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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): October 19, 2017
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.) |
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ITEM 7.01 — REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On October 19, 2017, Crown Castle International Corp. ("Company") issued a press release noting that, as previously announced in the Company’s third quarter 2017 earnings release dated October 18, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.05 per share of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, payable on December 29, 2017 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017. The October 19, 2017 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"), the following exhibit is furnished as part of this Form 8-K:
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | |
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: October 19, 2017