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): March 4, 2005
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) |
510 Bering 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 7.01—REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 4, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing growth in site leasing activity for the fourth quarter of 2004 and the postponement of its 2004 earnings release and conference call. The March 4 press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 4, 2005 | |
The information in 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 (“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.
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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: March 9, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 4, 2005 | |
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