cci-20260225
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): February 25, 2026
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.) | ||
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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).
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ITEM 5.02—DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
(e) 2026 EMT Annual Incentive Plan. On February 25, 2026, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Crown Castle Inc. ("Company"), following approval by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of the Board, approved the Crown Castle Inc. 2026 EMT Annual Incentive Plan ("2026 Incentive Plan") for the Company's executive management team ("EMT"), including Christian H. Hillabrant (the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer) and the Company's other executive officers. The 2026 Incentive Plan is intended to provide incentives to members of the Company's EMT in the form of cash payments for achieving certain performance goals established under the 2026 Incentive Plan. Under the 2026 Incentive Plan, each eligible participant has an assigned target incentive level, expressed as a percentage of base salary. Depending on the achievement of specified levels of corporate financial performance goals, each eligible participant may earn a portion or multiple of the target incentive. The Board's approval of the 2026 Incentive Plan does not create a guarantee of an incentive award to any eligible participant, and the Compensation and Human Capital Committee retains discretion to discontinue or amend the 2026 Incentive Plan at any time. The foregoing is not a complete summary of the terms of the 2026 Incentive Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2026 Incentive Plan, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7.01—REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On February 25, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0625 per share of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, payable on March 31, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2026. The Company's press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |||||||
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K") and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are furnished as part of this Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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: February 25, 2026