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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2016. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>76-0470458</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>77057</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 401(k) PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CROWN CASTLE PUERTO RICO 1165(e) PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plans) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Daniel K.
Schlanger </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Crown Castle International Corp. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address for Agent For Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) 570-3000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to:
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kenneth J. Simon </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Crown Castle International Corp. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77057 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) 570-3000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;Accelerated&nbsp;Filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount To&nbsp;Be<BR>Registered<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering&nbsp;Price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration&nbsp;Fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share <SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">1,000,000 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$95.65</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$95,650,000.00</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9,631.96</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share <SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">16,000 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$95.65</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,530,400.00</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$154.11</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">1,016,000 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$95.65</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$97,180,400.80</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9,786.07</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Crown Castle International Corp.
(&#147;Registrant&#148; or &#147;Company&#148;) common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), with respect to the shares registered herein in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sale prices per share of the Common Stock on June&nbsp;24, 2016, as reported by the New York Stock
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Crown Castle International Corp. 401(k) Plan (&#147;401(k) Plan&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Crown Castle Puerto Rico 1165(e) Plan (&#147;1165(e) Plan&#148; and, together with the 401(k) Plan, &#147;Plans&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (&#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8
under the Securities Act for the purpose of registering 1,016,000 additional shares of Common Stock of the Registrant that may be issued in connection with the Plans. The contents of the Registrant&#146;s previously filed Form S-8 Registration
Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-181715) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148; or &#147;Commission&#148;) on May&nbsp;25, 2012, as amended by a post-effective amendment filed on December&nbsp;16, 2014, pursuant to which a
total of 1,016,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plans were registered under the Securities Act, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, except as otherwise updated or modified by this Registration Statement. </P>
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REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by us with the
Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that have been &#147;furnished&#148; but not
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Exchange Act): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2016, filed on May&nbsp;9, 2016; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;22, 2016,&nbsp;January&nbsp;27, 2016 (relating to Item&nbsp;5.02),&nbsp;January&nbsp;29, 2016,&nbsp;February&nbsp;8, 2016,&nbsp;February&nbsp;24,
2016,&nbsp;March&nbsp;9, 2016 (solely with respect to Item&nbsp;5.02),&nbsp;April&nbsp;27, 2016,&nbsp;May&nbsp;6, 2016,&nbsp;May&nbsp;20, 2016 (solely with respect to Item&nbsp;5.07) and June&nbsp;21, 2016; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; section of our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;4, 1998, the &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; section of our Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;10, 2000, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form S-3 filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;17, 2000, the &#147;Description of Crown Castle Capital Stock&#148; section of our Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;6, 2006, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;29, 2006, the &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; section of our Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;16, 2009, the &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; section of our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;3, 2012, the &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; section of our
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;27, 2015, and any other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any
information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered under the
Plans have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part hereof. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>EXHIBITS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 4, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Counsel.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed herewith. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Item&nbsp;8(b) of Form S-8, in lieu of an opinion of counsel
concerning compliance with the requirements of ERISA and determination letters that the Plans are qualified under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, the Registrant undertakes that
it will submit or has submitted the Plans and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) or the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (&#147;PRT&#148;), as applicable, in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes
required by the IRS or the PRT, as applicable, in order to qualify the Plans. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on July&nbsp;1, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Jay A. Brown</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Jay A. Brown</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee
benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on July&nbsp;1, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 401(K) PLAN</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Kenneth J. Simon</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Kenneth J. Simon</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and General Counsel</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee
benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on July&nbsp;1, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">CROWN CASTLE PUERTO RICO 1165(E) PLAN</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Kenneth J. Simon</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Kenneth J. Simon</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and General Counsel</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kenneth J. Simon, Jay A. Brown and
Daniel K. Schlanger, and each of them, any one of whom may act without joinder of the other, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all pre- and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement (including any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or the substitute or substitutes of any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons, in the
capacities and on this 1st day of July, 2016. </P>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Jay A. Brown</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Jay A. Brown</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Daniel K. Schlanger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Daniel K. Schlanger</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Rob A. Fisher</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President and Controller</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Rob A. Fisher</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ J. Landis Martin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>J. Landis Martin</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ P. Robert Bartolo</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>P. Robert Bartolo</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Cindy Christy</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Cindy Christy</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Ari Q. Fitzgerald</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Ari Q. Fitzgerald</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Robert E. Garrison</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert E. Garrison</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Dale N. Hatfield</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Dale N. Hatfield</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Lee W. Hogan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Lee W. Hogan</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Edward C. Hutcheson, Jr.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Edward C. Hutcheson, Jr.</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Robert F. McKenzie</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert F. McKenzie</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Anthony J. Melone</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Anthony J. Melone</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ W. Benjamin Moreland</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Executive Vice-Chairman and Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>W. Benjamin Moreland</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 4, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2016.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
76-0470458
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600
Houston, Texas
77057
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 401(k) PLAN
CROWN CASTLE PUERTO RICO 1165(e) PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Daniel K.
Schlanger
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Crown Castle International Corp.
1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77057
(Name and Address for Agent For Service)
(713) 570-3000
(Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Kenneth J. Simon
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Crown Castle International Corp.
1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77057
(713) 570-3000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
x
Accelerated Filer
¨
Non-Accelerated Filer
¨
Smaller Reporting Company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered
Amount To Be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(3)
1,000,000 shares
$95.65
$95,650,000.00
$9,631.96
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(4)
16,000 shares
$95.65
$1,530,400.00
$154.11
Total
1,016,000 shares
$95.65
$97,180,400.80
$9,786.07
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Crown Castle International Corp.
("Registrant" or "Company") common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), with respect to the shares registered herein in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sale prices per share of the Common Stock on June 24, 2016, as reported by the New York Stock
Exchange.
(3)
The Crown Castle International Corp. 401(k) Plan ("401(k) Plan").
(4)
The Crown Castle Puerto Rico 1165(e) Plan ("1165(e) Plan" and, together with the 401(k) Plan, "Plans").
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 ("Registration Statement") is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8
under the Securities Act for the purpose of registering 1,016,000 additional shares of Common Stock of the Registrant that may be issued in connection with the Plans. The contents of the Registrant's previously filed Form S-8 Registration
Statement (File No. 333-181715) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") on May 25, 2012, as amended by a post-effective amendment filed on December 16, 2014, pursuant to which a
total of 1,016,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plans were registered under the Securities Act, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, except as otherwise updated or modified by this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by us with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that have been "furnished" but not
"filed" for purposes of the Exchange Act):
•
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015;
•
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed on May 9, 2016;
•
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2016, January 27, 2016 (relating to Item 5.02), January 29, 2016, February 8, 2016, February 24,
2016, March 9, 2016 (solely with respect to Item 5.02), April 27, 2016, May 6, 2016, May 20, 2016 (solely with respect to Item 5.07) and June 21, 2016; and
•
The "Description of Capital Stock" section of our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August 4, 1998, the "Description of Capital Stock" section of our Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on July 10, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 filed with the SEC on July 17, 2000, the "Description of Crown Castle Capital Stock" section of our Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November 6, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November 29, 2006, the "Description of Capital Stock" section of our Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed with the SEC on January 16, 2009, the "Description of Capital Stock" section of our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on April 3, 2012, the "Description of Capital Stock" section of our
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on March 27, 2015, and any other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any
information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered under the
Plans have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part hereof.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 4, 2015).
4.3
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).
5.1*
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*
Filed herewith.
Pursuant to Item 8(b) of Form S-8, in lieu of an opinion of counsel
concerning compliance with the requirements of ERISA and determination letters that the Plans are qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, the Registrant undertakes that
it will submit or has submitted the Plans and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or the Puerto Rico Treasury Department ("PRT"), as applicable, in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes
required by the IRS or the PRT, as applicable, in order to qualify the Plans.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on July 1, 2016.
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
By:
/s/ Jay A. Brown
Jay A. Brown
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee
benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on July 1, 2016.
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 401(K) PLAN
By:
/s/ Kenneth J. Simon
Kenneth J. Simon
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee
benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on July 1, 2016.
CROWN CASTLE PUERTO RICO 1165(E) PLAN
By:
/s/ Kenneth J. Simon
Kenneth J. Simon
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kenneth J. Simon, Jay A. Brown and
Daniel K. Schlanger, and each of them, any one of whom may act without joinder of the other, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all pre- and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement (including any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or the substitute or substitutes of any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons, in the
capacities and on this 1st day of July, 2016.
Signature
Capacity
/s/ Jay A. Brown
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Jay A. Brown
/s/ Daniel K. Schlanger
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Daniel K. Schlanger
/s/ Rob A. Fisher
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Rob A. Fisher
/s/ J. Landis Martin
Chairman of the Board of Directors
J. Landis Martin
/s/ P. Robert Bartolo
Director
P. Robert Bartolo
/s/ Cindy Christy
Director
Cindy Christy
/s/ Ari Q. Fitzgerald
Director
Ari Q. Fitzgerald
/s/ Robert E. Garrison
Director
Robert E. Garrison
/s/ Dale N. Hatfield
Director
Dale N. Hatfield
/s/ Lee W. Hogan
Director
Lee W. Hogan
/s/ Edward C. Hutcheson, Jr.
Director
Edward C. Hutcheson, Jr.
/s/ Robert F. McKenzie
Director
Robert F. McKenzie
/s/ Anthony J. Melone
Director
Anthony J. Melone
/s/ W. Benjamin Moreland
Executive Vice-Chairman and Director
W. Benjamin Moreland
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Crown Castle International Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 4, 2015).
4.3
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 16, 2014).
5.1*
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*
Filed herewith.