UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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ITEM 1.01 - ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On December 1, 2023, Crown Castle Towers LLC (“Issuer Entity”) and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into an indenture supplement (“Indenture Supplement”) with the Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, to the Indenture relating to its outstanding Senior Secured Tower Revenue Notes, dated June 1, 2005 (as previously amended and supplemented, “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer Entity, Crown Castle South LLC, Crown Communication LLC, Crown Castle Towers 05 LLC, Crown Castle PR LLC (“Crown PR”), Crown Castle MU LLC, Crown MUPA LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to The Bank of New York, as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as trustee. The Indenture Supplement and certain related documentation were entered into in connection with the Issuer Entity’s permitted disposition of Crown PR (“Transferred Asset Entity”) to one or more indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Crown Castle Inc. pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Indenture. The Transferred Asset Entity holds 114 towers and remains an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Crown Castle Inc. following the disposition. Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture Supplement and certain related documentation, the Transferred Asset Entity was released as an obligor and party (and all liens on the collateral related to the Transferred Asset Entity were released) under the Indenture, the Senior Secured Tower Revenue Notes issued thereunder and certain agreements executed in connection with the Indenture, including the related management agreement, cash management agreement and pledge and security agreement.
For a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Indenture Supplement, please refer to the Indenture Supplement filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture Supplement, dated December 1, 2023, by and among Crown Castle Towers LLC, Crown Castle South LLC, Crown Communication LLC, Crown Castle Towers 05 LLC, Crown Castle PR LLC, Crown Castle MU LLC, Crown Castle MUPA LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to The Bank of New York, as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as trustee. | |
| 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 INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward B. Adams, Jr. | |
| Name: | Edward B. Adams, Jr. | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Date: December 1, 2023