Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2017

 

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ITEM 1.01 — ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

 

On August 29, 2017, Crown Castle International Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), entered into Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment”) among the Borrower, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”), as administrative agent, to the Credit Agreement dated as of January 21, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto and JPM, as administrative agent.

 

The Amendment provides for, among other things, (a) the extension of the maturity date, from January 21, 2022 to August 29, 2022 (“Extension”), of the Borrower’s existing revolving credit facility (“Existing Revolving Credit Facility”) and existing term loan facility, each as provided under the Credit Agreement, and (b) after giving effect to the Extension, a $1.0 billion increase in the aggregate commitments under the Existing Revolving Credit Facility, such that the aggregate commitments under the Existing Revolving Credit Facility after giving effect to the Amendment are $3.5 billion.

 

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.  The Credit Agreement has been previously filed with, and is described in, the Borrower’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2016.

 

ITEM 2.03 — CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.

 

The information in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 8.01 — OTHER EVENTS.

On August 29, 2017, the Borrower issued a press release announcing the effectiveness of the Amendment.  The August 29, 2017 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

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Exhibits

 

 

 

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/ Kenneth J. Simon
		Name:	Kenneth J. Simon
		Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

Date: August 29, 2017

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amendment No. 2 dated as of August 29, 2017, among Crown Castle International Corp., the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, to the Credit Agreement dated as of January 21, 2016, by and among Crown Castle International Corp., the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
99.1		Press Release dated August 29, 2017