CCI: Leadership change · Company disclosure

ITEM 5.02—DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS (b) On September 14, 2026, Crown Castle Inc. (“Company”) announced certain upcoming changes in senior leadership. Cathy Piche, its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will, effective February 22, 2027, step down from all roles with the Company, and Sunit S. Patel, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire, effective March 31, 2027. Ms. Piche will transition out of her current role effective September 23, 2026, and serve as a special advisor to the Company until February 22, 2027. Mr. Patel will continue to serve in his current role through his separation date. Both Mr. Patel and Ms. Piche will cooperate with the transition of their duties through their respective separation dates. Each will continue to be compensated in accordance with their current compensation arrangements through their respective separation dates and will receive certain separation benefits under each of their existing agreements with the Company due to each of their departures being a “qualifying termination” as defined in such agreements. In connection with Mr. Patel’s retirement, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company intends to appoint Kristoffer Hinson, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of April 1, 2027. The Company plans to conduct a search to identify a successor Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. (c) As mentioned above, the Board intends to appoint Kristoffer Hinson as the Company’s next Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effec