CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 30, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2011-12-28

Reporting Person: SCULLY JOHN H (See Footnote 1)
Reporting Person: JOHN H SCULLY LIVING TRUST (See Footnote 1)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-28	Common Stock	G	66500	—	Disposed	215877	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The entity making this gift is John H. Scully Living Trust, dated October 1, 2003 ( "JHS Trust"). JHS Trust may be deemed to be part of a "group," as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which is a 10% owner.

F2: Following the transaction causing this filing, JHS Trust directly owns 215,877 shares of the issuer's common stock. Additionally, John H. Scully ( "JHS" ) holds 244,600 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed. Additionally, JHS may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 230,800 shares in his capacity as a general partner of Netcong Newton Partners, L.P.

F3: Additionally, JHS may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 25,535,620 shares as one of the controlling persons of SPO Advisory Corp., the sole general partner of SPO Advisory Partners, L.P., the sole general partner of SPO Partners II, L.P. Additionally, JHS may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 1,104,200 shares as one of the controlling persons of SPO Advisory Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory Partners, L.P., the sole general partner of San Francisco Partners, L.P.