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): February 16, 2005
SPECTRASITE, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
001-31769 56-2027322
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
400 Regency Forest Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(919) 468-0112
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On February 16, 2005, SpectraSite, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its planned fourth quarter earnings release and
conference call and that the Company is reviewing the accounting treatment of
certain operating leases and leasehold improvements. A copy of the press release
issued by the Company concerning the foregoing is furnished herewith as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying
exhibit, is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such
section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall
be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable
(c) Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated February 16, 2005
SIGNATURES
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.
SPECTRASITE, INC.
Date: February 18, 2005 By: /s/ Mark A. Slaven
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Name: Mark A. Slaven
Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated February 16, 2005