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): November 5, 2020

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 No.)

1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77057-2261

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	CCI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5.03 — AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR

On November 5, 2020, Crown Castle International Corp. ("Company") filed a Certificate of Elimination of 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A ("Certificate of Elimination") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to eliminate from the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated July 20, 2017, all matters relating to the Certificate of Designations of 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, previously filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 26, 2017. All outstanding shares of the Company’s 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A ("Preferred Stock"), have been converted into shares of common stock of the Company, and no shares of the Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding at the time of the filing of the Certificate of Elimination. A copy of the Certificate of Elimination is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Certificate of Elimination of Certificate of Designations of the 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Crown Castle International Corp., dated November 5, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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/ Kenneth J. Simon
	Name:	Kenneth J. Simon
	Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: November 6, 2020