Crown Holdings Schedules Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

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) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (517) 308-9457 or toll-free (888) 820-8951 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 25. The telephone numbers for the replay are (203) 369-3790 or toll-free (888) 568-0918 and the access passcode is 92855. 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.

For more information, contact:

Corporate Communications at (215) 698-5351.

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