Shaped Aerosol Package Wins Supreme Gold Award

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced that it has priced $500 million of 7.625% senior notes due 2013 and $600 million of 7.75% senior notes due 2015. The notes will be issued at par by Crown Americas, LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp., each a subsidiary of the Company, and will be unconditionally guaranteed by...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 08, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) set the pricing for the previously announced tender offers and consent solicitations for the $1,085,000,000 9.5% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due March 1, 2011 (CUSIP Nos. 228344AA5, 228344AC1, F2398RAA8) (the "2011 Dollar Denominated Notes"), the Euro 285,000,000 10.25% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced that today, Monday, November 7, 2005, would be the Price Determination Date (as defined in the Company's Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated October 18, 2005 (the "Statement")) for the pricing of the previously announced tender offers and consent solicitations for the $1,085,000,000 9.5% Second Priority Senior...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 31, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today extended the Price Determination Date and Withdrawal Deadline (each as defined in the Company's Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated October 18, 2005 (the "Statement")) for the pricing of the previously announced tender offers and consent solicitations for the $1,085,000,000 9.5% Second...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Jim L. Turner, 59, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Turner is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. The Board now has 12 members. Mr. Turner has more than thirty years of experience...

Distinctive Bosch Container Wins Competition's Highest Honor

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 18, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that it has commenced concurrent tender offers for any and all of the outstanding notes of Crown European Holdings SA, a subsidiary of the Company, described in the table below (the "Notes") and consent solicitations to amend the terms of the related indentures...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 04, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, October 17, 2005. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter results at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Amounts related to the Company's plastic closures business have been reclassified to discontinued operations as a result of the October 2005 sale of that business. Third Quarter Results Net sales in the third quarter...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 12, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Global Plastic Closures business to an affiliate of PAI partners, a European private equity firm, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US $750 million, which includes the assumption of certain liabilities. Net...

600,000 Cans of Water Shipped to Devastated Area PHILADELPHIA, Sept 19, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc., an affiliate of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), has joined forces with Independent Beverage Corporation (IBC) to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 600,000 cans of purified drinking water have been donated and shipped...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Global Plastic Closures business to funds managed or advised by PAI partners, a leading European private equity firm, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US $750 million, which includes the assumption of certain liabilities. The purchase price...

CROWN Food Europe has received a DuPont Diamond Award, the competition's most prestigious honor for packages deemed most innovative by the judging panel.

PHILADELPHIA, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world, announced today that its affiliate, CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, in conjunction with its long-standing regional partner, Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros., is installing a dedicated beverage end-making facility at its plant in Dubai, United...

PHILADELPHIA, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. Second Quarter Results Net sales in the second quarter rose to $2,017 million, a 9.9% increase over the $1,836 million in the second quarter of 2004. Americas Division's net sales improved 8.0% to $808...

PHILADELPHIA, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 18, 2005. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter results at 9:30 am (EDT) on July 19, 2005. The dial-in...

Crown Holdings, Inc. announced today that many of its affiliated companies have been recognized with prestigious Starpack Awards from the Institute of Packaging.

Crown Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Food Packaging USA affiliate has received a 'Spirit of Excellence' Award from Hormel Foods Corporation for the fourth consecutive year.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President-Finance will address the Banc of America Basic Industries Conference on May 3, 2005. The Banc of America Conference will take place at Le Parker Meridien...