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): August 17, 2006
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 600
Houston, TX 77057
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000
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ITEM 5.02 – DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
On August 17, 2006, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Crown Castle International Corp. (“Company”) increased the number of directors on the Board to 10 and appointed W. Benjamin Moreland to the Board as a Class III director. Mr. Moreland has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company since February 2004. He was appointed CFO and Treasurer of the Company in April 2000. Prior to being appointed CFO, he had served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries since October 1999.
ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 17, 2006 |
The information in this Item 9.01 of 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: August 17, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 17, 2006 |
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