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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP | d795547dex991.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): September 26, 2014
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 Number) |
1220 Augusta Drive
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77057
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000
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:
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
ITEM 8.01 — OTHER ITEMS
On September 26, 2014, Crown Castle International Corp. (“Company”) announced that it has set a record date and meeting date for a special meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of its common stockholders considering and voting upon a proposal to adopt the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 19, 2014, between the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Crown Castle REIT Inc.
The Company’s press release, dated September 26, 2014, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated September 26, 2014 | |
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: September 26, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated September 26, 2014 | |