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): November 3, 2004 SPECTRASITE, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 001-31769 56-2027322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 400 Regency Forest Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (919) 468-0112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 2 ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On November 3, 2004, SpectraSite, Inc. (the "Company") reported its results of operations for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing results 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 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 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 ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated November 3, 2004 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: November 3, 2004 By: /s/ Steven C. Lilly ------------------------------ Name: Steven C. Lilly Title: Vice-President of Finance and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- 99.1 Press Release dated November 3, 2004