Crown Holdings Schedules Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call

Monday, October 9, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) will release its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, October 16, 2006. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter results at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, October 17, 2006.

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 6:00 p.m. (EDT) on October 24. The telephone numbers for the replay are (203) 369-1507 or toll free (866) 475-1459 and the access passcode is 2525. 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 subsidiaries, 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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