8-K
UNITED STATES
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): April 8, 2016
Crown Castle International Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-16441 | | 76-0470458 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600 Houston, TX | |
77057 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 7.01 — REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On April 8, 2016, Crown Castle International Corp. ("Company") issued a press release announcing that it acquired Tower Development Corporation for approximately $461 million in cash on April 8, 2016. The April 8, 2016 press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
As described in Item 7.01 of this Report, the following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated April 8, 2016 |
The information in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that 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, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a 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.
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| CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth J. Simon | |
| | Name: | Kenneth J. Simon | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President
and General Counsel | |
Date: April 8, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated April 8, 2016 |