Crown Teams Up With Independent Beverage Corporation (IBC) to Offer Relief to Victims of Hurricane Katrina

600,000 Cans of Water Shipped to Devastated Area

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 19, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc., an affiliate of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), has joined forces with Independent Beverage Corporation (IBC) to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 600,000 cans of purified drinking water have been donated and shipped to Mississippi where local authorities and relief agencies are currently distributing them to disaster victims.

"Katrina has displaced thousands of people who are in desperate need of basic necessities, including clean drinking water," explains Marc Robinson, President of IBC. "We are pleased that the beverage and packaging industries have been able to pool resources and provide assistance during this terrible crisis."

"Crown is proud to contribute to the Katrina relief effort," continues Robert Truitt, President, CROWN Beverage Packaging USA. "We are currently working with a number of food and beverage brands to donate additional canned products, whose durability and long shelf lives will be helpful to those in need."

About Crown Holdings, Inc.

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: Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs; Tel: (215) 698-5266; Email: thomas.fischer@crowncork.com.

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

SOURCE Crown Holdings, Inc.

Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs; 
Tel: (215) 698-5266; Email: thomas.fischer@crowncork.com; or for investors: Timothy J.
Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance, +1-215-698-5088, both of Crown Holdings

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