Crown Press Room

Press Release

Philadelphia, PA - December 15, 2006. Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) announced today that Kevin C. Clothier has been promoted to Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller.

Mr. Clothier, a graduate of Temple University, has been with the Company since 1993 in a variety of financial capacities of increasing responsibility and since 2000 has been Assistant Corporate Controller. In addition to assisting in the development of the Company's financial systems and controls, Mr. Clothier has made numerous contributions to the Company's recent debt offerings and divestiture activities.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its affiliated companies, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA.

For more information, contact:
Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance; Tel: (215) 698-5088.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Crown Holdings, Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.