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 2, 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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ITEM 8.01 – OTHER ITEMS
On September 2, 2014, Crown Castle International Corp. (“Crown Castle”) issued a press release announcing that it has received from the Internal Revenue Service a favorable private letter ruling providing that the real property portion of Crown Castle’s indoor and outdoor small cell networks and the related rents qualify as real property and rents from real property, respectively, under the rules governing real estate investment trusts. The press release 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 2, 2014 |
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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: September 2, 2014
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 2, 2014 |
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