Crown Castle Raises Additional Term Loans and Extends Maturity of Existing Facilities

HOUSTON, Feb. 13, 2017 -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) (“Crown Castle”) today announced that it borrowed $500 million of additional Tranche A Term Loans (“Additional Term Loans”) and extended the maturity date to January 21, 2022 on its Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (“Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility consists of a $2.5 billion Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (“Revolver”) and, after giving effect to the incurrence of the Additional Term Loans, a $2.5 billion Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility.  The proceeds of the Additional Term Loans were used to repay outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. At closing, there was approximately $2.4 billion in availability under the Revolver.  All other existing terms of the Credit Facility remain unchanged.

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Crown Castle provides wireless carriers with the infrastructure they need to keep people connected and businesses running. With approximately 40,000 towers and 26,500 route miles of fiber supporting small cells, Crown Castle is the nation's largest provider of shared wireless infrastructure with a significant presence in the top 100 US markets.

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