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 20, 2009
Crown Castle International Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 001-16441 76-0470458
(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
1220 Augusta Drive
Suite 500
Houston, TX 77057
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000
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ITEM 2.02 – RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On October 20, 2009, the Company issued a press release updating its outlook for the third quarter of 2009. The October 20, 2009 press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K 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 (the “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.
ITEM 8.01 – OTHER EVENTS
On October 20, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company commenced a registered public offering of $500 million of Senior Notes due 2019. The October 20 press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 20, 2009* |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated October 20, 2009 |
*As described in Item 2.02 of this Report, Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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. | |||
| Date: October 20, 2009 | By: | /s/ W. Benjamin Moreland | |
| Name: W. Benjamin Moreland | |||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 20, 2009 |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated October 20, 2009 |