate business and its economic exposure to power and fuel costs. Furthermore, this expense reimbursement mitigates the economic impact associated with fluctuations in operating expenses, such as power and fuel costs and land rents in certain of the Company’s markets. As a result, the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide insight into the impact of pass-through revenue on certain revenue growth rates.

Straight-line revenue: Under GAAP, the Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract for certain of its tenant leases. Due to the Company’s significant base of non-cancellable, long-term tenant leases, this can result in significant fluctuations in growth rates upon tenant lease signings and renewals (typically increases), when amounts billed or received upfront upon these events are initially deferred. These signings and renewals are only a portion of the Company’s underlying business growth and can distort the underlying performance of our Tenant Billings Growth. As a result, the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide insight into the impact of straight-line revenue on certain growth rates in revenue and select other measures.

Pre-paid amortization revenue: The Company recovers a portion of the costs it incurs for the redevelopment and development of its properties from its tenants. These upfront payments are then amortized over the initial term of the corresponding tenant lease. Given this amortization is not necessarily directly representative of underlying leasing activity on our real estate portfolio, (i.e.: does not have a renewal option or escalation as our tenant leases do) the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide insight into the impact of pre-paid amortization revenue on certain revenue growth rates to provide transparency into the underlying performance of our real estate business.

Foreign currency exchange impact: The majority of the Company’s international revenue and operating expenses are denominated in each country’s local currency. As a result, foreign currency fluctuations may distort the underlying performance of our real estate business from period to period, depending on the movement of foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar. The Company believes it is appropriate to quantify the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations on its reported growth to provide transparency into the underlying performance of its real estate business.

Other revenue: Typically an immaterial portion of the Company’s total revenue, Other revenue represents revenue not captured by the above listed terms and can include items such as tenant settlements.

Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measure Definitions

Tenant Billings Growth: The increase or decrease resulting from a comparison of Tenant Billings for a current period with Tenant Billings for the corresponding prior-year period, in each case adjusted for foreign currency exchange fluctuations. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the growth in recurring Tenant Billings and underlying demand for its real estate portfolio.


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Organic Tenant Billings Growth: The portion of Tenant Billings Growth attributable to Organic Tenant Billings. The Company believes that organic growth is a useful measure of its ability to add tenancy and incremental revenue to its assets for the reported period, which enables investors and analysts to gain additional insight into the relative attractiveness, and therefore the value, of the Company’s property assets.

New Site Tenant Billings Growth: The portion of Tenant Billings Growth attributable to New Site Tenant Billings. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the growth attributable to Tenant Billings from recently acquired or constructed properties.

Gross Margin: Revenues less operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation expense recorded in costs of operations, depreciation, amortization and accretion, selling, general, administrative and development expense and other operating expenses. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the site-level profitability of its assets.

Operating Profit: Gross Margin less selling, general, administrative and development expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense and corporate expenses. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the site-level profitability of its assets while also taking into account the overhead expenses required to manage each of its operating segments.

For segment reporting purposes, the Latin America property segment Operating Profit and Gross Margin also include interest income, TV Azteca, net. Operating Profit and Gross Margin are before interest income, interest expense, gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, other income (expense), net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and income tax benefit (provision).

Operating Profit Margin: The percentage that results from dividing Operating Profit by revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA: Net income before income (loss) from equity method investments, income tax benefit (provision), other income (expense), gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, interest expense, interest income, other operating income (expense), depreciation, amortization and accretion and stock-based compensation expense. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the profitability of its operations while at the same time taking into account the central overhead expenses required to manage its global operations. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across our telecommunications real estate sector.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin: The percentage that results from dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenue.

NAREIT Funds From Operations (FFO), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders: Net income before gains or losses from the sale or disposal of real estate, real estate related impairment charges, real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion and dividends on preferred stock, and including adjustments for (i) unconsolidated affiliates and (ii) noncontrolling interests. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the operating performance of its property assets by excluding the charges described above, particularly depreciation expenses, given the high initial, up-front capital intensity of the Company’s operating model. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across our telecommunications real estate sector.

Consolidated Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO): NAREIT FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders before (i) straight-line revenue and expense, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) the deferred portion of income tax, (iv) non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion, (v) amortization of deferred financing costs, capitalized interest, debt discounts and premiums and long-term deferred interest charges, (vi) other income (expense), (vii) gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, (viii) other operating income (expense), and adjustments for (ix) unconsolidated affiliates and (x) noncontrolling interests, less cash payments related to capital improvements and cash payments related to corporate capital expenditures. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the operating performance of its property assets by further adjusting the NAREIT FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders metric to exclude the factors outlined above, which if unadjusted, may cause material fluctuations in NAREIT FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders growth from period to period that would not be representative of the underlying performance of our property assets in those periods. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across our telecommunications real estate sector.

Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders: Consolidated AFFO, excluding the impact of noncontrolling interests on both NAREIT FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders and the other line items included in the calculation of Consolidated AFFO. The Company believes that providing this additional metric enhances transparency, given a significantly larger minority interest component of its business as a result of the Company’s Viom transaction and European joint venture with PGGM, which both closed in 2016.

Consolidated AFFO per Share: Consolidated AFFO divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share: AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

Free Cash Flow: Cash provided by operating activities less total cash capital expenditures, including payments on capital leases of property and equipment. The Company believes that Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as the basis for comparing our performance and coverage ratios with other companies in its industry, although this measure of Free Cash Flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies.


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Net Debt: Total long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents.

Net Leverage Ratio: Net Debt divided by the quarter’s annualized Adjusted EBITDA (the quarter’s Adjusted EBITDA multiplied by four). The Company believes that including this calculation is important for investors and analysts given it is a critical component underlying its credit agency ratings.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” concerning our goals, beliefs, expectations, strategies, objectives, plans, future operating results and underlying assumptions, and other statements that are not necessarily based on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our full year 2017 outlook and other targets, foreign currency exchange rates, our expectations for the closing of signed acquisitions and our expectations regarding the leasing demand for communications real estate.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: (1) decrease in demand for our communications infrastructure would materially and adversely affect our operating results, and we cannot control that demand; (2) increasing competition for tenants in the tower industry may materially and adversely affect our revenue; (3) if our tenants share site infrastructure to a significant degree or consolidate or merge, our growth, revenue and ability to generate positive cash flows could be materially and adversely affected; (4) our business is subject to government and tax regulations and changes in current or future laws or regulations could restrict our ability to operate our business as we currently do; (5) our foreign operations are subject to economic, political and other risks that could materially and adversely affect our revenues or financial position, including risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; (6) our expansion initiatives involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those related to integrating acquired or leased assets, that could adversely affect our operating results, disrupt our operations or expose us to additional risk; (7) competition for assets could adversely affect our ability to achieve our return on investment criteria; (8) new technologies or changes in a tenant’s business model could make our tower leasing business less desirable and result in decreasing revenues; (9) our leverage and debt service obligations may materially and adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing to fund capital expenditures, future growth and expansion initiatives and to satisfy our distribution requirements; (10) a substantial portion of our revenue is derived from a small number of tenants, and we are sensitive to changes in the creditworthiness and financial strength of our tenants; (11) if we fail to remain qualified for taxation as a REIT, we will be subject to tax at corporate income tax rates, which may substantially reduce funds otherwise available, and even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may face tax liabilities that impact earnings and available cash flow; (12) complying with REIT requirements may limit our flexibility or cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities; (13) restrictive covenants in the agreements related to our securitization transactions, our credit facilities and our debt securities and the terms of our preferred stock could materially and adversely affect our business by limiting flexibility, and we may be prohibited from paying dividends on our common stock, which may jeopardize our qualification for taxation as a REIT; (14) if we are unable to protect our rights to the land under our towers, it could adversely affect our business and operating results; (15) if we are unable or choose not to exercise our rights to purchase towers that are subject to lease and sublease agreements at the end of the applicable period, our cash flows derived from such towers will be eliminated; (16) our costs could increase and our revenues could decrease due to perceived health risks from radio emissions, especially if these perceived risks are substantiated; (17) we could have liability under environmental and occupational safety and health laws; and (18) our towers, data centers or computer systems may be affected by natural disasters and other unforeseen events for which our insurance may not provide adequate coverage. For additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements, we refer you to the information contained in Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, under the caption “Risk Factors”. We undertake no obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.



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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
770,024

 
$
787,161

Restricted cash
143,277

 
149,281

Short-term investments
1,012

 
4,026

Accounts receivable, net
322,060

 
308,369

Prepaid and other current assets
566,386

 
441,033

Total current assets
1,802,759

 
1,689,870

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
10,725,707

 
10,517,258

GOODWILL
5,371,165

 
5,070,680

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
11,728,666

 
11,274,611

DEFERRED TAX ASSET
213,582

 
195,678

DEFERRED RENT ASSET
1,407,478

 
1,289,530

NOTES RECEIVABLE AND OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
888,853

 
841,523

TOTAL
$
32,138,210

 
$
30,879,150

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
102,726

 
$
118,666

Accrued expenses
727,966

 
620,563

Distributions payable
277,772

 
250,550

Accrued interest
154,926

 
157,297

Current portion of long-term obligations
1,732,035

 
238,806

Unearned revenue
283,486

 
245,387

Total current liabilities
3,278,911

 
1,631,269

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
17,509,937

 
18,294,659

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
1,026,535

 
965,507

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY
950,299

 
777,572

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
1,171,546

 
1,142,723

Total liabilities
23,937,228

 
22,811,730

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
 
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
1,155,867

 
1,091,220

EQUITY:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, Series A

 
60

Preferred stock, Series B
14

 
14

Common stock
4,372

 
4,299

Additional paid-in capital
10,165,343

 
10,043,559

Distributions in excess of earnings
(989,153
)
 
(1,076,965
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,848,803
)
 
(1,999,332
)
Treasury stock
(849,064
)
 
(207,740
)
Total American Tower Corporation equity
6,482,709

 
6,763,895

Noncontrolling interests
562,406

 
212,305

Total equity
7,045,115

 
6,976,200

TOTAL
$
32,138,210

 
$
30,879,150



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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property
$
1,638,175

 
$
1,426,192

 
$
3,232,239

 
$
2,693,843

Services
24,259

 
16,035

 
46,433

 
37,431

Total operating revenues
1,662,434

 
1,442,227

 
3,278,672

 
2,731,274

 OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs of operations (exclusive of items shown separately below):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property (including stock-based compensation expense of $645, $392, $1,300 and $899, respectively)
507,234

 
452,571

 
993,401

 
794,861

Services (including stock-based compensation expense of $201, $255, $424 and $406, respectively)
9,949

 
7,140

 
16,490

 
16,295

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
396,355

 
397,765

 
817,495

 
739,399

Selling, general, administrative and development expense (including stock-based compensation expense of $24,892, $21,260, $60,236 and $48,681, respectively)
153,148

 
138,234

 
317,944

 
273,549

Other operating expenses
18,839

 
13,711

 
25,054

 
22,511

Total operating expenses
1,085,525

 
1,009,421

 
2,170,384

 
1,846,615

OPERATING INCOME
576,909

 
432,806

 
1,108,288

 
884,659

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income, TV Azteca, net of interest expense of $291, $284, $582 and $567, respectively
2,770

 
2,748

 
5,470

 
5,464

Interest income
8,311

 
6,468

 
18,238

 
10,002

Interest expense
(187,028
)
 
(181,036
)
 
(370,723
)
 
(340,916
)
(Loss) gain on retirement of long-term obligations
(274
)
 
830

 
(55,714
)
 
830

Other income (expense) (including unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) of $7,785, ($24,585), $35,736 and $4,777, respectively)
11,782

 
(25,842
)
 
41,084

 
(13,634
)
Total other expense
(164,439
)
 
(196,832
)
 
(361,645
)
 
(338,254
)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
412,470

 
235,974

 
746,643

 
546,405

Income tax provision
(23,980
)
 
(43,510
)
 
(50,743
)
 
(72,634
)
NET INCOME
388,490

 
192,464

 
695,900

 
473,771

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(21,439
)
 
(4,914
)
 
(12,769
)
 
(11,062
)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS
367,051

 
187,550

 
683,131

 
462,709

Dividends on preferred stock
(22,843
)
 
(26,782
)
 
(49,624
)
 
(53,563
)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
$
344,208

 
$
160,768

 
$
633,507

 
$
409,146

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE AMOUNTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
$
0.81

 
$
0.38

 
$
1.48

 
$
0.96

Diluted net income attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
$
0.80

 
$
0.37

 
$
1.47

 
$
0.95

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BASIC
427,298

 
424,909

 
427,288

 
424,484

DILUTED
430,487

 
429,004

 
430,444

 
428,529









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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
695,900

 
$
473,771

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
817,495

 
739,399

Stock-based compensation expense
61,960

 
49,986

Loss (gain) on early retirement of long-term obligations
55,714

 
(830
)
Other non-cash items reflected in statements of operations
(50,222
)
 
53,464

Decrease in restricted cash
5,659

 
12,170

Increase in net deferred rent balances
(71,470
)
 
(34,931
)
Increase in assets
(101,982
)
 
(32,984
)
Increase in liabilities
65,404

 
51,271

Cash provided by operating activities
1,478,458

 
1,311,316

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Payments for purchase of property and equipment and construction activities
(371,512
)
 
(319,427
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(857,220
)
 
(1,216,467
)
Payment for Verizon transaction

 
(4,748
)
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments and other non-current assets
7,196

 
2,601

Deposits, restricted cash, investments and other
7,025

 
(5,360
)
Cash used for investing activities
(1,214,511
)
 
(1,543,401
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Repayments of short-term borrowings, net

 
(2,843
)
Borrowings under credit facilities
2,508,607

 
1,397,672

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net
1,279,435

 
2,237,503

Repayments of notes payable, credit facilities, senior notes and capital leases(1)
(3,126,661
)
 
(2,858,415
)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interest holders, net
265,255

 
(503
)
Purchases of common stock
(641,324
)
 

Proceeds from stock options and ESPP
82,641

 
60,361

Distributions paid on preferred stock
(53,562
)
 
(53,563
)
Distributions paid on common stock
(514,905
)
 
(426,564
)
Payment for early retirement of long-term obligations
(61,764
)

(125
)
Deferred financing costs and other financing activities
(28,311
)
 
(23,264
)
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities
(290,589
)
 
330,259

Net effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
9,505

 
(8,322
)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(17,137
)
 
89,852

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
787,161

 
320,686

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
770,024

 
$
410,538

CASH PAID FOR INCOME TAXES, NET
$
60,384

 
$
50,413

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST
$
351,991

 
$
288,880

_______________
(1)
Six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 includes $16.1 million and $8.7 million, respectively, of payments on capital leases of property and equipment.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY SEGMENT
($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
  
Property
 
Services
 
Total
 
U.S.
 
Latin America
 
Asia
 
EMEA
 
Total International
 
Total Property
Segment revenues
$
897

 
$
287

 
$
295

 
$
160

 
$
741

 
$
1,638

 
$
24

 
$
1,662

Segment operating expenses(1)
184

 
96

 
168

 
59

 
323

 
507

 
10

 
516

Interest income, TV Azteca, net

 
3

 

 

 
3

 
3

 

 
3

Segment Gross Margin
$
714

 
$
194

 
$
127

 
$
101

 
$
421

 
$
1,134

 
$
15

 
$
1,149

Segment SG&A(1)
36

 
19

 
17

 
18

 
54

 
90

 
3

 
94

Segment Operating Profit
$
677

 
$
174

 
$
110

 
$
83

 
$
367

 
$
1,044

 
$
11

 
$
1,055

Segment Operating Profit Margin
75
%
 
61
%
 
37
%
 
52
%
 
49
%
 
64
%
 
46
%
 
63
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue Growth
8.1
%
 
20.9
%
 
31.1
%
 
18.5
%
 
24.2
%
 
14.9
%
 
51.3
%
 
15.3
%
Total Tenant Billings Growth
6.4
%
 
13.6
%
 
32.0
%
 
25.8
%
 
22.7
%
 
11.9
%
 
 
 
 
Organic Tenant Billings Growth
6.2
%
 
11.2
%
 
10.1
%
 
8.9
%
 
10.3
%
 
7.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue Components(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior-Year Tenant Billings
$
780

 
$
168

 
$
131

 
$
99

 
$
398

 
$
1,177

 
 
 
 
Colocations/Amendments
38

 
9

 
15

 
5

 
29

 
67

 
 
 
 
Escalations
24

 
10

 
4

 
6

 
20

 
44

 
 
 
 
Cancellations
(14
)
 
(1
)
 
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
(8
)
 
(22
)
 
 
 
 
Other
(0
)
 
1

 
0

 
(0
)
 
0

 
(0
)
 
 
 
 
Organic Tenant Billings
$
828

 
$
187

 
$
144

 
$
107

 
$
438

 
$
1,267

 
 
 
 
New Site Tenant Billings
2

 
4

 
29

 
17

 
49

 
51

 
 
 
 
Total Tenant Billings
$
830

 
$
191

 
$
173

 
$
124

 
$
488

 
$
1,318

 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(3)

 
9

 
6

 
(5
)
 
10

 
10

 
 
 
 
Total Tenant Billings (Current Period)
$
830

 
$
200

 
$
179

 
$
119

 
$
498

 
$
1,328

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Straight-Line Revenue
36

 
8

 
4

 
2

 
14

 
51

 
 
 
 
Prepaid Amortization Revenue
26

 
0

 

 
0

 
1

 
26

 
 
 
 
Other Revenue
5

 
3

 
(6
)
 
(0
)
 
(3
)
 
2

 
 
 
 
International Pass-Through Revenue

 
72

 
113

 
48

 
233

 
233

 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(4)

 
4

 
4

 
(10
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
Total Property Revenue (Current Period)
$
897

 
$
287

 
$
295

 
$
160

 
$
741

 
$
1,638

 
 
 
 
_______________
(1)
Excludes stock-based compensation expense.
(2)
All components of revenue, except those labeled current period, have been translated at prior period foreign exchange rates.
(3)
Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on all components of Total Tenant Billings.
(4)
Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on components of revenue, other than Total Tenant Billings.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY SEGMENT (CONTINUED)
($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
  
Property
 
Services
 
Total
 
U.S.
 
Latin America
 
Asia
 
EMEA
 
Total International
 
Total Property
Segment revenues
$
830

 
$
237

 
$
225

 
$
135

 
$
597

 
$
1,426

 
$
16

 
$
1,442

Segment operating expenses(1)
182

 
83

 
128

 
58

 
270

 
452

 
7

 
459

Interest income, TV Azteca, net

 
3

 

 

 
3

 
3

 

 
3

Segment Gross Margin
$
647

 
$
156

 
$
97

 
$
76

 
$
329

 
$
977

 
$
9

 
$
986

Segment SG&A(1)
35

 
15

 
15

 
17

 
46

 
81

 
3

 
85

Segment Operating Profit
$
613

 
$
141

 
$
82

 
$
60

 
$
283

 
$
896

 
$
6

 
$
901

Segment Operating Profit Margin
74
%
 
60
%
 
37
%
 
44
%
 
47
%
 
63
%
 
36
 %
 
62
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue Growth
3.3
%
 
7.3
%
 
274.3
%
 
91.4
%
 
69.7
%
 
23.6
%
 
(20.4
)%
 
22.8
%
Total Tenant Billings Growth
5.8
%
 
20.8
%
 
294.8
%
 
90.7
%
 
74.3
%
 
23.1
%
 
 
 
 
Organic Tenant Billings Growth
5.6
%
 
12.2
%
 
10.4
%
 
20.4
%
 
13.7
%
 
7.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue Components(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior-Year Tenant Billings
$
737

 
$
161

 
$
35

 
$
54

 
$
250

 
$
987

 
 
 
 
Colocations/Amendments
32

 
9

 
5

 
6

 
19

 
51

 
 
 
 
Escalations
21

 
12

 
1

 
4

 
17

 
38

 
 
 
 
Cancellations
(12
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(0
)
 
(3
)
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
Other
0

 
0

 
(0
)
 
1

 
1

 
2

 
 
 
 
Organic Tenant Billings
$
779

 
$
180

 
$
39

 
$
65

 
$
284

 
$
1,063

 
 
 
 
New Site Tenant Billings
1

 
14

 
100

 
38

 
151

 
152

 
 
 
 
Total Tenant Billings
$
780

 
$
194

 
$
138

 
$
102

 
$
435

 
$
1,215

 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(3)

 
(26
)
 
(7
)
 
(4
)
 
(37
)
 
(37
)
 
 
 
 
Total Tenant Billings (Current Period)
$
780

 
$
168

 
$
131

 
$
99

 
$
398

 
$
1,177

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Straight-Line Revenue
21

 
12

 
3

 
1

 
16

 
37

 
 
 
 
Prepaid Amortization Revenue
24

 
1

 

 
0

 
1

 
25

 
 
 
 
Other Revenue
5

 
(5
)
 
2

 
1

 
(2
)
 
3

 
 
 
 
International Pass-Through Revenue

 
72

 
93

 
35

 
201

 
201

 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(4)

 
(11
)
 
(5
)
 
(1
)
 
(17
)
 
(17
)
 
 
 
 
Total Property Revenue (Current Period)
$
830

 
$
237

 
$
225

 
$
135

 
$
597

 
$
1,426

 
 
 
 
_______________
(1)
Excludes stock-based compensation expense.
(2)
All components of revenue, except those labeled current period, have been translated at prior period foreign exchange rates.
(3)
Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on all components of Total Tenant Billings.
(4)
Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on components of revenue, other than Total Tenant Billings.







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UNAUDITED SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
($ in thousands, totals may not add due to rounding.)
The reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
388,490

 
$
192,464

Income tax provision
23,980

 
43,510

Other (income) expense
(11,782
)
 
25,842

Loss (gain) on retirement of long-term obligations
274

 
(830
)
Interest expense
187,028

 
181,036

Interest income
(8,311
)
 
(6,468
)
Other operating expenses
18,839

 
13,711

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
396,355

 
397,765

Stock-based compensation expense
25,738

 
21,907

Adjusted EBITDA
$
1,020,611

 
$
868,937

Total revenue
1,662,434

 
1,442,227

Adjusted EBITDA Margin
61
%
 
60
%
The reconciliation of NAREIT FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders to net income and the calculation of Consolidated AFFO, Consolidated AFFO per Share, AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders and AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share are presented below:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
388,490

 
$
192,464

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion
352,566

 
360,333

Losses from sale or disposal of real estate and real estate related impairment charges
12,370

 
5,130

Dividends on preferred stock
(22,843
)
 
(26,782
)
Adjustments for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests
(51,284
)
 
(22,942
)
NAREIT FFO attributable to AMT common stockholders
$
679,299

 
$
508,203

Straight-line revenue
(50,759
)
 
(35,236
)
Straight-line expense
14,346

 
16,476

Stock-based compensation expense
25,738

 
21,907

Deferred portion of income tax
(13,330
)
 
12,465

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion
43,789

 
37,432

Amortization of deferred financing costs, capitalized interest and debt discounts and premiums and long-term deferred interest charges
8,027

 
4,417

Other (income) expense(1)
(11,782
)
 
25,842

Loss (gain) on retirement of long-term obligations
274

 
(830
)
Other operating expense(2)
6,468

 
8,581

Capital improvement capital expenditures
(24,785
)
 
(25,753
)
Corporate capital expenditures
(3,521
)
 
(4,557
)
Adjustments for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests
51,284

 
22,942

Consolidated AFFO
725,048

 
591,889

Adjustments for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests(3)
(43,869
)
 
(21,434
)
AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders
$
681,179

 
$
570,455

Divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding
430,487

 
429,004

Consolidated AFFO per Share
$
1.68

 
$
1.38

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share
$
1.58

 
$
1.33

_______________
(1)
Includes unrealized (gains) losses on foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of ($7.8 million) and $24.6 million, respectively.
(2)
Primarily includes integration and acquisition-related costs.
(3)
Includes adjustments for the impact on both NAREIT FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders and the other line items included in the calculation of Consolidated AFFO.

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