Shareholders may receive solicitation materials from Mr. Miller (together with Boots Capital and other entities and persons affiliated or associated with Mr. Miller, collectively, "Boots Group"), including an opposition proxy statement and gold proxy card.
The Board of Directors does not endorse Boots Group’s nominees or Boots Group’s By-Laws Proposal and unanimously recommends shareholders discard any proxy materials from Boots Group.Crown Castle’s preliminary proxy materials can be found on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. The Company’s definitive proxy materials will be distributed/disseminated to all shareholders eligible to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting.
ABOUT CROWN CASTLECrown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. For more information on Crown Castle, please visit
www.crowncastle.com.
CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts are hereby identified as forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “likely,” “predicted,” “positioned,” “continue,” “target,” “seek,” “focus” and any variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include (1) statements and expectations regarding the process and outcomes of Company’s Fiber Review Committee, including that it will help enhance and unlock shareholder value, (2) statements and expectations regarding the process and outcomes of CEO Search Committee, including that it will conduct the search to identify Crown Castle’s next CEO, (3) that the actions set forth in this press release best position the Company for long term success, including our Board’s regular evaluation of all paths to enhance shareholder value, (4) that the Company will benefit from the experience and insights of the newly appointed directors, (5) that the Company will identify the best path forward to capitalize on significant opportunities for growth in our industry, and (6) statements and expectations regarding the Company’s revenue for fiscal year 2024. Such forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including prevailing market conditions, risk factors described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Unless legally required, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Our filings with the SEC are available through the SEC website at
www.sec.gov or through our investor relations website at
investor.crowncastle.com. We use our investor relations website to disclose information about us that may be deemed to be material. We encourage investors, the media and others interested in us to visit our investor relations website from time to time to review up-to-date information or to sign up for e-mail alerts to be notified when new or updated information is posted on the site.
Important Stockholder InformationOn March 25, 2024, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement and a WHITE proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its solicitation of proxies for its 2024 Annual Meeting. THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD, AND ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain the proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement, and other documents as and when filed by the Company with the SEC without charge from the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
Participant InformationThe Company, its directors, director nominees, certain of its officers, and other employees are or will be “participants” (as defined in Section 14(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the 2024 Annual Meeting. The identity, their direct or indirect interests (by security holdings or otherwise), and other information relating to the participants is available in the Company’s preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 25, 2024, on the section entitled “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock” (on page 88) and Appendix C (on page C-1). All these documents are or will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
CONTACTS:Dan Schlanger, CFO
Kris Hinson, VP & Treasurer
Crown Castle Inc.
713-570-3050
MEDIA:Andy Brimmer / Adam Pollack
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
212-355-4449
1 Unless otherwise stated, all quotations of Ted Miller’s claims are from Boots Capital’s press release filed by Boots Capital on Schedule 14A on March 14, 2024.
2 Presentation filed by Boots Capital on Schedule 14A on March 12, 2024.
3 Presentation filed by Boots Capital on Schedule 14A on March 12, 2024.
Source: Crown Castle Inc.