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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): May 22, 2024
Crown Castle Inc.
(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.)

8020 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024-1908
(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.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueCCINew 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 5.07—SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("2024 Annual Meeting") of Crown Castle Inc. ("Company") held on May 22, 2024, the Company's stockholders: (1) elected twelve individuals as directors to serve until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2024, (3) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2024 for the 2024 Annual Meeting, and (4) did not approve the Boots Capital Management, LLC ("Boots Capital") proposal to repeal each provision of, or amendment to, the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws ("By-Laws") adopted by the Company's Board of Directors ("Board") without the approval of the stockholders of the Company subsequent to December 19, 2023 and up to and including the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the 2024 Annual Meeting and the preliminary voting results with respect to each matter as provided by First Coast Results, Inc. ("Inspector of Election"). The Company will file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the final voting results after receiving the final certified report from the Inspector of Election.
Based on the preliminary results, 368,560,967 were voted in person or by proxy at the 2024 Annual Meeting, representing approximately 84.82% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote.
1) Election of Directors: Each of the 12 individuals named below under "Company Nominees" was elected to the Company's Board, to serve until the Company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified.
Company Nominees

NameVotes For
Votes Withheld
P. Robert Bartolo343,082,6626,548,834
Cindy Christy314,833,14434,798,372
Ari Q. Fitzgerald301,183,75548,447,745
Jason Genrich
346,962,8362,668,687
Andrea J. Goldsmith346,271,0963,360,398
Tammy K. Jones338,057,35111,574,147
Kevin T. Kabat
334,466,47115,165,050
Anthony J. Melone346,611,3513,020,174
Sunit S. Patel
347,234,5392,396,786
Bradley E. Singer
347,110,5352,520,789
Kevin A. Stephens340,674,7168,956,609
Matthew Thornton, III339,583,75910,047,565

Boots Capital Nominees

NameVotes For
Votes Withheld
Charles C. Green III
36,818,257312,804,297
Theodore B. Miller, Jr. 30,634,820318,987,793
Tripp H. Rice
10,959,662338,662,950
David P. Wheeler
2,557,879347,064,736



2) The ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2024.
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
365,338,2212,739,557483,1890
3) The non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
332,300,64915,730,7871,697,79218,831,740
4) The Boots Capital proposal to repeal each provision of, or amendment to, the By-Laws adopted by the Board without the approval of the stockholders of the Company since December 19, 2023, was not approved.

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
39,447,987309,475,091806,14718,831,742





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: May 29, 2024


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Entity Registrant Name Crown Castle Inc
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE
Entity File Number 001-16441
Entity Tax Identification Number 76-0470458
Entity Address, Address Line One 8020 Katy Freeway
Entity Address, City or Town Houston
Entity Address, State or Province TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 77024-1908
City Area Code 713
Local Phone Number 570-3000
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Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol CCI
Security Exchange Name NYSE
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