============================================================================== 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 5, 2003 Crown Castle International Corp. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-24737 76-0470458 (State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 510 Bering Drive Suite 500 Houston, TX 77057 (Address of Principal Executive Office) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000 ============================================================================== This document includes "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Other than statements of historical fact, all statements regarding industry prospects, the consummation of the transactions described in this document and the Company's expectations regarding the future performance of its businesses and its financial position are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated May 5, 2003 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION) On May 5, 2003, the Company issued a press release disclosing its financial results for the first quarter of 2003. The May 5 press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. In accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the attached exhibit), intended to be furnished under "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is instead furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure." As provided in General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, such information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information 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. 1 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 INTERNATIONAL CORP. By: /s/ E. Blake Hawk ------------------------------ Name: E. Blake Hawk Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel Date: May 5, 2003 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated May 5, 2003 3