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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP | d282049dex991.htm |
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): January 12, 2012
| Crown Castle International Corp. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16441 | 76-0470458 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1220 Augusta Drive Suite 500 Houston, TX 77057 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000
(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 8.01—OTHER EVENTS
On January 12, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire from Wireless Capital Partners, LLC a portfolio of ground lease related assets for approximately $180 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $320 million of debt. The January 12 press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 12, 2012 | |
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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/ E. Blake Hawk | |
| Name: E. Blake Hawk | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Date: January 12, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 12, 2012 | |
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