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): May 8, 2003 SPECTRASITE, INC. ------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 0-27217 56-2027322 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 100 Regency Forest Drive Suite 400 Cary, North Carolina 27511 --------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (919) 468-0112 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. None. (b) Pro forma financial information. None. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 The Registrant's earnings release, reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 12). ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On May 8, 2003, SpectraSite, Inc. announced its operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2003. SpectraSite, Inc.'s earnings release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing information set forth under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure" is intended to be furnished under said Item 9 and also under "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8216. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. 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. Dated: May 9, 2003 By: /s/ David P. Tomick ---------------------------- David P. Tomick Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- 99.1 The Registrant's earnings release, reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.