Crown Castle (CCI) 8-KEntry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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): April 3, 2020

Crown Castle International Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77057-2261

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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On April 3, 2020, Crown Castle International Corp. (“Company”) closed its previously announced public offering (“Debt Offering”) of $750 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.300% Senior Notes due 2030 (“2030 Notes”) and $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.150% Senior Notes due 2050 (“2050 Notes,” together with the 2030 Notes, “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of February 11, 2019 (“Base Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (“Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by the third supplemental indenture dated as of April 3, 2020 (“Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Debt Offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its existing revolving credit facility.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company, which rank equally with all existing and future senior indebtedness, including the Company’s obligations under its senior unsecured credit facility, its commercial paper program and its existing bonds, and senior to all future subordinated indebtedness of the Company. The Notes will effectively rank junior to all of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities and obligations of the Company’s subsidiaries. The 2030 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.300% per annum and the 2050 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.150% per annum, with interest on the Notes payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1, to persons who are registered holders of the Notes on the immediately preceding December 15 and June 15, beginning on July 1, 2020.

The Indenture limits the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur certain liens and merge with or into other companies, in each case subject to certain exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Indenture.

In the event of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes of a series will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Notes of such series at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of such repurchase.

The 2030 Notes will mature on July 1, 2030. The 2050 Notes will mature on July 1, 2050. However, the Company, at its option, may redeem some or all of the Notes of a series at any time or from time to time prior to their maturity. If the Company elects to redeem the 2030 Notes prior to April 1, 2030 (the date that is three months prior to their maturity date) or the 2050 Notes prior to January 1, 2050 (the date that is six months prior to their maturity date) (each, a “Par Call Date”), the Company will pay a redemption price in respect of the Notes to be redeemed equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date:

If the Company elects to redeem the Notes of either series on or after the applicable Par Call Date, the Company will pay a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

The above description of the Indenture does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Indenture. The Company is filing the Third Supplemental Indenture as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

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.

Date: April 3, 2020