CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 23, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2015-02-19

Reporting Person: HAWK E BLAKE (EVP & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-19	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	M	2422	—	Acquired	335900	Direct
2015-02-19	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	F	10968	$88.20	Disposed	324932	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-19	Time RSUs	$	M	2422	Disposed		Common Stock (2422.0)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	506	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld by the issurer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation in connection with the vesting ( i.e., applicable transfer and forfeiture restriction termination) of certain shares of restricted stock and certain Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") previously granted to the Reporting Person. Such withholding is exempt from Section 16 (b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e).

F2: Represents shares previously acquired in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).

F3: Each RSU is issued pursuant to the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock and vesting generally is subject to (i) the reporting person remaining an employee or director of the Company or its affiliates and (ii) the other criteria described in the footnotes below.

F4: 33 1/3 % of the original grant amount of these Time RSUs vested on February 19, 2015.

F5: These Time RSUs were previously granted on February 20, 2014. 33 1/3% of the original grant amount of these Time RSUs vests on February 19 of each of 2015, 2016 and 2017.