Kelley Philip M Form 4 CROWN CASTLE / Philip M Kelley ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kelley Philip M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8020 KATY FREEWAY

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CROWN CASTLE INC. [ CCI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Corp Dev & Strategy

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	02/19/2023		M		3,282	A	$0	151,998	D
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	02/19/2023		M		1,363	A	$0	153,361	D
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	02/19/2023		M		1,415	A	$0	154,776	D
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	02/19/2023		M		1,428	A	$0	156,204	D
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	02/19/2023		F		1,919(1)	D	$140.68	154,285	D
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value								1,450(2)	I	by 401(K) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance RSUs	(3)	02/19/2023		M			3,282	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	3,282	$0	0	D
Time RSUs	(3)	02/19/2023		M			1,363	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	1,363	$0	0	D
Time RSUs	(3)	02/19/2023		M			1,415	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	1,415	$0	1,415	D
Time RSUs	(3)	02/19/2023		M			1,428	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	1,428	$0	2,856	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation in connection with the vesting of certain Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") previously granted to the Reporting Person. Such withholding is exempt from Section 16 (b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e).

2. Represents shares previously acquired in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).

3. Each RSU was issued pursuant to the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, and vesting (i.e., forfeiture restriction termination) generally is subject to (i) the reporting person remaining an employee or director of the Company or its affiliates and (ii) the other criteria described in the footnotes herein.

4. 3,282 Relative TSR Performance RSUs vested on February 19, 2023, based upon the Company's annualized total stockholder return performance ranking relative to the constituent companies of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index for the three-year period ended December 31, 2022.

5. These Time RSUs were previously granted on February 20, 2020. 33 1/3% of the original grant amount of these Time RSUs vest on February 19 of each of 2021, 2022 and 2023.

6. These Time RSUs were previously granted on February 18, 2021. 33 1/3% of the original grant amount of these Time RSUs vest on February 19 of each of 2022, 2023 and 2024.

7. These Time RSUs were previously granted on February 17, 2022. 33 1/3% of the original grant amount of these Time RSUs vest on February 19 of each of 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Remarks:

	/s/ Philip M. Kelley	02/22/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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