Crown Castle

Crown Castle Appoints Tower Industry Veteran Steven J. Moskowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steven J. Moskowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 11, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steven J. Moskowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 11, 2024.
  • With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Mr. Moskowitz has cultivated a reputation for effective execution and efficient growth.
  • Mr. Moskowitz held several executive leadership roles over his 12 years at American Tower Corporation, including seven years as EVP and President, of the U.S. Tower business.
  • The Crown Castle Board of Directors retained a leading global executive search firm, Russell Reynolds, to assist in the CEO search process.

Involta Appoints Dereck Wischmeyer as General Counsel

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Involta, a Carlyle portfolio company and prominent national provider of data center and cloud infrastructure and services, announced today that Dereck Wischmeyer has joined the company as General Counsel. Wischmeyer brings over a decade of business and legal expertise to the company and has extensive experience negotiating high-profile acquisitions and implementing legal strategies to accelerate innovation and growth.

Key Points: 
  • CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Involta , a Carlyle portfolio company and prominent national provider of data center and cloud infrastructure and services, announced today that Dereck Wischmeyer has joined the company as General Counsel.
  • "Dereck's proven legal and business acumen in the technology sector will be essential to supporting Involta's rapid expansion trajectory," said Brett Lindsey, Involta CEO.
  • Prior to joining Involta, Wischmeyer served as Everstream Solutions' Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
  • "Joining Involta in the booming digital infrastructure sector is a strategic move for me," shared Dereck Wischmeyer, General Counsel, Involta.

Delaware Court of Chancery Grants Expedition and Discovery in Hearing on Company's Last-Minute Expansion of Board

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.

Key Points: 
  • Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.
  • There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct.
  • Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Boots Capital or the other Participants that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated will ever be achieved.
  • Any such statements or information should not be viewed as an indication of support from such third parties for the views expressed herein.

Ted B. Miller Statement on Crown Castle Appointment of Steven J. Moskowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.

Key Points: 
  • Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.
  • Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions.
  • There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct.
  • SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV .

Tillman Infrastructure Appoints Chris Hickman to Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tillman Infrastructure, a leading owner, and operator of wireless infrastructure across the U.S., today announced the appointment of Chris Hickman to Chief Financial Officer. Hickman joins Tillman Infrastructure from Crown Castle Inc., where he spent over five years in various leadership roles, including Vice President of Investor Relations and Capital Markets and Vice President of Finance - Towers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tillman Infrastructure, a leading owner, and operator of wireless infrastructure across the U.S., today announced the appointment of Chris Hickman to Chief Financial Officer.
  • "Chris' impressive finance career across tower and energy industries will be instrumental in driving growth for the company," said Suruchi Ahuja, CEO of Tillman Infrastructure.
  • Tillman Infrastructure is a portfolio company of Tillman Global Holdings, a U.S. based private investment firm that invests in, owns, and operates digital and energy infrastructure businesses.
  • "Tillman Infrastructure's disruptive approach to tower development and customer-friendly model sets it apart from others in the business," said Chris Hickman.

Crown Castle Comments on Self-Serving, Unfounded Litigation Brought by Ted Miller

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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HOUSTON, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle” or the “Company”) today commented on the self-serving litigation brought by Ted Miller and Boots Capital Management.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle” or the “Company”) today commented on the self-serving litigation brought by Ted Miller and Boots Capital Management.
  • The lawsuit brought by Mr. Miller is without merit and underscores that his activism campaign against Crown Castle is focused on his own self interests.
  • The facts are these: with the advice of counsel, Crown Castle entered in a market-standard cooperation agreement with Elliott on December 19, 2023.
  • Today, the Crown Castle Board comprises 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent and only two of whom were appointed with input from Elliott.

Crown Castle Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.565 per common share.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.565 per common share.
  • The quarterly dividend is payable on March 28, 2024 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2024.
  • Future dividends are subject to the approval of Crown Castle's Board of Directors.

Granite Telecommunications Senior Executives to Speak at INCOMPAS Policy Summit on March 5

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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QUINCY, Mass., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Granite Telecommunications, the nation's premier innovation provider for communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies, today announced that Chief Administrative Officer, Michael B. Galvin, and Chief People Officer, Sana Sheikh, will be speaking at The 2024 INCOMPAS Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.

Key Points: 
  • How to Use the Ready City Checklists," accompanied by public policy experts from Google Fiber, Crown Castle, and the Kansas Office of Broadband Deployment.
  • "Competition and innovation policy are essential to making 'Internet for All' a reality for every American home and small business."
  • "Granite is focused on creating 'innovation infrastructure' that helps our clients improve network performance and safety while positioning them for the future."
  • The INCOMPAS Policy Summit provides a unique opportunity for communications and technology business executives to connect with policy makers on the industry's most pressing questions.

Crown Castle Co-Founder Ted B. Miller Issues Statement on Crown Castle's Rewrite of Cooperation Agreement with Elliott

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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HOUSTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ted B. Miller, co-founder of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle" or the "Company") and his investment vehicle Boots Capital Management, LLC ("Boots Capital") today issued the following statement:

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  • Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.
  • There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct.
  • BOOTS CAPITAL STRONGLY ADVISES ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF CROWN CASTLE TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, AS WELL AS PROXY MATERIALS FILED BY CROWN CASTLE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
  • IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST.

Crown Castle Co-Founder Ted B. Miller Files Lawsuit to Invalidate Crown Castle's Unlawful Cooperation Agreement with Elliott

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ted B. Miller, co-founder of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle" or the "Company") and his investment vehicle Boots Capital Management, LLC ("Boots Capital") today filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the "Court") seeking to invalidate the cooperation agreement between Crown Castle's Board of Directors (the "Board") and Elliott Investment Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Elliott") announced on December 20, 2023. Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, Elliott and the Company appointed two new directors, Jason Genrich, Partner at Elliott, and Sunit Patel, Chief Financial Officer of Ibotta Inc. (collectively, the "Elliott Directors"), to the Board. Elliott received substantial governance rights without the customary provision that it be required to maintain an equity ownership position in the Company.1

Key Points: 
  • Similarly, statements that describe the Participants' (as defined below) objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking.
  • There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct.
  • IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST.
  • 1 For example, Pinterest, Inc. entered into a cooperation agreement with Elliott on December 6, 2022, and Cardinal Health, Inc. entered into a cooperation agreement with Elliott on September 5, 2022, which each required that Elliott maintain an equity ownership threshold of 4.3% and 2.25%, respectively.