Crown Castle President & CEO Christian Hillabrant Acquires Shares via RSU Vesting with Tax Withholding

Executive Summary

On September 17, 2026, Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) filed a Form 4 on behalf of President and CEO Christian H. Hillabrant reporting transactions that occurred on September 15, 2026. The filing reflects routine vesting of Time-based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and associated share withholding to satisfy tax obligations.

Transaction Breakdown

• RSU Settlements (Code M):
  • Vested 24,466 shares from a make-whole Time RSU award originally granted in connection with his appointment in September 2025.
  • Vested 7,340 shares from an additional Time RSU grant.
  • Total Shares Acquired: 31,806 shares at $0.00.
• Tax Withholding (Code F):
  • 12,160 shares were withheld by the issuer at $74.17 per share to cover statutory tax liabilities, totaling approximately $901,907.20.
• Net Change & Holdings:
  • Hillabrant retained a net of 19,646 common shares, representing his direct post-transaction common stock ownership.
  • Following the vests, Hillabrant retains 48,932 and 14,680 unvested Time RSUs across the respective grant tranches.

Market Significance

This filing represents standard compensation vesting and automatic tax withholding rather than discretionary open-market buying or selling. As such, the market and trading significance is assessed as Low.