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): August 8, 2019
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ITEM 7.01 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On August 8, 2019, Crown Castle International Corp. ("Company") issued a press release noting that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.125 per share of the Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, payable on September 30, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2019. The August 8, 2019 press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Index
As described in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K"), Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as part of this Form 8‑K:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |
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.
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Kenneth J. Simon | |||
Name: | Kenneth J. Simon | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||
Date: August 8, 2019
Exhibit 99.1
 | NEWS RELEASE August 8, 2019 | |
Contacts: Dan Schlanger, CFO | |
Ben Lowe,VP & Treasurer | |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Crown Castle International Corp. |
713-570-3050 | |
CROWN CASTLE DECLARES
QUARTERLY COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND
August 8, 2019 - HOUSTON, TEXAS - Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.125 per common share. The quarterly dividend will be payable on September 30, 2019 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2019. Future dividends are subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.
ABOUT CROWN CASTLE
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 75,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service - bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. For more information on Crown Castle, please visit www.crowncastle.com.