UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Schutz, Jeffrey H.
1428 15th Street
Denver, CO 80202
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Crown Castle International Corp.
TWRS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
December, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |11/11/|J(3)|663 |A | | |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |11/11/|J(4)|323 |A | | |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/28/|J(3)|698 |A | | |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/28/|J(4)|635 |A | |2,319 |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |11/11/|J(3)|71 |A | | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/28/|J(3)|75 |A | |146 |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |11/11/|J(3)|71 |A | | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/28/|J(3)|75 |A | |146 |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) By the Porter McAvoy Schutz Irrevocable
Trust.
(2) By the Zachary Tattersall Schutz Irrevocable
Trust.
(3) Distribution of shares by Centennial Holdings IV, L.P. ("Holdings IV"), a
Delaware limited partnership, the general partner of Centennial Fund IV,
L.P. ("Fund IV"). The Reporting Person is one of five general partners of
Holdings IV. By virtue of the relationship described above, the Reporting
Person may be deemed to control Holdings IV and may be deemed to possess
indirect beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities held by Holdings
IV. However, the Reporting Person, acting alone, does not have voting or
investment power with respect to the Issuer's securities directly
beneficially held by Holdings IV and, as a result, the Reporting Person
disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities directly beneficially
owned by Holdings IV, except to the extent of the Reporting Person's indirect
pecuniary interest in Holdings IV.
(4) Distribution of shares by Centennial Holdings V, L.P. ("Holdings V"), a
Delaware limited partnership, the general partner of Centennial Fund V, L.P.
("Fund V"). The Reporting Person is one of five general partners of Holdings
V. By virtue of the relationship described above, the Reporting Person
may be deemed to control Holdings V and may be deemed to possess indirect
beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities held by Holdings V.
However, the Reporting Person, acting alone, does not have voting or investment
power with respect to the Issuer's securities directly beneficially
held by Holdings V and, as a result, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial
ownership of the Issuer's securities directly beneficially owned by
Holdings V, except to the extent of the Reporting Person's indirect pecuniary
interest in Holdings V.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Jeffrey H. Schutz
DATE
January 10, 2000
