PHILADELPHIA, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President- Finance, will address the Lehman Brothers 2008 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Thursday, March 13, 2008. The Lehman Brothers Conference will take place at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club in Lake Buena...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company's common stock through the end of 2010. Stock repurchases under this program may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and at times and in such...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company changed its method of accounting for the cost of inventories in its United States operations from the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method to...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:30 a.m. (EST)...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 17, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com) announced today that Raymond L. McGowan, Jr., age 55, has been selected to replace Frank J. Mechura, age 64, as President of its Americas Division effective January 1, 2008. Mr. McGowan will report to John W. Conway, Crown's Chairman and Chief Executive...

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that it has completed its previously announced accelerated share repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company purchased 4,234,077 shares of its common stock for $100 million. To date in 2007, the Company has purchased 4,974,892 shares for $118 million. About Crown Holdings, Inc. Crown...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President- Finance will address the Longbow Research Paper & Packaging Conference at 9:20 am Central Time (10:20 am EST) on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the ADA Conference Center in Chicago. A live web cast of the event will be available to...

Gross Profit Improves by 20% PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Third Quarter Results Net sales in the third quarter rose to $2,153 million, up 7.6% over the $2,001 million in the third quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily...

CROWN Beverage Packaging USA has created a unique, glow-in-the-dark package to add a fun and interactive element to a Halloween promotion being introduced by one of its customers, Cott Beverages.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007. The dial-in...

Crown Working with Nestle Purina Petcare Europe to Trial Ends in The Netherlands PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( https://www.crowncork.com) announces the launch of its patented Easylift ® easy-open ends, a revolutionary new standard in convenience packaging. Crown is currently working with Nestle Purina Petcare Europe to trial the new ends on its 400g...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will address the Bank of America 37th Annual Investment Conference on Tuesday, September 18, 2007. The Conference will take place at The...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with BNP Paribas to purchase shares of its common stock for approximately $100 million under an accelerated share repurchase program. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has purchased 4,088,068 shares immediately from BNP Paribas and may potentially receive additional shares...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), today announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Crown Embalagens S.A., plans to build a new $48 million beverage can plant in Brazil. The new facility is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2008 and will have an initial annual capacity of 700 million cans. The new plant...

New Production Line Supports Growing Consumer Preference for Metal Beverage Cans PHILADELPHIA, July 31, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( https://www.crowncork.com ), announces the addition of a new $39 million production line to its 36,000 square meter beverage can facility in Seville...

Gross Profit Improves By More Than 15% PHILADELPHIA, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Second Quarter Results Net sales in the second quarter rose to $1,990 million, up 11.7% over the $1,781 million in the second quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily the...

PHILADELPHIA, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com) announces that its CROWN Closures Americas subsidiary has received a prestigious "Spirit of Excellence" Award from Hormel Foods Corporation. The company presents the award annually to those companies who have attained service standards of excellence and have assisted the company in its quest for superior customer satisfaction...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on...

PHILADELPHIA, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced today that Raymond L. McGowan, Jr., age 55, has been promoted to President of its North American Packaging business effective July 1, 2007. He will be responsible for marketing, sales, production and planning in the region, which accounted for 34% of the Company's $7.0 billion in 2006 net sales...