Crown Holdings Schedules Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 16, 2003. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 11 a.m. (EDT) the same day.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (630) 395-0026 or toll- free (800) 857-4151 and the access password is "packaging." A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on October 23. The telephone numbers for the replay are (402) 998-0483 or toll- free (800) 759-4704 and the access passcode is 2765. A live web cast of the call will be made available to the public on the Internet at the Company's Web site, www.crowncork.com.

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, Pennsylvania.

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