Crown Holdings Schedules Third Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 4, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, October 13, 2004. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter results at 11 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, October 14, 2004.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (517) 308-9010 or toll- free (888) 790-1803 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 21. The telephone numbers for the replay are (402) 220-3473 or toll- free (800) 947-2748 and the access passcode is 2893. A live web cast of the call will be made available to the public on the Internet at the Company's Web site, http://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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