CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 23, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2010-09-21

Reporting Person: MORELAND W BENJAMIN (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-09-21	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	M	8356	$30.875	Acquired	864922	Direct
2010-09-21	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	8356	$43.00	Disposed	856566	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-09-21	Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	$30.875	M	8356	Disposed	2010-11-15	Common Stock (8356)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The option exercises and sales reported pursuant to this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person.

F2: Vested one-third at the time of grant on November 15, 2000, with the remaining two-thirds vesting annually in an equal number over five years.