PHILADELPHIA, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. On a continuing operations basis and before the cumulative effect of accounting changes, the Company reported a net loss of $0.37 per diluted share compared to net income of $0.17 per diluted share in the same period last year. The first quarter results are $0.03 per diluted share ahead of expectations issued by management on March 12, 2001.

PHILADELPHIA, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork and Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK; Paris Bourse) today announced the introduction of the next generation of easy-open steel food can ends. The new tops, called Eole III, will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2001.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Paris Bourse: CCK) today announced a major capacity realignment at its Weston, Ontario plant. Crown will convert two of its existing four aluminum beverage can lines to manufacture two-piece steel food cans and substantially reduce the plant's beverage capacity.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Paris Bourse: CCK) announced today its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000.

Net income available to common shareholders for 2000, before unusual items, was $0.73 per diluted share compared with $2.15 per diluted share, before unusual items, for 1999. Fourth quarter net income, before unusual items, was a net loss of $0.30 per diluted share compared with net income of $0.30 per diluted share, before unusual items, in the same quarter last year.