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Crown

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ANNUAL MEETING

We cordially invite you to attend the virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be 

held via the Internet at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 22, 2021. A formal 

notice of this meeting, together with the Proxy Statement and Proxy Card, was mailed 

to each shareholder of common stock of record as of the close of business on March 

2, 2021, and only holders of record on said date will be entitled to vote. The Board of 

Directors of the Company requests the shareholders of common stock to sign proxies 

and return them in advance of the meeting or register your vote by telephone or 

through the Internet. You may also vote online at the virtual Annual Meeting if you are 

a shareholder of record.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in millions, except share, per share,  
employee and statistical data)

NET SALES  

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CROWN HOLDINGS 

PER AVERAGE COMMON SHARE: 

EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CROWN HOLDINGS — DILUTED 

MARKET PRICE (CLOSING)* 

2020 
$11,575 

1,264 

579 

$4.30 

100.20 

2019
$11,665 

1,196 

510

$3.78 

72.54

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 

SHARES OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31 

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING — DILUTED 

33,264 

134,801,030 

134,560,915 

33,043 

135,577,878 

133,884,969

*Source: New York Stock Exchange – Composite Transactions

NET SALES

BY SEGMENT

BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA

BY PRODUCT

31%

13%

17%

17%

10%

12%

37%

37%

13%

13%

52%

25%

17%

6%

Americas Beverage

European Beverage

European Food

Asia Pacific

Transit Packaging

Other

Europe, Middle East & North Africa

Beverage Cans

United States & Canada

Central & South America

Asia

Food Cans & Closures

Transit Packaging

Other

 
 
 
A LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Our Company performed exceptionally well in 2020 in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic. Segment income for the year increased 7% 

over 2019, driven by robust demand for beverage cans and food cans and excellent manufacturing performance throughout the organization. 

We generated record operating cash flow of over $1.3 billion, a 13% increase over the prior year. With 2020 free cash flow of $756 million, the 

Company has generated more than $1.5 billion in free cash flow over the last two years. As planned, we utilized our 2020 free cash flow to 

reduce debt, and the Company’s year-end 2020 net leverage ratio declined to 3.9x.

Crown’s share price closed 2020 at an all-time high of $100.20, reflecting a one-year gain of 38% and a two-year cumulative increase of 141%. 

This compares to one-year and two-year cumulative advances in the S&P 500 Index of 18% and 57%, respectively, and to one-year and two-

year cumulative gains in the Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index of 18% and 47%, respectively.

I would like to thank all of our employees and partners, whose dedication and commitment continue to be instrumental as we navigate 

through the unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic. Crown responded to the crisis quickly and took a number of specific 

actions, including increased safety measures at our manufacturing facilities to ensure that they continue to meet evolving requirements in 

a safe and timely manner. Crown’s products are a crucial part of food and beverage supply chains and also provide critical support to the 

transportation industry. The health and safety of our employees, customers and partners is our highest priority.

Sustainability is a core value at Crown, fundamental to the future success of our Company and its stakeholders. Our accomplishments in 

2020 demonstrated how we integrate sustainability into every aspect of the organization. Crown is the first North American beverage can 

manufacturer to activate renewable power for 100% of its plants. Our partnership with BNP Paribas on a $3.25 billion sustainability-linked credit 

facility established Crown as the first packaging company in the Americas to secure sustainability-linked terms for syndicated credit facilities. 

Based on our achievement of agreed upon goals, our interest rate for the facility decreased by the maximum allowable amount. The Science 

Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets in July, resulting in Crown being one of the few 

companies in the global packaging sector to receive sign-off. 

Sustainalytics, a leading global environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings provider, ranked Crown as the number one low-risk 

organization of the 48 reviewed companies operating in the metal and glass packaging sector. Within Sustainalytics’ total research universe of 

more than 12,500 companies, Crown placed in the top 1.4% of scores. In October, “The Wall Street Journal” named Crown as one of the world’s 

100 most sustainably managed companies and, notably, the highest-rated packaging producer on the list. In addition, the WSJ ranked Crown 

among the world’s top ten companies for environmental issues management - the only U.S.-based company to achieve that distinction.

To elevate our industry-leading commitment to sustainability, the Company debuted Twentyby30, a robust program that outlines twenty 

measurable ESG goals to be achieved by 2030 or sooner. The program identifies five distinct pillars of action - Climate Action, Resource 

Efficiency, Optimum Circularity, Working Together and Never Compromise - that represent areas of the business in which Crown can create 

notable impact.

Our global beverage can business, which comprised 52% of Crown’s revenue in 2020, performed exceptionally well during the year and 

will continue to be the major strategic focus of the Company’s future growth. Crown’s global beverage can volume of over 72 billion units 

advanced 4% over the previous year, led by strong shipments in Brazil, Spain, the United Kingdom and, in particular, North America (United 

States and Canada). For the five years ending 2020, Crown’s beverage can shipments have risen at a compound annual rate of over 

4%, outpacing estimated annual industry expansion of 3% over the same period. To meet this accelerating demand, the Company has 

commercialized and/or announced 15 billion units of beverage can capacity from late 2019 through the end of 2022.

After many years of relatively flat volumes, beverage can growth in North America took hold during 2019 and has accelerated ever since. 

According to the Can Manufacturers Institute’s shipment data, on the heels of more than 3% unit growth in 2019, North American-supplied 

volume surged by more than 6% in 2020. Actual growth was meaningfully higher, as imported cans augmented domestic supply. Even then, 

significant customer requirements remained unfulfilled. This expansion is driven by the outsized portion of new beverage products being 

introduced in cans versus other packaging formats, and is expected to continue. Cans are gaining preference among brand owners and 

consumers alike and are increasingly being viewed as the most responsible and sustainable beverage packaging option. A number of 

successful product launches of sparkling waters, energy drinks, carbonated soft drinks, teas, nutritional beverages, hard seltzers, craft beers and 

cocktails have fueled the climb in demand.

To meet accelerating North American demand, in early 2020, we commenced production on the third line in Toronto, Ontario, and in June 

we began commercial production on the third line in Nichols, New York. Construction is underway at a new greenfield facility in Bowling 

Green, Kentucky, an attractive location to effectively serve a number of diverse customers in the region. The first production line of the plant 

is expected to start up during the second quarter of 2021, with the second line targeted for a late third quarter 2021 start up. To meet the 

expanding requirements of specialty cans in the Pacific Northwest, we will construct a third line in Olympia, Washington, which is scheduled to 

begin production during the third quarter of 2021. We will also construct a greenfield two-line facility in Henry County, Virginia, which is expected 

to commence operations during the first quarter of 2022. In addition to significantly expanding our North American network, this new capacity, 

underpinned by multi-year customer contracts, is expected to double our specialty can percentage off a much larger base.

With half of the Company’s beverage can revenue generated from fast-growing developing markets, and leadership positions in a number 

of those key regions, Crown has established an excellent platform for expansion in the coming years. In late 2019, we commenced operations 

at a new one-line beverage can facility in Rio Verde, Brazil and are currently in the process of adding a second line, which is expected to 

begin production during the third quarter of 2021. As the package mix for beer in Brazil continues to shift toward cans, we have also begun 

construction of a greenfield two-line facility in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, with the first line expected to begin production during 

the second quarter of 2022 and the second line scheduled to start up during the fourth quarter of 2022. During the second quarter of 2020, we 

completed the conversion of two lines in Seville, Spain from steel to aluminum. In July 2020, we commenced operations at a new one-line plant 

in Nong Khae, Thailand to support growth in that market. In Vung Tau, Vietnam, construction continues on a new greenfield beverage can plant, 

which will begin commercial production in September 2021. 

Food cans and closures comprised 25% of the Company’s revenue in 2020. Global food can volumes advanced 7%, with notable increases 

in both Europe, where the harvest conditions and crop yields were considerably improved compared to the prior year, and North America, 

where demand has benefitted from more at-home meal preparation during the pandemic. As a global leader in food can production, Crown’s 

footprint, particularly in Europe, provides close proximity to our customers. With plants in 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 

we provide our customers with the ability to pack their products at the peak of freshness. European consumers in particular view the can as a 

premium format, valuing product protection and flavor preservation that metal packaging offers. The infinitely recyclable food can is unrivaled 

from a sustainability standpoint, helping to eliminate over one billion liters a year in food waste.

Our Transit Packaging segment, which comprised 17% of the Company’s 2020 revenue, provides critical in-transit protection to high-value, high- 

volume goods across a number of end markets, including food and beverage, metals, corrugated, construction and agriculture, among others. 

Combined with its highly engineered equipment and service business, the Transit Packaging segment, which holds leading positions in most of 

its markets, broadens and diversifies Crown’s customer base and significantly increases the Company’s free cash flow. While early 2020 results 

were adversely impacted by a general slowdown in industrial production during the pandemic, the Transit business recovered during the 

second half of 2020 and meaningfully reduced its cost structure. The business is poised to benefit from further recovery in industrial activity.

Our other operations, which include the Company’s global aerosol, European promotional packaging and leading beverage can equipment 

business, also performed well in 2020.

In December 2020, the Company elected Dwayne Wilson to the Board of Directors. Dwayne most recently served as Senior Vice President of 

Fluor Corporation, a leading $18 billion construction and engineering company. We are pleased to welcome Dwayne to the Board and look 

forward to his valuable contributions to help drive increased shareholder value.

We anticipate the Company’s capital allocation program in 2021 to include the initiation of a regular quarterly dividend and opportunistic 

repurchases of common stock.

Looking ahead, we are excited about the opportunities in 2021 and beyond. Our global metal packaging and transit businesses are strong, 

holding leading market positions and generating significant and stable cash flows. Crown is poised to continue to outpace industry expansion 

in beverage cans, the world’s most sustainable and responsible beverage package.

In closing, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to our 33,000 associates across operations in 47 countries. Their dedication, creativity 

and drive for results, particularly in the face of the global pandemic, are the foundation of our success.

Sincerely,

Timothy J. Donahue  

President and Chief Executive Officer

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OPERATING WITH 
CLEAR INTENTIONS
From William Painter’s first game-changing 
technology, the crown cork, to the 33,000-employee 
organization we are today, our Company continues 
to follow a business strategy rooted in strong values, 
built on a clear vision and focused on future growth. 

As a global leader in rigid packaging solutions, 

We are increasing production capacity in several 

as well as transit and protective packaging 

of our operations around the world and building 

products, equipment and services, we 

new plants to meet the tremendous demand for 

understand the role we play in supporting critical 

metal packaging while simultaneously taking 

consumer markets and driving innovation that 

steps to reduce our environmental footprint. 

impacts people every day. We also recognize 

We also continue to adapt our protocols at our 

our responsibility to be watchful stewards of our 

manufacturing facilities to ensure the safety 

environment and our communities.

of our people and products and support local 

government initiatives to stem the spread of 

Our values and priorities have helped our 

COVID-19. These steps underline our commitment 

business continue to forge ahead during the 

to going beyond simply setting targets or 

unprecedented challenges of 2020. They guide 

generating ideas, and instead, taking concrete 

our decisions and actions and reflect our 

action toward accomplishing our goals.

commitment to being a collaborative partner, 

best-in-class employer and responsible 

As we continue to invest in our business, we 

corporate citizen. The comprehensive 

understand the importance of transparency and 

sustainability initiative we launched in July—

communication. By keeping a close eye on the 

Twentyby30—and the capital investments 

market and aligning our priorities with those of 

we have made were undertaken based on 

our stakeholders, we are ready to provide support 

prevailing industry trends and the evolving 

where it is needed most.

needs of our customers around the world. 

OUR VALUES

Put People 
First

Govern 
Ethically & 
Responsibly

Innovate 
Every Day

Operate 
Sustainably

Commitment 
to Quality

Strategic 
Global 
Presence

EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES

Our 236 plants around the world operate in different environments and face unique challenges—yet they all share 

one common thread: our talented employees. Our professionals are devoted to performing their duties to the highest 

standards possible, and that commitment has never been more apparent than in 2020. 

Throughout the pandemic, our workforce has demonstrated resilience as individuals and as a united global team. 

Our employees took the Company’s role in the manufacture of essential goods to heart and were flexible and 

resourceful when challenged to keep production efficient and safe.

We sincerely thank our global team members for their commitment and initiative. 

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FUTURE-PROOFING 
WITH BEVERAGE CANS
WITH BEVERAGE CANS

In a period of uncertainty, beverage cans have 

experienced a year of strength and increased 

loyalty from consumers. The format has 

reached an estimated global demand of more 

than 350 billion units, solidifying its position  
as the preferred format in both established 

and emerging markets. 

In a period of uncertainty, 
beverage cans have experienced 
a year of strength and increased 
loyalty from consumers.”

On average over the last several years, the 

effortless way to bring social experiences and new 

format grew by 3% globally—even with a flat North 

flavors into their homes. Finally, a significant part 

American market. Now, the region is surging in 

of the growth stems from the large number of 

activity and tracking above 6% (nearly double 

products being introduced in the format. In North 

the rate observed between 2018 and 2019), not 

America, a reported 70% of new beverages are 

including imports that help augment demand. 

appearing on shelves in beverage cans.

North American beverage can shipments are also 

the highest witnessed in 25 years. Considering 

this regional boom, global figures are even higher 

than previously reported and representative of an 

expanding, flourishing market. 

This heightened demand can be traced to several 

factors, including the fact that consumers have 

displayed an increased preference for beverage 

cans for several years, recognizing the format’s 

suitability for their lifestyles and personal priorities. 

In addition, consumers have relied on metal 

packaging to continue enjoying their favorite 

beverages in a reliable, secure format and as an 

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PACKAGE FOR THE PEOPLE

Brand owners continue to look to consumer behavior to guide their decisions about 

beverage packaging formats. With increasing frequency, consumers are reaching 

for cans, propelling the format to record-breaking levels of demand. The format 

is seeing increased appreciation for the benefits that have always defined and 

differentiated metal packaging:

Convenience: 
Packable, durable and lightweight, cans offer 

Now more than ever, these features resonate 

ease-of-use for consumption in any setting—

deeply with consumers. As beverages are 

including when outdoors and on-the-go. 

regularly enjoyed in the home or outdoors, and as 

Sustainability: 
Infinitely recyclable, efficient to recycle and 

capable of retaining their properties forever, 

cans minimize use of resources and protect 

against food and material waste. 

Visual Appeal: 
Boasting a 360-degree billboard that supports 

e-commerce becomes a more prominent channel 

for product purchases, metal packaging provides 

a unique advantage. The format demonstrates 

resilience throughout shipping and subsequent 

transport and offers a tamper-resistant, tamper-

evident design—both of which provide important 

reassurance. In addition, consumers opening cans 

at home are able to recognize and appreciate the 

look and feel of the brands and varieties they are 

familiar with, bringing much-needed comfort in 

a period of unknowns. They are also enticed to try 

vibrant graphics and messaging, cans effectively 

new offerings or refresh their routines when brand 

tell brand stories, command attention from the 

owners employ compelling graphics and finishes 

shelf and enhance consumer experiences.

that create the promise of exciting experiences.

MAKING A MARK WITH METAL PACKAGING:  
NEW PRODUCT DEBUTS

Increasingly, beverage brands are bringing their new SKUs to market in aluminum cans. Utilizing our design 

innovations and technical expertise, here are just a few of the brands that made a splash in 2020:

A Refreshing Transformation
Acqua S. Bernardo, a near-century-old Italian 

Consumable Art
Efes Georgia, a division of Efes 

mineral water brand historically packaged 

Breweries International, reimagined 

exclusively in glass bottles, made the switch to 

medieval poetry with the debut of 

aluminum cans to enable its still and sparkling 

its limited-edition series of beverage 

varieties to be consumed in diverse settings, 

cans for Natakhtari, Georgia’s leading 

including at the beach and during sporting 

beer brand. Decorated with detailed 

activities and outdoor events. Positioning the 

character illustrations from artist David 

product as “the lightest water in the world,” 

Matchavariani, the cans tell the story 

the brand leveraged metal packaging’s 

of “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin,” 

portability, as well as its ability to maintain cold 

a poem written by Shota Rustaveli in 

temperatures for extended periods of time. 

the 12th century and still celebrated 

San Bernardo, as the company is referred to 

by Georgians today for its themes of 

colloquially, also selected beverage cans for 

wisdom, friendship, love and gender equality. Using our state-

their sustainability credentials, which align  

of-the-art High-Quality Print™ technology and a strategic 

with ongoing corporate initiatives around  

manipulation of matte varnishes on aluminum, the packaging 

responsible operations and environmental 

emphasizes the precise line work of the drawings and creates 

stewardship. To maintain brand heritage and a 

an elegant, premium aesthetic for the brand. 

loyal customer base, the cans exhibit a design 

reminiscent of a signature San Bernardo bottle 

and use our special tactile finish to help call 

attention to the new format.
attention to the new format.

Eye on Excellence
The International Metal Decorating & Packaging Association 

(IMDPA) recognized our team in Kankakee, Illinois with an 

“Excellence in Quality” award for a can designed for Brickstone 

Brewery. Judged on quality of printing, degree of technical 

difficulty and appearance of coating finishes, Crown secured 

the “Award of Excellence” title with its eye-catching design for 

the brewer’s Haz’d Juice IPA. The package, which showcases 

electric colors and bold graphic elements, demonstrates the 

expertise required to produce a complex design, including 

precise registration, accurate pressure levels and a meticulous 

attention to detail throughout production. 

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Seeing Green
Baladin, the first Italian craft brewer to utilize cans, selected 

A Celebration of Culture
INX International, a leading ink supplier, named 

the format once again for its launch of “Nazionale,” an 

Crown’s Mexico team the winner of the inaugural 

organic beer that commemorates the opening of the world’s 

“Colored by INX Can Design Contest” for a 

first green retail park. Located in Turin, Italy, Green Pea retail 

collaboration with INDIO. Owned by Heineken 

park hosts regional vendors that share a respect for the 

and brewed and sold in Mexico since 1893, the 

environment and offer eco-friendly goods. To support this 

dark beer brand released the 16-ounce Pueblos 

community initiative, Baladin chose metal packaging for its 

de México Unido Edición Muertos, a special-

new brew, recognizing the can’s recyclability among other 

edition package promoting the country’s annual 

inherent sustainability benefits. 

Dia de los Muertos holiday. With the expertise of 

The clean, simplistic design for the 

our Toluca-based team of graphic designers 

product reflects these priorities, 

and technical operators, INDIO launched its 

showcasing a small green pea 

set against a minimalist white 

background. The can also 

seasonal can with a striking look that captures the 

celebratory essence of the event, featuring high-

contrast neon and jewel tones from INX. The can 

features our revolutionary 360 

design and resulting recognition underscores our 

End®, a full-aperture lid that, when 

capability to communicate important stories and 

removed, transforms the package 

connect consumers through packaging. 

into an open-mouth cup. 

Increasingly, beverage brands are 
bringing their new SKUs to market in 
aluminum cans.

MARKET LEADERS

While metal packaging is driving the beverage market as a 

whole, a few select categories led the pack throughout 2020 

and are expected to continue capturing market share:

Hard Seltzers: 
Cans, which provide superior protection 

against oxygen and light, provide 

the optimal format for these popular 

carbonated, alcoholic offerings. 

Cocktails & Mocktails: 
The format offers convenience to 

consumers, who can enjoy spirits in 

the home or any setting. 

Performance Energy  
& Functional Beverages: 
Easy to transport, cans support the 

energy-boosting, benefit-delivering 

varieties appreciated by active 

consumers.

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GEARING UP FOR GROWTH

The surging demand for beverage cans shows no signs of slowing down. We are confident in 

the growth and profit potential of beverage cans, as consumers and brand owners continue to 

acknowledge the valuable features and sustainability attributes that metal packaging provides and, 

as a result, products are introduced disproportionately in the format.

To ensure our customers have access to this in-demand packaging, we have continued to make 

capital investments around the world to increase output, including expanding capabilities in existing 

beverage can plants and constructing new plants in strategic locations. A key part of our strategy 

is ramping up our ability to support beverage brands with specialty can sizes. These specialty sizes, 

The surging demand for beverage cans 
shows no signs of slowing down. 

defined as offerings other than the standard diameter 

volume to consumers—a helpful feature for events and 

12-ounce (330ml) can, promote portfolio diversity and 

other consumption settings where larger serving sizes 

brand differentiation for beverage manufacturers 

are preferred. Specialty sizes foster greater visibility 

aiming to stand out. 

and shelf appeal for brands, which must leverage any 

opportunity for distinction as the market expands and 

Ranging from a 5.1-ounce/150ml (202mm diameter) 

consumers can choose from multiple options.

package to an 18.6-ounce/550ml (211mm diameter) 

package, our 24 can sizes provide benefits that boost 

All new plants and production lines are designed to 

the product experience for consumers. Smaller, sleek 

make multiple sizes. When the new, announced capacity 

style cans evoke a more premium feel and support 

comes online, we will have virtually tripled our specialty 

priorities of portion control and portability. Larger 

can production capability in North America, further 

sizes address other needs, including delivering more 

helping brands differentiate themselves in the market 

and satisfy the preferences of modern consumers. 

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PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2020

1

2

Third line added to 

existing facility in 

Nichols, New York.

Third line added to 

existing facility in 

Toronto, Canada.

3

4

Fourth ends 

module added to 

existing facility in 

Winchester, Virginia.

Converted two 

lines from steel to 

aluminum in our 

plant in Seville, Spain.

5

Commercialized 

operations in a new 

one-line plant in Nong 

Khae, Thailand. 

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2

1

10

3

12

6

9

11

4

5

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PROJECTS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2021 AND 2022

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7

8

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Greenfield facility in Bowling Green, 

Kentucky.

    First production line expected to  

 begin operations during Q2 2021.

    Second line targeted for a late  

 Q3 2021 start-up.

Third line in Olympia, Washington  

slated to be operational in early 

Q3 2021.

In Vung Tau, Vietnam, construction 

continues on a new greenfield 

beverage can plant which will begin 

commercial production in Q3 2021.

Our recently constructed plant in Rio 

Verde, Brazil will expand capacity with 

the addition of a second production line 

in Q3 2021.

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Third ends module in Dayton, 

Ohio expected to be operational 

in Q4 2021.

We will expand our annual beverage can 

production capacity in Brazil to 13.3 billion 

with the addition of a new plant in Minas 

Gerais State, southeast Brazil. The first line 

is expected to begin production in Q2 2022, 

followed by the second line in Q4 2022.

We will build our third greenfield beverage 

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can manufacturing plant in the U.S. in five 

years in Henry County, Virginia. The plant 

is expected to begin operations in Q2 2022 

and will help meet growing demand for 

standard and specialty beverage cans.

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MAINTAINING STRENGTH 
ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS

The inherent benefits of beverage cans extend across all forms 

of metal packaging. As substrates, aluminum and steel strike a 

unique balance between flexible and firm. 

Packaging made from the metals can be shaped and 

tailored to meet specific design visions and goals, but 

Dedicated to Distinction 
We continue to push the boundaries of metal in each 

once formed, offers a level of unyielding, dependable 

of these product segments and raise the bar for 

strength unsurpassed by any other material. Few 

packaging performance. Whether innovation takes the 

formats can provide this level of customization 

form of a more user-friendly, convenient container or 

and performance while still receiving high marks 

an eye-catching, premium design effect, we know our 

in sustainability. As a result, our food cans, aerosol 

customers can better serve consumers with packaging 

cans, caps, closures and promotional packaging 

that enhances the product experience.

products offer important elements of practicality and 

responsibility.

Throughout the year, we have collaborated closely with 

our partners to elevate brand image and explore new 

possibilities for metal packaging. 

Packaging that Pays Homage 
A collaborative design process with U.K. spirits brand 

Fishers Gin yielded a striking design for its first-ever 

gifting tin, a premium container to enhance product 

presentation and showcase the company’s unique 

coastal origins. Our expert design and engineering 

teams worked closely on brand vision with Fishers, 

ultimately employing a detailed embossing 

technique to create an all-over fishnet effect 

harmonious with the liquor’s “Gin Distilled by the 

Sea” identity and netted style of its signature bottle. 

Multidimensional and tactile, the design element 

catches consumer attention from afar and engages 

the senses during interaction. In addition, the strategy 

to print labels directly on the substrate’s surface 

rather than adhere traditional paper components 

contributes to the premium look and feel of the tin, 

elevating brand image.

COMMUNICATING THE 
BENEFITS OF CANNED FOOD

From impressive shelf stability to quick meal 

preparation, canned foods offer a wide range of 

benefits to consumers seeking greater convenience 

and value in their purchases. To communicate these 

attributes more widely, we have supported several 

initiatives that offer more insight into the food can and 

its capabilities. 

UPPIA, which represents the French canning industry, 

created a campaign to unearth existing perceptions 

of canned food and educate consumers on the 

real advantages found through metal packaging. 

For example, the movement included a live event 

that demonstrated how consumers can prepare 

imaginative, exciting meals using canned goods. 

In a similar vein, a recent campaign by Love Canned 
In a similar vein, a recent campaign by Love Canned 
In a similar vein, a recent campaign by Love Canned 

Food worked to dispel common misconceptions about 
Food worked to dispel common misconceptions about 
Food worked to dispel common misconceptions about 

canned food and highlight key strengths of the format, 
canned food and highlight key strengths of the format, 
canned food and highlight key strengths of the format, 

including versatility and sustainability. Using channels 
including versatility and sustainability. Using channels 
including versatility and sustainability. Using channels 

including social media and television, the project 
including social media and television, the project 
including social media and television, the project 

relayed points about taste, quality, value, nutrition and 
relayed points about taste, quality, value, nutrition and 
relayed points about taste, quality, value, nutrition and 

similar credentials of canned food that resonate closely 
similar credentials of canned food that resonate closely 
similar credentials of canned food that resonate closely 

with U.K. consumers. 
with U.K. consumers. 
with U.K. consumers. 

As the industry continues to evolve and the market for 
As the industry continues to evolve and the market for 
As the industry continues to evolve and the market for 

metal packaging experiences further growth, we 
metal packaging experiences further growth, we 
metal packaging experiences further growth, we 

are proud to collaborate with UPPIA 
are proud to collaborate with UPPIA 
are proud to collaborate with UPPIA 

and Love Canned Food to 

promote greater awareness 

and understanding of cans 

and the ways they can 

enhance the everyday lives 

of consumers.

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Fine Dining On Demand
Our partnership with William Saurin, a renowned French premium ready meal producer, demonstrated capabilities to 

house gourmet foods in a shelf-stable format with a new canned ready meal concept. At an event hosted by Ferrandi 

Paris—the French School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management—two-star Michelin chef Olivier Bellin created two 

exciting recipes: duck pot au feu and a vegetarian meal of buckwheat quinoa paired with glazed carrots, ginger and 

thyme butter. While Chef Bellin prepared the dishes, expert nutritionist Ysabelle Levasseur communicated how canned 

foods offer a healthy, high-quality consumption experience on par with foods prepared from scratch. As metal provides 

a strong barrier that locks in flavor and nutritional value and protects against spoilage, steel food cans deliver a long-

lasting ready meal option. Building on these attributes, the novel concept for the gourmet meals features a 400-gram 

can with a peelable lid and metal fastener that allows the container to be resealed once opened, promoting portion 

control and convenience—two attributes important to today’s consumers.

Canned foods offer a healthy, high- 
quality consumption experience on par 
with foods prepared from scratch.

Expanding Brand Reach 
Long-time customer Cidacos, Spain’s premier producer 

continuing to rise and the brand’s recent acquisition 

of packaged vegetables, was an early adopter of our 

of legume producer Seprolesa providing more growth 

Orbit® Closure. Currently, four Cidacos products are 

potential, the brand chose to shift all products to the 

available in the Spanish market with the innovative 

Orbit® Closure. The portfolio transition brings additional 

technology, which offers easy-open convenience for 

offerings to the market with the closure for the first 

consumers of all ages. Featuring a central, floating panel 

time and aims to provide every customer with the 

that is vacuum-sealed to the jar and paired with an outer 

helpful feature. To support the increased demand for 

ring for opening and closing the container, the Orbit® 

the closure, we added a production line in our existing 

Closure provides a strong package seal to preserve 

Asturias, Spain plant. The site’s proximity to the customer 

food safety while also enabling consumers to open jars 

facilitates close collaboration and faster time to market. 

with a simple, resistance-free twist. Positive consumer 

Through this support, we are delivering the benefits of 

reception to the technology—along with a significant 

the Orbit® Closure to more consumers in the Spanish 

reduction in vacuum loss caused by shocks throughout 

region and expanding the impact of the user-friendly, 

transportation, storage and stocking—encouraged 

reliable technology.

Cidacos to expand its use of the closure. Now, with sales 

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SPOTLIGHT ON SUPPLY CHAIN 

Now more than ever, the supply chain is of critical importance 

and expected to continue connecting people with the items 

they need every day. The market must meet consumers where 

they are—at home—and uphold quality and efficiency in the 

process. Our Transit Packaging Division continues to rise to 

  A new pellet machine design used in facilities in Florence, 

Kentucky and Latta, South Carolina. The design has 

been retooled to generate recycled product that meets 

the same quality standards of traditional materials, 

facilitating more responsible operations and reducing 

external pellet supply costs. 

  Plant floor adjustments in Florence, Kentucky that 

the challenges presented by COVID-19, demonstrating a 

improve management of unwanted foam on wash lines 

commitment to our customers across the globe. 

The Division is streamlining the business to reduce costs by 

identifying and eliminating inefficiencies where possible. It 

is also implementing new technologies and processes that 

reflect a spirit of innovation and drive to push limits, including: 

and allow for a 46% savings in annual antifoam agent 

costs. The site optimized tank temperature settings and 

employed new cleaning schedules to minimize foam 

presence and encourage more controlled, efficient usage 

of the antifoam agent.

A Premium Refresh 
By leveraging advanced aerosol packaging technology 

and design expertise, we supported major consumer 

goods company Unilever in the global relaunch of its 

classic Brut deodorant line. With a new three-piece steel 

can to replace the aluminum can historically used by 

the brand, the packaging overhaul updates the product 

portfolio and breathes new life into existing offerings. The 

can utilizes an innovative color-coordinated side stripe 

that, through careful color matching and metal printing 

capabilities, effectively conceals its seam and creates 

a sleek appearance. Precise registration maintains the 

integrity of the brand’s recognizable logo across a series 

of five scent varieties sporting different shades and 

decorative finishes. With these customized design touches, 

the redesigned Brut line evokes a premium aesthetic that 

appeals to modern consumers.

  A transition to electric forklifts in Burseryd, Sweden to lower 

annual maintenance costs, fuel usage (approximately 600 

liters per year) and CO2 emissions (approximately 11,000 

kg). The facility has also installed energy-efficient LED 

lighting to cut electricity costs and maintenance.

  The addition of insulation to a heat treatment unit in Dahej, 

India and the installation of a new paint curing oven in 

Rudraram, India—changes that preserve energy as the 

plants manufacture steel strapping.

  An increased use of post-industrial recycled plastics, paper 

waste and other non-prime materials within edgeboard 

production at a facility in Rudrapur, India.

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SETTING THE 
PACE FOR 
UNSTOPPABLE 
PROGRESS 
We run our business with the 
mindset that we can only be 
as good as the world we live 
in. That principle has led us 
to establish a sustainability 
strategy not for the sake of 
setting goals, but for the sake 
of accomplishing them. 

Improving our environment 
and its future health is simply  
the right thing to do.

We view sustainability as a critical element of our 

business plan and recognize that improving our 

environment and its future health is simply the 

right thing to do. 

Our robust Twentyby30 program reflects this 

heightened awareness. It also aligns with the 

United Nations (UN’s) declaration of the 2020  

to 2030 period as the “Decade of Action”—a 

timespan particularly critical for industry to 

course-correct. A comprehensive strategy that 

outlines 20 measurable goals to be achieved 

by or before 2030, the program will accelerate 

our global efforts in all three dimensions of 

sustainability (environmental, economic and 

social) and support the goals of our customers.

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FIVE PILLARS OF ACTION

CLIMATE ACTION

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

OPTIMUM CIRCULARITY

WORKING TOGETHER 

NEVER COMPROMISE

Twentyby30 features five pillars of action, each of 

which reflects an area of urgent global concern 

and in which we can make a significant impact.

Each pillar contains several goals, all set against a 

2019 baseline, that together create a framework for 

larger change. Through this structure, we pledge 

to raise our global performance around energy, 

water, waste, material use efficiency, recycling, 

employee health and safety, Diversity & Inclusion, 

responsible and ethical sourcing, food contact 

and chemical safety and other key areas. Goals 

include objectives such as lowering greenhouse 

gas emissions in our operations, transitioning to 

100% renewable electricity and advancing the 

Circular Economy.

All program pillars and their specific targets are 

underpinned by responsible governance and 

ethics. Our individual objectives are informed by 

the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

set by the UN so our actions can contribute to a 

greater collective impact. 

GAINING RECOGNITION

We are proud to have been recognized this year for the launch of our global Twentyby30 sustainability 

initiative. Acknowledgment of our efforts from well-respected independent organizations cements that 

we are on the right track with our program, taking the appropriate steps to future-proof our business 

and achieve the goals important to our stakeholders. It also demonstrates our commitment to leading 

change in the metal packaging industry, as well as the larger manufacturing industry, and in making 

choices that better serve our environment and our communities. 

The Wall Street Journal
The Journal named us one of the 100 most sustainably 

managed companies in the world. We are the highest-

ranking company in the containers and packaging 

industry on the list and the only metal packaging company 

included in the ranking. We are also the lone U.S.-based 

organization and only containers and packaging supplier 

to be included in the publication’s list of the 10 best 

companies at managing environmental risk. 

Sustainalytics
The environmental, social and governance (ESG) 

ratings provider ranked us as the number one low-risk 

organization of 48 reviewed companies operating in the 

metal and glass packaging sector. Within Sustainalytics’ 

total research universe of more than 12,500 companies, 

Crown placed in the top 1.4% of scores.

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Joining an Exclusive Group  
for Climate Change
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved our 

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets in July, 

making us, at the time, one of only eight total companies 

in the global containers and packaging sector to receive 

sign-off. The SBTi also confirmed our targets as consistent 

with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, the 

most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement. Our specific 

objectives include decreasing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 

2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 (using a 2019 baseline), 

as well as decreasing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions 

by 16% over the same target period. Receiving approval 

from the data-centric SBTi substantiates these goals as 

capable of creating notable change in the health of our 

climate and confirms our strategy is well-informed.

TAKING THE LEAD 

Throughout 2020, we have achieved key milestones that 

place us at the forefront of industry advancement.

Achieving an Industry First in 
Alternative Energy
We are the first metal packaging manufacturer to 

activate renewable power for 100% of its U.S. and 

Canadian beverage can plants, taking this step with the 

knowledge that smarter energy usage is an important 

way we can make an impact. The transition, which 

advances use of renewable electricity in our global 

operations to 27.5%, is the result of a 15-year wind power 

Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) that generates 

more than 440,000 MWhs of electricity. Parallel projects 

led by the Transit Packaging Division have also added 

to our alternative energy efforts, with several new solar 

panel installations taking place in facilities in Europe and 

Asia Pacific and yielding a combined carbon footprint 

reduction of nearly 800 metric tons.

Establishing New Financing 
Standards 
Our partnership with BNP Paribas on a $3.25 billion 

sustainability-linked credit facility established us as 

the first packaging company in the Americas to secure 

sustainability-linked terms for syndicated credit facilities. 

As one of the largest sustainability-linked loans raised 

to date in the world, the financing agreement sets us 

apart in the manufacturing industry. Following our top 

ranking this year with ESG ratings provider Sustainalytics, 

our interest rate for the sustainability-linked credit 

facility decreased by the maximum amount based on 

financing terms tied directly to performance in ESG issues 

management.

Focusing on Resource 
Protection
Our Transit Packaging Division’s team in India 

has initiated important action around water 

conservation. In line with this mission, our 

Bangalore facility began collecting rainwater in 

an effort to minimize consumption of local water 

supply. In 2020 alone, the effort captured and 

saved over 16 million liters of water, enabling the 

plant to operate without drawing from critical 

community resources. Across all regions in which 

we operate, we will continue to identify and 

leverage opportunities for water conservation as 

part of our Twentyby30 program commitments.

CROSSING THE FINISH LINE: 2020 SUSTAINABILITY GOALS 

As we commence a new decade of growth, we observe the progress made to date around our previous set of 

targets: our 2020 Sustainability Goals. Established in 2016 against a 2015 baseline, these objectives targeted 

progress in energy consumption and emissions.

Reduce GHG emissions
by 10% per billion standard units 
of production, including Scope 1 
and Scope 2 emissions

Surpassed
across global operations

Reduce energy 
consumption 
by 5% per billion standard 
units of production

Surpassed
across global metal packaging plants*

*Goal status not reflective of Company’s limited glass operations, for which production is energy-intensive by nature.

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INVESTING IN RECYCLING 

As we continue to execute our Twentyby30 strategy, we recognize we must look beyond our own products, facilities and 

teams and help implement change across our value chain. Our Optimum Circularity pillar aims to eliminate wasteful 

resource use, utilize design and innovation to decrease the footprint of our products and extend our products’ lifecycle 

via increased recycled content and recycling rates.

The Circular Economy
We are taking a more active role in accepting greater 

A major part of enabling packaging to successfully traverse 

responsibility within the complete value chain. This 

the recycling system is understanding where pitfalls can 

step is about seeing things through: making sure we 

occur in the supply chain. Research from The Aluminum 

are monitoring and maintaining an awareness of our 

Association and Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) reveals 

products and their journey far beyond initial creation. 

that a significant portion of used packaging—an estimated 

A beverage can, for example, may be the clearest 

50 billion aluminum cans1—falls through the cracks at the 

format for sustainable packaging, but if it does not 

collection and sorting stages. This means that instead of 

make it through the recycling stream properly, those 

heading back to manufacturing plants to be used again, 

benefits are not fully realized. 

that metal is mistakenly sent to landfill, creating missed 

opportunities for critical resource preservation and wasting 

roughly $810 million of material value.

To help improve the recycling system, we have partnered 

with CMI and Ardagh’s North American business to provide 

grants to Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) for aluminum 

can capture equipment in 2021. The program will support 

more effective sorting and collection for metal that can 

then be injected back into the supply chain and return as 

new packaging. CMI reports that when considering sorting 

and processing losses, more than 80% of aluminum in used 

beverage cans (UBCs) is recovered and remelted for high-

quality closed loop recycling2—a drastic difference from PET 

bottles, of which only 13% of recovered material appears 

as new products. This comparison underscores the value 

that can be earned by improving recovery rates for metal 

packaging and the impetus for our investment in this area.

1 https://www.aluminum.org/news/aluminum-can-remains-most-sustainable-
package-number-key-performance-metrics

2 https://www.cancentral.com/sites/cancentral.com/files/public-documents/
Metabolic_Report_RecyclingUnpacked.pdf

The Communities that Drive Us
Beyond product monitoring and facilitating more 

effective recycling, we are also committed to 

Fostering Internal Growth: 
Diversity & Inclusion
Our Twentyby30 program also looks for ways that we can 

be the employer of choice for both today’s and tomorrow’s 

supporting the communities that allow us to operate 

talent. Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is one 

and deliver to customers and connect us with skilled 

employees that comprise our workforce. Investing 

in areas where we can both build our business and 

critical aspect of this goal. We know that drawing from 

diverse backgrounds and points of view fosters innovation 

and creativity, enhancing the products and services we can 

offer to customers and setting a new industry standard. 

support local economies presents a win-win scenario 

Diverse experiences also help create resilient organizations 

that simply makes sense. We know that where we 

with stronger governance and problem-solving skills.

can plant new roots for expansion, we are helping 

We are actively taking steps to become a more employee-

to stimulate activity in communities and create new 

opportunities to bring talented professionals into the 

field of manufacturing. 

Our greenfield construction of a 327,000-square-foot 

beverage can plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky is an 

example of this in action. The facility will not only help 

meet surging demand for beverage cans and support 

regional customers, but will also provide 126 new 

jobs, setting local Kentucky residents up with fulfilling 

careers. Recognizing this economic impact, the 

Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce honored 

us with two prestigious awards: the John B. Holland 

Business of the Year Award—the Chamber’s highest 

honor—and the Newcomer Award. We will continue to 

make investments that can foster this type of result:  

a stronger community and a stronger Crown.

We know that drawing 
from diverse backgrounds 
and points of view fosters 
innovation and creativity.

centric organization where Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) 

awareness is embedded into our culture, allowing our 

people to be authentic at work. We are also encouraging 

our top management to be D&I role models as a source of 

inspiration for all. To make progress toward these goals, we 

are implementing new training, processes and procedures 

on the Corporate and Divisional levels. 

Some specific steps include: 
  Launching a series of D&I awareness workshops 

for our top leaders and managers, exploring topics 

such as Psychological Safety, Valuing Diversity, 

Engaging with Difference, Openness to New Ideas 

and Counteracting Bias. Similar training will be 

conducted on a regional and Business-Unit level. 

  Leading an affinity program focused on women and 

minorities. 

  Adding a D&I task force to our recruitment process 

and practices to ensure equal employment 

opportunity (EEO) compliance and to improve our 

talent pool and employee culture. 

  Executing initiatives like our FORWARD program 

in Europe, which recruits young individuals of 

different nationalities, genders and backgrounds to 

encourage greater diversity in the future workforce. 

  Assessing and updating policies and procedures 

for reporting—and properly addressing—any issues 

around harassment, misconduct or discrimination. 

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A SMARTER SUBSTRATE 

Unlike many other packaging materials, metal does not require 

manipulation to be sustainable. It is eco-friendly at its core.

  Infinite recyclability enables repeated reuse without loss of properties

  Oxygen- and light-blocking, puncture-resistant barrier prevents food 

waste

  Energy-efficient production from recycled materials yields a 90% 

(aluminum) and 74% (steel) power savings 

MATERIAL MATCH-UP:  
ALUMINUM CANS VS. PET BOTTLES3 

U.S. consumer 
recycling rates*
 Aluminum: 46% 
 Plastic: 21%

Average 
recycled content
 Aluminum: 73% 
 Plastic: 6%

Material  
value
 Aluminum: $1,210/ton 
 Plastic: $237/ton 

*These figures are representative of the U.S. market. Other markets 

have even higher rates of recycling. For example, consumer recycling 

rates in areas like Brazil, which clock in at 98%, and Europe, which 

stand at 76%, reveal positive public perceptions of aluminum cans 

and support for their recovery. 

The aluminum can remains the most sustainable package on the 

market, holding the most value as a substrate and receiving the 

highest industry and consumer recycling rates among other formats. 

With these performance scores, metal sets itself apart as the 

material of choice for a variety of packaging applications. 

3 https://www.aluminum.org/news/aluminum-can-remains-most-sustainable-package-
number-key-performance-metrics

MAPPING OUT  
OUR NEXT MOVES

Looking ahead, our eyes are set on the 

various targets of our Twentyby30 strategy. 

We will work toward our next timed 

milestones, which include goals in 2022 

and 2025 for product and workplace safety, 

water usage and responsible and ethical 

sourcing. Along the way, we will amplify our 

efforts around our complete list of objectives, 

executing operational improvements that 

make us more efficient as a business and 

more effective as an employer.

Throughout the entirety of our program, we 

will be operating with one common goal: 

maximizing our value and impact while 

minimizing our footprint. As we continue to 

evolve as a Company, we recognize the 

importance of remaining transparent with 

our stakeholders—customers, employees, 

shareholders and consumers—and will share 

updates about where we are on our journey. 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JOHN W. CONWAY (A) 
Chairman of the Board

TIMOTHY J. DONAHUE (A)
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company

RICHARD H. FEARON
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Planning Officer of  
Eaton Corporation

ANDREA J. FUNK (B, C)
VP Finance, Americas of EnerSys

STEPHEN J. HAGGE (C)
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of AptarGroup

ROSE LEE (D)
President of DuPont Water & Protection

JAMES H. MILLER (A, C, D) 
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 
PPL Corporation

JOSEF M. MÜLLER (B, C)
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé in the 
Greater China Region

B. CRAIG OWENS (B) 
Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative 
Officer of Campbell Soup Company

CAESAR F. SWEITZER (A, B, D)
Former Senior Advisor and Managing Director of
Citigroup Global Markets

KEVIN C. CLOTHIER 
Vice President and Treasurer

THOMAS T. FISCHER 
Vice President – Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs

TORSTEN J. KREIDER 
Vice President – Planning and Development

JOSEPH C. PEARCE 
Vice President – Corporate Tax

JOHN ROST 
Vice President – Global Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs

CHRISTY L. ROBESON 
Assistant Corporate Controller

MICHAEL J. ROWLEY 
Assistant Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel

ROSEMARY M. HASELROTH 
Assistant Corporate Secretary

DIVISION OFFICERS

AMERICAS DIVISION

DJALMA NOVAES, JR. 
President

EDUARDO ARGUETA 
President – Mexico and Caribbean

WILMAR ARINELLI 
President – Beverage Packaging Brazil

JIM L. TURNER (A, C, D)
Chief Executive Officer of JLT Beverages; former Chairman,  
President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr Pepper/Seven Up 
Bottling Group

THOMAS J. GORDON 
President – Food Packaging North America

MARK KETCHESON 
President – Beverage Packaging North America

WILLIAM S. URKIEL (B, D)
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of IKON Office Solutions

JUAN CARLOS TRUJILLO 
President – Colombia

DWAYNE A. WILSON (B)
Former Senior Vice President of Fluor Corporation

COMMITTEES: (A) EXECUTIVE, (B) AUDIT, (C) COMPENSATION,  
(D) NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

JAMES D. WILSON 
President – Closures, Aerosol and Promotional Packaging 
(CAPP) North America

TIMOTHY P. AUST 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

CORPORATE OFFICERS

TIMOTHY J. DONAHUE 
President and Chief Executive Officer

GERARD H. GIFFORD 
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

DANIEL A. ABRAMOWICZ 
Executive Vice President – Corporate Technology and 
Regulatory Affairs

CARLOS BAILA 
Senior Vice President – Global Procurement

ADAM J. DICKSTEIN 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate 
Secretary

THOMAS A. KELLY 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SIDONIE LÉCLUSE 
Senior Vice President – Diversity and Inclusion

DAVID A. BEAVER 
Vice President and Corporate Controller

CHRISTOPHER A. BLAINE 
Vice President – Corporate Risk Management

ALFRED J. DERMODY 
Vice President – Human Resources

KENNETH W. TUTIN 
Vice President – Continuous Improvement 

EUROPEAN DIVISION

DIDIER SOURISSEAU 
President

JOHN BEARDSLEY 
Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer

ASHWINI KOTWAL 
Senior Vice President – Bevcan

SIDONIE LÉCLUSE 
Senior Vice President – EMEA Human Resources

FRANCOIS QUERRIOUX 
Senior Vice President – Food

CLAUDINE SCHELP 
Senior Vice President – Sourcing

LAURENT WATTEAUX 
Vice President – Aerosols and Promotional Packaging

JEAN-FRANCOIS LELOUCH 
Assistant General Counsel

LAURENT LEUCIO 
EHS Director Sustainability & Excellence Projects Coordinator

ASIA PACIFIC DIVISION

HOCK HUAT GOH 
President

MARTYN GOODCHILD 
Senior Vice President – Manufacturing

FRANK KOH 
Senior Vice President – Beverage Packaging Southeast Asia

YIN LENG CHAN 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

PATRICK NG 
Vice President – Sourcing

CLEMENT CHIN 
Director – Beverage Packaging China and Hong Kong

PATRICK LEE 
Director – Food and Aerosol Thailand

CHEE MENG WAN 
Director – Supply Chain

TOH KAI YONG 
Senior Regional Human Resource Manager

DRAGON WONG 
Group General Manager – Superior Multi-Packaging Limited 

CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY

DANIEL A. ABRAMOWICZ 
President

KEVIN AMBROSE 
Vice President – Development Technology

MICHAEL A. ANTRY 
Vice President – Environment, Health and Safety

ANDREW KAYE 
Vice President – Technology Services

BRIAN ROGERS 
Vice President – Project Management and Engineering 

TRANSIT PACKAGING

ROBERT H. BOURQUE, JR. 
President

LENNART BANGMAN 
Group President – EMEA

BYRON PAUL 
Group President – Automation & Packaging Technologies (APT)

PATRICIA CHIDIAC 
Senior Vice President – Global Human Resources

RICHARD MORGAN 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

GAURAV MAHESHWARI 
Group President – Asia Pacific

LUCAS SCOTT 
Vice President – Global Quality

ALDO TESI 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

RAMUNAS VENCLOVAS 
Vice President – Business Optimization

MICHAEL WATTS 
Senior Vice President – Strategy and Business Development

LANCE WRIGHT 
Group President – Signode Americas

GIAN LUCA BON 
Vice President – Global Procurement

INVESTOR INFORMATIOS

COMPANY PROFILE 
Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading 
global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer 
marketing companies, as well as transit and protective 
packaging products, equipment and services to a broad 
range of end markets. World headquarters are located in 
Yardley, Pennsylvania. As of December 31, 2020, the Company 
operated 236 plants located in 47 countries, employing 33,264 
people. 

STOCK TRADING INFORMATION
Stock Symbol: CCK (Common)  
Stock Exchange Listing: New York Stock Exchange 

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 
770 Township Line Rd., Yardley, PA 19067 
Main phone: +1 (215) 698-5100 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 
Registered shareholders needing information about stock 
holdings, transfer requirements, registration changes, 
account consolidations, lost certificates or address changes 
should contact the Company’s stock transfer agent and 
registrar: 

MAILING ADDRESS: 
EQ Shareowner Services 
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101 
Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

GENERAL TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-468-9716 
WEBSITE: www.shareowneronline.com 

Owners of shares in street name (shares held by any bank or 
broker in the name of the bank or brokerage house) should 
direct communications or administrative matters to their 
bank or stockbroker. 

FORM 10-K AND OTHER REPORTS 
The Company will provide without charge a copy of its Annual 
Report on Form 10-K, excluding exhibits, as filed with the U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). To request 
a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, call toll free 888-
400-7789 or write to Investor Relations Department, Crown 
Holdings, Inc., 770 Township Line Road, Yardley, PA 19067.

INTERNET 
Visit our website at www.crowncork.com for more  
information about the Company, including news releases  
and investor information. 

CERTIFICATIONS 
The Company included as Exhibit 31 to its 2020 Annual Report 
on Form 10-K, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission, certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and 
Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The CEO and CFO 
certify to, among other things, the information contained in the 
Company’s Form 10-K. The Company has also submitted to the 
New York Stock Exchange a certification from the CEO certifying 
that he is not aware of any violation by the Company of New 
York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards.

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UNITED STATES
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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-50189 
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

770 Township Line Road

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2020  FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Item 1

Business

Item 1A

Risk Factors

Item 1B

Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2

Properties

Item 3

Legal Proceedings

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

PART II

Item 5

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities

Item 6

Selected Financial Data

Item 7

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A

Controls and Procedures

Item 9B

Other Information

Item 10

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11

Executive Compensation

PART III

Item 12

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 
Matters

Item 13

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

PART IV

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Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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PART I

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

Crown Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) (where the context requires, the “Company” shall include reference 
to the Company and its consolidated subsidiary companies) is a Pennsylvania corporation.

The Company is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer 
goods  and  industrial  products.    The  Company’s  packaging  for  consumer  goods  includes  steel  and  aluminum  cans  for  food, 
beverage, household and other consumer products, glass bottles for beverage products, metal vacuum closures and steel crowns 
sold through the Company's sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and 
various  other  industries.    The  Company's  packaging  for  industrial  products  includes  steel  and  plastic  strap  consumables  and 
equipment, paper-based protective packaging, and plastic film consumables and equipment, which are sold into the metals, food 
and beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated and general industries.

At December 31, 2020, the Company operated 236 plants along with sales and service facilities throughout 47 countries and 
had approximately 33,000 employees.  In 2020, consolidated net sales for the Company were $11.6 billion with 69% derived 
from operations outside the U.S.

DIVISIONS AND OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company's business is generally organized by product line and geography within four divisions:  Americas, Europe, Asia 
Pacific and Transit Packaging.  See below for further information regarding the Company's divisions and reportable segments 
within each division.  The Company's other segments include its North American food can business, its European aerosol and 
promotional packaging business, its North American aerosol can business and its beverage tooling and equipment operations in 
the U.S. and U.K.  

Additional financial information concerning the Company’s operating segments is set forth within “Management’s Discussion 
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Annual Report and under Note X to the consolidated 
financial statements.

AMERICAS DIVISION

The Americas Division includes operations in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, the Caribbean, Colombia and Mexico. These operations 
manufacture beverage, food and aerosol cans and ends, glass bottles, specialty packaging, metal vacuum closures, steel crowns 
and aluminum caps.  In 2020, the Americas Division had net sales of $4.6 billion. 

Americas Beverage 

The  Americas  Beverage  segment  manufactures  aluminum  beverage  cans  and  ends,  glass  bottles,  steel  crowns  and  aluminum 
caps.  Manufacturing facilities are located in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Colombia and Mexico. Americas Beverage had net sales 
in 2020 of $3.6 billion and segment income (as defined under Note X to the consolidated financial statements) of $652 million.

 EUROPEAN DIVISION

The  European  Division  includes  operations  in  Europe,  the  Middle  East  and  Africa.  These  operations  manufacture  beverage, 
food  and  aerosol  cans  and  ends,  promotional  packaging  and  metal  vacuum  closures  and  caps.    Net  sales  in  2020  were  $3.7 
billion. 

European Beverage

The  European  Beverage  segment  manufactures  steel  and  aluminum  beverage  cans  and  ends  in  Europe,  the  Middle  East  and 
North Africa. European Beverage had net sales in 2020 of $1.5 billion and segment income (as defined under Note X to the 
consolidated financial statements) of $215 million.

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The European Food segment manufactures steel and aluminum food cans and ends, and metal vacuum closures, in Europe and 
Africa. European Food had net sales in 2020 of $2.0 billion and segment income (as defined under Note X to the consolidated 
financial statements) of $228 million.

ASIA PACIFIC DIVISION

The  Asia  Pacific  Division  is  a  reportable  segment  primarily  consisting  of  beverage  can  operations  in  Cambodia,  China, 
Indonesia,  Malaysia,  Myanmar,  Singapore,  Thailand  and  Vietnam  and  also  includes  non-beverage  can  operations,  primarily 
food cans and specialty packaging.  

The  Asia  Pacific  segment  had  net  sales  in  2020  of  $1.2  billion  and  segment  income  (as  defined  under  Note  X  to  the 
consolidated financial statements) of $175 million.

TRANSIT PACKAGING DIVISION

The  Company's  Transit  Packaging  Division  is  a  reportable  segment  which  includes  the  Company’s  worldwide  industrial  and 
protective solutions and equipment and tools businesses.  Industrial solutions include steel strap, plastic strap, industrial film 
and other related products that are used in a wide range of industries, including steel, lumber, brick/block, corrugated boxes, 
food  and  beverage  goods,  agriculture  products,  and  a  large  variety  of  other  goods.    Protective  solutions  include  transit 
protection products, such as airbags, edge protectors, and honeycomb products that help prevent movement of, and/or damage 
to, a wide range of industrial and consumer goods during transport.  Equipment and tools includes manual, semi-automatic and 
automatic equipment and tools, which are primarily used in end-of-line operations to apply consumables such as strap and film.

The  Transit  Packaging  segment  had  net  sales  in  2020  of  $2.0  billion  and  segment  income  (as  defined  under  Note  X  to  the 
consolidated financial statements) of $254 million.

PRODUCTS

Beverage Cans and Glass Bottles

The  Company  supplies  beverage  cans  and  ends  and  other  packaging  products  to  a  variety  of  beverage  and  beer  companies, 
including  Anheuser-Busch  InBev,  Coca-Cola,  Keurig  Dr  Pepper,  Heineken,  Molson  Coors,  Pepsi-Cola  and  Refresco,  among 
others. The Company’s beverage can business is built around local, regional and global markets, which has served to develop 
the Company’s understanding of global customer and consumer expectations.  The Company's glass bottle business is based in 
Mexico and serves customers primarily in the local market.  

The  beverage  market  is  dynamic  and  highly  competitive,  with  each  packaging  manufacturer  working  together  with  its 
customers  to  satisfy  consumers’  ever-changing  needs.  The  Company  competes  by  offering  its  customers  broad  market 
knowledge, resources at all levels of its worldwide organization and extensive research and development capabilities that have 
enabled  the  Company  to  provide  its  customers  with  innovative  products.  The  Company  meets  its  customers’  beverage 
packaging needs with an array of two-piece beverage cans and ends and metal bottle caps. Innovations include the SuperEnd® 
and  360  End™  beverage  can  ends,  and  size  variations.    Size  variations  include  slim  and  sleek  cans  for  portion  control,  low 
calorie products or other product differentiation, as well as larger sizes for high volume consumption. The Company expects to 
continue to add capacity in many of its growing markets around the world.

Beverage can and glass bottle manufacturing is capital intensive, requiring significant investment in tools and machinery. The 
Company seeks to effectively manage its invested capital and is continuing its efforts to reduce the metal content of its cans and 
reduce non-metal costs, including water and energy usage, while improving production processes.

Food Cans and Closures

The Company manufactures a variety of food cans and ends, including two-piece and three-piece cans in assorted shapes and 
sizes, and sells food cans to food marketers such as Abbott Laboratories, Bonduelle, Morgan Foods, Nestlé, Princes Group and 
Simmons Foods, among others. The Company offers a wide variety of metal vacuum closures and sealing equipment solutions 
to leading marketers such as Abbott Laboratories, Danone, Nestlé and Unilever, among others, from a network of metal vacuum 
closure  plants  around  the  world.  The  Company  supplies  total  packaging  solutions,  including  metal  and  composite  closures, 

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capping systems and services while working closely with customers, retailers and glass and plastic container manufacturers to 
develop innovative closure solutions and meet customer requirements.

Technologies used to produce food cans include three-piece welded, two-piece drawn and wall-ironed and two-piece drawn and 
redrawn. The Company also offers its LIFTOFF™ series of food ends, including its Easylift™ full aperture steel food can ends, 
and  PeelSeam™  and  PeelFit™  flexible  aluminum  foil  laminated  ends.  The  Company  offers  expertise  in  closure  design  and 
decoration, ranging from quality printing of the closure in up to nine colors, to inside-the-cap printing, which offers customers 
new promotional possibilities, to better product protection through Ideal Closures™, Orbit™ and Superplus™. The Company’s 
commitment to innovation has led to developments in packaging materials, surface finishes, can shaping, lithography, filling, 
retorting, sealing and opening techniques and environmental performance.  The Company manufactures easy open, vacuum and 
conventional  ends  for  a  variety  of  heat-processed  and  dry  food  products  including  fruits  and  vegetables,  meat  and  seafood, 
soups, ready-made meals, infant formula, coffee and pet food.

Transit Packaging

The Company's transit packaging products are used to contain, unitize, and protect goods during manufacturing, transport, and 
warehousing  and  are  sold  around  the  world  under  a  broad  array  of  well-known  brand  names  such  as  Signode,  Strapex, 
Orgapack, Shippers Airbags, Angleboard, and MIMA.  The Company serves diverse end markets, including metals, food and 
beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated and general industrial.  The Company's long operational history has resulted in 
a  large  base  of  equipment,  which  drives  recurring  revenue  through  the  sale  of  consumables,  parts  and  service  offerings  and 
future equipment replacement sales.  The Company's customer concentration is low.

Aerosol Cans

The  Company’s  customers  for  aerosol  cans  and  ends  include  manufacturers  of  personal  care,  food,  household  and  industrial 
products, including FrieslandCampina, Procter & Gamble, S.C. Johnson and Unilever, among others. The aerosol can business 
is  highly  competitive.  The  Company  competes  by  offering  its  customers  a  broad  range  of  products  including  multiple  sizes, 
multiple color schemes and shaped packaging.

Promotional and Specialty Packaging

The  Company’s  promotional  and  specialty  packaging  businesses  are  primarily  located  in  Europe  and  Asia.    The  Company 
produces  a  wide  range  of  promotional  and  specialty  packaging  containers  with  numerous  lid  and  closure  variations.    The 
Company’s customers include Britvic and Nestlé among others.

SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

Global marketers qualify suppliers on the basis of their ability to provide global service, innovative designs and technologies in 
a cost-effective manner.

With  its  global  reach,  the  Company  primarily  markets  and  sells  products  to  customers  through  its  own  sales  and  marketing 
staffs.  In some instances, contracts with customers are centrally negotiated, but products are ordered through and distributed 
directly by the Company’s local facilities. The Company’s facilities are generally located in proximity to their respective major 
customers. The Company works closely with customers in order to develop new business and to extend the duration of existing 
contracts.

Many customers provide the Company with quarterly or annual estimates of product requirements along with related quantities 
pursuant to which periodic commitments are given. Such estimates assist the Company in managing production and controlling 
use of working capital. The Company schedules its production to meet customer requirements. Because the production time for 
the Company’s products is short, any backlog of customer orders in relation to overall sales is not significant.

SEASONALITY

The food packaging business is somewhat seasonal with the first quarter tending to be the slowest period as the autumn packing 
period in the Northern Hemisphere has ended and new crops are not yet planted. The industry generally enters its busiest period 
in the third quarter when the majority of fruits and vegetables are harvested and immediately canned. Due to this seasonality, 
inventory levels increase in the first half of the year to meet peak demand in the second and third quarters. Weather represents a 
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year.  Generally,  beverage  products  are  consumed  in  greater  amounts  during  the  warmer  months  of  the  year    and  sales  have 
generally been higher in the second and third quarters of the calendar year. 

The Company’s other businesses tend not to be as significantly affected by seasonal variations.

COMPETITION

Most  of  the  Company’s  packaging  products  for  consumer  goods  are  sold  in  highly  competitive  markets,  primarily  based  on 
price,  quality,  service  and  performance.  The  Company  competes  with  other  packaging  manufacturers  as  well  as  with  fillers, 
food processors and packers, some of whom manufacture containers for their own use and for sale to others. The Company’s 
competitors  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  Ardagh  Group,  Ball  Corporation,  Ball  Metalpack,  Mauser  Packaging  Solutions, 
Can-Pack S.A., Metal Container Corporation, Silgan Holdings Inc., and Trivium Packaging.

The Transit Packaging Division also faces substantial competition from many regional and local competitors of various sizes in 
the manufacture, distribution and sale of its products.  The division differentiates itself from the competition by leveraging its 
global scale, broad product portfolio and established brand reputation.  The division's products compete, to some extent, with 
various other packaging materials, including other products made of paper, plastics, wood and various types of metal.

CUSTOMERS

The Company’s largest customers consist of many of the leading manufacturers and marketers of packaged consumer products 
in  the  world.  Consolidation  trends  among  beverage  and  food  marketers  have  led  to  a  concentrated  customer  base.  The 
Company’s top ten global customers represented in the aggregate approximately 31% of its 2020 net sales. In each of the years 
in  the  period  2018  through  2020,  no  one  customer  accounted  for  more  than  ten  percent  of  the  Company’s  net  sales.  Each 
operating segment, with the exception of the Transit Packaging Segment, has major customers and the loss of one or more of 
these  major  customers  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  an  individual  segment  or  the  Company  as  a  whole.  Major 
customers  include  those  listed  above  under  the  caption  "Products".  In  addition  to  sales  to  Coca-Cola  and  Pepsi-Cola,  the 
Company also supplies independent licensees of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola.  

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The  Company's  principal  Research,  Development  &  Engineering  ("RD&E")  Centers  for  packaging  products  for  consumer 
goods  are  located  in  Alsip,  Illinois  and  Wantage,  United  Kingdom.  The  Company  utilizes  its  centralized  corporate  RD&E 
capabilities  to  advance  and  deliver  technologies  for  the  Company's  worldwide  packaging  activities  that  (1)  promote 
development  of  value-added  metal  packaging  systems  for  its  customers,  (2)  design  cost-efficient  manufacturing  processes, 
systems  and  materials  and  material-efficient  container  designs  that  further  the  sustainability  of  metal  packaging,  (3)  provide 
continuous quality and/or production efficiency improvements in its manufacturing facilities, (4) advance customer and supplier 
relationships,  and  (5)  provide  value-added  engineering  services  and  technical  support.  These  capabilities  facilitate  (1)  the 
identification  of  new  and/or  expanded  market  opportunities  by  working  directly  with  customers  to  develop  new  packaging 
products or enhance existing packaging products through the application of new technologies that better differentiate customers' 
products  in  the  retail  environment  (for  example,  the  creation  of  new  packaging  shapes,  novel  decoration  methods,  or  the 
addition of digital content through unique codes) and/or the incorporation of consumer-valued features (for example, improved 
openability and/or ease of use) and (2) the reduction of manufacturing costs by reducing the material content of the Company's 
products  (while  retaining  necessary  performance  characteristics),  reducing  spoilage,  and  increasing  operating  efficiencies  in 
manufacturing facilities.  These corporate R&D Centers are also applying their technical expertise to advance product design 
and manufacturing capabilities for the Company's Transit Packaging Division, supplementing their existing divisional product 
developments.

The Company maintains a substantial portfolio of patents and other intellectual property ("IP") in the field of metal packaging 
systems  and  seeks  strategic  partnerships  to  extend  its  IP  in  existing  and  emerging  markets.  As  a  result,  the  Company  has 
licensed  IP  in  geographic  regions  where  the  Company  has  a  limited  market  presence  today.  Existing  technologies  such  as 
SuperEnd®  beverage  ends,  360  End™  beverage  ends,  Easy-Flow™  beverage  ends,  Eole™  easy-open  food  ends  and  can 
shaping have been licensed in Australia, Japan, and Africa to provide customers with global access to Crown's brand building 
innovations.

The Transit Packaging Division is well known throughout its markets for its ability to drive product innovation and leadership 
in new technologies. The division focuses on market driven innovation and has a long history of creating product and service 
solutions  that  solve  problems  and  create  value  for  its  customers.    The  division's  platforms  are  primarily  responsible  for 
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customer-oriented,  "outside-in"  approach.  The  division  works  with  customers  to  determine  their  most  pressing  industrial 
packaging  challenges,  utilizing  a  rigorous  multi-step  product  development  process  to  ensure  that  they  shape  the  ultimate 
product for both the customer and the broader market. Transit Packaging's track record of new product innovation is largely due 
to the success of this model.

The  Transit  Packaging  Division  has  been  an  industry  leader  in  industrial  packaging  innovation  over  the  last  100  years  as 
evidenced by their introduction of the first strap packaging product (1913), the first fully-automatic strapping machine (1946), 
the industry's first battery operated plastic strap hand tools (1995), and most recently the industry's first battery-operated steel 
strap hand tools (2013). At the core of its intellectual property strategy is a focus on obtaining quality patents that cover key 
products  and  technologies,  in  alignment  with  its  business  objectives.    The  Transit  Packaging  Division  has  grown  its  global 
patent portfolio to over 330 United States issued patents or pending patent applications and over 1,110 foreign issued patents or 
pending  patent  applications.  The  portfolio  broadly  covers  about  335  customized  technologies  and  spans  diverse  business 
platforms, as well as the different countries in which it operates. 

The Company spent $53 million in 2020, $55 million in 2019, and $51 million in 2018 in its RD&E activities. Certain of these 
activities are expected to improve and expand the Company's product lines in the future. These expenditures include projects to 
improve manufacturing efficiencies, reduce unit costs, and develop new and improved value-added packaging systems. 

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIERS

The  Company  uses  various  raw  materials,  primarily  aluminum  and  steel,  in  its  manufacturing  operations.    The  Transit 
Packaging  division  also  uses  materials  derived  from  crude  oil  and  natural  gas,  such  as  polyethylene  and  polypropylene.  In 
general,  these  raw  materials  are  purchased  in  highly  competitive,  price-sensitive  markets,  which  have  historically  exhibited 
price and demand cyclicality. These and other materials used in the manufacturing process have historically been available in 
adequate supply from multiple sources.

The Company has agreements for what it considers adequate supplies of raw materials. However, sufficient quantities may not 
be available in the future due to, among other things, shortages due to excessive demand, weather or other factors, including 
disruptions in supply caused by raw material transportation or production delays. From time to time, some of the raw materials 
have been in short supply but, to date, these shortages have not had a significant impact on the Company’s operations.

In  2020,  consumption  of  steel  and  aluminum  represented  16%  and  35%  of  consolidated  cost  of  products  sold,  excluding 
depreciation and amortization. Due to the significance of these raw materials to the overall cost of products sold, raw material 
efficiency  is  a  critical  cost  component  of  the  products  manufactured.  Supplier  consolidations,  changes  in  ownership, 
government regulations, political unrest and increased demand for raw materials in the packaging and other industries, among 
other risk factors, could cause uncertainty as to the availability of and the level of prices at which the Company might be able to 
source such raw materials in the future. Moreover, the prices of aluminum and steel can be subject to significant volatility. The 
Company’s raw material supply contracts vary as to terms and duration, with steel contracts typically one year in duration with 
fixed  prices  or  set  repricing  dates,  and  aluminum  contracts  typically  multi-year  in  duration  with  fluctuating  prices  based  on 
aluminum ingot costs.  The Company generally attempts to mitigate its steel and aluminum price risk by matching its purchase 
obligations with its sales agreements; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to fully mitigate that 
risk.

The  Company  also  uses  commodity  and  foreign  currency  forwards  in  an  attempt  to  manage  its  exposure  to  aluminum  price 
volatility.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to fully recover from its customers the impact of aluminum and steel 
price increases or that the use of derivative instruments will effectively manage the Company’s exposure to price volatility. In 
addition, if the Company were unable to purchase steel and aluminum for a significant period of time, its operations would be 
disrupted, and if the Company were unable to fully recover the higher cost of steel and aluminum, its financial results may be 
adversely affected. As a result of continuing global supply and demand pressures, other commodity-related costs affecting the 
Company’s business may increase as well, including utility and freight-related costs.  The Company will attempt to increase 
prices on its products accordingly in order to recover these costs.  Certain of the Company's sales contracts contain non-metal 
pass-through  provisions  that  include  annual  selling  price  adjustments  based  on  a  producer  price  index.    In  certain  years  the 
referenced index may be negative, requiring the Company to reduce its selling price while its actual costs may have increased.

In response to the volatility of raw material prices, ongoing productivity and cost reduction efforts in recent years have focused 
on improving raw material cost management.  The Company’s manufacturing facilities are dependent, in varying degrees, upon 
the  availability  of  water  and  processed  energy,  such  as  natural  gas  and  electricity.  Certain  of  these  may  become  difficult  or 

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impossible  to  obtain  on  acceptable  terms  due  to  external  factors,  which  could  increase  the  Company’s  costs  or  interrupt  its 
business.

Aluminum  and  steel,  by  their  very  nature,  can  be  recycled  at  high  effectiveness  and  can  be  repeatedly  reused  to  form  new 
consumer  packaging  with  minimal  or  no  degradation  in  performance,  quality  or  safety.    By  recycling  these  metals,  large 
amounts of energy can be saved and significant water use and carbon dioxide emissions avoided.

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

The Company has a Corporate Sustainability Policy and a Corporate Environmental Protection Policy.  In addition, in 2020, the 
Company debuted its Twentyby30 program, which creates an opportunity for the Company to move beyond the challenges of 
addressing  regulatory  and  supply  chain  disruption  risks  caused  by  environmental,  social  and  governance  ("ESG")  concerns.  
The  program  identifies  five  distinct  pillars  of  action  -  Climate  Action,  Resource  Efficiency,  Optimum  Circularity,  Working 
Together  and  Never  Compromise  -  that  represent  topics  of  urgent  global  concern  and  areas  of  the  business  in  which  the 
Company can create notable impact and twenty measurable ESG goals to be completed by 2030 or sooner.  A key aspect to the 
Company's success lies with the fact that the Company's primary material, metal, supports a circular economy and protects the 
customers' products by delivering outstanding shelf life.  

Environmental  considerations  are  among  the  criteria  by  which  the  Company  evaluates  projects,  products,  processes  and 
purchases. The Company is committed to continuous improvement in product design and manufacturing practices to provide 
the best outcome for the human and natural environment, both now and in the future. By reducing the per-unit amount of raw 
materials  used  in  manufacturing  its  products,  the  Company  can  significantly  reduce  the  amount  of  energy,  water  and  other 
resources and associated emissions necessary to manufacture metal containers. The Company aims to continue that process of 
improvement in its manufacturing process to assure that consumers and the environment are best served through the use of its 
products. 

The Company’s operations are subject to numerous laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment, disposal 
of  waste,  discharges  into  water,  emissions  into  the  atmosphere  and  the  protection  of  employee  health  and  safety.  Future 
regulations  may  impose  stricter  environmental  requirements  on  the  packaging  industry  and  may  require  additional  capital 
investment.  Anticipated  future  restrictions  in  some  jurisdictions  on  the  use  of  certain  coatings  may  require  the  Company  to 
employ additional control equipment or process modifications. 

There  can  be  no  assurance  that  current  or  future  environmental  laws  or  liabilities  will  not  have  a  material  effect  on  the 
Company’s  financial  condition,  liquidity  or  results  of  operations.  Discussion  of  the  Company’s  environmental  matters  is 
contained  within  “Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations”  of  this  Annual 
Report under the caption “Environmental Matters,” and under Note O to the consolidated financial statements.

HUMAN CAPITAL

At December 31, 2020, the Company had approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, with approximately 7,500 employed by 
the  Americas  Division,  12,000  employed  by  the  European  Division,  4,500  employed  by  the  Asia  Pacific  Division  and  8,500 
employed by the Transit Packaging Division. 

A  significant  portion  of  the  Company’s  workforce  is  unionized.  Collective  bargaining  agreements  with  varying  terms  and 
expiration  dates  cover  approximately  18,000  employees.  The  Company  has  experienced  no  union-initiated  work  stoppages 
during  the  2020  fiscal  year  and  believes  that  its  employee  relations  remain  good.  The  Company  does  not  expect  that 
renegotiation of any collective bargaining agreements expiring in 2021 will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated 
results of operations, financial position or cash flow. 

The Company believes that its employees are key to achieving the Company’s business goals and growth strategy. Attracting, 
developing  and  retaining  the  best  people  globally  is  crucial  to  all  aspects  of  the  Company’s  activities.  Towards  this  end,  the 
Company  has  cultivated  a  senior  management  team  with  extensive  industry  experience  and  highly  specialized  skills  and  has 
consistently re‑invested in necessary resources to effectively staff and efficiently support its businesses. The Company aspires 
to  offer  market  rate  competitive  salaries  for  the  regions  in  which  it  operates,  and  to  engage  employees  with  rewarding 
opportunities to contribute to the Company’s success.

The Company is committed to the health and safety of its employees and their families. Since the outbreak of coronavirus (also 
known  as  COVID-19),  the  Company  has  taken  specific  actions  to  ensure  the  safety  of  its  employees.  The  Company’s 
COVID-19  Task  Teams  have  been  actively  monitoring  scientific  developments  and  government  actions  related  to  the  virus; 

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instituting policies and procedures to minimize risk for the Company’s global team members and facilities and to enable the 
Company to continue serving its customers in a safe and timely manner; sharing information with the workforce about the virus 
and  actions  to  prevent  its  spread;  and  assisting  staff  in  their  efforts  to  get  vaccinated.  Beginning  with  the  implementation  of 
travel  and  visitor  restrictions  in  February  2020,  the  Company  has  updated  many  of  its  policies  to  adapt  to  the  pandemic 
environment.  The  Company  has  taken  increased  safety  measures  in  its  manufacturing  facilities  to  ensure  the  safety  of 
employees and the products they produce. The Company adheres to the latest updates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention and the World Health Organization, as well as the directives of local authorities, and has implemented a variety 
of other precautionary measures, including expanding remote working to as many employees as possible.

In addition to the Company’s COVID-19 efforts, the Company supports the well-being of its employees and their families with 
a variety of physical, mental and social wellness programs.  These programs differ by region, but include Company-sponsored 
or  subsidized  medical  insurance  over  and  above  government  provisions,  annual  medical,  cancer  and  audiometry  screenings, 
voluntary health fairs and employee assistance programs to improve health and wellness. The Company has built a Total Safety 
Culture that provides the framework for all health and safety initiatives across the Company and empowers employees to take a 
proactive role in their safety and that of their peers. The Company’s focus is on behaviors and attitudes and achieving success in 
incident, injury and near-miss reductions. The Company’s Twentyby30 program includes a goal to reduce the Total Recordable 
Incident Rate by 20% by 2025.

The  Company  recognizes  that  a  diverse  and  inclusive  workforce  is  critical  to  its  future  business  success.  It  has  therefore 
integrated  Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)  as a dimension  of  its  Twentyby30  sustainability  program aiming  first to  embed  D&I 
awareness  in  its  organizational  culture.  The  Company  believes  different  backgrounds,  experiences  and  perspectives  generate 
powerful new ideas and foster good and sustainable decision making. The Company’s approach includes deployment of D&I 
training  initiatives,  such  as  psychological  safety  and  Unconscious  Bias  trainings,  improvement  of  its  recruitment  and 
onboarding processes including D&I principles and promotion of a positive work environment through policies, guidelines and 
practices  that  consider  D&I.  The  Company  is  establishing  Divisional  D&I  Committees  to  facilitate  this  cultural  and 
organizational awareness.

The  Company  places  a  high  value  on  skills  management  and  lifelong  learning  opportunities  that  benefit  both  the  individual 
employee  and  the  whole  Company.  The  Company  provides  a  variety  of  educational  opportunities,  including  a  mix  of 
mandatory and voluntary training programs that occur in classrooms, online or on the job. The Company also recognizes the 
importance  of  multifunctional  teams  and  as  such,  management  training  includes  international  exposure  and  cross  divisional 
activity  to  develop  common  approaches  and  values.  Talent  development  programs  vary  by  region,  but  include  leadership 
programs designed to support operations leadership, lean manufacturing operations and employee performance management.  

The Company maintains a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics documenting its policies with respect to, among other 
things, anti-corruption, confidential information, and environmental, health and safety, as well as the Company’s commitment 
to ensuring that all of its employees are treated with respect and dignity and are able to work in an environment free from all 
forms  of  unlawful  employment  discrimination.  The  Company’s  Compliance  Teams  are  responsible  for  implementing  these 
policies, and provide a mechanism for employees to report suspected violations of Company policies on a confidential basis, 
including anonymous reporting where permitted by local law.

WORKING CAPITAL

The  Company  generally  uses  cash  during  the  first  nine  months  of  the  year  to  finance  seasonal  working  capital  needs.  The 
Company’s working capital requirements are funded by cash flows from operations, revolving credit facilities and receivables 
securitization and factoring programs.

Further information relating to the Company’s liquidity and capital resources is set forth within “Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Annual Report under the caption “Liquidity” and under Note 
L to the consolidated financial statements.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The  Company’s  website  address  is  www.crowncork.com.  Information  on  the  Company’s  website  is  not  incorporated  by 
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-
Q,  Current  Reports  on  Form  8-K  and  all  amendments  to  those  reports  filed  by  the  Company  with  the  U.S.  Securities  and 
Exchange Commission pursuant to sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are accessible 
free of charge through the Company’s website as soon as reasonably practicable after the documents are filed with, or otherwise 
furnished  to,  the  U.  S.  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  ("SEC").    The  SEC  maintains  a  website  that  contains  reports, 

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proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including the Company, that file electronically with 
the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that the Company files with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. 

The  Company’s  Code  of  Business  Conduct  and  Ethics,  its  Corporate  Governance  Guidelines,  and  the  charters  of  its  Audit, 
Compensation  and  Nominating  and  Corporate  Governance  committees  are  available  on  the  Company’s  website.  These 
documents  are  also  available  in  print  to  any  shareholder  who  requests  them.    Amendments  to  and  waivers  of  the  Code  of 
Business Conduct and Ethics requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules will be disclosed on the Company's website.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

In addition to factors discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report and in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations," the following are some of the important factors that could materially and adversely affect 
the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.  

Risks Relating to the Company's Business and Industry

The  Company's  profits  will  decline  if  the  price  of  raw  materials  or  energy  rises  and  it  cannot  increase  the  price  of  its 
products, and the Company's financial results could be adversely affected if the Company was not able to obtain sufficient 
quantities of raw materials. 

The  Company  uses  various  raw  materials,  such  as  steel,  aluminum,  tin,  water,  natural  gas,  electricity  and  other  processed 
energy,  as  well  as  materials  derived  from  crude  oil  and  natural  gas,  such  as  polyethylene  and  polypropylene  resins,  in  its 
manufacturing operations.  Sufficient quantities of these raw materials may not be available in the future or may be available 
only  at  increased  prices.  The  Company's  raw  material  supply  contracts  vary  as  to  terms  and  duration,  with  steel  contracts 
typically one year in duration with fixed prices and aluminum contracts typically multi-year in duration with fluctuating prices 
based on aluminum ingot costs. The availability of various raw materials and their prices depends on global and local supply 
and  demand  forces,  governmental  regulations  (including  tariffs  and  duties),  level  of  production,  resource  availability, 
transportation,  and  other  factors,  including  natural  disasters  such  as  floods  and  earthquakes.  In  particular,  in  recent  years  the 
consolidation of steel suppliers, shortage of raw materials affecting the production of steel and the increased global demand for 
steel,  including  in  China  and  other  developing  countries,  have  contributed  to  an  overall  tighter  supply  for  steel,  resulting  in 
increased steel prices and, in some cases, special surcharges and allocated cut backs of products by steel suppliers. In addition, 
new  tariffs  and  potential  limits  on  steel  supply  in  the  United  States  from  certain  foreign  countries  could  further  negatively 
impact  the  Company's  ability  to  obtain  sufficient  quantities  of  steel  at  competitive  prices.    Moreover,  future  steel  supply 
contracts may provide for prices that fluctuate or adjust rather than provide a fixed price during a one-year period. As a result of 
continuing global supply and demand pressures, other commodity-related costs affecting the Company's business may increase 
as well, including natural gas, electricity and freight-related costs.

The  prices  of  certain  raw  materials  used  by  the  Company,  such  as  steel,  aluminum,  resins  and  processed  energy,  have 
historically been subject to volatility. In 2020, consumption of steel and aluminum represented 16% and 35% of the Company's 
consolidated  cost  of  products  sold,  excluding  depreciation  and  amortization.    While  certain,  but  not  all,  of  the  Company's 
contracts pass through raw material costs to customers, the Company may be unable to increase its prices to offset increases in 
raw material costs without suffering reductions in unit volume, revenue and operating income. In addition, any price increases 
may take effect after related cost increases, reducing operating income in the near term. Significant increases in raw material 
costs  may  increase  the  Company's  working  capital  requirements,  which  may  increase  the  Company's  average  outstanding 
indebtedness and interest expense and may exceed the amounts available under the Company's senior secured credit facilities 
and  other  sources  of  liquidity.  In  addition,  the  Company  hedges  raw  material  costs  on  behalf  of  certain  customers  and  may 
suffer losses if such customers are unable to satisfy their purchase obligations. 

If  the  Company  is  unable  to  purchase  steel,  aluminum,  resins  or  other  raw  materials  for  a  significant  period  of  time,  the 
Company's  operations  would  be  disrupted  and  any  such  disruption  may  adversely  affect  the  Company's  financial  results.  If 
customers  believe  that  the  Company's  competitors  have  greater  access  to  raw  materials,  perceived  certainty  of  supply  at  the 
Company's competitors may put the Company at a competitive disadvantage regarding pricing and product volumes.

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The  Company's  principal  markets  may  be  subject  to  overcapacity  and  intense  competition,  which  could  reduce  the 
Company's net sales and net income. 

Food and beverage cans are standardized products, allowing for relatively little differentiation among competitors. This could 
lead to overcapacity and price competition among food and beverage can producers if capacity growth outpaced the growth in 
demand  for  food  and  beverage  cans  and  overall  manufacturing  capacity  exceeded  demand.  These  market  conditions  could 
reduce product prices and contribute to declining revenue and net income and increasing debt balances.  Competitive pricing 
pressures, overcapacity, the failure to develop new product designs and technologies for products, as well as other factors, such 
as  consolidation  among  the  Company's  competitors,  could  cause  the  Company  to  lose  existing  business  or  opportunities  to 
generate new business and could result in decreased cash flow and net income.  

The  Company  is  subject  to  competition  from  substitute  products  and  decreases  in  demand  for  its  products,  which  could 
result in lower profits and reduced cash flows. 

The  Company  is  subject  to  substantial  competition  from  producers  of  alternative  packaging  made  from  glass,  paper,  flexible 
materials and plastic. The Company's sales depend heavily on the volumes of sales by the Company's customers in the food and 
beverage markets. Changes in preferences for products and packaging by consumers of prepackaged food and beverage cans 
significantly influence the Company's sales. Changes in packaging by the Company's customers may require the Company to 
re-tool manufacturing operations, which could require material expenditures. In addition, a decrease in the costs of, or a further 
increase in consumer demand for, alternative packaging could result in lower profits and reduced cash flows for the Company. 
For example, increases in the price of aluminum and steel and decreases in the price of plastic resin, which is a petrochemical 
product  and  may  fluctuate  with  prices  in  the  oil  and  gas  market,  may  increase  substitution  of  plastic  food  and  beverage 
containers for metal containers or increases in the price of steel may increase substitution of aluminum packaging for aerosol 
products. Moreover, due to its high percentage of fixed costs, the Company may be unable to maintain its gross margin at past 
levels  if  it  is  not  able  to  achieve  high  capacity  utilization  rates  for  its  production  equipment.  In  periods  of  low  worldwide 
demand for its products or in situations where industry expansion created excess capacity, the Company experiences relatively 
low capacity utilization rates in its operations, which can lead to reduced margins during that period and can have an adverse 
effect on the Company's business.

The  Company's  business  results  depend  on  its  ability  to  understand  its  customers'  specific  preferences  and  requirements, 
and to develop, manufacture and market products that meet customer demand.

The  Company's  ability  to  develop  new  product  offerings  for  a  diverse  group  of  global  customers  with  differing  preferences, 
while maintaining functionality and spurring innovation, is critical to its success. This requires a thorough understanding of the 
Company's  existing  and  potential  customers  on  a  global  basis,  particularly  in  potential  high  developing  markets,  including 
South America, Eastern Europe and Asia (including India). Failure to deliver quality products that meet customer needs ahead 
of competitors could have a significant adverse effect on the Company's business.

Loss of third-party transportation providers upon whom the Company depends or increases in fuel prices could increase the 
Company's costs or cause a disruption in the Company's operations.

The  Company  depends  generally  upon  third-party  transportation  providers  for  delivery  of  products  to  customers.  Strikes, 
slowdowns, transportation disruptions or other conditions in the transportation industry, including, but not limited to, shortages 
of truck drivers, disruptions in rail service, decreases in the availability of vessels or increases in fuel prices, could increase the 
Company's costs and disrupt Company’s operations and its ability to service customers on a timely basis.

The Company's business is seasonal and weather conditions could reduce the Company's net sales. 

The Company manufactures metal and glass packaging primarily for the food and beverage can market. Its sales can be affected 
by weather conditions. Due principally to the seasonal nature of the soft drink, brewing, iced tea and other beverage industries, 
in which demand is stronger during the summer months, sales of the Company's products have varied and are expected to vary 
by quarter. Shipments in the U.S. and Europe are typically greater in the second and third quarters of the year. Unseasonably 
cool  weather  can  reduce  consumer  demand  for  certain  beverages  packaged  in  its  containers.  In  addition,  poor  weather 
conditions that reduce crop yields of packaged foods can decrease customer demand for its food containers. 

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The Company has a significant amount of goodwill that, if impaired in the future, would result in lower reported net income 
and a reduction of its net worth. 

Impairment  of  the  Company's  goodwill  would  require  a  write  down  of  goodwill,  which  would  reduce  the  Company's  net 
income in the period of any such write down. At December 31, 2020, the carrying value of the Company's goodwill was $4.6 
billion. The Company is required to evaluate goodwill reflected on its balance sheet at least annually, or when circumstances 
indicate a potential impairment. If it determines that the goodwill is impaired, the Company would be required to write off a 
portion or all of the goodwill.

A  significant  portion  of  the  Company's  workforce  is  unionized  and  labor  disruptions  could  increase  the  Company's  costs 
and prevent the Company from supplying its customers.

A  significant  portion  of  the  Company's  workforce  is  unionized  and  a  prolonged  work  stoppage  or  strike  at  any  facility  with 
unionized  employees  could  increase  its  costs  and  prevent  the  Company  from  supplying  its  customers.  In  addition,  upon  the 
expiration of existing collective bargaining agreements, the Company may not reach new agreements without union action in 
certain jurisdictions and any such new agreements may not be on terms satisfactory to the Company.  If the Company is unable 
to negotiate acceptable collective bargaining agreements, it may become subject to union-initiated work stoppages, including 
strikes.  Moreover, additional groups of currently non-unionized employees may seek union representation in the future. 

Failure  by  the  Company's  joint  venture  partners  to  observe  their  obligations  could  adversely  affect  the  business  and 
operations of the joint ventures and, in turn, the business and operations of the Company. 

A portion of the Company's operations, including certain beverage can operations in Asia, the Middle East and South America, 
is  conducted  through  joint  ventures.  The  Company  participates  in  these  ventures  with  third  parties.  In  the  event  that  the 
Company's  joint  venture  partners  do  not  observe  their  obligations  or  are  unable  to  commit  additional  capital  to  the  joint 
ventures, it is possible that the affected joint venture would not be able to operate in accordance with its business plans or that 
the Company would have to increase its level of commitment to the joint venture. 

The  Company  may  not  be  able  to  use  all  of  its  foreign  tax  credit  carryforwards  in  the  event  it  undergoes  an  ownership 
change as defined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  

The  Company  has  substantial  foreign  tax  carryforwards  that  can,  subject  to  complex  limitations,  reduce  U.S.  taxes  owed  on 
foreign  income.  In  the  event  the  Company  undergoes  an  ownership  change  as  determined,  its  use  of  those  foreign  tax  credit 
carryovers may be severely curtailed under section 383 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986. An ownership change may 
occur if the percentage of the Company's stock owned by one or more 5% shareholders increases by more than 50 percentage 
points over the lowest percentage of the Company's stock owned by those shareholders, measured over a three year period.

The loss of the Company's intellectual property rights may negatively impact its ability to compete. 

If  the  Company  is  unable  to  maintain  the  proprietary  nature  of  its  technologies,  its  competitors  may  use  its  technologies  to 
compete  with  it.  The  Company  has  a  number  of  patents  covering  various  aspects  of  its  products,  including  its  SuperEnd® 
beverage  can  end,  whose  primary  patent  expired  in  2016,  Easylift™  full  aperture  steel  food  can  ends,  PeelSeam™  and 
PeelFit™  flexible  lidding  and  Ideal™  product  line.  The  Company's  patents  may  not  withstand  challenge  in  litigation,  and 
patents do not ensure that competitors will not develop competing products or infringe upon the Company's patents. Moreover, 
the costs of litigation to defend the Company's patents could be substantial and may outweigh the benefits of enforcing its rights 
under  its  patents.  The  Company  markets  its  products  internationally  and  the  patent  laws  of  foreign  countries  may  offer  less 
protection than the patent laws of the United States. Not all of the Company's domestic patents have been registered in other 
countries. The Company also relies on trade secrets, know-how and other unpatented proprietary technology, and others may 
independently develop the same or similar technology or otherwise obtain access to the Company's unpatented technology. In 
addition, the Company has from time to time received letters from third parties suggesting that it may be infringing on their 
intellectual  property  rights,  and  third  parties  may  bring  infringement  suits  against  the  Company,  which  could  result  in  the 
Company needing to seek licenses from these third parties or refraining altogether from use of the claimed technology.  

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

The  Company's  international  operations,  which  generated  approximately  69%  of  its  consolidated  net  sales  in  2020,  are 
subject to various risks that may lead to decreases in its financial results. 

The  Company  is  an  international  company,  and  the  risks  associated  with  operating  in  foreign  countries  may  have  a  negative 
impact on the Company's liquidity and net income. The Company's international operations generated approximately 69%, 70% 
and 73% of its consolidated net sales in the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018.  In addition, the Company's business strategy 
includes continued expansion of international activities, including within developing markets and areas, such as South America, 
Eastern Europe and Asia, that may pose greater risk of political or economic instability. Approximately 37% of the Company's 
consolidated  net  sales  in  the  year  ended  2020  and  approximately  35%  of  the  Company's  consolidated  net  sales  in  the  years 
ended  2019  and  2018  were  generated  outside  of  the  developed  markets  in  Western  Europe,  the  United  States  and  Canada.  
Further, if a downturn in European economic conditions ultimately leads to a significant devaluation of the euro, the value of 
the Company's financial assets that are denominated in euro would be significantly reduced when translated to U.S. dollars for 
financial  reporting  purposes.  Any  of  these  conditions  could  ultimately  harm  the  Company's  overall  business,  prospects, 
operating results, financial condition and cash flows.  

Emerging markets are a focus of the Company's international growth strategy. The developing nature of these markets and the 
nature of the Company's international operations generally are subject to various risks, including: 

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inconsistent product regulation or policy changes by foreign agencies or governments; 

duties,  taxes  or  government  royalties,  including  the  imposition  or  increase  of  withholding  and  other  taxes  on 
remittances and other payments by non-U.S. subsidiaries; 

customs, import/export and other trade compliance regulations; 

foreign exchange rate risks and exchange controls; 

difficulty in collecting international accounts receivable and potentially longer payment cycles; 

increased costs in maintaining international manufacturing and marketing efforts; 

non-tariff barriers and higher duty rates; 

difficulties  associated  with  expatriating  cash  generated  or  held  abroad  in  a  tax-efficient  manner  and  changes  in  tax 
laws; 

difficulties  in  enforcement  of  contractual  obligations  and  intellectual  property  rights  and  difficulties  in  protecting 
intellectual property or sensitive commercial and operations data or information technology systems generally; 

national and regional labor strikes; 

geographic, language and cultural differences between personnel in different areas of the world; 

high social benefit costs for labor, including costs associated with restructurings; 

civil unrest or political, social, legal and economic instability; 

product boycotts, including with respect to the products of the Company's multi-national customers;

customer, supplier, and investor concerns regarding operations in areas such as the Middle East; 

taking of property by nationalization or expropriation without fair compensation; 

imposition of limitations on conversions of foreign currencies into dollars or payment of dividends and other payments 
by non-U.S. subsidiaries; 

hyperinflation and currency devaluation in certain foreign countries where such currency devaluation could affect the 
amount  of  cash  generated  by  operations  in  those  countries  and  thereby  affect  the  Company's  ability  to  satisfy  its 
obligations; 

war, civil disturbance, global or regional catastrophic events, natural disasters, and acts of terrorism; 

geographical concentration of the Company's factories and operations and regional shifts in its customer base; 

periodic health epidemic concerns, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

the complexity of managing global operations; and

compliance with applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws.

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As the Company seeks to expand its business globally, growth opportunities may be impacted by greater political, economic 
and  social  uncertainty  and  the  continuing  and  accelerating  globalization  of  businesses  could  significantly  change  the 
dynamics of the Company's competition, customer base and product offerings.

The  Company's  efforts  to  grow  its  businesses  depend  to  a  large  extent  upon  access  to,  and  its  success  in  developing  market 
share  and  operating  profitably  in,  geographic  markets  including  but  not  limited  to  the  Middle  East,  South  America,  Eastern 
Europe and Asia. In some cases, countries in these regions have greater political and economic volatility, greater vulnerability 
to infrastructure and labor disruptions and differing local customer product preferences and requirements than the Company's 
other markets. Operating and seeking to expand business in a number of different regions and countries exposes the Company 
to  multiple  and  potentially  conflicting  cultural  practices,  business  practices  and  legal  and  regulatory  requirements  that  are 
subject  to  change,  including  those  related  to  tariffs  and  trade  barriers,  investments,  property  ownership  rights,  taxation, 
repatriation  of  earnings  and  regulation  of  advanced  technologies.  Such  expansion  efforts  may  also  use  capital  and  other 
resources of the Company that could be invested in other areas. Expanding business operations globally also increases exposure 
to currency fluctuations which can materially affect the Company's financial results. As emerging geographic markets become 
more important to the Company, its competitors are also seeking to expand their production capacities and sales in these same 
markets,  which  may  lead  to  industry  overcapacity  that  could  adversely  affect  pricing,  volumes  and  financial  results  in  such 
markets. Although the Company is taking measures to adapt to these changing circumstances, the Company's reputation and/or 
business results could be negatively affected should these efforts prove unsuccessful. 

The  Company  is  subject  to  the  effects  of  fluctuations  in  foreign  exchange  rates,  which  may  reduce  its  net  sales  and  cash 
flow. 

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign currencies as a significant portion of its consolidated net sales, costs, assets 
and  liabilities,  are  denominated  in  currencies  other  than  the  U.S.  dollar.  The  Company's  international  operations  generated 
approximately 69%, 70% and 73% of its consolidated net sales in the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018. Volatility in exchange 
rates  may  increase  the  costs  of  its  products,  impair  the  purchasing  power  of  its  customers  in  different  markets,  result  in 
significant competitive benefit to certain of its competitors who incur a material part of their costs in other currencies than it 
does,  and  increase  its  hedging  costs  and  limit  its  ability  to  hedge  exchange  rate  exposure.    In  its  consolidated  financial 
statements, the Company translates local currency financial results into U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates prevailing 
during a reporting period. During times of a strengthening U.S. dollar, its reported international revenue and earnings will be 
reduced because the local currency will translate into fewer U.S. dollars. Conversely, a weakening U.S. dollar will effectively 
increase the dollar-equivalent of the Company's expenses and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. See “Management's 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources-Market Risk” and 
"Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk" in this Annual Report. Although the Company may use financial 
instruments such as foreign currency forwards from time to time to reduce its exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations 
in some cases, it may not elect or have the ability to implement hedges or, if it does implement them, there can be no assurance 
that such agreements will achieve the desired effect.

For  the  year-ended  December  31,  2020,  a  0.10  movement  in  the  average  euro  rate  would  have  reduced  net  income  by  $9 
million. 

The vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union could adversely affect the Company.

The  United  Kingdom  (“U.K.”)  has  ceased  to  be  a  member  of  the  European  Union  (“E.U.”)  on  January  31,  2020,  and  the 
applicable transition period ended on December 31, 2020 (such departure commonly referred to as “Brexit”).  The U.K. is also 
no longer part of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”).

Due to the ongoing political uncertainty as regards the structure of the future relationship between the U.K. and the E.U. and, as 
a consequence, the uncertainty as to the wider implications it will have for the U.K., it is not possible to determine the precise 
impact  on  general  economic  conditions  in  the  U.K.,  including  any  implications  for  the  U.K.  sovereign  ratings,  ratings  of 
relevant transaction parties or the performance of other entities or exposures with a U.K. nexus.  The uncertainty continues to 
adversely  affect  economic  and  market  conditions  in  the  U.K.,  in  the  E.U.  and  its  member  states  and  elsewhere,  and  also 
contribute to some uncertainty and instability in global financial markets.  In particular, Brexit significantly impacts volatility, 
liquidity and/or the market value of securities. Accordingly, Brexit could adversely affect the Company's business, results of 
operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Risks Relating to the Company's Indebtedness and Liquidity

The substantial indebtedness of the Company could prevent it from fulfilling its obligations under its indebtedness.

The  Company  has  substantial  outstanding  indebtedness.  As  a  result  of  the  Company's  substantial  indebtedness,  a  significant 
portion  of  the  Company's  cash  flow  will  be  required  to  pay  interest  and  principal  on  its  outstanding  indebtedness,  and  the 
Company may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or have future borrowings available under its senior secured 
credit facilities, to enable it to repay its indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs. As of December 31, 2020, the Company 
and its subsidiaries had approximately $8.3 billion of indebtedness, excluding unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs.

The Company’s current sources of liquidity includes a securitization facility with a program limit up to a maximum of $375 that 
expires in July 2021, a securitization facility with a program limit of $282 that expires in November 2022, and an uncommitted 
securitization  facility  with  a  program  limit  of  $175  that  expires  in  December  2021.  Additional  sources  of  the  Company's 
liquidity include borrowings under its $1,650 billion revolving credit facilities that matures in December 2024.  

The Company's indebtedness includes its €650 million ($794 million at December 31, 2020) 4.0% senior notes in July 2022; its 
$1  billion  4.50%  senior  notes  in  January  2023;  its  €335  million  ($409  million  at  December  31,  2020)  2.25%  senior  notes  in 
February 2023; its €550 million ($671 million at December 31, 2020) 0.75% senior notes in February 2023; its €600 million 
($733 million at December 31, 2020) 2.625% senior notes in September 2024; its €600 million ($733 million at December 31, 
2020) 3.375% senior notes in May 2025; its $875 million 4.75% senior notes in February 2026; its €500 million ($610 million 
at December 31, 2020) 2.875% senior notes in February 2026; its $400 million 4.25% senior notes in September 2026; its $350 
million 7.375% senior notes in December 2026; its $40 million 7.5% senior notes in December 2096; and its $110 million of 
other indebtedness in various currencies at various dates through 2027. In addition, the Company’s term loan facilities mature 
as follows: $41 million in 2021, $82 million in 2022, $83 million in 2023, and $1,210 million in 2024.

The substantial indebtedness of the Company could: 

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increase  the  Company's  vulnerability  to  general  adverse  economic  and  industry  conditions,  including  rising  interest 
rates;
restrict the  Company from making strategic acquisitions or exploiting business opportunities, including any planned 
expansion in emerging markets; 

limit  the  Company's  ability  to  make  capital  expenditures  both  domestically  and  internationally  in  order  to  grow  the 
Company's business or maintain manufacturing plants in good working order and repair; 

limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants under the Company's indebtedness, the Company's ability 
to obtain additional financing, dispose of assets or pay cash dividends; 

require  the  Company  to  dedicate  a  substantial  portion  of  its  cash  flow  from  operations  to  service  its  indebtedness, 
thereby  reducing  the  availability  of  its  cash  flow  to  fund  future  working  capital,  capital  expenditures,  research  and 
development expenditures and other general corporate requirements; 

require the Company to sell assets used in its business;  

limit the Company's ability to refinance its existing indebtedness, particularly during periods of adverse credit market 
conditions when refinancing indebtedness may not be available under interest rates and other terms acceptable to the 
Company or at all; 

increase the Company's cost of borrowing; 

limit  the  Company's  flexibility  in  planning  for,  or  reacting  to,  changes  in  its  business  and  the  industry  in  which  it 
operates; and 

place the Company at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have less debt. 

If  its  financial  condition,  operating  results  and  liquidity  deteriorate,  the  Company's  creditors  may  restrict  its  ability  to  obtain 
future financing and its suppliers could require prepayment or cash on delivery rather than extend credit, which could further 
diminish the Company's ability to generate cash flows from operations sufficient to service its debt obligations. In addition, the 
Company's ability to make payments on and refinance its debt and to fund its operations will depend on the Company's ability 
to generate cash in the future. 

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Some  of  the  Company's  indebtedness  is  subject  to  floating  interest  rates,  which  would  result  in  the  Company's  interest 
expense increasing if interest rates rise. 

As of December 31, 2020, approximately $1.5 billion of the Company's $8.3 billion of total indebtedness and other outstanding 
obligations were subject to floating interest rates. Changes in economic conditions could result in higher interest rates, thereby 
increasing  the  Company's  interest  expense  and  reducing  funds  available  for  operations  or  other  purposes.  The  Company's 
annual interest expense was $300 million, $378 million and $384 million for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Based on the 
amount of variable rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2020, a 0.25% increase in variable interest rates would increase its 
annual interest expense by approximately $4 million before tax. Accordingly, the Company may experience economic losses 
and a negative impact on earnings as a result of interest rate fluctuation. The actual effect of a 0.25% increase in these floating 
interest  rates  could  be  more  than  $4  million  as  the  Company’s  average  borrowings  on  its  variable  rate  debt  may  be  higher 
during  the  year  than  the  amount  at  December  31,  2020.  In  addition,  the  cost  of  the  Company’s  securitization  and  factoring 
facilities would also increase with an increase in floating interest rates. Although the Company may use interest rate protection 
agreements  from  time  to  time  to  reduce  its  exposure  to  interest  rate  fluctuations  in  some  cases,  it  may  not  elect  or  have  the 
ability  to  implement  hedges  or,  if  it  does  implement  them,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  such  agreements  will  achieve  the 
desired effect.   See  “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results  of  Operations-Liquidity  and 
Capital Resources-Market Risk” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Annual Report.

Restrictive  covenants  in  the  debt  agreements  governing  the  Company's  current  or  future  indebtedness  could  restrict  the 
Company's operating flexibility. 

The  indentures  and  agreements  governing  the  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities  and  outstanding  notes  contain 
affirmative  and  negative  covenants  that  limit  the  ability  of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  to  take  certain  actions.  These 
restrictions  may  limit  the  Company's  ability  to  operate  its  businesses  and  may  prohibit  or  limit  its  ability  to  enhance  its 
operations  or  take  advantage  of  potential  business  opportunities  as  they  arise.  The  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities 
require the Company to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial conditions. The agreements or indentures 
governing the Company's senior secured credit facilities and certain of its outstanding  notes  restrict,  among other  things,  the 
ability of the Company and the ability of all or substantially all of its subsidiaries to: 

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pay  dividends  or  make  other  distributions,  repurchase  capital  stock,  repurchase  subordinated  debt  and  make  certain 
investments or loans; 

create liens and engage in sale and leaseback transactions; 

create restrictions on the payment of dividends and other amounts to the Company from subsidiaries; 

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change accounting treatment and reporting practices; 

enter  into  agreements  restricting  the  ability  of  a  subsidiary  to  pay  dividends  to,  make  or  repay  loans  to,  transfer 
property to, or guarantee indebtedness of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries; 

sell or acquire assets, enter into leaseback transactions and merge or consolidate with or into other companies; and 

engage in transactions with affiliates. 

In  addition,  the  indentures  and  agreements  governing  the  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities  and  certain  of  its 
outstanding  notes  limit,  among  other  things,  the  ability  of  the  Company  to  enter  into  certain  transactions,  such  as  mergers, 
consolidations, joint ventures, asset sales, sale and leaseback transactions and the pledging of assets. 

The breach of any of these covenants by the Company or the failure by the Company to meet any of these ratios or conditions 
could  result  in  a  default  under  any  or  all  of  such  indebtedness.  If  a  default  occurs  under  any  such  indebtedness,  all  of  the 
outstanding  obligations  thereunder  could  become  immediately  due  and  payable,  which  could  result  in  a  default  under  the 
Company's  other  outstanding  debt  and  could  lead  to  an  acceleration  of  obligations  related  to  the  Company's  senior  secured 
credit facilities, outstanding notes and other outstanding debt.  The ability of the Company to comply with these covenants or 
indentures governing other indebtedness it may incur in the future and its outstanding notes can be affected by events beyond its 
control and, therefore, it may be unable to meet these ratios and conditions. 

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Notwithstanding  the  Company's  current  indebtedness  levels  and  restrictive  covenants,  the  Company  may  still  be  able  to 
incur substantial additional debt or make certain restricted payments, which could exacerbate the risks described above. 

The Company may be able to incur additional debt in the future, including in connection with acquisitions or joint ventures. 
Although  the  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities  and  indentures  governing  certain  of  its  outstanding  notes  contain 
restrictions on the Company's ability to incur indebtedness, those restrictions are subject to a number of exceptions, and, under 
certain circumstances, indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. The Company may also 
consider  investments  in  joint  ventures  or  acquisitions  or  increased  capital  expenditures,  which  may  increase  the  Company's 
indebtedness.    Moreover,  although  the  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities  and  indentures  governing  certain  of  its 
outstanding  notes  contain  restrictions  on  the  Company’s  ability  to  make  restricted  payments,  including  the  declaration  and 
payment  of  dividends  and  the  repurchase  of  the  Company’s  common  stock,  the  Company  is  able  to  make  such  restricted 
payments  under  certain  circumstances  which  may  increase  indebtedness.    Adding  new  debt  to  current  debt  levels  or  making 
otherwise restricted payments could intensify the related risks that the Company and its subsidiaries now face. 

The Company's senior secured credit facilities provide that certain change of control events constitute an event of default. In 
the event of a change of control, the Company may not be able to satisfy all of its obligations under the senior secured credit 
facilities or other indebtedness. 

The Company may not have sufficient assets or be able to obtain sufficient third-party financing on favorable terms to satisfy 
all  of  its  obligations  under  the  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities  or  other  indebtedness  in  the  event  of  a  change  of 
control.    The  Company's  senior  secured  credit  facilities  provide  that  certain  change  of  control  events  constitute  an  event  of 
default under the senior secured credit facilities. Such an event of default entitles the lenders thereunder to, among other things, 
cause  all  outstanding  debt  obligations  under  the  senior  secured  credit  facilities  to  become  due  and  payable  and  to  proceed 
against  the  collateral  securing  the  senior  secured  credit  facilities.  Any  event  of  default  or  acceleration  of  the  senior  secured 
credit  facilities  will  likely  also  cause  a  default  under  the  terms  of  other  indebtedness  of  the  Company.    In  addition,  the 
indentures governing certain of the Company's outstanding notes require that the Company offer to repurchase the notes at an 
offer price of 101% of principal upon certain change of control repurchase events.

The Company is subject to certain restrictions that may limit its ability to make payments on its debt out of the cash reserves 
shown on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 

The ability of the Company's subsidiaries and joint ventures to pay dividends, make distributions, provide loans or make other 
payments to the Company may be restricted by applicable state and foreign laws, potentially adverse tax consequences and their 
agreements, including agreements governing their debt.  In addition, the equity interests of the Company's joint venture partners 
or  other  shareholders  in  the  Company's  non-wholly  owned  subsidiaries  in  any  dividend  or  other  distribution  made  by  these 
entities would need to be satisfied on a proportionate basis with the Company. As a result, the Company may not be able to 
access a portion of its cash flow to service the Company's debt.

The  Company  has  significant  pension  plan  obligations  worldwide  and  significant  unfunded  postretirement  obligations, 
which could reduce its cash flow and negatively impact its results of operations and its financial condition. 

The Company sponsors various pension plans worldwide, with the largest funded plans in the U.K., U.S. and Canada. In 2020, 
2019 and 2018, the Company contributed $27 million, $23 million and $20 million to its pension plans. Pension expense was 
$92  million,  including  settlement  charges  of  $66  million,  in  2020  and  is  expected  to  be  $48  million  in  2021,  using  foreign 
currency  exchange  rates  in  effect  at  December  31,  2020.    A  0.25%  change  in  the  2021  expected  rate  of  return  assumptions 
would change 2021 pension expense by approximately $12 million. A 0.25% change in the discount rates assumptions as of 
December  31,  2020  would  change  2021  pension  expense  by  approximately  $2  million.  The  Company  may  be  required  to 
accelerate the timing of its contributions under its pension plans. The actual impact of any accelerated funding will depend upon 
the interest rates required for determining the plan liabilities and the investment performance of plan assets. An acceleration in 
the timing of pension plan contributions could decrease the Company's cash available to pay its outstanding obligations and its 
net income and increase the Company's outstanding indebtedness. 

Based on current assumptions, the Company expects to make pension contributions of $22 million in 2021, $42 million in 2022, 
$68 million in 2023, $78 million in 2024 and $111 million in 2025. Future changes in the factors used to determine pension 
contributions,  including  investment  performance  of  plan  assets,  could  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  Company’s  future 
contributions and its cash flow available for debt reduction, capital expenditures or other purposes. 

The  difference  between  pension  plan  obligations  and  assets,  or  the  funded  status  of  the  plans,  significantly  affects  the  net 
periodic  benefit  costs  of  the  Company's  pension  plans  and  the  ongoing  funding  requirements  of  those  plans.  Among  other 

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factors, significant volatility in the equity markets and in the value of illiquid alternative investments, changes in discount rates, 
investment returns  and the market value  of  plan assets can substantially increase the Company's  future pension plan funding 
requirements  and  could  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  Company's  results  of  operations  and  profitability.  See  Note  Q  to  the 
Company's audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. As long as the Company continues to maintain its 
various pension plans, the Company will continue to incur additional pension obligations. The Company's pension plan assets 
consist  primarily  of  common  stocks  and  fixed  income  securities  and  also  include  alternative  investments  such  as  interests  in 
private equity and hedge funds. If the performance of plan assets does not meet the Company's assumptions or discount rates 
decline, the underfunding of the pension plans may increase and the Company may have to contribute additional funds to the 
pension  plans,  and  the  Company's  pension  expense  may  increase.  In  addition,  certain  of  the  Company's  pension  and 
postretirement plans are unfunded. 

The  Company's  U.S.  funded  pension  plan  is  subject  to  the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act  of  1974,  or  ERISA. 
Under ERISA, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or PBGC, has the authority to terminate an underfunded plan under 
certain  circumstances.  In  the  event  its  U.S.  pension  plan  is  terminated  for  any  reason  while  the  plan  is  underfunded,  the 
Company will incur a liability to the PBGC that may be equal to the entire amount of the underfunding, which under certain 
circumstances  may  be  senior  to  the  notes.  In  addition,  as  of  December  31,  2020  the  unfunded  accumulated  postretirement 
benefit obligation, as calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, for retiree medical benefits 
was approximately $166 million, based on assumptions set forth under Note Q to the Company's audited consolidated financial 
statements in this Annual Report.

Risks Relating to Litigation and Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to litigation risks which could negatively impact its operations and net income. 

The  Company  is  subject  to  various  lawsuits  and  claims  with  respect  to  matters  such  as  governmental,  environmental  and 
employee benefits laws and regulations, securities, labor, and actions arising out of the normal course of business, in addition to 
asbestos-related litigation described under the risk factor titled “Pending and future asbestos litigation and payments to settle 
asbestos-related claims could reduce the Company's cash flow and negatively impact its financial condition.” The Company is 
currently unable to determine the total expense or possible loss, if any, that may ultimately be incurred in the resolution of such 
legal proceedings. Regardless of the ultimate outcome of such legal proceedings, they could result in significant diversion of 
time  by  the  Company's  management.  The  results  of  the  Company's  pending  legal  proceedings,  including  any  potential 
settlements,  are  uncertain  and  the  outcome  of  these  disputes  may  decrease  its  cash  available  for  operations  and  investment, 
restrict its operations or otherwise negatively impact its business, operating results, financial condition and cash flow.

In  March  2015,  the  Bundeskartellamt,  or  German  Federal  Cartel  Office  (“FCO”),  conducted  unannounced  inspections  of  the 
premises of several metal packaging manufacturers, including one of the Company’s German subsidiaries. The local court order 
authorizing the inspection cited FCO suspicions of anti-competitive agreements in the market for the supply of metal packaging 
products. The Company conducted an internal investigation into the matter and discovered instances of inappropriate conduct 
by  certain  employees  of  German  subsidiaries  of  the  Company.  The  Company  cooperated  with  the  FCO  and  submitted  a 
leniency application with the FCO which disclosed the findings of its internal investigation to date.  In April 2018, the FCO 
discontinued its national investigation and referred the matter to the European Commission (the “Commission”). Following the 
referral, Commission officials conducted unannounced inspections of the premises of several metal packaging manufacturers, 
including Company subsidiaries in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

The Commission’s investigation is ongoing and, to date, the Commission has not officially charged the Company or any of its 
subsidiaries with violations of competition law. The Company is cooperating with the Commission and submitted a leniency 
application with the Commission with respect to the findings of the investigation in Germany referenced above. This 
application may lead to the reduction of possible future penalties. At this stage of the investigation the Company believes that a 
loss is probable but is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of the Commission’s investigation and is unable to estimate the 
loss or possible range of losses that could be incurred, and has therefore not recorded a charge in connection with the actions by 
the Commission. If the Commission finds that the Company or any of its subsidiaries violated competition law, fines levied by 
the Commission could be material to the Company’s operating results and cash flows for the periods in which they are resolved 
or become reasonably estimable.

Pending and future asbestos litigation and payments to settle asbestos-related claims could reduce the Company's cash flow 
and negatively impact its financial condition. 

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (Crown Cork), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is one of many defendants in a 
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asbestos.  In  1963,  Crown  Cork  acquired  a  subsidiary  that  had  two  operating  businesses,  one  of  which  is  alleged  to  have 
manufactured  asbestos-containing  insulation  products.  Crown  Cork  believes  that  the  business  ceased  manufacturing  such 
products in 1963. 

As  of  December  31,  2020,  Crown  Cork's  accrual  for  pending  and  future  asbestos-related  claims  and  related  legal  costs  was 
$251  million,  including  $214  million  for  unasserted  claims.    The  Company  determines  its  accrual  without  limitation  to  a 
specific time period.  Assumptions underlying the accrual include that claims for exposure to asbestos that occurred after the 
sale of the subsidiary's insulation business in 1964 would not be entitled to settlement payouts and that state statutes described 
under Note N to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report, including Texas and 
Pennsylvania  statutes,  are  expected  to  have  a  highly  favorable  impact  on  Crown  Cork's  ability  to  settle  or  defend  against 
asbestos-related claims in those states and other states where Pennsylvania law may apply. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  Crown  Cork  received  approximately  1,500  new  claims,  settled  or  dismissed 
approximately 1,500 claims, and had approximately 56,000 claims outstanding at the end of the period.  Of these outstanding 
claims, approximately 16,500 claims relate to claimants alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964 and approximately 39,500 
relate  to  claimants  alleging  first  exposure  to  asbestos  before  or  during  1964,  of  which  approximately  13,000  were  filed  in 
Texas, 1,500 were filed in Pennsylvania, 6,000 were filed in other states that have enacted asbestos legislation and 19,000 were 
filed in other states. The outstanding claims at December 31, 2020 also exclude approximately 19,000 inactive claims, as well 
as claims in Texas filed after June 11, 2003 (as the state of Texas has enacted legislation limiting asbestos-related liabilities, as 
further discussed in Note N.  Due to the passage of time, the Company considers it unlikely that the plaintiffs in these cases will 
pursue further action. The exclusion of these inactive claims had no effect on the calculation of the Company's accrual as the 
claims  were  filed  in  states  where  the  Company's  liability  is  limited  by  statute.  The  Company  devotes  significant  time  and 
expense to defend against these various claims, complaints and proceedings, and there can be no assurance that the expenses or 
distractions from operating the Company's businesses arising from these defenses will not increase materially. 

Crown Cork made cash payments of $21 million, $22 million and $21 million in 2020, 2019 and 2018 to settle asbestos claims 
and pay related legal and defense costs. These payments and any such future payments will reduce the cash flow available to 
Crown Cork for its business operations and debt payments.  

Asbestos-related payments including defense costs may be significantly higher than those estimated by Crown Cork because the 
outcome  of  this  type  of  litigation  (and,  therefore,  Crown  Cork's  reserve)  is  subject  to  a  number  of  assumptions  and 
uncertainties, such as the number or size of asbestos-related claims or settlements, the number of financially viable responsible 
parties,  the  extent  to  which  state  statutes  relating  to  asbestos  liability  are  upheld  and/or  applied  by  the  courts,  Crown  Cork's 
ability to obtain resolution without payment of asbestos-related claims by persons alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964, 
and  the  potential  impact  of  any  pending  or  future  asbestos-related  legislation.  Accordingly,  Crown  Cork  may  be  required  to 
make payments for claims substantially in excess of its accrual, which could reduce the Company's cash flow and impair its 
ability to satisfy its obligations.  Further information regarding Crown's Cork's asbestos-related liabilities is presented within 
“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the headings,  “Provision for 
Asbestos”  and  “Critical  Accounting  Policies”  and  under  Note  N  to  the  Company's  audited  consolidated  financial  statements 
included in this Annual Report.

The Company is subject to costs and liabilities related to stringent environmental and health and safety standards.

Laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and health and safety may increase the Company’s costs of operating 
and reduce its profitability. The Company's operations are subject to numerous U.S. federal and state and non-U.S. laws and 
regulations governing the protection of the environment, including those relating to operating permits, treatment, storage and 
disposal of waste, the use of chemicals in the Company's products and manufacturing process, discharges into water, emissions 
into the atmosphere, remediation of soil and groundwater contamination and protection of employee health and safety. Future 
regulations  may  impose  stricter  environmental  or  employee  safety  requirements  affecting  the  Company's  operations  or  may 
impose additional requirements regarding consumer health and safety, such as potential restrictions on the use of bisphenol-A, a 
starting  material  used  to  produce  internal  and  external  coatings  for  some  food,  beverage,  and  aerosol  containers  and  metal 
closures.  In the U.S., the FDA has banned the use of bisphenol-A in baby bottles, children’s drinking cups and epoxy resins 
that coat infant formula cans as well as in packaging and utensils for all foods and the EPA has considered adding bisphenol-A 
to  the  chemical  concern  list  on  the  basis  of  environmental  effects  and  using  its  Design  for  the  Environment  program  to 
encourage  reductions  in  bisphenol-A  manufacturing  and  use.  In  addition,  the  State  of  California  has  declared  bisphenol-A  a 
reproductive  system  hazard  and  listed  it  as  a  hazardous  chemical  under  the  state  Safe  Water  and  Toxic  Environment  Act. 
Certain  other  nations,  including  Denmark,  Belgium  and  France,  have  implemented  or  considered  implementing  legislation 
restricting  the  use  of  bisphenol-A,  including  imposing  product  labeling  requirements  or  restrictions  on  the  importation  and 
placement  in  the  market  of  packaging  and  utensils  containing  bisphenol-A,  and  the  European  Food  Safety  Authority  has 

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recommended that the tolerable daily intake of bisphenol-A be lowered. Domestic and international, federal, state, municipal or 
other  regulatory  authorities  could  further  restrict  or  prohibit  the  use  of  bisphenol-A  in  the  future.    In  addition,  recent  public 
reports,  litigation  and  other  allegations  regarding  the  potential  health  hazards  of  bisphenol-A  could  contribute  to  a  perceived 
safety risk about the Company's products and adversely impact sales or otherwise disrupt the Company's business. While the 
Company  is  exploring  various  alternatives  to  the  use  of  bisphenol-A  and  conversion  to  alternatives  is  underway  in  some 
applications, there can be no assurance the Company will be completely successful in its efforts or that the alternatives will not 
be more costly to the Company.

Also,  for  example,  future  restrictions  in  some  jurisdictions  on  air  emissions  of  volatile  organic  compounds  and  the  use  of 
certain  paint  and  lacquering  ingredients  may  require  the  Company  to  employ  additional  control  equipment  or  process 
modifications. The Company’s operations and properties, both in the United States and abroad, must comply with these laws 
and  regulations.  In  addition,  a  number  of  governmental  authorities  in  the  United  States  and  abroad  have  introduced  or  are 
contemplating  enacting  legal  requirements,  including  emissions  limitations,  cap  and  trade  systems  or  mandated  changes  in 
energy consumption, in response to the potential impacts of climate change. Given the wide range of potential future climate 
change  regulations  in  the  jurisdictions  in  which  the  Company  operates,  the  potential  impact  to  the  Company's  operations  is 
uncertain. In addition, the potential impact of climate change on the Company's operations is highly uncertain. The impact of 
climate change may vary by geographic location and other circumstances, including weather patterns and any impact to natural 
resources such as water.

A  number  of  governmental  authorities  both  in  the  U.S.  and  abroad  also  have  enacted,  or  are  considering,  legal  requirements 
relating to product stewardship, including mandating recycling, the use of recycled materials and/or limitations on certain kinds 
of  packaging  materials  such  as  plastics.  In  addition,  some  companies  with  packaging  needs  have  responded  to  such 
developments,  and/or  to  perceived  environmental  concerns  of  consumers,  by  using  containers  made  in  whole  or  in  part  of 
recycled materials. Such developments may reduce the demand for some of the Company's products, and/or increase its costs.

The  Company  may  experience  significant  negative  effects  to  its  business  as  a  result  of  new  federal,  state  or  local  taxes, 
increases  to  current  taxes  or  other  governmental  regulations  specifically  targeted  to  decrease  the  consumption  of  certain 
types of beverages. 

Public  health  and  government  officials  have  become  increasingly  concerned  about  the  health  consequences  associated  with 
over-consumption of certain types of beverages, such as sugar-sweetened beverages and including those sold by certain of the 
Company's  significant  customers.  Possible  new  federal,  state  or  local  taxes,  increases  to  current  taxes  or  other  governmental 
regulations  specifically  targeted  to  decrease  the  consumption  of  these  beverages  may  significantly  reduce  demand  for  the 
beverages  of  the  Company's  customers,  which  could  in  turn  affect  demand  of  the  Company's  customers  for  the  Company's 
products.  For  example,  taxes  on  certain  sugar-sweetened  beverages  have  been  enacted  in  France,  the  United  Kingdom,  and 
Mexico. France has also imposed taxes on energy drinks using certain amounts of taurine and caffeine. Some state and local 
governments  are  also  considering  similar  taxes,  and  several  U.S.  cities,  including  in  California,  Pennsylvania,  Illinois, 
Washington,  and  Colorado,  have  enacted  taxes  on  certain  sugar-sweetened  beverages.  The  imposition  of  such  taxes  may 
decrease  the  demand  for  certain  soft  drinks  and  beverages  that  the  Company's  customers  produce,  which  may  cause  the 
Company's  customers  to  respond  by  decreasing  their  purchases  from  the  Company.  Consumer  tax  legislation  and  future 
attempts to tax sugar-sweetened or energy drinks by other jurisdictions could reduce the demand for the Company's products 
and materially adversely affect the Company's business and financial results. 

Demand for the Company's products could be affected by changes in laws and regulations applicable to food and beverages 
and changes in consumer preferences.

The Company manufactures and sells metal and glass packaging primarily for the food and beverage can market. As a result, 
many of the Company's products come into direct contact with food and beverages. Accordingly, the Company's products must 
comply  with  various  laws  and  regulations  for  food  and  beverages  applicable  to  its  customers.  Changes  in  such  laws  and 
regulations,  such  as  the  sugary-drink  taxes  discussed  above,  could  negatively  impact  customers'  demand  for  the  Company's 
products as they comply with such changes and/or require the Company to make changes to its products. Such changes to the 
Company's products could include modifications to the coatings and compounds that the Company uses, possibly resulting in 
the incurrence of additional costs. Additionally, because many of the Company's products are used to package consumer goods, 
the  Company  is  subject  to  a  variety  of  risks  that  could  influence  consumer  behavior  and  negatively  impact  demand  for  the 
Company's products, including changes in consumer preferences driven by various health-related concerns and perceptions. 

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Changes  in  accounting  standards,  taxation  requirements  and  other  law  could  negatively  affect  the  Company's  financial 
results. 

New accounting standards or pronouncements that may become applicable to the Company from time to time, or changes in the 
interpretation of existing standards and pronouncements, could have a significant effect on the Company's reported results for 
the affected periods. The Company is also subject to income tax in the numerous jurisdictions in which the Company operates. 
Increases  in  income  tax  rates  or  other  changes  to  tax  laws  could  reduce  the  Company's  after-tax  income  from  affected 
jurisdictions or otherwise affect the Company's tax liability. 

In  addition,  the  Company's  products  are  subject  to  import  and  excise  duties  and/or  sales  or  value-added  taxes  in  many 
jurisdictions in which it operates. Increases in indirect taxes could affect the Company's products' affordability and therefore 
reduce demand for its products. 

General Risk Factors

The Company’s business operations and financial position have been and are expected to continue to be adversely affected 
by the coronavirus outbreak.

The ongoing global outbreak of coronavirus, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 
2020 and a national emergency by the President of the United States on March 13, 2020, has caused and is continuing to cause 
business slowdowns and shutdowns and turmoil in the financial markets both in the U.S. and abroad. The Company is closely 
monitoring  the  impact  of  COVID-19  on  all  aspects  of  its  business  and  geographies,  including  how  it  has  impacted  and  will 
impact the Company’s employees, customers, suppliers and distribution channels. The pandemic, as well as the quarantines and 
other governmental and non‑governmental restrictions which have been imposed throughout the world in an effort to contain or 
mitigate  it,  has  created  significant  volatility,  uncertainty  and  economic  disruption  which  is  expected  to  adversely  affect  the 
Company’s business operations and may materially and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and 
financial position or the Company’s ability to execute its short- and long-term business strategies and initiatives. For example, 
governmental  authorities  in  several  regions  (including  Pennsylvania,  where  the  Company’s  world  headquarters  are  located) 
have ordered the cessation of all business activity which is deemed non-essential and there is a risk that these shutdown orders 
will  be  extended  or  expanded  or  that  similar  shutdown  orders  will  be  implemented  in  other  regions;  while  many  food  and 
beverage  products  are  deemed  essential,  several  jurisdictions  have  implemented  restrictions  or  prohibitions  on  the  sale  of 
alcoholic beverages which have reduced the demand for some of the Company’s products. Likewise, the Company’s Transit 
Packaging  Division  supplies  a  wide  array  of  industrial  markets  which  are  being  negatively  affected  by  a  decline  in  global 
economic activity.

The  magnitude  of  COVID-19’s  ultimate  impact  on  the  Company  will  depend  on  numerous  evolving  factors,  future 
developments and cascading effects of the coronavirus pandemic that the Company is not able to predict, including: the severity 
of the outbreak and the international actions that are being taken to contain and treat it; the duration of the outbreak and the 
myriad  of  business  restrictions  being  imposed  as  a  result  of  it;  governmental,  business  and  other  responses  to  the  outbreak 
(including limitations on the Company’s operations and/or mandates that the Company provide products or services); the extent 
and  duration  of  the  effect  of  the  outbreak  on  consumer  confidence  and  spending,  customer  demand  and  buying  patterns;  the 
promotion  of  “social  distancing”  and  the  adoption  of  shelter-in-place  orders  and  restrictions  on  exports  affecting  customers’ 
demand for the Company’s products; the extent to which forced remote working arrangements reduce the Company’s ability to 
effectively manage its global operations; the impact of the outbreak on the Company’s supply chain (including reductions in 
supply that may result in an inability to meet customer demand); the impact of the outbreak on internal controls (including those 
over financial reporting); the speed and success of vaccination efforts; any impairment in value of the Company’s tangible or 
intangible assets which could be recorded as a result of a weaker economic conditions; and the effect of the ongoing disruption 
in the capital markets on the Company’s ability to access capital on favorable terms and continue to meet its liquidity needs. 
Moreover,  employee  absenteeism  due  to  members  of  the  Company’s  workforce  being  quarantined  or  exposed  to  COVID-19 
may impact the Company’s ability to meet staffing needs which, compounded with the effects of ongoing office and potential 
factory  closures,  disruptions  to  ports  and  other  shipping  infrastructure,  border  closures,  and  other  travel  or  health-related 
restrictions, may in turn impair the Company in the manufacture, distribution and sale of its products.

In  addition,  while  the  Company  cannot  predict  the  magnitude  of  the  impact  that  COVID-19  will  have  on  its  customers  and 
suppliers or their financial conditions, any material effect on the Company’s customers or suppliers could adversely impact the 
Company. For example, certain of the Company’s suppliers have informed the Company that the coronavirus outbreak and the 
resulting  business  restrictions  may  constrain  supply  of  necessary  materials  and  the  Company  may  face  difficulty  collecting 
accounts receivable from any of its customers that may be negatively impacted by the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 may 
also  exacerbate  other  risk  factors  discussed  in  Item  1A  of  the  Company’s  Annual  Report  on  Form  10‑K  for  the  year  ended 

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December 31, 2020, any of which could have a material effect on the Company. For example, significant volatility in the equity 
markets  could  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  market  value  of  the  Company's  pension  plan  assets  which  may  substantially 
increase the Company's future pension plan funding requirements and could have a negative impact on the Company's results of 
operations, pension plan funded status and future cash flows.

The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business is highly uncertain and difficult to predict, as information is 
rapidly  evolving  with  respect  to  the  duration  and  severity  of  the  pandemic.  At  this  point,  the  Company  cannot  reasonably 
estimate the duration and severity of the coronavirus outbreak or its overall impact on the Company’s business.

The loss of a major customer and/or customer consolidation could reduce the Company's net sales and profitability. 

Many  of  the  Company's  largest  customers  have  acquired  companies  with  similar  or  complementary  product  lines.  This 
consolidation  has  increased  the  concentration  of  the  Company's  business  with  its  largest  customers.  In  many  cases,  such 
consolidation has been accompanied by pressure from customers for lower prices, reflecting the increase in the total volume of 
product  purchased  or  the  elimination  of  a  price  differential  between  the  acquiring  customer  and  the  company  acquired. 
Increased pricing pressures from the Company's customers may reduce the Company's net sales and net income.  

The  majority  of  the  Company's  sales  are  to  companies  that  have  leading  market  positions  in  the  sale  of  packaged  food, 
beverages and household products to consumers. Although no one customer accounted for more than 10% of its net sales in the 
years ended 2020, 2019 or 2018, the loss of any major customers, a reduction in the purchasing levels of these customers or an 
adverse change in the terms of supply agreements with these customers could reduce the Company's net sales and net income. 
A continued consolidation of the Company's customers could exacerbate any such loss.  In addition, the Company's relationship 
with several of its customers, particularly in the Transit Packaging division, is noncontractual, and as a result its customers may 
unilaterally reduce their purchases of its products.

The Company may not be able to manage its anticipated growth, and it may experience constraints or inefficiencies caused 
by unanticipated acceleration and deceleration of customer demand.

Unanticipated  acceleration  and  deceleration  of  customer  demand  for  the  Company's  products  may  result  in  constraints  or 
inefficiencies related to the Company's manufacturing, sales force, implementation resources and administrative infrastructure, 
particularly in emerging markets where the Company is seeking to expand production. Such constraints or inefficiencies may 
adversely affect the Company as a result of delays, lost potential product sales or loss of current or potential customers due to 
their  dissatisfaction.  Similarly,  over-expansion,  including  as  a  result  of  overcapacity  due  to  expansion  by  the  Company's 
competitors,  or  investments  in  anticipation  of  growth  that  does  not  materialize,  or  develops  more  slowly  than  the  Company 
expects, could harm the Company's financial results and result in overcapacity. 

To  manage  the  Company's  anticipated  future  growth  effectively,  the  Company  must  continue  to  enhance  its  manufacturing 
capabilities  and  operations,  information  technology  infrastructure,  and  financial  and  accounting  systems  and  controls. 
Organizational growth and scale-up of operations could strain its existing managerial, operational, financial and other resources. 
The Company's growth requires significant capital expenditures and may divert financial resources from other projects, such as
the  development  of  new  products  or  enhancements  of  existing  products  or  reduction  of  the  Company's  outstanding 
indebtedness. If the Company's management is unable to effectively manage the Company's growth, its expenses may increase 
more  than  expected,  its  revenue  could  grow  more  slowly  than  expected  and  it  may  not  be  able  to  achieve  its  research  and 
development  and  production  goals,  any  of  which  could  have  a  material  effect  on  its  business,  operating  results  or  financial 
condition.

Acquisitions, dispositions or investments that the Company is considering or may pursue could be unsuccessful, consume 
significant resources and require the incurrence of additional indebtedness. 

The Company may consider acquisitions and investments that complement its existing business or dispositions of portions of its 
existing  business.    These  possible  acquisitions,  dispositions  and  investments    involve  or    may    involve    significant  cash  
expenditures,    debt  incurrence    (including    the    incurrence    of    additional  indebtedness  under  the  Company's  senior  secured 
revolving credit facilities or other secured or unsecured debt), operating losses and expenses that could have a material effect on 
the Company's financial condition and operating results. 

In particular, if the Company incurs additional debt, the Company's liquidity and financial stability could be impaired as a result 
of using a significant portion of available cash or borrowing capacity to finance an acquisition. Moreover, the Company may 
face  an  increase  in  interest  expense  or  financial  leverage  if  additional  debt  is  incurred  to  finance  an  acquisition,  which  may, 
among other things, adversely affect the Company's various financial ratios and the Company's compliance with the conditions 

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of  its  existing  indebtedness.    In  addition,  such  additional  indebtedness  may  be  incurred  under  the  Company's  senior  secured 
credit facilities or otherwise secured by liens on the Company's assets. 

Acquisitions and dispositions involve numerous other risks, including: 

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diversion of management time and attention; 

failures to identify material problems and liabilities of acquisition targets or to obtain sufficient indemnification rights 
to fully offset possible liabilities related to the acquired businesses; 

difficulties integrating the operations, technologies and personnel of the acquired businesses;

inefficiencies and complexities that may arise due to unfamiliarity with new assets, businesses or markets; 

disruptions to the Company's ongoing business; 

inaccurate  estimates  of  fair  value  made  in  the  accounting  for  acquisitions  and  amortization  of  acquired  intangible 
assets which would reduce future reported earnings; 

the  inability  to  obtain  required  financing  for  the  new  acquisition  or  investment  opportunities  and  the  Company's 
existing business; 

the need or obligation to divest portions of an acquired business;

challenges associated with operating in new geographic regions;

difficulties in achieving anticipated cost savings, synergies, business opportunities and growth prospects;

potential loss of key employees, contractual relationships, suppliers or customers of the acquired businesses or of the 
Company; and 

inability to obtain required regulatory approvals. 

To the extent the Company pursues an acquisition or disposition that causes it to incur unexpected costs or that fails to generate 
expected  returns,  the  Company's  financial  position,  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  may  be  adversely  affected,  and  the 
Company's ability to service its indebtedness may be negatively impacted. 

If the Company fails to retain key management and personnel, the Company may be unable to implement its business plan. 

Members  of  the  Company's  senior  management  have  extensive  industry  experience,  and  it  might  be  difficult  to  find  new 
personnel  with  comparable  experience.  Because  the  Company's  business  is  highly  specialized,  the  Company  believes  that  it 
would also be difficult to replace its key technical personnel. The Company believes that its future success depends, in large 
part, on its experienced senior management team. Losing the services of key members of its management team could limit the 
Company's ability to implement its business plan. In addition, under the Company's unfunded Senior Executive Retirement Plan 
certain members of senior management are entitled to lump sum payments upon retirement or other termination of employment 
and a lump sum death benefit of five times the annual retirement benefit.

The Company relies on its information technology and the failure or disruption of its information technology could disrupt 
its operations and adversely affect its results of operations. 

The  Company's  business  increasingly  relies  on  the  successful  and  uninterrupted  functioning  of  its  information  technology 
systems  to  process,  transmit,  and  store  electronic  information.  A  significant  portion  of  the  communication  between  the 
Company's personnel around the world, customers, and suppliers depends on information technology. As with all large systems, 
the Company's information technology systems may be susceptible to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to failures during 
the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components thereof, power outages, hardware failures, computer 
viruses,  attacks  by  computer  hackers,  telecommunication  failures,  user  errors  or  catastrophic  events.  In  addition,  security 
breaches could result in unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. 

The  concentration  of  processes  in  shared  services  centers  means  that  any  disruption  could  impact  a  large  portion  of  the 
Company's  business  within  the  operating  zones  served  by  the  affected  service  center.  If  the  Company  does  not  allocate,  and 
effectively  manage,  the  resources  necessary  to  build,  sustain  and  protect  the  proper  technology  infrastructure,  the  Company 
could be subject to transaction errors, processing inefficiencies, loss of customers, business disruptions, the loss of or damage to 
intellectual property through security breach, as well as potential civil liability and fines under various states' laws in which the 
Company  does  business.  While  the  Company  has  security  measures  in  place  designed  to  protect  the  integrity  of  customer 
information and prevent data loss, misappropriation, and other security breaches, the Company's information technology system 
could  nevertheless  be  penetrated  by  outside  parties  intent  on  extracting  information,  corrupting  information  or  disrupting 
business processes. In addition, if the Company's information technology systems suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown 

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and the Company's business continuity plans do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, the Company may lose 
revenue and profits as a result of its inability to timely manufacture, distribute, invoice and collect payments from its customers, 
and could experience delays in reporting its financial results, including with respect to the Company's operations in emerging 
markets. Furthermore, if the Company is unable to prevent security breaches, it may suffer financial and reputational damage 
because of lost or misappropriated confidential information belonging to the Company or to its customers or suppliers. Failure 
or disruption of these systems, or the back-up systems, for any reason could disrupt the Company's operations and negatively 
impact the Company's cash flows or financial condition. 

If the Company fails to maintain an effective system of internal control, the Company may not be able to accurately report 
financial results or prevent fraud. 

Effective internal controls are necessary to provide reliable financial reports and to assist in the effective prevention of fraud. 
Any  inability  to  provide  reliable  financial  reports  or  prevent  fraud  could  harm  the  Company's  business.  The  Company  must 
annually evaluate its internal procedures to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which 
requires management and auditors to assess the effectiveness of internal controls. If the Company fails to remedy or maintain 
the adequacy of its internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the Company 
could be subject to regulatory scrutiny, civil or criminal penalties or shareholder litigation. 

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

There  are  no  unresolved  written  comments  that  were  received  from  the  SEC  staff  180  days  or  more  before  the  end  of  the 
Company’s fiscal year relating to its periodic or current reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

As of December 31, 2020, the Company operated 236 manufacturing facilities, of which 65 were leased. The Company has four 
divisions,  primarily  defined  geographically,  within  which  it  manufactures  and  markets  its  products.  The  Americas  Division 
operated  48  facilities  in  seven  countries,  of  which  eight  facilities  were  leased.  Within  the  Americas  Division,  28  facilities 
operated in the U.S., of which six facilities were leased. The European Division operated 61 facilities in 22 countries, of which 
nine  facilities  were  leased.    The  Asia  Pacific  Division  operated  29  facilities  in  eight  countries,  of  which  two  facilities  were 
leased  and  the  Transit  Packaging  Division  operated  94  facilities  in  23  countries,  of  which  44  facilities  were  leased.      The 
Company also had four canmaking equipment and spare part operations in the U.S. and the U.K.,  of which two were leased. 
Certain  leases  provide  renewal  or  purchase  options.  The  principal  manufacturing  facilities  at  December  31,  2020  are  listed 
below and are grouped by division.

The  Company’s  Americas  and  Corporate  headquarters  is  in  Yardley,  Pennsylvania.  Its  European  headquarters  is  in  Baar, 
Switzerland, its Asia Pacific headquarters is in Singapore and its Transit Packaging headquarters is in Glenview, Illinois. The 
Company maintains research facilities in Alsip, Illinois and Wantage, England. 

The  Company’s  manufacturing  and  support  facilities  are  designed  according  to  the  requirements  of  the  products  to  be 
manufactured. Therefore, the type of construction may vary from plant to plant. Warehouse space is generally provided at each 
of the manufacturing locations, although the Company also leases outside warehouses.

Ongoing  productivity  improvements  and  cost  reduction  efforts  in  recent  years  have  focused  on  upgrading  and  modernizing 
facilities  to  reduce  costs,  improve  efficiency  and  productivity  and  phase  out  uncompetitive  facilities.  The  Company  has  also 
opened  new  facilities  to  meet  increases  in  market  demand  for  its  products.  These  actions  reflect  the  Company’s  continued 
commitment to realign manufacturing facilities to maintain its competitive position in its markets. 

Utilization of any particular facility varies based upon product demand. While it is not possible to measure with any degree of 
certainty  or  uniformity  the  productive  capacity  of  these  facilities,  management  believes  that,  if  necessary,  production  can  be 
increased  at  several  existing  facilities  through  the  addition  of  personnel,  capital  equipment  and,  in  some  facilities,  square 
footage  available  for  production.  In  addition,  the  Company  may  from  time  to  time  acquire  additional  facilities  or  dispose  of 
existing facilities.

Excluded from the list below are operating facilities in unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as service or support facilities. The 
service or support facilities include machine shop operations, plant operations dedicated to printing for cans and closures, coil 
shearing, coil coating and RD&E operations. Some operating facilities produce more than one product but have been presented 
below under the product with the largest contribution to sales. 

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Americas

Europe

Beverage
and
Closures

Kankakee, IL

Manaus, Brazil

Custines, France

Mankato, MN

Ponta Grossa, Brazil

Korinthos, Greece

Batesville, MS

Rio Verde, Brazil 

Patras, Greece

Sevilla, Spain

Valencia, Spain

El Agba, Tunisia

Izmit, Turkey

Osmaniye, Turkey

Nichols, NY

Dayton, OH

Cheraw, SC

Conroe, TX

Fort Bend, TX

Winchester, VA

Olympia, WA

La Crosse, WI

Worland, WY

Cabreuva, Brazil
Teresina, Brazil

Estancia, Brazil

Calgary, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Parma, Italy

Amman, Jordan

Santafe de Bogota,

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dubai, UAE

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Botcherby, U.K.

Kosice, Slovakia

Agoncillo, Spain

Braunstone, U.K.

Colombia
Chihuahua, Mexico

Ensenada, Mexico
Guadalajara, 

Mexico 
Monterrey, Mexico (2)

Orizaba, Mexico

Toluca, Mexico

Asia Pacific
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2)

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Hangzhou, China

Heshan, China

Ziyang, China
Karawang, Indonesia

Bangi, Malaysia

Yangon, Myanmar

Singapore

Nong Khae, Thailand (2)

Danang, Vietnam
Dong Nai, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Food
and
Closures 

Dubuque, IA

Hanover, PA

Carpentras, France

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Bangpoo, Thailand

Owatonna, MN

Suffolk, VA

Concarneau, France

Toamasina, Madagascar

Hat Yai, Thailand

Lancaster, OH

Oshkosh, WI

Laon, France

Agadir, Morocco

Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Massillon, OH
Mill Park, OH

Kingston, Jamaica
La Villa, Mexico

Nantes, France
Outreau, France

Casablanca, Morocco
Goleniow, Poland

Samrong, Thailand
Songkhla, Thailand

Connellsville, PA

Barbados, West Indies

Perigueux, France

Pruszcz, Poland

Mühldorf, Germany

Alcochete, Portugal

Seesen, Germany (2)

Novotitarovskaya, Russia

Thessaloniki, Greece

Tema, Ghana

Kornye, Hungary

Nagykoros, Hungary
Athy, Ireland

Aprilia, Italy

Battipaglia, Italy

Timashevsk, Russia
Aldeanueva De Ebro, Spain

Las Torres De Cotillas, 

Spain

Llanera, Spain
Merida, Spain

Osuna, Spain

Calerno S. Ilario d’Enza,

Italy

Nocera Superiore, Italy

Parma, Italy

Pontevedra, Spain
Sevilla, Spain

Karacabey, Turkey
Wisbech, U.K.

Aerosol

Alsip, IL
Decatur, IL

Faribault, MN

Spartanburg, SC

Spilamberto, Italy (2)

Sutton, U.K.

Promotional 
& Specialty 
Packaging

Belcamp, MD

Chatillon-sur-Seine, France  Carlisle, U.K.

Hoorn, Netherlands

Mansfield, U.K.

Henan, China

Huizhou, China

Qingdao Chengyan, China

Shanghai, China

Tianjin, China

Tongxiang, China

Singapore

Dong Nai, Vietnam

Canmaking 
Equipment
and Other

Norwalk, CT

Chippewa Falls, WI

Shipley, U.K. (3) 

Trevose, PA

Acayucan, Mexico

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Transit 
Packaging

Americas

Rainbow City, AL

Irvington, NJ

Benton, AR (2)

Fordyce, AR

Cleveland, OH

Loveland, OH

Europe

Asia Pacific

Virton, Belgium

Weischlitz, Germany

Derrimut, Australia

Kardjali, Bulgaria

Gorey, Ireland

Kurri Kurri, Australia

Noerresundby, Denmark

Kilkenny, Ireland

Qingdao, China

Sheridan, AR

West Chester, OH

Soenderborg, Denmark

Nairobi, Kenya

Bangalore, India (3) 

Phoenix, AZ

Elizabethtown, PA

Liljendal, Finland

Heerlen, Netherlands

Dahej, India

Bay Point, CA

Hazleton, PA

Masku, Finland

Nuenen, Netherlands

Karnataka, India

Stockton, CA

South Canaan, PA

Castelsarrasin, France

Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

Rudrapur, India

Denver, CO

Imperial, PA

Fontaine les Luxeuil,

Kosice, Slovakia

Rudraram, India (2)

Carrollton, GA

East Providence, RI

France

Burseryd, Sweden

Silvassa, India (2)

Douglasville, GA

Darlington, SC

Manneville sur Risle, 

Hjo, Sweden

Pohang, South Korea

LaGrange, GA

Greer, SC

France

Sandared, Sweden

Rayong, Thailand

Macon, GA

Latta, SC

Tournus, France

Ystad, Sweden

Sriracha, Thailand

Bridgeview, IL

Orange, TX

Dinslaken, Germany 

Dietikon, Switzerland (2)

Dixmoor, IL

San Antonio, TX

Goldkronach, Germany

Merenschwand, Switzerland

Hilden, Germany

Izmir, Turkey

Nurnberg, Germany

Kingswinford, U.K.

Glenview, IL
Kankakee, IL (2) Woodland, WA

Danville, VA

Elkhart, IN

Cabreuva, Brazil

Gary, IN

Cambridge Ontario,

Florence, KY

Canada

Monroe, LA

Amatlan de los Reyes,

West Monroe, LA Mexico

Brighton, MI

Cienega de Flores,

Eden, NC

Mexico

Salisbury, NC

Toluca, Mexico

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Crown Cork is one of many defendants in a substantial number of lawsuits filed throughout the U.S. by persons alleging bodily 
injury as a result of exposure to asbestos. These claims arose from the insulation operations of a U.S. company, the majority of 
whose stock Crown Cork purchased in 1963. Approximately ninety days after the stock purchase, this U.S. company sold its 
insulation assets and was later merged into Crown Cork. At December 31, 2020, the accrual for pending and future asbestos 
claims and related legal costs that are probable and estimable was $251 million.

The Company has been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a potentially responsible party (along with others, 
in most cases) at a number of sites.

Further information on these matters and other legal proceedings is presented within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the captions “Provision for Asbestos” and “Environmental Matters,” 
within  the  risk  factor  titled  "The  Company  is  subject  to  litigation  risks  which  could  negatively  impact  its  operations  and  net 
income" and under Note N and Note O to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Information  concerning  the  principal  executive  officers  of  the  Company,  including  their  ages  and  positions,  is  set  forth  in 
“Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” of this Annual Report.

PART II

ITEM 5.

MARKET  FOR  REGISTRANT’S  COMMON  EQUITY,  RELATED  STOCKHOLDER  MATTERS  AND 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Registrant’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol CCK. On February 25, 2021 
there  were  3,688  registered  shareholders  of  the  Registrant’s  common  stock,  including  1,378  participants  in  the  Company’s 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The market price of the Registrant’s common stock at December 31, 2020 is set forth in Part II 
of  this  Annual  Report  under  Quarterly  Data  (unaudited).  The  foregoing  information  regarding  the  number  of  registered 
shareholders  of  common  stock  does  not  include  persons  holding  stock  through  clearinghouse  systems.  Details  regarding  the 
Company’s  policy  as  to  payment  of  cash  dividends  and  repurchase  of  shares  are  set  forth  under  Note  S  to  the  consolidated 
financial statements included in this Annual Report. Information with respect to shares of common stock that may be issued 
under  the  Company’s  equity  compensation  plans  is  set  forth  in  “Security  Ownership  of  Certain  Beneficial  Owners  and 
Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” of this Annual Report.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, there were 82,030 of the Company's shares surrendered to cover taxes on 
the vesting of restricted stock.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

Crown Holdings, Inc.
COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE (a)
COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE (a)
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return (b)
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return (b)
COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE (a)
Crown Holdings, S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index (c)
Crown Holdings, S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index (c)
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return (b)
Crown Holdings, S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index (c)

250

200

150

100

136

142

112

119

104

111

50

2015

2016

2017

203
198

180

171

149

143

2019

2020

130

116

82

2018

Crown Holdings

Year Ended December 31

S&P 500 Index

Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index

December 31,
December 31,
Crown Holdings
Crown Holdings
December 31,
S&P 500 Index
S&P 500 Index
Crown Holdings
Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index
Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index

2015
2015

2016
2016

$ 
$ 

$ 

2015

100 
100 
100
100
100 
100
100
100
100

$ 
$ 

$ 

2016

104 
104 
112 
112 
104 
119 
119 
112 
119 

2017
2017
$  111 
$  111 
2017
136 
136 
$  111 
142 
142 
136 
142 

2018
2018

2019
2019

2020
2020

$ 
$ 

$ 

2018

82 
82 
130 
130 
82 
116 
116 
130 
116 

$ 
$ 

$ 

2019

143 
143 
171 
171 
143 
149 
149 
171 
149 

$ 
$ 

$ 

2020

198 
198 
203 
203 
198 
180 
180 
203 
180 

(a) The preceding Comparative Stock Performance Graph is not deemed filed with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference in 
(a) The preceding Comparative Stock Performance Graph is not deemed filed with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference in 
any of the Company's filings under the Security Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after 
any of the Company's filings under the Security Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after 
the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing. 
(a) The preceding Comparative Stock Performance Graph is not deemed filed with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference in 
the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing. 
any of the Company's filings under the Security Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after 
(b) Assumes that the value of the investment in Crown Holdings common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2015 and 
(b) Assumes that the value of the investment in Crown Holdings common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2015 and 
the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing. 
that all dividends were reinvested. 
that all dividends were reinvested. 

(b) Assumes that the value of the investment in Crown Holdings common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2015 and 
(c)    Industry  index  is  weighted  by  market  capitalization  and,  as  of  December  31,  2020,  was  composed  of  Crown  Holdings,  Amcor, 
(c)    Industry  index  is  weighted  by  market  capitalization  and,  as  of  December  31,  2020,  was  composed  of  Crown  Holdings,  Amcor, 
that all dividends were reinvested. 
AptarGroup, Avery Dennison, Ball, Berry Global, Graphic Packaging, International Paper, Packaging Corp. of America, Sealed Air, 
AptarGroup, Avery Dennison, Ball, Berry Global, Graphic Packaging, International Paper, Packaging Corp. of America, Sealed Air, 
Silgan, Sonoco and WestRock. 
Silgan, Sonoco and WestRock. 
(c)    Industry  index  is  weighted  by  market  capitalization  and,  as  of  December  31,  2020,  was  composed  of  Crown  Holdings,  Amcor, 
AptarGroup, Avery Dennison, Ball, Berry Global, Graphic Packaging, International Paper, Packaging Corp. of America, Sealed Air, 
Silgan, Sonoco and WestRock. 

ITEM 6.
ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Removing and reserving Item 6 ("Selected Financial Data") of Part II
Removing and reserving Item 6 ("Selected Financial Data") of Part II
ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Removing and reserving Item 6 ("Selected Financial Data") of Part II

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ITEM  7. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND  RESULTS  OF 

OPERATIONS
(in  millions,  except  per  share,  average  settlement  cost  per  asbestos  claim,  employee,  shareholder  and  statistical 
data)

INTRODUCTION

The following discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the results of operations and financial condition of Crown 
Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") as of and during the three-year period ended December 31, 2020.  This discussion should be 
read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.  

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND TRENDS

The Company's strategy is to grow its businesses in targeted growth markets, while improving operations and results in more 
mature markets through disciplined pricing, cost control and careful capital allocation.  

The Company's global beverage can business continues to be a major strategic focus for organic growth.  Beverage cans are the 
world’s  most  sustainable  and  recycled  beverage  packaging  and  continue  to  gain  market  share  in  new  beverage  product 
launches.  The Company continues to drive brand differentiation by increasing its ability to offer multiple product sizes.  

For several years, global industry demand for beverage cans has been growing.  In North America, beverage can growth has 
accelerated in recent years mainly due to the outsized portion of new beverage products being introduced in cans versus other 
packaging  formats.  In  addition,  markets  such  as  Brazil,  Europe,  Mexico  and  Southeast  Asia  have  also  experienced  higher 
volumes  and  market  expansion,  although  volumes  in  certain  of  those  markets  were  negatively  affected  by  the  impact  of 
COVID-19 in 2020.  The Company continues to invest in capacity expansion to meet the accelerating demand.

The  Company's  primary  capital  allocation  focus  has  been  to  reduce  leverage,  as  was  successfully  accomplished  following 
previous acquisitions, and to begin to return capital to its shareholders. In November 2019, the Company announced a Board-
led review of the Company's portfolio and capital allocation strategy, which is ongoing.  The Company is currently marketing 
its  European  Tinplate  business,  which  is  comprised  of  its  food  cans,  food  closures,  aerosol  cans  and  promotional  containers 
operations.  There can be no assurances as to the timing, price realized or certainty of such a sale and as a result, a potential sale 
could result in a future impairment charge.

The Company intends to initiate a regularly quarterly dividend beginning in the first quarter of 2021.  In addition, the Company 
anticipates opportunistically repurchasing shares of its common stock in 2021 pursuant to an authorization by the Company's 
Board of Directors to repurchase up to $1.5 billion of the Company's common stock through the end of 2023.   

In direct response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Company has taken specific actions to ensure the safety of its employees.  
Following the implementation of travel and visitor restrictions in February, the Company continues to update its policies as new 
information becomes available.  The Company has increased safety measures in its manufacturing facilities to protect the safety 
of its employees and the products they produce.  In addition, as many employees as possible are working remotely.

The Company’s products are a vital part of the support system to its customers and consumers.  In addition to manufacturing 
containers  that  provide  protection  for  food  and  beverages,  the  Company  also  produces  closures  for  baby  food,  aerosol 
containers for cleaning and sanitizing products and numerous other products that provide for the safe and secure transportation 
of goods in transit.  

The  Company  is  working  to  keep  its  manufacturing  facilities  around  the  world  operational  and  equipped  with  the  resources 
required to meet continually evolving customer demand by delivering high quality products in a safe and timely manner.  The 
Company  is  actively  monitoring  and  managing  supply  chain  challenges,  including  coordinating  with  its  suppliers  to  identify 
and mitigate potential areas of risk and manage inventories.

The Company continues to actively elevate its industry-leading commitment to sustainability, which is a core value of the 
Company.  In July 2020, the Company debuted Twentyby30, a robust program that outlines twenty measurable environmental, 
social and governance goals to be completed by 2030 or sooner.  

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The key measure used by the Company in assessing performance is segment income, a non-GAAP measure generally defined 
by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization charges, provisions for asbestos and 
restructuring and other, and the impact of fair value adjustments to inventory acquired in an acquisition. 

The  foreign  currency  translation  impacts  referred  to  in  the  discussion  below  were  primarily  due  to  changes  in  the  euro  and 
pound sterling in the Company's European segments, the Mexican peso in the Company's Americas segments, the Thai baht in 
the Company's Asia Pacific segment and the Mexican peso, the Indian rupee and the euro in the Company's Transit Packaging 
segment.  The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency translation by multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, current 
year  U.S.  dollar  results  by  the  current  year  average  foreign  exchange  rates  and  then  multiplying  or  dividing,  as  appropriate, 
those amounts by the applicable prior year average exchange rates. 

NET SALES AND SEGMENT INCOME

Net sales

Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

2020
$11,575

2019
$11,665

2018

$11,151

Net sales decreased primarily due to the pass-through of lower raw material costs and $59 from the impact of foreign currency 
translation, partially offset by 4% higher global beverage can sales unit volumes and 7% higher global food can sales unit 
volumes.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales increased primarily due to $569 from an additional three months of Signode's operations, following its acquisition in 
April 2018, and 3% higher global beverage sales unit volumes, partially offset by the impact of foreign currency translation.

Americas Beverage

The  Americas  Beverage  segment  manufactures  aluminum  beverage  cans  and  ends,  steel  crowns,  glass  bottles  and  aluminum 
closures and supplies a variety of customers from its operations in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Colombia and Mexico. The U.S. 
and Canadian beverage can markets have experienced recent growth due to the introduction of new beverage products in cans 
versus other packaging formats.  To meet volume requirements in these markets, the Company began commercial production 
on a new beverage can line at its Toronto, Ontario plant in January 2020 and on the third line at its Nichols, NY facility in June 
2020.  Additionally, the Company has announced a new beverage can facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with the first line 
expected to begin production in the second quarter of 2021 and a second line scheduled for a late third quarter 2021 start-up. To 
meet  the  expanding  requirements  of  specialty  cans  in  the  Pacific  Northwest,  the  Company  will  construct  a  third  line  in  its 
Olympia,  Washington  plant  which  is  scheduled  to  begin  production  during  the  third  quarter  of  2021.    The  Company  also 
announced construction of a new facility in Henry County, Virginia which is expected to commence operations during the first 
quarter of 2022. 

In Brazil and Mexico, the Company's sales unit volumes have increased in recent years primarily due to market growth driven 
by increased per capita incomes and consumption, combined with an increased preference for cans over other forms of beverage 
packaging.    In  November  2019,  the  Company  commenced  operations  at  a  new  one-line  beverage  can  facility  in  Rio  Verde, 
Brazil.    The  Company  will  construct  a  second  line  at  this  facility  that  is  expected  to  commence  operations  during  the  third 
quarter of 2021.  The Company has also begun construction of a two-line facility in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the first line 
expected  to  begin  production  during  the  second  quarter  of  2022  and  the  second  line  scheduled  to  start  up  during  the  fourth 
quarter of 2022.

Net sales and segment income in the Americas Beverage segment were as follows: 

Net sales

Segment income

2020

$  3,565 

2019
$  3,369 

652 

534 

2018

$  3,282 
454 

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Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Net sales increased primarily due to 9% higher sales unit volumes, partially offset by $83 from the impact of foreign currency 
translation.

Segment  income  increased  primarily  due  to  higher  sales  unit  volumes,  partially  offset  by  $18  from  the  impact  of  foreign 
currency translation.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales increased primarily due to 2% higher sales unit volumes partially offset by the pass-through of lower aluminum costs 
and $20 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment  income  increased  primarily  due  to  higher  sales  unit  volumes,  lower  freight  costs  and  improved  pricing  in  North 
America.

European Beverage

The Company's European Beverage segment manufactures steel and aluminum beverage cans and ends and supplies a variety 
of customers from its operations throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.  In recent years, the Western European 
beverage can markets have been growing.

In  October  2018,  the  first  line  of  a  new  beverage  can  plant  in  Valencia,  Spain  began  operations  and  a  second  line  began 
operations in February 2019.  Additionally, in December 2019, the Company commenced operations at a new one-line plant in 
Parma, Italy.  In the second quarter of 2020, both beverage can lines in the Seville, Spain plant began commercial production of 
aluminum cans.  

Net sales and segment income in the European Beverage segment were as follows: 

Net sales

Segment income

Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

2020
$  1,473 

2019
$  1,497 

215 

190 

2018

$  1,489 
193 

Net sales decreased primarily due to the pass-through of lower aluminum costs, partially offset by $16 related to the impact of 
foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased primarily due to improved operational performance and cost savings.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net  sales  increased  primarily  due  to  6%  higher  sales  unit  volumes,  partially  offset  by  $56  related  to  the  impact  of  foreign 
currency translation and the pass-through of lower aluminum costs.

Segment income decreased primarily due to higher depreciation related to recent capacity expansion and line conversions and 
$5 from the impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by higher sales unit volumes.

European Food 

The European Food segment manufactures steel and aluminum food cans and ends and metal vacuum closures, and supplies a 
variety  of  customers  from  its  operations  throughout  Europe  and  Africa.  The  European  food  can  market  is  a  mature  market 
where consumer preference continues to favor the can due to product protection and food preservation.

Net sales and segment income in the European Food segment were as follows: 

Net sales

Segment income

2020

$  1,975 

2019
$  1,887 

228 

205 

2018

$  1,982 
257 

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Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Net  sales  increased  primarily  due  to  7%  higher  sales  unit  volumes  and  $26  from  the  impact  of  foreign  currency  translation, 
partially  offset  by  the  pass-through  of  lower  raw  material  costs.    Higher  sales  unit  volumes  were  primarily  due  to  improved 
harvest conditions and crop yields.

Segment income increased as higher sales unit volumes and cost reduction initiatives were partially offset by $18 arising from 
the carryover of higher tinplate costs from prior year-end inventory.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to $102 from the impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by the pass-through 
of higher raw material costs.  

Segment income decreased primarily due to unfavorable product mix, higher tinplate and other operating costs that were not 
fully passed through in selling price and $11 from the impact of foreign currency translation.  

Asia Pacific 

The Company's Asia Pacific segment consists of beverage can operations in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Singapore,  Thailand  and  Vietnam  and  non-beverage  can  operations,  primarily  food  cans  and  specialty  packaging.  In  recent 
years, the beverage can market in Southeast Asia has been growing.  In 2020, however, industry volumes decreased due to the 
impact  of  the  coronavirus  pandemic.    The  Company  began  commercial  production  at  a  new  beverage  can  plant  in  Yangon, 
Myanmar  in  July  2018,  a  third  beverage  can  line  at  the  Phnom  Penh,  Cambodia  plant  in  January  2019  and  one-line  plant  in 
Nong Khae, Thailand in July 2020. Additionally, the Company has begun construction of a one-line beverage can plant in Vung 
Tao,  Vietnam,  which  will  begin  commercial  production  in  September  2021.    In  response  to  market  conditions  in  China,  the 
Company closed its Putian facility in 2018 and its Huizhou facility in early 2019.  Following these closures, the Company has 
three beverage can plants in China with approximately $75 in annual sales.

Net sales and segment income in the Asia Pacific segment were as follows: 

Net sales

Segment income

Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

2020

2019

2018

$  1,168 

$  1,290 

$  1,316 

175 

194 

186 

Net sales decreased primarily due to 4% lower beverage can sales unit volumes due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic 
and the pass-through of lower aluminum costs.

Segment income decreased due to lower beverage can sales unit volumes, partially offset by cost reduction initiatives.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to lower sales unit volumes related to plant closures in China and the pass-through of lower 
aluminum costs, partially offset by 12% higher sales unit volumes in Southeast Asia.

Segment income increased due to higher sales unit volumes.  

Transit Packaging

The Company completed its acquisition of Signode on April 3, 2018, which is reported as the Company's Transit Packaging 
segment.    The  Transit  Packaging  segment  includes  the  Company's  global  consumables  and  equipment  and  tools  businesses.  
Consumables  include  steel  strap,  plastic  strap  and  industrial  film  and  other  related  products  that  are  used  in  a  wide  range  of 
industries,  and  transit  protection  products  that  help  prevent  movement  during  transport  for  a  wide  range  of  industrial  and 
consumer products. Equipment and tools includes manual, semi-automatic and automatic equipment and tools used in end-of-
line operations to apply industrial solutions consumables. 

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

Net sales

Segment income

Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

2020

2019

2018

$  2,018 

  2,274 

$  1,800 

254 

290 

255 

Net sales decreased primarily due to lower sales unit volumes due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the pass-through 
of lower raw material prices and $10 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income decreased primarily due to lower sales unit volumes, partially offset by the impact of cost reduction initiatives.  

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net  sales  and  segment  income  increased  primarily  due  to  $569  and  $73  from  an  additional  quarter  of  ownership  in  2019 
partially offset by lower sales unit volumes due to a slowdown in manufacturing activity in many global markets, unfavorable 
product mix and $33 and $4 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Other Segments

The  Company's  other  segments  include  its  food  can  and  closures  businesses  in  North  America,  its  aerosol  can  businesses  in 
North America and Europe, and its beverage tooling and equipment operations in the U.S. and U.K.

Net sales and segment income in other segments were as follows: 

Net sales

Segment income

Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 2019

2020

2019

2018

$  1,376 

$  1,348 

$  1,282 

119 

126 

122 

Net sales increased as higher sales in the Company's beverage can equipment operations and 9% higher sales unit volumes in 
the Company's North America food can business were partially offset by lower shipments in the Company's global aerosol can 
businesses,  the  pass-through  of  lower  tinplate  costs  and  $5  from  the  impact  of  foreign  currency  translation.    The  Company's 
North America food can business benefited from more at-home meal preparation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Segment  income  decreased  primarily  due  to  $16  arising  from  the  carryover  of  higher  tinplate  costs  from  the  prior  year-end 
inventory  and  lower  shipments  in  the  Company's  global  aerosol  can  businesses,  partially  offset  by  higher  sales  in  the 
Company's  beverage  can  equipment  operations  and  higher  sales  unit  volumes  in  the  Company's  North  America  food  can 
business.

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2018

Net  sales  increased  primarily  due  to  the  pass-through  of  higher  tinplate  costs  and  5%  higher  sales  unit  volumes  in  the 
Company's  North  America  food  can  business  partially  offset  by  lower  sales  unit  volumes  in  the  Company's  equipment 
operations and $17 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased primarily due to higher sales unit volumes and lower freight costs in the Company's North America 
food  can  business  and  favorable  product  mix  in  the  Company's  equipment  operations,  partially  offset  by  higher  tinplate  and 
other operating costs in the Company's global aerosol businesses that were not fully passed through in selling price.

Corporate and unallocated 

Corporate and unallocated

2020

2019

2018

$ 

(165) 

$ 

(158) 

$ 

(139) 

Corporate and unallocated costs increased from 2019 to 2020 primarily due to higher incentive compensation costs. 

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Corporate and unallocated costs increased from 2018 to 2019 primarily due to higher incentive compensation and claims 
activity in 2019.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense decreased from $378 in 2019 to $300 in 2020 primarily due to lower outstanding debt and lower interest rates.

Interest expense decreased from $384 in 2018 to $378 in 2019 primarily due to lower interest rates offset by higher average 
outstanding debt incurred to finance the Signode acquisition.

TAXES ON INCOME

The Company's effective income tax rates were as follows:  

Income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Effective income tax rate

2020
$  926 
  244 

2019
$  786 
  166 

2018
$  740 
  216 

 26.3 %

 21.1 %

 29.2 %

The effective tax rate in 2020 was 26.3%.  The lower effective tax rate in 2019 included a benefit of $36 from the release of a 
valuation  allowance  against  the  Company's  net  deferred  tax  assets  in  Luxembourg  and  a  benefit  of  $9  arising  from  tax  law 
changes in India, partially offset by a charge of $15 to settle a tax contingency arising from a transaction that occurred prior to 
the acquisition of Signode in 2018.

The  effective  tax  rate  in  2018  included  $24  related  to  taxes  on  the  distributions  of  foreign  earnings,  which  were  previously 
asserted to be indefinitely reinvested.   

For additional information regarding income taxes, see Note R to the consolidated financial statements.

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest decreased from $115 in 2019 to $109 in 2020 primarily due to higher income 
in Brazil in 2019 related to a favorable court ruling for one of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries related to indirect taxes.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest increased from $89 in 2018 to $115 in 2019 primarily due to higher earnings 
in the Company's beverage can operations in Brazil, including the impact of a favorable court ruling related to the recovery of 
indirect taxes paid in prior years. 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash provided by operating activities increased from $1,163 in 2019 to $1,315 in 2020 primarily due to higher income from 
operations.

Receivables increased from $1,528 at December 31, 2019 to $1,783 at December 31, 2020 primarily due to higher sales unit 
volumes and the impact of foreign currency translation.  Days sales outstanding for trade receivables, excluding the impact of 
unbilled receivables, increased from 36 at December 31, 2019 to 38 at December 31, 2020.

Inventories increased from $1,626 at December 31, 2019 to $1,673 at December 31, 2020 primarily due to the impact of foreign 
currency translation.  Inventory turnover was 63 days at December 31, 2019 compared to 64 days at December 31, 2020.  

The food can business is seasonal with the first quarter tending to be the slowest period as the autumn packaging period in the 
Northern Hemisphere has ended and new crops are not yet planted.  The industry enters its busiest period in the third quarter 
when the majority of fruits and vegetables in the Northern Hemisphere are harvested.  Due to this seasonality, inventory levels 
increase in the first half of the year to meet peak demand in the second and third quarters.  The beverage can business is also 
seasonal with inventory levels generally increasing in the first half of the year to meet peak demand in the summer months in 
the Northern Hemisphere. 

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Accounts payable increased from $2,646 at December 31, 2019 to $2,845 at December 31, 2020 and days outstanding for trade 
payables increased from 99 days at December 31, 2019 to 108 days at December 31, 2020 primarily due to higher sales unit 
volumes and the impact of foreign currency translation.

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Cash used for investing activities increased from $374 in 2019 to $535 in 2020 primarily due to increased capital expenditures 
related to capacity expansion projects in the Americas Beverage segment.

The Company currently expects capital expenditures in 2021 to be approximately $850.

At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  had  approximately  $177  of  capital  commitments  primarily  related  to  its  Americas 
Beverage segment.  The Company expects to fund these commitments primarily through cash generated from operations.

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Cash used for financing activities decreased from $786 in 2019 to $239 in 2020 primarily due to lower net debt repayments in 
2020.  Additionally, in 2020 the Company repurchased $66 of capital stock and had an inflow of $43 from foreign exchange 
derivatives related to debt compared to an outflow of $16 in 2019.

LIQUIDITY

As  of  December  31,  2020,  $1,024  of  the  Company's  $1,173  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents  was  located  outside  the  U.S.  The 
Company is not currently aware of any legal restrictions under foreign law that materially impact its access to cash held outside 
the U.S. The Company funds its cash needs in the U.S. through a combination of cash flows from operations, dividends from 
certain  foreign  subsidiaries,  borrowings  under  its  revolving  credit  facility  and  the  acceleration  of  cash  receipts  under  its 
receivable securitization and factoring facilities.  Of the cash and cash equivalents located outside the U.S., $663 was held by 
subsidiaries for which earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested.  If such earnings were repatriated the Company may be 
required to record incremental foreign taxes on the repatriated funds.  

The Company's revolving credit agreements provide capacity of $1,650.  As of December 31, 2020, the Company had available 
capacity of $1,585 under its revolving credit facilities.   The Company could have borrowed this amount at December 31, 2020 
and still have been in compliance with its leverage ratio covenants. 

The ratio of total debt, less cash and cash equivalents, to total capitalization was 73.0% and 77.8% at December 31, 2020 and 
2019. Total capitalization is defined by the Company as total debt plus total equity, less cash and cash equivalents.   

The Company's debt agreements contain covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other 
things, incur additional debt, pay dividends or repurchase capital stock, make certain other restricted payments, create liens and 
engage in sale and leaseback transactions.  These restrictions are subject to a number of exceptions, however, which allow the 
Company  to  incur  additional  debt,  create  liens  or  make  otherwise  restricted  payments  provided  that  the  Company  is  in 
compliance with applicable financial and other covenants and meets certain liquidity requirements.

The  Company’s  revolving  credit  facilities  and  term  loan  facilities  also  contain  a  total  leverage  ratio  covenant.    The  leverage 
ratio  is  calculated  as  total  net  debt  divided  by  Consolidated  EBITDA  (as  defined  in  the  credit  agreement).  Total  net  debt  is 
defined in the credit agreement as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Consolidated EBITDA is calculated as the sum of, 
among  other  things,  net  income  attributable  to  Crown  Holdings,  net  income  attributable  to  certain  of  the  Company's 
subsidiaries, income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and certain non-cash charges.  The Company’s total 
net leverage ratio of 3.8 to 1.0 at December 31, 2020 was in compliance with the covenant requiring a ratio no greater than 5.0 
to  1.0.  The  ratio  is  calculated  at  the  end  of  each  quarter  using  debt  and  cash  balances  as  of  the  end  of  the  quarter  and 
Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent twelve months. Failure to meet the financial covenant could result in the acceleration 
of any outstanding amounts due under the revolving credit facilities and term loan facilities. 

In order to reduce leverage and future interest payments, the Company may from time to time repurchase outstanding notes and 
debentures with cash or seek to refinance its existing credit facilities and other indebtedness. The Company will evaluate any 
such transactions in light of any required premiums and then existing market conditions and may determine not to pursue such 
transactions.

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The Company’s current sources of liquidity also include a securitization facility with a program limit up to a maximum of $375 
that  expires  in  July  2021,  a  securitization  facility  with  a  program  limit  of  $282  that  expires  in  November  2022,  and  an 
uncommitted securitization facility with a program limit of $175 that expires in December 2021.  The Company accounts for 
transfers under these facilities as sales as further discussed in Note C to the consolidated statements.

The  Company  utilizes  its  cash  flows  from  operations,  borrowings  under  its  revolving  credit  facilities  and  the  acceleration  of 
cash receipts under its receivables securitization and factoring programs to primarily fund its operations, capital expenditures 
and financing obligations.

Cash  payments  required  for  purchase  obligations,  long-term  debt  maturities  and  interest  payments  and  projected  pension 
contributions in effect at December 31, 2020, are summarized in the following table:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026 &
after

Total

Payments Due by Period

Purchase obligations (1)
Long-term debt
Interest on long-term debt (2)
Projected pension contributions (3)
Total

$ 

$ 

3,894  $ 
67 
273 
22 
4,256  $ 

1,904  $ 
901 
258 
42 
3,105  $ 

1,584  $ 
2,185 
183 
68 
4,020  $ 

1,190  $ 
1,966 
170 
78 
3,404  $ 

—  $ 
743 
106 
111 
960  $ 

—  $ 

8,572 
8,141 
990 
321 
2,279  $  18,024 

2,279 
— 
— 

All amounts due in foreign currencies are translated at exchange rates as of December 31, 2020.
(1) These purchase commitments specify significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable pricing 
      provisions; and the approximate timing of transactions.
(2) Interest on long-term debt represents the interest that will accrue by year based on debt outstanding and interest rates in effect as of December 31, 2020.
(3) Pension projections require the use of numerous estimates and assumptions such as discount rates, rates of return on plan assets, compensation increases, 
      health care cost increases, mortality and employee turnover and therefore projected contributions been provided for only five years.

The  Company  also  has  certain  guarantees  and  indemnification  agreements  that  could  require  the  payment  of  cash  upon  the 
occurrence of certain events. The guarantees and agreements are further discussed under Note O to the consolidated financial 
statements.  

Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information

As disclosed in Note L, the Company and certain of its 100% directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries provide guarantees of 
senior notes and debentures issued by other 100% directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries. These senior notes and debentures 
are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of its subsidiaries in the United States, except in 
the  case  of  the  Company’s  outstanding  senior  notes  issued  by  Crown  Cork  &  Seal  Company,  Inc.,  which  are  fully  and 
unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. (Parent). No other subsidiary guarantees the debt and the guarantees are 
made on a joint and several basis.

The senior notes and guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the issuers and the guarantors, and are:

•

•

•
•

effectively subordinated to all existing and future secured indebtedness of the issuers and the guarantors to the extent 
of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, including any borrowings under the Company’s senior secured 
credit facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;
structurally  subordinated  to  all  indebtedness  of  the  Company’s  non-guarantor  subsidiaries,  which  include  all  of  the 
Company’s foreign subsidiaries and any U.S. subsidiaries that are neither obligors nor guarantors of the Company’s 
senior secured credit facilities;
ranked equal in right of payment to any existing or future senior indebtedness of the issuers and the guarantors; and
ranked senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the issuers and the guarantors.

Each guarantee of a guarantor is limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed that will not 
(after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from, 
rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of all other guarantors in respect of the obligations of such 
other  guarantors  under  their  respective  guarantees  of  the  guaranteed  obligations)  render  the  guarantee,  as  it  relates  to  such 
guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyances or fraudulent transfers.

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A guarantee of a guarantor other than the Parent  will be unconditionally released and discharged upon any of the following:

•

•

•

any transfer (including, without limitation, by way of consolidation or merger) by the Parent or any subsidiary of the 
Parent to any person or entity that is not the Parent or a subsidiary of the Parent of (1) all of the equity interests of, or 
all or substantially all of the properties and assets of, such guarantor; or (2) equity interests of such guarantor or any 
issuance  by  such  guarantor  of  its  equity  interests,  such  that  such  guarantor  ceases  to  be  a  subsidiary  of  the  Parent; 
provided that such guarantor is also released from all of its obligations in respect of indebtedness under the Company’s 
senior secured credit facilities;
the release of such guarantor from all obligations of such guarantor in respect of indebtedness under the Company’s 
senior secured credit facilities, except to the extent such guarantor is otherwise required to provide a guarantee; or
upon the contemporaneous release or discharge of all guarantees by such guarantor which would have required such 
guarantor to provide a guarantee under the applicable indenture.

The following tables present summarized financial information related to the senior notes issued by the Company’s subsidiary 
debt  issuers  and  guarantors  on  a  combined  basis  for  each  issuer  and  its  guarantors  (together,  an  “obligor  group”)  after 
elimination of (i) intercompany transactions and balances among the Parent and the guarantors and (ii) equity in earnings from 
and  investments  in  any  subsidiary  that  is  a  non-guarantor.  Crown  Cork  Obligor  group  consists  of  Crown  Cork  &  Seal 
Company,  Inc.  and  the  Parent.  Crown  Americas  Obligor  group  consists  of  Crown  Americas  LLC,  Crown  Americas  Capital 
Corp.  IV,  Crown  Americas  Capital  Corp.  V,  Crown  Americas  Capital  Corp.  VI,  the  Parent,  and  substantially  all  of  the 
Company’s subsidiaries in the United States.

Crown Cork Obligor Group

Net sales

Gross Profit

Income from operations
Net income1
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings1

(1)  Includes $34 of expense related to intercompany interest with non-guarantor subsidiaries

Current assets

Non-current assets

Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities1

(1)  Includes payables of $3,623 due to non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020

Crown Americas Obligor Group

Net sales1
Gross profit2
Income from operations2
Net income3
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings3

(1)  Includes $409 of sales to non-guarantor subsidiaries
(2)  Includes $41 of gross profit related to sales to non-guarantor subsidiaries
(3)  Includes $61 of income related to intercompany interest and technology royalties with non-guarantor subsidiaries

$ 

$ 

$ 

December 31, 2020

— 

— 

(10) 

(91) 

(91) 

December 31, 2020

12 

118 

63 

4,305 

December 31, 2020

3,905 

629 

201 

102 

102 

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Current assets1
Non-current assets2
Current liabilities3
Non-current liabilities4

(1)  Includes receivables of $45 due from non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 
(2)  Includes receivables of $142 due from non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 
(3)  Includes payables of $54 due to non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020
(4)  Includes payables of $31 due to non-guarantor subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020

$ 

December 31, 2020

917 

3,248 

1,081 

4,491 

The  senior  notes  are  structurally  subordinated  to  all  indebtedness  of  the  Company’s  non-guarantor  subsidiaries.  The  non-
guarantors  are  separate  and  distinct  legal  entities  and  have  no  obligation,  contingent  or  otherwise,  to  pay  any  amounts  due 
pursuant  to  the  senior  notes,  or  to  make  any  funds  available  therefore,  whether  by  dividends,  loans,  distributions  or  other 
payments.  Any  right  that  the  Company  or  the  guarantors  have  to  receive  any  assets  of  any  of  the  non-guarantors  upon  the 
liquidation or reorganization of any non-guarantor, and the consequent rights of holders of senior notes to realize proceeds from 
the sale of any of a non-guarantor’s assets, would be effectively subordinated to the claims of such non-guarantor’s creditors, 
including trade creditors and holders of preferred equity interests, if any, of such non-guarantor. Accordingly, in the event of a 
bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of the non-guarantors, the non-guarantors will pay the holders of their debts, 
holders of preferred equity interests, if any, and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to 
the Company or any of the guarantors.

Under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws or comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, the issuance of the senior note 
guarantees by the guarantors could be voided, or claims in respect of such obligations could be subordinated to all of their other 
debts  and  other  liabilities,  if,  among  other  things,  at  the  time  the  guarantors  issued  the  related  senior  note  guarantees,  the 
Company or the applicable guarantor intended to hinder, delay or defraud any present or future creditor, or received less than 
reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of such indebtedness and either:

•
•

•

was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence; 
was engaged in a business or transaction for which the Company’s or such guarantor’s remaining assets constituted 
unreasonably small capital; or
intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature.

Each guarantee provided by a guarantor includes a provision intended to limit the guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount 
that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. 
This  provision  may  not  be  effective  to  protect  those  guarantees  from  being  avoided  under  fraudulent  transfer  or  conveyance 
law, or it may reduce that guarantor’s obligation to an amount that effectively makes its guarantee worthless, and we cannot 
predict whether a court will ultimately find it to be effective.

MARKET RISK

In the normal course of business the Company is subject to risk from adverse fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, interest 
rates and commodity prices. The Company manages these risks through a program that includes the use of derivative financial 
instruments, primarily swaps and forwards. Counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. These instruments 
are viewed as risk management tools, involve little complexity, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. The extent 
to which the Company uses such instruments is dependent upon its access to them in the financial markets and its use of other 
methods, such as netting exposures for foreign exchange risk and establishing sales arrangements that permit the pass-through 
to customers of changes in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, to effectively achieve its goal of risk reduction. The 
Company’s objective in managing its exposure to market risk is to limit the impact on earnings and cash flow.

The Company manages foreign currency exposures at the operating unit level. Exposures that cannot be naturally offset within 
an  operating  unit  may  be  hedged  with  derivative  financial  instruments  where  possible  and  cost  effective  in  the  Company’s 
judgment. Foreign exchange contracts generally mature within twelve months.

The  table  below  provides  information  in  U.S.  dollars  as  of  December  31,  2020  about  the  Company’s  forward  currency 
exchange contracts. The contracts primarily hedge anticipated transactions, unrecognized firm commitments and intercompany 
debt. The contracts with no amounts in the fair value column have a fair value of less than $1.

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Euro/Sterling
Sterling/Euro
Euro/U.S. dollars
Euro/Polish zloty
Polish zloty/Euro
U.S. dollars/Brazilian real
U.S. dollars/Euro
Singapore dollars/U.S. dollars
Euro/Swiss francs
Sterling/U.S. dollars
U.S. dollars/Thai baht
Euro/Singapore dollars
Singapore dollars/Euro
Euro/Swedish krona
Euro/Danish krone

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Contract
amount

Contract
fair value
gain/(loss)

Average
contractual
exchange rate

$ 

$ 

547  $ 
234 
182 
167 
126 
94 
92 
87 
85 
67 
54 
51 
51 
48 
45 
1,930  $ 

(5)   
3 
4 
2 
(2)   
(3)   
(1)   
1 
— 
2 
(1)   
1 
— 
— 
— 
1 

1.11 
0.91 
0.83 
0.22 
4.52 
0.19 
1.21 
1.34 
0.92 
0.75 
0.03 
0.63 
1.62 
0.10 
0.13 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had additional contracts with an aggregate notional value of $102 to purchase or sell other 
currencies,  primarily  Asian  currencies,  including  the  Malaysian  ringgit,  Indonesian  rupiah,  and  Hong  Kong  dollar;  European 
currencies,  including  the  Hungarian  florint;  the  South  African  rand;  the  Australian  dollar;  and  the  Canadian  dollar.    The 
aggregate fair value of these contracts was a gain of less than $1.

At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  had  cross-currency  swaps  with  aggregate  notional  values  of  $1,075.    The  swaps  are 
designated as hedges of the Company's net investment in a euro-based subsidiary and matures in 2026.  The fair value of these 
contracts at December 31, 2020 was a net loss of $13. 

The Company, from time to time, may manage its interest rate risk associated with fluctuations in variable interest rates through 
interest  rate  swaps.    The  use  of  interest  rate  swaps  and  other  methods  of  mitigating  interest  rate  risk  may  increase  overall 
interest expense.  

The table below presents principal cash flows and related interest rates by year of maturity for the Company’s long-term debt 
obligations as of December 31, 2020. Interest rates represent the rates in effect as of December 31, 2020. 

Debt
Fixed rate
Average interest rate
Variable rate
Average interest rate

2021

2022

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

24 
 5.8 %
43 
 2.0 %

816 
 4.0 %
85 
 1.9 %

Year of Maturity
2024
2023
$  2,101 

$ 

$ 

 2.9 %
84 
 1.9 %

754 
 2.7 %

$  1,212 

 2.0 %

$ 

$ 

2025

741 
 3.4 %
2 
 2.3 %

Thereafter
$  2,276 

$ 

 4.6 %
3 
 2.3 %

Total  future  payments  of  long-term  debt  obligations  at  December  31,  2020  include  $3,756  of  U.S.  dollar-denominated  debt, 
$4,337 of euro-denominated debt and $48 of debt denominated in other currencies.

The Company uses various raw materials, such as steel and aluminum in its manufacturing operations, which expose it to risk 
from adverse fluctuations in commodity prices. In 2020, consumption of steel and aluminum represented 16% and 35% of the 
Company’s consolidated cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization.  The Company primarily manages its 
risk  to  adverse  commodity  price  fluctuations  and  surcharges  through  contracts  that  pass  through  raw  material  costs  to 
customers.  The  Company  may,  however,  be  unable  to  increase  its  prices  to  offset  increases  in  raw  material  costs  without 
suffering reductions in unit volume, revenue and operating income, and any price increases may take effect after related cost 
increases,  reducing  operating  income  in  the  near  term.    As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  had  forward  commodity 
contracts  to  hedge  aluminum  price  fluctuations  with  a  notional  value  of  $243  and  a  net  gain  of  $36.  The  maturities  of  the 
commodity contracts closely correlate to the anticipated purchases of those commodities. 

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In  addition,  the  Company's  manufacturing  facilities  are  dependent,  to  varying  degrees,  upon  the  availability  of  water  and 
processed energy, such as natural gas and electricity.

See Note M to the consolidated financial statements for further information on the Company’s derivative financial instruments.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS 

Compliance with the Company’s Environmental Protection Policy is mandatory and the responsibility of each employee of the 
Company.  The  Company  is  committed  to  the  protection  of  human  health  and  the  environment  and  is  operating  within  the 
increasingly  complex  laws  and  regulations  of  national,  state,  and  local  environmental  agencies  or  is  taking  action  to  achieve 
compliance  with  such  laws  and  regulations.  Environmental  considerations  are  among  the  criteria  by  which  the  Company 
evaluates projects, products, processes and purchases.

The Company is dedicated to a long-term environmental protection program and has initiated and implemented many pollution 
prevention programs with an emphasis on source reduction. The Company continues to reduce the amount of metal used in the 
manufacture  of  steel  and  aluminum  containers  through  “lightweighting”  programs.  The  Company  recycles  nearly  100%  of 
scrap  aluminum,  steel  and  copper  used  in  its  manufacturing  processes.  Many  of  the  Company’s  programs  for  pollution 
prevention reduce operating costs and improve operating efficiencies.

The  potential  impact  on  the  Company’s  operations  of  climate  change  and  potential  future  climate  change  regulation  in  the 
jurisdictions in which the Company operates is highly uncertain. See the risk factor entitled “The Company is subject to costs 
and liabilities related to stringent environmental and health and safety standards” in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report.

See  Note  O  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  for  additional  information  on  environmental  matters  including  the 
Company's accrual for environmental remediation costs.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  accounting  principles  generally 
accepted in the United States of America which require that management make numerous estimates and assumptions. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates and assumptions, impacting the reported results of operations and financial position of 
the  Company.  The  Company’s  significant  accounting  policies  are  more  fully  described  under  Note  A  to  the  consolidated 
financial statements. Certain accounting policies, however, are considered to be critical in that (i) they are most important to the 
depiction of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and (ii) their application requires management’s most 
subjective judgment in making estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Asbestos Liabilities

The  Company’s  potential  liability  for  asbestos  cases  is  highly  uncertain  due  to  the  difficulty  of  forecasting  many  factors, 
including the level of future claims, the rate of receipt of claims, the jurisdiction in which claims are filed, the nature of future 
claims (including the seriousness of alleged disease, whether claimants allege first exposure to asbestos before or during 1964 
and the alleged link to Crown Cork), the terms of settlements of other defendants with asbestos-related liabilities, bankruptcy 
filings of other defendants (which may result in additional claims and higher settlement demands for non-bankrupt defendants) 
and  the  effect  of  state  asbestos  legislation  (including  the  validity  and  applicability  of  the  Pennsylvania  legislation  to  non-
Pennsylvania  jurisdictions,  where  the  substantial  majority  of  the  Company’s  asbestos  cases  are  filed).  See  Note  N  to  the 
consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the provision for asbestos-related costs.

At the end of each quarter, the Company considers whether there have been any material developments that would cause it to 
update its asbestos accrual calculations. Absent any significant developments in the asbestos litigation environment in general 
or with  respect to the Company specifically, the Company updates its accrual calculations in the fourth quarter of each year.  
The  Company  estimates  its  liability  without  limitation  to  a  specified  time  period  and  provides  for  the  estimated  amounts 
expected to be paid related to outstanding claims, projected future claims and legal costs.

Outstanding  claims  used  in  the  accrual  calculation  are  adjusted  for  factors  such  as  claims  filed  in  those  states  where  the 
Company’s liability is limited by statute, claims alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964 which are assumed to have no 
value and claims which are unlikely to ever be paid and are assumed to have a reduced or nominal value based on the length of 
time outstanding.  Projected future claims are calculated based on actual data for the most recent five years and are adjusted to 
account for the expectation that a percentage of these claims will never be paid. Outstanding and projected claims are multiplied 
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the year, it is difficult to predict at any time during the year whether the number of claims or average settlement cost over the 
five year period ending December 31 of such year will increase compared to the prior five year period.

In  recent  years,  a  higher  percentage  of  Crown  Cork’s  settlements  have  related  to  claims  alleging  serious  disease  (primarily 
mesothelioma) which are settled at higher dollar amounts.  Accordingly, a higher percentage of claims projected into the future  
relate to serious diseases and are therefore valued at higher dollar amounts.  As of December 31, 2020, more than 90% of the 
projected future claims in the Company’s accrual calculation relate to claims alleging serious diseases such as mesothelioma. 

The five year average settlement cost per claim was $14,900 in 2018, $14,400 in 2019 and $13,100 in 2020.  Although the five 
year average settlement cost per claim decreased in 2020, if Crown Cork continues to settle a high percentage of claims alleging 
serious  disease  at  higher  dollar  amounts,  average  settlement  costs  per  claim  are  likely  to  increase  and,  if  not  offset  by  a 
reduction in overall claims and settlements, the Company may record additional charges in the future.  A 10% change in either 
the average cost per claim or the number of projected claims would increase or decrease the estimated liability at December 31, 
2020 by $25. A 10% increase in these two factors at the same time would increase the estimated liability at December 31, 2020 
by $53.  A 10% decrease in these two factors at the same time would decrease the estimated liability at December 31, 2020 by 
$48.

Goodwill Impairment

The  Company  performs  a  goodwill  impairment  review  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  each  year  or  when  facts  and  circumstances 
indicate goodwill may be impaired. In accordance with the accounting guidance, the Company may first perform a qualitative 
assessment on none, some, or all of its reporting units to determine whether further quantitative impairment testing is necessary. 
Factors  that  the  Company  may  consider  in  its  qualitative  assessment  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  general  economic 
conditions, changes in the markets in which the Company operates and changes in input costs that may affect revenue growth, 
gross margin percentages and cash flow trends over multiple periods.

The quantitative impairment test involves a number of assumptions and judgments, including the calculation of fair value for 
the Company’s identified reporting units. The Company determines the estimated fair value for each reporting unit based on an 
average of the estimated fair values calculated using both market and income approaches.  The Company uses an average of the 
two methods in estimating fair value because it believes they both provide an appropriate fair value for the reporting units. The 
Company’s  estimates  of  future  cash  flows  include  assumptions  concerning  future  operating  performance  and  economic 
conditions  and  may  differ  from  actual  future  cash  flows.  Under  the  market  approach,  the  Company  obtains  available 
information regarding multiples used in recent transactions, if any, involving transfers of controlling interests in the consumer 
and  industrial  packaging  industries.  The  Company  also  reviews  publicly  available  trading  multiples  based  on  the  enterprise 
value  and  revenue  of  companies  in  the  consumer  and  industrial  packaging  industries  whose  shares  are  publicly  traded.    The 
appropriate multiple is applied to the respective financial results of the reporting unit to obtain an estimated fair value.  

Under the income approach, fair value is calculated as the sum of the projected discounted cash flows of the reporting unit over 
the next five years and the terminal value at the end of those five years. The projected cash flows generally include moderate to 
no growth assumptions, depending on the reporting unit, unless there has recently been a material change in the business or a 
material change is forecasted. The discount rate used is based on the average weighted-average cost of capital of companies in 
the consumer and industrial packaging industries, which information is available through various sources, adjusted for specific 
risk premiums for each reporting unit

The Company completed its annual review for 2020 and determined that no adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill were 
necessary. Although no goodwill impairment was recorded, there can be no assurances that future goodwill impairments will 
not occur.  

The  European  Aerosol  and  Promotional  Packaging  reporting  unit  operates  in  a  low-growth  environment  with  multiple 
competitors.  As of October 1, 2020, the fair value of the reporting unit was 9% higher than its carrying value using the methods 
described  above,  a  discount  rate  of  8.25%  and  an  EBITDA  multiple  of  9.0  times.    The  maximum  effect  of  weighting  the 
Company's valuation approaches other than equally would increase or decrease the estimated fair value by $7.  Assuming all 
other  factors  remain  the  same,  a  $1  decrease  in  forecasted  annual  Adjusted  EBITDA  would  have  resulted  in  an  impairment 
charge of $1 and an increase in the discount rate from 8.25% to 9.25% changes the estimated fair value by $2. If future cash 
flows are less than the Company has included in its projections, impairment charges may be recorded.  As of December 31, 
2020, the reporting unit had $71 of goodwill.  

Based upon continued reorganization within the Transit Packaging segment, the Equipment & Tools and Consumable reporting 
units  have  been  aggregated  into  a  single  reporting  unit.   The  Company  completed  its  an  annual  goodwill  impairment  test  of 
each reporting unit prior to aggregating and concluded that no adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill were necessary.  

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The Company performs an impairment review of its long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangible assets and property, 
plant and equipment, when facts and circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable from its undiscounted 
cash flows. Any impairment loss is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The Company’s 
estimates  of  future  cash  flows  involve  assumptions  concerning  future  operating  performance,  economic  conditions  and 
technological changes that may affect the future useful lives of the assets. These estimates may differ from actual cash flows or 
useful lives.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Accounting  for  pensions  and  postretirement  benefit  plans  requires  the  use  of  estimates  and  assumptions  regarding  numerous 
factors, including discount rates, rates of return on plan assets, compensation increases, health care cost increases, future rates 
of inflation, mortality and employee turnover. Actual results may differ from the Company’s actuarial assumptions, which may 
have an impact on the amount of reported expense or liability for pensions or postretirement benefits. The Company recorded 
pension expense of $92, including settlement charges of $66, in 2020 and currently projects its 2021 pension expense to be $48, 
using  foreign  currency  exchange  rates  in  effect  at  December  31,  2020.    The  Company  uses  the  spot  yield  curve  approach  to 
estimate the service and interest cost components of pension and postretirement benefits expense by applying the specific spot 
rates  along  the  yield  curve  used  to  determine  the  benefit  plan  obligations  to  relevant  projected  cash  outflows.  The  expected 
long-term rate of return on plan assets is determined by taking into consideration expected long-term returns associated with 
each major asset class based on long-term historical ranges, projected future outlook of each asset class, inflation assumptions 
and the expected net value from active management of the assets based on actual results. 

The U.S. plan’s assumed rate of return was 6.75 % in 2020 and is 5.65% for 2021. The U.K. plan’s assumed rate of return was 
3.0% in 2020 and is 2.0% for 2021.  A 0.25% change in the expected rates of return would change 2021 pension expense by 
approximately $12.

Discount rates were selected using a method that matches projected payouts from the plans to an actuarially determined yield 
curve based on market observable AA bond yields in the respective plan jurisdictions and currencies. In certain jurisdictions, 
government  securities  were  used  along  with  corporate  bonds  to  develop  country-specific  yield  curves  to  the  extent  that  the 
underlying  markets  were  not  deemed  sufficiently  developed.    A  0.25%  change  in  the  discount  rates  from  those  used  at 
December 31, 2020 would change 2021 pension expense by approximately $2 and postretirement expense by less than $1. A 
0.25% change in the discount rates from those used at December 31, 2020 would have changed the pension benefit obligation 
by approximately $136 and the postretirement benefit obligation approximately $4 as of December 31, 2020.  See Note Q to the 
consolidated financial statements for additional information on pension and postretirement benefit obligations and assumptions.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had pre-tax unrecognized net losses in other comprehensive income of $1,802 related 
to  its  pension  plans  and  $45  related  to  its  other  postretirement  benefit  plans.  Unrecognized  gains  and  losses  arise  each  year 
primarily due to changes in discount rates, differences in actual plan asset returns compared to expected returns, and changes in 
actuarial assumptions such as mortality.  Unrecognized gains and losses are accumulated in other comprehensive income and 
the  portion  in  each  plan  that  exceeds  10%  of  the  greater  of  that  plan’s  assets  or  projected  benefit  obligation  is  amortized  to 
income over future periods. The Company’s pension expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 included charges of $84 
for the amortization of unrecognized net losses, and the Company estimates charges of $96 in 2021.  Amortizable losses are 
being recognized over either the average expected life of inactive employees or the remaining service life of active participants 
depending on the status of the individual plans.  The weighted average amortization periods range between 6 - 16 years.  An 
increase of 10% in the number of years used to amortize unrecognized losses in each plan would decrease estimated charges for 
2021 by $8.  A decrease of 10% in the number of years would increase the estimated 2021 charge by $10.

RECENT ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

In  December  2019,  the  FASB  issued  new  guidance  to  simplify  the  accounting  for  income  taxes  by,  among  other  things, 
reducing complexity in the interim-period accounting for year-to-date loss limitations and changes in tax laws. The guidance is 
effective for the Company on January 1, 2021.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard and 
does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to certain 
contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference 
rate expected to be discontinued. The guidance is effective upon issuance and can be applied through December 31, 2022. The 
Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

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See Note A to the consolidated financial statements for information on recently adopted accounting guidance.

 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements  in  this  Annual  Report,  including  those  in  “Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and 
Results of Operations,” in the discussions of the provision for asbestos under Note N and other contingencies under Note O to 
the  consolidated  financial  statements  included  in  this  Annual  Report  and  in  discussions  incorporated  by  reference  into  this 
Annual  Report  (including,  but  not  limited  to,  those  in  the  section  titled  “Compensation  Discussion  and  Analysis”  in  the 
Company’s  Proxy  Statement),  which  are  not  historical  facts  (including  any  statements  concerning  plans  and  objectives  of 
management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto), are “forward-looking statements,” 
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In addition, the Company and its representatives may from time to time make 
other oral or written statements which are also “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements can be identified by 
words,  such  as  “believes,”  “estimates,”  “anticipates,”  “expects”  and  other  words  of  similar  meaning  in  connection  with  a 
discussion  of  future  operating  or  financial  performance.  These  may  include,  among  others,  statements  relating  to  (i)  the 
Company’s plans or objectives for future operations, products or financial performance, (ii) the Company’s indebtedness and 
other contractual obligations, (iii) the impact of an economic downturn or growth in particular regions, (iv) anticipated uses of 
cash, (v) cost reduction efforts and expected savings, (vi) the Company’s policies with respect to executive compensation and 
(vii) the expected outcome of contingencies, including with respect to asbestos-related litigation and pension and postretirement 
liabilities.

These  forward-looking  statements  are  made  based  upon  management’s  expectations  and  beliefs  concerning  future  events 
impacting the Company and, therefore, involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Management cautions that forward-looking 
statements  are  not  guarantees  and  that  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from  those  expressed  or  implied  in  the  forward-
looking statements.

Important factors that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ include, but 
are  not  necessarily  limited  to,  the  ability  of  the  Company  to  expand  successfully  in  international  and  emerging  markets;  the 
ability of the Company to repay, refinance or restructure its short and long-term indebtedness on adequate terms and to comply 
with  the  terms  of  its  agreements  relating  to  debt;  the  impact  of  Brexit;  the  Company’s  ability  to  generate  significant  cash  to 
meet  its  obligations  and  invest  in  its  business  and  to  maintain  appropriate  debt  levels;  restrictions  on  the  Company’s  use  of 
available cash under its debt agreements; changes or differences in U.S. or international economic or political conditions, such 
as inflation or fluctuations in interest or foreign exchange rates (and the effectiveness of any currency or interest rate hedges), 
tax rates, the Tax Act and other tax laws (including with respect to taxation of unrepatriated non-U.S. earnings or as a result of 
the depletion of net loss or foreign tax credit carryforwards); the impact of foreign trade laws and practices; the collectability of 
receivables;  war  or  acts  of  terrorism  that  may  disrupt  the  Company’s  production  or  the  supply  or  pricing  of  raw  materials, 
including  in  the  Company’s  Middle  East  operations,  impact  the  financial  condition  of  customers  or  adversely  affect  the 
Company’s  ability  to  refinance  or  restructure  its  remaining  indebtedness;  changes  in  the  availability  and  pricing  of  raw 
materials (including aluminum can sheet, steel tinplate, energy, water, inks and coatings) and the Company’s ability to pass raw 
material, energy and freight price increases and surcharges through to its customers or to otherwise manage these commodity 
pricing  risks;    the  Company’s  ability  to  obtain  and  maintain  adequate  pricing  for  its  products,  including  the  impact  on  the 
Company’s revenue, margins and market share and the ongoing impact of price increases; energy and natural resource costs; 
the  cost  and  other  effects  of  legal  and  administrative  cases  and  proceedings,  settlements  and  investigations;  the  outcome  of 
asbestos-related  litigation  (including  the  number  and  size  of  future  claims  and  the  terms  of  settlements,  and  the  impact  of 
bankruptcy  filings  by  other  companies  with  asbestos-related  liabilities,  any  of  which  could  increase  Crown  Cork’s  asbestos-
related  costs  over  time,  the  adequacy  of  reserves  established  for  asbestos-related  liabilities,  Crown  Cork’s  ability  to  obtain 
resolution without payment of  asbestos-related claims by persons alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964, and the impact 
of state legislation dealing with asbestos liabilities and any litigation challenging that legislation and any future state or federal 
legislation dealing with asbestos liabilities); the Company’s ability to realize deferred tax benefits; changes in the Company’s 
critical or other accounting policies or the assumptions underlying those policies; labor relations and workforce and social costs, 
including the Company’s pension and postretirement obligations and other employee or retiree costs; investment performance 
of  the  Company’s  pension  plans;  costs  and  difficulties  related  to  the  acquisition  of  a  business  and  integration  of  acquired 
businesses;  the  impact  of  any  potential  dispositions,  acquisitions  or  other  strategic  realignments,  which  may  impact  the 
Company’s  operations,  financial  profile,  investments  or  levels  of  indebtedness;  the  Company’s  ability  to  realize  efficient 
capacity  utilization  and  inventory  levels  and  to  innovate  new  designs  and  technologies  for  its  products  in  a  cost-effective 
manner; competitive pressures, including new product developments, industry overcapacity, or changes in competitors’ pricing 
for  products;  the  Company’s  ability  to  achieve  high  capacity  utilization  rates  for  its  equipment;  the  Company’s  ability  to 
maintain,  develop  and  capitalize  on  competitive  technologies  for  the  design  and  manufacture  of  products  and  to  withstand 
competitive and legal challenges to the proprietary nature of such technology; the Company’s ability to protect its information 
technology systems from attacks or catastrophic failure; the strength of the Company’s cyber-security (including with respect to 

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human vulnerabilities associated with cyber-security risks); the Company’s ability to generate sufficient production capacity; 
the  Company’s  ability  to  improve  and  expand  its  existing  product  and  product  lines;  the  impact  of  overcapacity  on  the  end-
markets  the  Company  serves;  loss  of  customers,  including  the  loss  of  any  significant  customers;  changes  in  consumer 
preferences  for  different  packaging  products;  the  financial  condition  of  the  Company’s  vendors  and  customers;    weather 
conditions,    including  their  effect  on  demand  for    beverages  and  on  crop  yields  for  fruits  and  vegetables  stored  in  food 
containers; the impact of natural disasters, including in emerging markets; changes in governmental regulations or enforcement 
practices,  including  with  respect  to  environmental,  health  and  safety  matters  and  restrictions  as  to  foreign  investment  or 
operation;  the  impact  of  increased  governmental  regulation  on  the  Company  and  its  products,  including  the  regulation  or 
restriction of the use of bisphenol-A; the impact of the Company’s recent initiatives to generate additional cash, including the 
reduction of working capital levels and capital spending; the impact of the Company's comprehensive Board-led review of its 
portfolio and capital allocation/return; the ability of the Company to realize cost savings from its restructuring programs; the 
Company’s  ability  to  maintain  adequate  sources  of  capital  and  liquidity;  costs  and  payments  to  certain  of  the  Company’s 
executive  officers  in  connection  with  any  termination  of  such  executive  officers  or  a  change  in  control  of  the  Company;  the 
impact  of  existing  and  future  legislation  regarding  refundable  mandatory  deposit  laws  in  Europe  for  non-refillable  beverage 
containers  and  the  implementation  of  an  effective  return  system;  the  impact  of  existing  and  future  legislation  regarding  the 
taxation  of  sugar-sweetened  beverages  or  energy  drinks,  the  impact  of  new  tariffs  and  potential  limits  on  steel  supply  in  the 
U.S. from certain foreign countries; and changes in the Company’s strategic areas of focus, which may impact the Company’s 
operations, financial profile or levels of indebtedness.

Some  of  the  factors  noted  above  are  discussed  elsewhere  in  this  Annual  Report  and  prior  Company  filings  with  the  SEC, 
including within Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report. In addition, other factors have been or may be discussed 
from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings.

While the Company periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting the Company’s results of operations and 
financial condition in connection with the preparation of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations” and certain other sections contained in the Company’s quarterly, annual or other reports filed with the 
SEC, the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information set forth within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” 
under the captions “Market Risk” and "Forward Looking Statements" in this Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

In  July  2017,  the  Financial  Conduct  Authority  (the  authority  that  regulates  LIBOR)  announced  it  intends  to  stop  compelling 
banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021.  The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative 
Reference Rate Committee has announced the replacement of U.S. dollar LIBOR rates with a new index calculated by short-
term repurchase agreements backed by U.S. Treasury securities called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).  The first 
publication of SOFR was released in April 2018.  Whether or not SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement tool 
remains  in  question  and  the  future  of  LIBOR  at  this  time  is  uncertain.    At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  does  have 
contracts  that  are  indexed  to  LIBOR,  including  cross-currency  swap  contracts  and  certain  of  its  term  loan  facilities,  and 
continues to monitor this activity and evaluate the related risks.

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ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Statements

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 
and 2018

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 
2019 and 2018

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplementary Information

Financial Statement Schedule

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the years ended December 31, 2020, 
2019 and 2018

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45 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

87 

88 

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  (as  defined  in 
Rule  13a-15(f)  under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended).  The  Company’s  system  of  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting  is  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Because  of  the  inherent  limitations,  a  system  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect 
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may 
become  inadequate  because  of  changes  in  conditions,  or  that  the  degree  of  compliance  with  the  policies  or  procedures  may 
deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In 
making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission  (“COSO”)  in  Internal  Control  -  Integrated  Framework  (2013).  Based  on  its  assessment,  management  has 
concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those 
criteria.

The  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2020  has  been  audited  by 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Crown Holdings, Inc.

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Crown Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) 
as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of changes 
in  shareholders'  equity  and  of  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  three  years  in  the  period  ended  December  31,  2020,  including  the 
related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated 
financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, 
based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control  -  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring 
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial 
position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the 
three years in the period ended December 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States  of  America.  Also  in  our  opinion,  the  Company  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective  internal  control  over 
financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) 
issued by the COSO.

Changes in Accounting Principles

As  discussed  in  Note  A  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  the  Company  changed  the  manner  in  which  it  accounts  for 
leases in 2019 and the manner in which it accounts for revenues from contracts with customers in 2018. 

Basis for Opinions

The  Company's  management  is  responsible  for  these  consolidated  financial  statements,  for  maintaining  effective  internal 
control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included 
in  the  accompanying  Management’s  Report  on  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express 
opinions  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  statements  and  on  the  Company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting 
based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities 
laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audits  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  consolidated  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement, 
whether  due  to  error  or  fraud,  and  whether  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material 
respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement 
of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. 
Such  procedures  included  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  regarding  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  consolidated 
financial  statements.  Our  audits  also  included  evaluating  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by 
management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall  presentation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements.  Our  audit  of  internal 
control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the 
risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based 
on  the  assessed  risk.  Our  audits  also  included  performing  such  other  procedures  as  we  considered  necessary  in  the 
circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures 
that  (i)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and 
dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit 
preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  that  receipts  and 

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expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the 
company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or 
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also, 
projections  of  any  evaluation  of  effectiveness  to  future  periods  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters

The  critical  audit  matter  communicated  below  is  a  matter  arising  from  the  current  period  audit  of  the  consolidated  financial 
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or 
disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or 
complex  judgments.  The  communication  of  critical  audit  matters  does  not  alter  in  any  way  our  opinion  on  the  consolidated 
financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate 
opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. 

Goodwill Impairment Assessment - European Aerosol and Promotional Packaging Reporting Unit

As described in Notes A and E to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated goodwill balance was $4.6 
billion as of December 31, 2020. The Company performs a goodwill impairment review in the fourth quarter of each year or 
when  facts  and  circumstances  indicate  goodwill  may  be  impaired.  Management  determines  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the 
reporting unit based on an average of the estimated fair values using an income and a market approach. Management’s income 
approach utilizes significant assumptions, including revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin growth rates and discount rate. As 
disclosed by management, the goodwill associated with the European Aerosol and Promotional Packaging reporting unit was 
$71 million which was 9% higher than the carrying value. 

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the goodwill impairment assessment 
of  the  European  Aerosol  and  Promotional  Packaging  reporting  unit  is  a  critical  audit  matter  are  the  significant  judgment  by 
management when developing their estimated fair values. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and 
effort in performing procedures and evaluating significant assumptions within management’s cash flow projections used in the 
income  approach  related  to  revenue  and  adjusted  EBITDA  margin  growth  rates  and  the  discount  rate.  In  addition,  the  audit 
effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.   

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall 
opinion  on  the  consolidated  financial  statements.  These  procedures  included  testing  the  effectiveness  of  controls  relating  to 
management’s goodwill impairment assessment, including controls over the estimation of the fair value of the reporting unit. 
These  procedures  also  included,  among  others,  testing  management’s  process  for  estimating  the  fair  value  of  the  European 
Aerosol  and  Promotional  Packaging  reporting  unit,  testing  the  completeness,  accuracy,  and  relevance  of  the  underlying  data 
used in the income approach, and evaluating the significant assumptions used by management related to revenue and adjusted 
EBITDA margin growth rates and the discount rate. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to the revenue and adjusted 
EBITDA margin growth rates included evaluating whether the judgments made by management were reasonable considering 
the  current  and  past  performance  of  the  reporting  unit,  the  consistency  with  external  market  and  industry  data,  and  whether 
these assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and 
knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of the reasonableness of the discount rate assumption. 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
February 26, 2021

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1928.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in millions except per share data)

For the Years Ended December 31
Net sales

2020

2019

2018

$  11,575 

$  11,665 

$  11,151 

Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization

9,182 

9,349 

9,028 

Depreciation and amortization

Selling and administrative expense

Restructuring and other

Goodwill impairment
Income from operations

Loss from early extinguishments of debt

Other pension and postretirement

Interest expense

Interest income

Foreign exchange

Income before income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Equity in net earnings of affiliates

Net income

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings

Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:

Basic

Diluted

481 

614 

34 

— 

490 

631 

(26) 

25 

425 

558 

44 

— 

1,264 

1,196 

1,096 

— 

45 

300 

(8) 

1 

926 

244 

6 

688 

(109) 

579 

4.34 

4.30 

$ 

$ 

$ 

27 

13 

378 

(17) 

9 

786 

166 

5 

625 

(115) 

510 

3.81 

3.78 

$ 

$ 

$ 

— 

(25) 

384 

(21) 

18 

740 

216 

4 

528 

(89) 

439 

3.28 

3.28 

$ 

$ 

$ 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in millions)

For the Years Ended December 31
Net income

Other comprehensive (loss) / income, net of tax

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and other postretirement benefits

Derivatives qualifying as hedges

Total other comprehensive (loss) / income

Total comprehensive income

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests

Derivatives qualifying as hedges attributable to noncontrolling interests

2020

2019

2018

$ 

688  $ 

625  $ 

528 

(88) 

(15) 

46 

(57) 

631 

150 

84 

11 

245 

870 

(109) 

(115) 

(3) 

(2) 

(1) 

(1) 

(137) 

50 

(52) 

(139) 

389 

(89) 

1 

2 

Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings

$ 

517  $ 

753  $ 

303 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share data)

December 31
Assets
Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Receivables, net

Inventories

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Total current assets

Goodwill 

Intangible assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

Other non-current assets
Total

Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt

Current maturities of long-term debt

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

Accounts payable

Accrued liabilities

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities

Postretirement and pension liabilities

Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note O)

Equity

Noncontrolling interests

Preferred stock, authorized:  30,000,000; none issued (Note S)

Common stock, par value: $5.00; authorized:  500,000,000 shares; issued:

    185,744,072 shares (Note S)

Additional paid-in capital

Accumulated earnings

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Treasury stock at par value (2020 - 50,943,042 shares; 2019 - 50,166,194 
shares)
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity

Total equity

Total

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

1,173 

1,783 

1,673 

254 

4,883 

4,593 

1,880 

4,198 

214 

902 

607 

1,528 

1,626 

241 

4,002 

4,430 

2,015 

3,887 

204 

967 

$ 

16,670 

$ 

15,505 

$ 

$ 

121 

67 

55 

2,845 

1,173 

4,261 

8,023 

762 

164 

856 

406 

— 

929 

179 

4,538 

(3,193) 

(255) 

2,198 

2,604 

75 

62 

51 

2,646 

1,065 

3,899 

7,818 

683 

156 

857 

379 

— 

929 

207 

3,959 

(3,131) 

(251) 

1,713 

2,092 

$ 

16,670 

$ 

15,505 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(in millions)  

For the Years Ended December 31
Cash flows from operating activities

Net income

2020

2019

2018

$ 

688  $ 

625  $ 

528 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating 

activities:

Depreciation and amortization

Restructuring and other
Goodwill impairment

Pension expense

Pension contributions

Stock-based compensation

Deferred income taxes
Changes in assets and liabilities:

Receivables

Inventories

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Other, net

481 

34 

— 

92 

(27) 

32 

33 

(186) 

(2) 

121 

49 

490 

(26) 

25 

66 

(23) 

29 

(35) 

60 

61 

(87) 

(22) 

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,315 

1,163 

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditures

Beneficial interest in transferred receivables

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

Foreign exchange derivatives related to acquisition 

Net investment hedges

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

Other

(587) 

— 

— 

— 

28 

16 

8 

(432) 

— 

(11) 

— 

23 

39 

7 

425 

44 

— 

45 

(20) 

27 

35 

(493) 

(201) 

209 

(28) 

571 

(462) 

490 

(3,912) 

(25) 

34 

36 

(4) 

Net cash used for investing activities

(535) 

(374) 

(3,843) 

Cash flows from financing activities

Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt

Proceeds from long-term debt

Payments of long-term debt

Debt issuance costs

Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt

Finance lease payments

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

Contribution from noncontrolling interests

Common stock issued

Common stock repurchased

Net cash (used for) / provided by financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at December 31

29 

110 

(269) 

— 

43 

(3) 

(87) 

2 

2 

(66) 

(239) 

34 

575 

663 

(10) 

2,216 

(2,845) 

(18) 

(16) 

(15) 

(101) 

6 

4 

(7) 

(786) 

1 

4 

659 

$ 

1,238  $ 

663  $ 

(69) 

4,082 

(333) 

(70) 

(14) 

— 

(60) 

— 

1 

(4) 

3,533 

(37) 

224 

435 

659 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in millions, except share, per share, employee and statistical data)
A. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Business and Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Holdings, Inc. 
(the “Company”) and its consolidated subsidiary companies (where the context requires, the “Company” shall include reference 
to the Company and its consolidated subsidiary companies).

The Company is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer 
goods and industrial products.  The Company’s packaging for consumer goods include steel and aluminum cans for beverage, 
food, household and other consumer products, glass bottles for beverage products and metal vacuum closures and steel crowns 
sold through the Company's sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and 
various  other  industries.    The  Company's  packaging  for  industrial  products  includes  steel  and  plastic  strap  consumables  and 
equipment, paper-based protective packaging, and plastic film consumables and equipment, which are sold into the metals, food 
and beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated and general industries.

The  financial  statements  were  prepared  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  of 
America  and  reflect  management’s  estimates  and  assumptions.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those  estimates,  impacting 
reported  results  of  operations  and  financial  position.  All  intercompany  accounts  and  transactions  are  eliminated  in 
consolidation. In deciding which entities should be reported on a consolidated basis, the Company first determines whether the 
entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”). If an entity is a VIE, the Company determines whether it is the primary beneficiary 
and therefore, should consolidate the VIE. If an entity is not a VIE, the Company consolidates those entities in which it has 
control, including certain subsidiaries that are not majority-owned. Certain of the Company’s agreements with noncontrolling 
interests contain provisions in which the Company would surrender certain decision-making rights upon a change in control of 
the Company. Accordingly, consolidation of these operations may no longer be appropriate subsequent to a change in control of 
the Company, as defined in the agreements. Investments in companies in which the Company does not have control, but has the 
ability  to  exercise  significant  influence  over  operating  and  financial  policies,  are  accounted  for  by  the  equity  method.  Other 
investments are carried at cost.

Foreign Currency Translation. For non-U.S. subsidiaries which operate in a local currency environment, assets and liabilities 
are  translated  into  U.S.  dollars  at  year-end  exchange  rates.  Income,  expense  and  cash  flow  items  are  translated  at  average 
exchange  rates  prevailing  during  the  year.  Translation  adjustments  for  these  subsidiaries  are  accumulated  as  a  separate 
component of accumulated other comprehensive income in equity. For non-U.S. subsidiaries that use a U.S. dollar functional 
currency, local currency inventories and property, plant and equipment are translated into U.S. dollars at rates prevailing when 
acquired;  all  other  assets  and  liabilities  are  translated  at  year-end  exchange  rates.  Inventories  charged  to  cost  of  sales  and 
depreciation  are  remeasured  at  historical  rates;  all  other  income  and  expense  items  are  translated  at  average  exchange  rates 
prevailing during the year. Gains and losses which result from remeasurement are included in earnings.

Revenue  Recognition.  On  January  1,  2018,  the  Company  adopted  new  accounting  guidance  which  outlined  a  single 
comprehensive model to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and superseded previous revenue 
guidance.    Under  previous  guidance,  the  Company  generally  recognized  revenue  from  product  sales  when  the  goods  were 
shipped and title and risk of loss passed to the customer.  Under the new guidance, revenues are recognized when control of the 
promised product is transferred to customers.  

The  majority  of  the  Company’s  revenues  from  metal  packaging  products  are  derived  from  multi-year  requirement  contracts 
with  leading  manufacturers  and  marketers  of  packaged  consumer  products  for  can  sets,  comprising  a  can  and  an  end.      As 
requirement contracts do not typically include fixed volumes, customers often purchase products pursuant to purchase orders or 
other communications which are short-term in nature.  The can and the end are considered separate performance obligations 
because they are distinct and separately identifiable.  Revenues from the Company's  transit packaging segment are  generally 
derived  from  individual  purchase  orders  which  may  include  multiple  goods  and  services  which  are  separate  performance 
obligations because they are distinct and separately identifiable.

The Company manufactures certain products that have no alternative use to the Company once they are printed or manufactured 
to  customer  specifications.    If  the  Company  has  an  enforceable  right  to  payment  for  custom  products  at  all  times  in  the 
manufacturing process, revenue is recognized over time.  In each of the Company’s geographic markets, revenue from beverage 
cans  is  primarily  recognized  over  time  using  the  units  produced  output  method  as  beverage  cans  are  generally  printed  for  a 
specific customer in a continuous production process.  The timing of revenue recognition for the Company’s other products, 
including beverage ends and three-piece products, which includes food cans and ends and aerosol cans and ends, may vary as 
these  products  may  be  printed  or  customized  depending  upon  customer  preferences  which  can  vary  by  geographic  market.  

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Revenue that is recognized over time for the Company’s three-piece products and equipment business is generally recognized 
using the cost-to-cost input method as these products involve an intermediary step that results in customized work-in-process 
inventory.  For products that follow a point in time model, revenue is generally recognized when title and risk of loss transfer.

Revenue  is  measured  as  the  amount  of  consideration  the  Company  expects  to  receive  in  exchange  for  transferring  goods  or 
providing services.  Standalone selling prices for each performance obligation are generally stated in the contract.  When the 
Company  offers  variable  consideration  in  the  form  of  volume  rebates  to  customers,  it  estimates  the  most  likely  amount  of 
revenue to which it is expected to be entitled and includes the estimate in the transaction price, limited to the amount which is 
probable will not result in reversal of cumulative revenue recognized when the variable consideration is resolved.  When the 
Company offers customers options to purchase additional product at discounted prices, judgment is required to determine if the 
discounted  prices  represent  material  rights.    If  so,  the  transaction  price  allocated  to  the  discount  is  based  on  its  relative 
standalone price and is recognized upon purchase of the additional product.  Customer payment terms are typically less than 
one  year  and  as  such,  the  Company  has  applied  the  practical  expedient  to  exclude  consideration  of  significant  financing 
components from the determination of transaction price.

Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from net sales.  Shipping and handling 
fees and costs from product sales are reported as cost of products sold and are accrued when the Company recognizes revenue 
over  time  before  the  shipping  and  handling  activities  occur.    Costs  to  obtain  a  contract  are  generally  immaterial  but  the 
Company has elected the practical expedient to expense these costs as incurred if the duration of the contract is one year or less.

Unbilled receivables are recorded for revenue recognized over time when the Company has determined that control has passed 
to the customer but the customer has not yet been invoiced because the Company does not have present right to payment.  The 
Company  generally  has  a  present  right  to  payment  when  title  of  product  transfers.    Unbilled  receivables  are  included  in 
receivables in the Consolidated Balance Sheet with a corresponding decrease to inventory.

Contract  assets  are  recorded  for  revenue  recognized  over  time  when  the  Company  has  determined  that  control  for  a 
performance obligation has passed to the customer, but the right to invoice the customer is contingent upon the completion of 
the  performance  obligations  included  in  the  contract.    Contract  assets  are  classified  as  current  as  they  are  expected  to  be 
invoiced within one year and may not exceed their net realizable value.  

Contract liabilities are established if the Company must defer the recognition of a portion of consideration received because it 
has  to  satisfy  a  future  obligation.    Contract  liabilities  are  classified  as  current  or  noncurrent  based  on  when  the  Company 
expects to recognize revenue.

Stock-Based  Compensation.  For  awards  with  a  service  or  market  condition,  compensation  expense  is  recognized  over  the 
vesting period on a straight-line basis using the grant date fair value of the award and the estimated number of awards that are 
expected to vest.  For awards with a performance condition, the Company assesses the probability of vesting at each reporting 
period  and  adjusts  compensation  cost  based  on  its  probability  assessment.    The  Company’s  plans  provide  for  stock  awards 
which may include accelerated vesting upon retirement, disability, or death of eligible employees. The Company considers a 
stock-based  award  to  be  vested  when  the  service  period  is  no  longer  contingent  on  the  employee  providing  future  service. 
Accordingly, the related compensation cost is recognized immediately for awards granted to retirement-eligible individuals, or 
over the period from the grant date to the date that retirement eligibility is achieved if less than the stated vesting period.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash. Cash equivalents represent investments with maturities of three months or less 
from  the  time  of  purchase  and  are  carried  at  cost,  which  approximates  fair  value  because  of  the  short  maturity  of  those 
instruments.  Outstanding  checks  in  excess  of  funds  on  deposit  are  included  in  accounts  payable.   The  Company  generally 
classifies any cash that is legally restricted as to withdrawal or usage as restricted cash.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses. Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and 
do not bear interest. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on past events, historical experience, current conditions 
and forecasts that affect the collectability of accounts receivable.  

Inventory Valuation. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost principally determined under 
the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost method.

Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and 
includes expenditures for new facilities and equipment and those costs which substantially increase the useful lives or capacity 
of  existing  PP&E.  Cost  of  constructed  assets  includes  capitalized  interest  incurred  during  the  construction  and  development 
period. Maintenance and repairs, including labor and material costs for planned major maintenance such as annual production 

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line overhauls, are expensed as incurred. When PP&E is retired or otherwise disposed, the net carrying amount is eliminated 
with any gain or loss on disposition recognized in earnings at that time.

Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets described below (in years).  The 
Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of its PP&E and, where appropriate, changes are made prospectively.  

Land improvements

Buildings and building improvements

Machinery and equipment

25

25 – 40

3– 18

Goodwill  and  Intangible  Assets.  Assets  and  liabilities  of  acquired  businesses  are  recorded  under  the  acquisition  method  of 
accounting at their estimated fair values at the dates of acquisition. Goodwill represents costs in excess of fair values assigned 
to  the  underlying  identifiable  net  assets  of  acquired  businesses.    Goodwill  is  carried  at  cost  and  reviewed  for  impairment 
annually in the fourth quarter of each year or when facts and circumstances indicate goodwill may be impaired.  Goodwill was 
allocated  to  the  reporting  units  at  the  time  of  each  acquisition  based  on  the  relative  fair  values  of  the  reporting  units.    In 
assessing  goodwill  for  impairment,  the  Company  may  first  assess  qualitative  factors  to  determine  whether  the  existence  of 
events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than 
its carrying amount.  Further quantitative assessment may then be required.   The quantitative assessment involves a number of 
assumptions and judgments, including the calculation of fair value for the Company’s identified reporting units.   The Company 
determines the estimated fair value of each reporting unit based on an average of the estimated fair values using an income and 
a  market  approach.  The  income  approach  utilizes  significant  assumptions,  including  revenue  and  Adjusted  EBITDA  margin 
growth rates and discount rate.  If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, any impairment loss is measured 
by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit to its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.   

Definite-lived intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization.  Definite-lived intangibles are amortized on a 
straight-line  basis  over  their  estimated  useful  lives  described  below  (in  years).    Definite-lived  intangible  assets  are  tested  for 
impairment  when  facts  and  circumstances  indicate  the  carrying  value  may  not  be  recoverable  from  their  undiscounted  cash 
flows.  If impaired, the assets are written down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values.

Customer relationships

Trade names

Technology

Long-term supply contracts

Patents

11 - 18

8 - 27

6 - 8

15

8

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of 
long-lived  assets,  primarily  PP&E,  may  be  impaired,  the  Company  performs  a  recoverability  evaluation.    If  the  evaluation 
indicates that the carrying value of an asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is measured 
by comparing the carrying value of the asset to its fair value, based on discounted cash flows. Long-lived assets classified as 
held for sale are presented in the balance sheet at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell.

Leases.  On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted new guidance on lease accounting.  Under the guidance, lease classification 
criteria and income statement recognition were similar to previous guidance; however, all leases with a term longer than one 
year are recorded on the balance sheet through a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability.  

The Company has operating and finance leases for land and buildings related to certain manufacturing facilities, warehouses 
and corporate offices, vehicle fleets and certain office and manufacturing equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months 
or  less  are  not  recorded  on  the  balance  sheet.    The  Company's  lease  terms  include  options  to  extend  the  lease  when  it  is 
reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option.  Variable lease payment amounts that cannot be determined at 
commencement of the lease, such as increases in index rates, are not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities and 
corresponding right-of-use assets and are recognized in the period those payments are incurred.  The Company separates lease 
and  non-lease  components  of  lease  arrangements  and  allocates  contract  consideration  based  on  standalone  selling  prices.  
Variable consideration is allocated to the lease and non-lease components to which the variable payments specifically relate.   
The discount rate implicit within the Company's leases is often not determinable and therefore the Company generally uses its 
incremental  borrowing  rate  based  on  the  information  available  at  the  commencement  date  of  the  lease  in  determining  the 
present value of the  lease  payments.   The incremental borrowing rate is determined based  on  lease term and the currency  in 

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which  lease  payments  are  made.    The  Company's  leases  do  not  contain  any  material  residual  value  guarantees  or  material 
restrictive covenants.

Taxes on Income. The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach. Deferred taxes represent 
the future expected tax consequences of differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities based 
upon  enacted  tax  rates  and  laws.    The  Company  has  made  an  accounting  policy  election  to  treat  taxes  due  on  future  U.S. 
inclusions of certain intangible income of foreign subsidiaries as a current period expense when incurred.

Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be 
realized.    Investment  tax  credits  are  accounted  for  using  the  deferral  method.    Income  tax-related  interest  and  penalties  are 
reported as income tax expense.

Derivatives  and  Hedging.  All  outstanding  derivative  financial  instruments  are  recognized  in  the  balance  sheet  at  their  fair 
values. The impact on earnings from recognizing the fair values of these instruments depends on their intended use, their hedge 
designation and their effectiveness in offsetting changes in the fair values of the exposures they are hedging.  Changes in the 
fair  values  of  instruments  designated  to  reduce  or  eliminate  adverse  fluctuations  in  the  fair  values  of  recognized  assets  and 
liabilities are reported currently in earnings along with changes in the fair values of the hedged items. Changes in the effective 
portions  of  the  fair  values  of  instruments  used  to  reduce  or  eliminate  adverse  fluctuations  in  cash  flows  of  anticipated  or 
forecasted  transactions  are  reported  in  equity  as  a  component  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income.  Amounts  in 
accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  are  reclassified  to  earnings  when  the  related  hedged  items  impact  earnings  or  the 
anticipated transactions are no longer probable. Changes in the fair values of derivative instruments that are not designated as 
hedges or do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are reported currently in earnings. Amounts reported in earnings are 
classified consistent with the item being hedged.

The effectiveness of derivative instruments in reducing risks associated with the hedged exposures is assessed at inception and 
on an ongoing basis. Time value, a component of an instrument’s fair value, is excluded in assessing effectiveness for fair value 
hedges, except hedges of firm commitments, and included for cash flow hedges.

Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively when (i) the instrument is no longer effective in offsetting changes in fair value 
or cash flows of the underlying hedged item, (ii) the instrument expires, is sold, terminated or exercised, or (iii) designating the 
instrument as a hedge is no longer appropriate.

The Company formally documents all relationships between its hedging instruments and hedged items at inception, including 
its risk management objective and strategy for establishing various hedge relationships. Cash flows from hedging instruments 
are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows consistent with the items being hedged.

Treasury  Stock.  Treasury  stock  is  reported  at  par  value.  The  excess  of  fair  value  over  par  value  is  first  charged  to  paid-in 
capital, if any, and then to retained earnings.

Research and Development. Research, development and engineering costs of $53 in 2020, $55 in 2019, and $51 in 2018 were 
expensed  as  incurred  and  reported  in  selling  and  administrative  expense  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations. 
Substantially  all  engineering  and  development  costs  are  related  to  developing  new  products  or  designing  significant 
improvements to existing products or processes. Costs primarily include employee salaries and benefits and facility costs.

Reclassifications.  Certain reclassifications of prior years’ data have been made to conform to the current year presentation. 

Recent Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements.  

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted new guidance on the accounting for credit losses on financial instruments. The new 
guidance introduced an approach, based on expected losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments.  
The  new  approach  to  estimating  credit  losses  applies  to  most  financial  assets  measured  at  amortized  cost  and  certain  other 
instruments, including trade and other receivables, loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, net investments in operating leases 
and off-balance-sheet credit exposures.  The guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial 
statements.

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On  January  1,  2020,  the  Company  adopted  new  guidance,  on  a  prospective  basis,  which  aligns  the  accounting  for 
implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service arrangement (i.e. hosting arrangement) with 
the  guidance  on  capitalizing  costs  for  internal  use  software.  The  guidance  did  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company's 
consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In  December  2019,  the  FASB  issued  new  guidance  to  simplify  the  accounting  for  income  taxes  by,  among  other  things, 
reducing complexity in the interim-period accounting for year-to-date loss limitations and changes in tax laws. The guidance is 
effective for the Company on January 1, 2021.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard and 
does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to certain 
contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference 
rate expected to be discontinued. The guidance is effective upon issuance and can be applied through December 31, 2022. The 
Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

B.  Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

Cash,  cash  equivalents,  and  restricted  cash  included  in  the  Company's  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  and  Statement  of  Cash 
Flows were as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents

2020

2019

$ 

1,173 

$ 

607 

Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets

Restricted cash included in other non-current assets

Total restricted cash

64 

1 

65 

50 

6 

56 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$ 

1,238 

$ 

663 

Amounts  included  in  restricted  cash  primarily  represent  amounts  required  to  be  segregated  by  certain  of  the  Company's 
receivables securitization agreements.

C.   Receivables

Accounts receivable

Less: allowance for credit losses

Net trade receivables

Unbilled receivables

Miscellaneous receivables

2020

2019

1,297 

(59) 

1,238 

294 

251 

1,783 

$ 

$ 

1,162 

(62) 

1,100 

226 

202 

1,528 

$ 

$ 

The Company uses receivables securitization and factoring facilities in the normal course of business as part of managing its 
cash  flows.  The  Company  primarily  accounts  for  transfers  under  these  facilities  as  sales  because  it  has  met  the  criteria  for 
control of the receivables to be considered transferred.  

The Company’s continuing involvement in the transfers is limited to servicing the receivables. The Company receives adequate 
compensation for servicing the receivables and no servicing asset or liability is recorded.  

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company derecognized receivables of  $1,270 and  $1,318 related to the facilities.  

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For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded expenses related to the facilities of $19, $23 
and $21 as interest expense.

Prior  to  July  2018,  the  Company's  North  American  securitization  facility  included  a  deferred  purchase  price  component.  
Proceeds  from  the  deferred  purchase  price  were  included  in  the  beneficial  interest  in  securitized  receivables  line  in  the 
Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

D.   Inventories

Raw materials and supplies

Work in process

Finished goods

E.   Goodwill 

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

1,003 

164 

506 

1,673 

$ 

$ 

905 

151 

570 

1,626 

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as 
follows: 

Americas 
Beverage

European 
Beverage

European 
Food

Transit 
Packaging

Other 
segments

Total

Balance at January 1, 2019

$ 

842  $ 

531  $ 

1,291  $ 

1,506  $ 

272  $ 

4,442 

Goodwill acquired

Goodwill impairment

Foreign currency translation

Balance at December 31, 2019

Foreign currency translation

Balance at December 31, 2020

$ 

—   

—   

23   

865   

(26)  

839  $ 

—   

—   

3   

534   

26   

—   

—   

(22)  

1,269   

108   

8   

—   

(5)  

1,509   

52   

—   

(25)  

6   

253   

3   

560  $ 

1,377  $ 

1,561  $ 

256  $ 

8 

(25) 

5 

4,430 

163 

4,593 

In  2019,  the  goodwill  impairment  included  in  other  segments  related  to  the  European  Aerosols  and  Promotional  Packaging 
reporting unit.  In recent years market demand for three-piece aerosol packaging has gradually declined.  This decline combined 
with higher operating costs that had not been fully recovered in selling prices had an adverse impact on the expected future cash 
flows utilized in the Company’s valuation.  As a result, the reporting unit's fair value declined below its carrying value.

The carrying amount of goodwill at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was net of the following accumulated impairments:

Accumulated impairments

$ 

29  $ 

73  $ 

724  $ 

—  $ 

175  $ 

1,001 

Americas 
Beverage

European 
Beverage

European 
Food

Transit 
Packaging

Other 
Segments

Total

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F.  Intangible Assets

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of finite-lived intangible assets by major class were as follows:

Customer relationships
Trade names
Technology
Long term supply contracts
Patents

Gross
$  1,661 
565 
165 
142 
16 
$  2,549 

$ 

December 31, 2020
Accumulated 
amortization
$ 

Net
$  1,191 
500 
98 
87 
4 
$  1,880 

Gross
$  1,621 
541 
158 
150 
14 
$  2,484 

December 31, 2019
Accumulated 
amortization

Net

$ 

$ 

(331)  $  1,290 
501 
(40) 
117 
(41) 
102 
(48) 
5 
(9) 
(469)  $  2,015 

(470) 
(65) 
(67) 
(55) 
(12) 
(669) 

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $180, $186 and $148.

Annual amortization expense for 2021 and 2022 is estimated to be $180, 2023 is estimated to be $179, 2024 is estimated to be 
$166, and 2025 is estimated to be $162. 

G.   Property, Plant and Equipment

Buildings and improvements

Machinery and equipment

Land and improvements

Construction in progress

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

H.   Leases

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

1,419 

6,166 

307 

514 

8,406 

(4,208) 

4,198 

$ 

$ 

1,402 

5,836 

298 

276 

7,812 

(3,925) 

3,887 

As  discussed  in  Note  A,  the  Company  adopted  new  guidance  on  lease  accounting  on  January  1,  2019  on  a  modified 
retrospective basis.  Total operating lease expense under the previous guidance was $50 for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The components of lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Operating lease costs:

Operating lease cost

Short-term lease cost

Total operating lease costs

Finance lease cost:

     Amortization of right-of-use assets

Total finance lease costs

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

52 

5 

57 

1 

1 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

49 

4 

53 

1 

1 

Variable operating lease costs were $3 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.  Interest on finance 
lease liabilities were less than $1 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

     Operating cash flows from operating leases

     Financing cash flows from finance leases

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

     Operating leases

Supplemental balance sheet information related to finance leases was as follows:

Finance leases:

Property, plant and equipment

Accumulated depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, net

Accrued liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

Total finance lease liabilities

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2020

58 

3 

53 

28 

(2) 

26 

2 

10 

12 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2019

51 

15 

33 

27 

(1) 

26 

2 

11 

13 

The weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rates for each year were as follows:

Weighted average remaining lease term:

     Operating leases

     Finance leases

Weighted average discount rate:

     Operating leases

     Finance leases

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

     Total lease payments

Less imputed interest

     Total

2020

2019

9.3

6.6

 4.0 %

 3.4 %

9.5

7.0

 4.2 %

 4.1 %

Operating Leases

Finance Leases

$ 

$ 

56 

45 

33 

25 

20 

99 

278 

(59) 

219 

$ 

$ 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3 

13 

(1) 

12 

 At December 31, 2020, the Company does not have material lease commitments that have not commenced.

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I.   Other Non-Current Assets

Pension assets

Deferred taxes

Investments

Debt issuance costs

Fair value of derivatives

Other

J. Accrued Liabilities

Salaries and employee benefits
Accrued taxes, other than on income
Income taxes 
Accrued interest
Fair value of derivatives
Asbestos liabilities

Pension and postretirement liabilities

Restructuring

Other

Crown Holdings, Inc.

2019

$ 

2020

$ 

532 

242 

25 

13 

11 

79 

$ 

902 

$ 

2019

$ 

2020

$ 

243 
165 
86 
85 
29 
25 

23 

20 

491 

278 

20 

15 

54 

109 

967 

205 
139 
67 
82 
44 
25 

29 

17 

497 
1,173 

457 
1,065 

$ 

$ 

K.  Restructuring and Other

The Company recorded restructuring and other items as follows: 

Restructuring

Other costs / (income)

Asset impairments and sales

Transaction costs

2020 Activity

2020

2019

2018

$ 

23 

$ 

22 

$ 

9 

2 

— 

34 

$ 

(41) 

(7) 

— 

$ 

(26) 

$ 

25 

(2) 

(5) 

26 

44 

Restructuring costs included charges of $19 related to an internal reorganization and headcount reductions within the Transit 
Packaging Division.  The Company continues to identify cost reduction initiatives in its businesses and it is possible that the 
Company may record additional restructuring charges in the future.

2019 Activity

Restructuring  costs  included  charges  of  $18  for  termination  benefits  related  to  headcount  reductions  across  the  Company, 
including $14 related to for headcount reductions in the Company's European and Transit Packaging divisions.

Other costs / (income) of $41 included gains of $50 arising from favorable court rulings related to the recovery of indirect taxes 
paid in prior years by certain of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries and a charge of $7 related to the settlement of a litigation 
matter related to Signode that arose prior to its acquisition by the Company in 2018.

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Asset impairments and sales included gains of $13 related to asset sales partially offset by a charge of $6 related to a fire at a 
production facility in Asia. 

2018 Activity

Restructuring costs included $5 for termination benefits related to the closure of two beverage can plants in the Company's Asia 
Pacific segment, $12 of termination benefits related to other actions to reduce manufacturing capacity and headcount and other 
exit costs of $8 related to prior and current year restructuring actions.

Other costs / (income) of $2 included a benefit of $6 due to the favorable settlement of a litigation matter related to Mivisa that 
arose prior to its acquisition by the Company in 2014.

Asset impairments and sales included asset impairment charges of $13 to write down the carrying value of fixed assets related 
to the closure of two beverage can plants in the Company's Asia Pacific segment.  

Asset impairment and sales also includes gains on asset sales related to prior restructuring actions.  

Transaction costs related to the acquisition of Signode.

Restructuring charges by segment were as follows:  

Americas Beverage

European Beverage

European Food

Asia Pacific

Transit Packaging

Other segments

Corporate

Restructuring charges by type were as follows:

Termination benefits
Other exit costs

2020

2019

2018

— 

— 

— 

1 

19 

3 

— 

23 

12 
11 
23 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1 

— 

4 

3 

6 

5 

3 

4 

1 

4 

5 

3 

5 

3 

22 

$ 

25 

2019

2018

18 
4 
22 

$ 

$ 

17 
8 
25 

2020

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had a restructuring accrual of $20, primarily related to headcount reductions in its Transit 
Packaging and European divisions.  The Company expects to pay these amounts over the next twelve months.  

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Debt

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Short-term debt

Long-term debt
Senior secured borrowings:
Term loan facilities

U.S. dollar at LIBOR plus 1.5% due 2024
Euro at EURIBOR plus 1.5% due 20241

Senior notes and debentures:
€650 at 4.0% due 2022
U. S. dollar at 4.50% due 2023
€335 at 2.25% due 2023
€550 at 0.75% due 2023
€600 at 2.625% due 2024
€600 at 3.375% due 2025
U.S. dollar at 4.25% due 2026
U.S. dollar at 4.75% due 2026
U.S. dollar at 7.375% due 2026
€500 at 2.875% due 2026
U.S. dollar at 7.50% due 2096
Other indebtedness in various currencies:

Fixed rate with rates in 2020 from 3.9% to 7.8% 
due through 2026
Variable rate with average rates in 2020 from 2.3% 
to 2.7% due through 2027
Total long-term debt

Less: current maturities

Total long-term debt, less current maturities

$ 

(1) €317 and €450 at December 31, 2020 and 2019

2020

2019

Principal
outstanding
121 
$ 

Carrying
amount

$ 

121 

Principal
outstanding
75 
$ 

Carrying
amount

$ 

75 

1,029 
387 

794 
1,000 
409 
671 
733 
733 
400 
875 
350 
610 
40 

97 

13 
8,141 
(67) 
8,074 

1,023 
387 

791 
997 
407 
666 
729 
728 
396 
865 
348 
603 
40 

97 

13 
8,090 
(67) 
8,023 

$ 

$ 

1,100 
505 

729 
1,000 
376 
617 
673 
673 
400 
875 
350 
561 
40 

39 

6 
7,944 
(62) 
7,882 

1,094 
504 

725 
995 
372 
610 
668 
667 
395 
863 
348 
554 
40 

39 

6 
7,880 
(62) 
7,818 

$ 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term borrowings, using a market approach incorporating level 2 inputs such as 
quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, was $8,617 at December 31, 2020 and $8,410 at December 31, 2019. 

The revolving credit facilities include provisions for letters of credit up to $310 that reduce the amount of borrowing capacity 
otherwise available. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s available borrowing capacity under the credit facilities was $1,585, 
equal to the facilities’ aggregate capacity of $1,650 less $65 of outstanding letters of credit. The interest rate on the facilities can 
vary from LIBOR or EURIBOR, with a floor of zero, plus a margin of up to 1.55%, depending on the facility, based on the 
Company's leverage ratio.  The revolving credit facilities and term loan facilities require the Company to maintain a leverage 
ratio of no greater than 5.00 times at December 31, 2020.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 
31, 2020.

The weighted average interest rates were as follows: 

Short-term debt
Revolving credit facilities

2020

2019

2018

 1.9 %
 2.8 %

 2.6 %
 3.8 %

 1.0 %
 3.2 %

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, excluding unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs, for the five years subsequent 
to 2020 are $67, $901, $2,185, $1,966 and $743. Cash payments for interest during 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $302, $362 and 
$334.

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M.    Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

Under U.S. GAAP a framework exists for measuring fair value, providing a three-tier hierarchy of pricing inputs used to report 
assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value. Level 1 includes inputs such as quoted prices which are available in active 
markets  for  identical  assets  or  liabilities  as  of  the  reporting  date.  Level  2  includes  inputs  other  than  quoted  prices  in  active 
markets  included  in  Level  1,  which  are  either  directly  or  indirectly  observable  as  of  the  reporting  date.  Level  3  includes 
unobservable  pricing  inputs  that  are  not  corroborated  by  market  data  or  other  objective  sources.  The  Company  has  no  items 
valued using Level 3 inputs other than certain pension plan assets.

The  Company  utilizes  market  data  or  assumptions  that  market  participants  would  use  in  pricing  the  asset  or  liability.  The 
Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect 
the valuation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

The Company applies a market approach to value its commodity price hedge contracts. Prices from observable markets are used 
to  develop  the  fair  value  of  these  financial  instruments  and  they  are  reported  under  Level  2.  The  Company  uses  an  income 
approach to value its foreign exchange forward contracts. These contracts are valued using a discounted cash flow model that 
calculates the present value of future cash flows under the terms of the contracts using market information as of the reporting 
date, such as foreign exchange spot and forward rates, and are reported under Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value disclosures for financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis are provided 
later in this note.  In addition, see Note L for fair value disclosures related to debt.

Derivative Financial Instruments

In the normal course of business the Company is subject to risk from adverse fluctuations in currency exchange rates, interest 
rates and commodity prices. The Company manages these risks through a program that includes the use of derivative financial
instruments, primarily swaps and forwards. Counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. The Company is 
exposed  to  credit  loss  in  the  event  of  nonperformance  by  these  counterparties.  The  Company  does  not  use  derivative 
instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company’s objective in managing exposure to market risk is to limit the impact on earnings and cash flow. The extent to 
which  the  Company  uses  such  instruments  is  dependent  upon  its  access  to  these  contracts  in  the  financial  markets  and  its 
success using other methods, such as netting exposures in the same currencies to mitigate foreign exchange risk and using sales 
agreements that permit the pass-through of commodity price and foreign exchange rate risk to customers.

For derivative financial instruments accounted for in hedging relationships, the Company formally designates and documents, 
at  inception,  the  financial  instrument  as  a  hedge  of  a  specific  underlying  exposure,  the  risk  management  objective  and  the 
manner  in  which  effectiveness  will  be  assessed.  The  Company  formally  assesses,  both  at  inception  and  at  least  quarterly 
thereafter,  whether  the  hedging  relationships  are  effective  in  offsetting  changes  in  fair  value  or  cash  flows  of  the  related 
underlying exposures. When a hedge no longer qualifies for hedge accounting, the change in fair value from the date of the last 
effectiveness test is recognized in earnings.  Any gain or loss which has accumulated in other comprehensive income at the date 
of the last effectiveness test is reclassified into earnings at the same time as the underlying exposure.

Cash Flow Hedges

The  Company  designates  certain  derivative  financial  instruments  as  cash  flow  hedges.  No  components  of  the  hedging 
instruments  are  excluded  from  the  assessment  of  hedge  effectiveness.  Changes  in  fair  value  of  outstanding  derivatives 
accounted for as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income until earnings are impacted by the 
hedged  transaction.  Classification  of  the  gain  or  loss  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  upon  release  from 
accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  underlying  exposure.  Contracts  outstanding  at 
December 31, 2020 mature between one and twenty-three months.

When the Company discontinues hedge accounting because it is no longer probable that an anticipated transaction will occur in 
the originally specified period, changes to fair value accumulated in other comprehensive income are recognized immediately in 
earnings.

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The Company uses commodity forwards to hedge anticipated purchases of various commodities, including aluminum, fuel oil 
and natural gas.

The  Company  also  designates  certain  foreign  exchange  contracts  as  cash  flow  hedges  of  anticipated  foreign  currency 
denominated sales or purchases. The Company manages these risks at the operating unit level.  Often, foreign currency risk is 
hedged together with the related commodity price risk. 

In June 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to convert $200 of its U.S. dollar term loan facility from floating-
rate to a fixed-rate of 1.82%.  These interest rate swaps mature in June 2021. 

The following tables set forth financial information about the impact on accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") 
and earnings from changes in fair value related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges.

Derivatives designated as cash flow 
hedges

Foreign exchange

Interest rate

Commodities

Derivatives designated as cash flow 
hedges

Foreign exchange

Commodities

Foreign exchange

Commodities

 Amount of gain / (loss) 
recognized in AOCI

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

—  $ 

(1) 

10 

9  $ 

(8) 

(1) 

(13) 

(22) 

Amount of loss reclassified from 
AOCI into income

2020

2019

$ 

(4)  $ 

18 

(2) 

(60) 

(48) 

13 

Affected line item in the 
Statement of Operations

(4)  Net sales

14  Net sales

(1)  Cost of products sold

(52)  Cost of products sold

(43)  Income before taxes

11  Provision for income taxes

$ 

(35)  $ 

(32)  Net Income

For the year ended December 31, 2021, a net gain of $35 ($28, net of tax) is expected to be reclassified to earnings. No amounts 
were reclassified during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 in connection with anticipated transactions that were no 
longer considered probable.  

Fair Value Hedges and Contracts Not Designated as Hedges

The Company designates certain derivative financial instruments as fair value hedges of recognized foreign-denominated assets 
and liabilities, generally trade accounts receivable and payable and unrecognized firm commitments.  The notional values and 
maturity  dates  of  the  derivative  instruments  coincide  with  those  of  the  hedged  items.  Changes  in  fair  value  of  the  derivative 
financial instruments, excluding time value, are offset by changes in fair value of the related hedged items.

Certain  derivative  financial  instruments,  including  foreign  exchange  contracts  related  to  intercompany  debt,  were  not 
designated or did not qualify for hedge accounting; however, they are effective economic hedges as the changes in their fair 
value, except for time value, are offset by changes from re-measurement of the related hedged items. The Company’s primary 
use of these derivative instruments is to offset the earnings impact that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates have on certain 
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments 
are immediately recognized in earnings as foreign exchange adjustments.

The impact on earnings from foreign exchange contracts designated as fair value hedges was a gain of $27 for the year ended 
December 31, 2020 and a gain of $1 for the year ended December 31, 2019.  These adjustments were reported within foreign 

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exchange  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  and  were  offset  by  changes  in  the  fair  values  of  the  related  hedged 
items.

The following table sets forth the impact on earnings from derivatives not designated as hedges.

Pre-tax amount of gain / (loss) 
recognized in earnings

Derivatives not designated as hedges

2020

2019

Affected line item in the               
Statement of Operations

Foreign exchange

Foreign exchange

Foreign exchange

Net Investment Hedges

$ 

$ 

—  $ 

(3)  Net sales

— 

30 

3  Cost of products sold

(26)  Foreign exchange

30  $ 

(26) 

The  Company  designates  certain  debt  and  derivative  instruments  as  net  investment  hedges  to  manage  foreign  currency  risk 
relating to net investments in subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies. 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded a loss of $1 ($1, net of tax) and a gain of $27 ($27, 
net of tax) in other comprehensive income for certain debt instruments that are designated as hedges of its net investment in a 
euro-based subsidiary.  As of December 31, 2020, cumulative losses of $33 ($10, net of tax) were recognized in accumulated 
other comprehensive income related to these net investment hedges and the carrying amount of the hedged net investment was 
approximately €1,113 ($1,359) at December 31, 2020.    

In November 2018, the Company entered into a series of cross-currency swaps with an aggregate notional value of $875.  The 
swaps  are  designated  as  hedges  of  the  Company's  net  investment  in  a  euro-based  subsidiary.    Under  the  cross-currency 
contracts, the Company will receive semi-annual fixed U.S. dollar payments at a rate of 4.75% of the U.S. notional value and 
pay 1.84% on the euro notional value. 

In  May  2019,  the  Company  entered  into  a  cross-currency  swap  with  an  aggregate  notional  value  of  $200.    The  swap  is 
designated  as  a  hedge  of  the  Company's  net  investment  in  a  euro-based  subsidiary.    Under  the  cross-currency  contract,  the 
Company receives quarterly variable U.S. dollar payments at a rate of LIBOR plus a floating rate spread on the dollar notional 
value and pays EURIBOR plus a floating rate spread on the euro notional value. 

Gains or losses on net investment hedges remain in accumulated other comprehensive income until disposal of the underlying 
assets.

The  following  tables  set  forth  financial  information  about  the  impact  on  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  from 
changes in the fair value of derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges.

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges

Foreign exchange

Amount of (loss) / gain recognized in 
AOCI

2020

2019

$ 

(48) 

$ 

26 

Gains  and  losses  representing  components  excluded  from  the  assessment  of  effectiveness  on  derivatives  designated  as  net 
investment hedges are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

The following table sets forth the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring 
basis.

Balance Sheet 
classification

December 31,
2020

December 31, 
2019

Balance Sheet 
classification

December 31,
2020

December 31, 
2019

Derivatives designated as hedging 
instruments
Foreign exchange 
contracts cash flow

Other current 
assets
Other non-current 
assets
Other current 
assets
Other current 
assets
Other non-current 
assets
Other non-current 
assets
Other non-current 
assets

Foreign exchange 
contracts fair value
Commodities 
contracts cash flow

Interest rate 
contracts cash flow
Net investment 
hedge

Derivatives not designated as hedging 
instruments
Foreign exchange 
contracts

Other current 
assets
Other non-current 
assets

Total derivatives

Fair Value Hedge Carrying Amounts

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

9  $ 

$ 

8  $ 

— 

2 

45 

4 

— 

7 

67  $ 

9  $ 

— 

9  $ 

Accrued 
liabilities
Other non-current 
liabilities
Accrued 
liabilities
Accrued 
liabilities
Other non-current 
liabilities
Other non-current 
liabilities
Other non-current 
liabilities

Accrued 
liabilities
Other non-current 
liabilities

10 

1 

1 

11 

— 

— 

51 

74 

7 

2 

9 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

15 

1 

3 

21 

— 

1 

2 

43 

5 

1 

6 

1 

6 

11 

— 

2 

20 

48  $ 

4  $ 

— 

4  $ 

76  $ 

83 

52  $ 

49 

Line item in the Balance Sheet in which the hedged item is included

Receivables, net

Accrued liabilities

Carrying amount of the hedged assets 
and liabilities

December 31, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

11 

100 

12 

83 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the cumulative amounts of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount 
of the hedged assets and liabilities were net gains of $4 and $2.

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Certain  derivative  financial  instruments  are  subject  to  agreements  with  counterparties  similar  to  master  netting  arrangements 
and  are  eligible  for  offset.    The  Company  has  made  an  accounting  policy  election  not  to  offset  the  fair  values  of  these 
instruments.  In the table below, the aggregate fair values of the Company's derivative assets and liabilities are presented on 
both a gross and net basis, where appropriate. 

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Gross amounts recognized 
in the Balance Sheet

Gross amounts not offset 
in the Balance Sheet

Net amount

Balance at December 31, 2020
Derivative assets
Derivative liabilities

Balance at December 31, 2019
Derivative assets
Derivative liabilities

$ 

$ 

Notional Values of Outstanding Derivative Instruments

76  $ 
52 

83  $ 
49 

11  $ 
11 

16  $ 
16 

65 
41 

67 
33 

The aggregate U.S. dollar-equivalent notional values of outstanding derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets 
were:

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

Foreign exchange
Commodities
Interest rate

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:

Foreign exchange

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:

Foreign exchange

Derivatives not designated as hedges:

Foreign exchange

N.  Asbestos-Related Liabilities

December 31, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

$ 

1,127 
248 
200 

183 

1,075 

722 

$ 

1,030 
334 
200 

142 

1,075 

1,017 

Crown  Cork  &  Seal  Company,  Inc.  (“Crown  Cork”)  is  one  of  many  defendants  in  a  substantial  number  of  lawsuits  filed 
throughout the United States by persons alleging bodily injury as a result of exposure to asbestos. These claims arose from the 
insulation operations of a U.S. company, the majority of whose stock Crown Cork purchased in 1963. Approximately ninety 
days after the stock purchase, this U.S. company sold its insulation assets and was later merged into Crown Cork.

Prior  to  1998,  amounts  paid  to  asbestos  claimants  were  covered  by  a  fund  made  available  to  Crown  Cork  under  a  1985 
settlement with carriers insuring Crown Cork through 1976, when Crown Cork became self-insured. The fund was depleted in 
1998 and the Company has no remaining coverage for asbestos-related costs.

The states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, 
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and 
Wyoming  enacted  legislation  that  limits  asbestos-related  liabilities  under  state  law  of  companies  such  as  Crown  Cork  that 
allegedly incurred these liabilities because they are successors by corporate merger to companies that had been involved with 
asbestos.  The legislation, which applies to future and, with the exception of Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, South Dakota, 
West Virginia and Wyoming,  pending claims at the time of enactment, caps asbestos-related liabilities at the fair market value 
of the predecessor's total gross assets adjusted for inflation.  Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims 
than the total value of its predecessor's assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has integrated the legislation into its claims 
defense  strategy.    The  Company  cautions,  however,  that  the  legislation  may  be  challenged  and  there  can  be  no  assurance 
regarding the ultimate effect of the legislation on Crown Cork.

In June 2003, the State of Texas enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities in Texas courts of companies such 
as Crown Cork that allegedly incurred these liabilities because they are successors by corporate merger to companies that had 
been involved with asbestos. The Texas legislation, which applies to future and pending claims, caps asbestos-related liabilities 
at the total gross value of the predecessor’s assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-
related claims than the total adjusted value of its predecessor’s assets.

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In  October  2010,  the  Texas  Supreme  Court  reversed  a  lower  court  decision,  Barbara  Robinson  v.  Crown  Cork  &  Seal 
Company,  Inc.,  No.  14-04-00658-CV,  Fourteenth  Court  of  Appeals,  Texas,  which  had  upheld  the  dismissal  of  an  asbestos-
related  case  against  Crown  Cork.  The  Texas  Supreme  Court  held  that  the  Texas  legislation  was  unconstitutional  under  the 
Texas Constitution when applied to asbestos-related claims pending against Crown Cork when the legislation was enacted in 
June of 2003. The Company believes that the decision of the Texas Supreme Court is limited to retroactive application of the 
Texas legislation to asbestos-related cases that were pending against Crown Cork in Texas on June 11, 2003 and therefore, in its 
accrual, continues to assign no value to claims filed after June 11, 2003.  

In  December  2001,  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  enacted  legislation  that  limits  the  asbestos-related  liabilities  of 
Pennsylvania corporations that are successors by corporate merger to companies involved with asbestos. The legislation limits 
the  successor’s  liability  for  asbestos  to  the  acquired  company’s  asset  value  adjusted  for  inflation.  Crown  Cork  has  paid 
significantly  more  for  asbestos-related  claims  than  the  acquired  company’s  adjusted  asset  value.  In  November  2004,  the 
legislation was amended to address a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision (Ieropoli v. AC&S Corporation, et. al., No. 117 EM 
2002) which held that the statute violated the Pennsylvania Constitution due to retroactive application. The Company cautions 
that the limitations of the statute, as amended, are subject to litigation and may not be upheld. 

The Company further cautions that an adverse ruling in any litigation relating to the constitutionality or applicability to Crown 
Cork  of  one  or  more  statutes  that  limits  the  asbestos-related  liability  of  alleged  defendants  like  Crown  Cork  could  have  a 
material impact on the Company.

The Company's approximate claims activity for the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
2019

2020

Beginning claims
New claims
Settlements or dismissals
Ending claims

56,000 
1,500 
(1,500) 
56,000 

56,000 
2,000 
(2,000) 
56,000 

2018

55,500 
2,000 
(1,500) 
56,000 

For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company made cash payments of $21, $22, and $21 to settle 
asbestos claims and pay related legal and defense costs. 

In the fourth quarter of each year, the Company performs an analysis of outstanding claims and categorizes by year of exposure 
and state filed.  As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company's outstanding claims were:

Claimants alleging first exposure after 1964
Claimants alleging first exposure before or during 1964 filed in:

Texas
Pennsylvania
Other states that have enacted asbestos legislation
Other states

Total claims outstanding

2020

2019

16,500 

13,000 
1,500 
6,000 
19,000 
56,000 

16,500 

13,000 
1,500 
6,000 
19,000 
56,000 

The outstanding claims in each period exclude approximately 19,000 inactive claims. Due to the passage of time, the Company 
considers it unlikely that the plaintiffs in these cases will pursue further action against the Company. The exclusion of these 
inactive claims had no effect on the calculation of the Company’s accrual as the claims were filed in states, as described above, 
where the Company’s liability is limited by statute.

With respect to claimants alleging first exposure to asbestos before or during 1964, the Company does not include in its accrual 
any amounts for settlements in states where the Company’s liability is limited by statute except for certain pending claims in 
Texas as described earlier.

With  respect  to  post-1964  claims,  regardless  of  the  existence  of  asbestos  legislation,  the  Company  does  not  include  in  its 
accrual  any  amounts  for  settlement  of  these  claims  because  of  increased  difficulty  of  establishing  identification  of  relevant 
insulation products as the cause of injury. Given its settlement experience with post-1964 claims, the Company does not believe 
that  an  adverse  ruling  in  the  Texas  or  Pennsylvania  asbestos  litigation  cases,  or  in  any  other  state  that  has  enacted  asbestos 
legislation, would have a material impact on the Company with respect to such claims.

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As of December 31, the percentage of outstanding claims related to claimants alleging serious diseases (primarily mesothelioma 
and other malignancies) were as follows:

Total claims
Pre-1964 claims in states without asbestos legislation

2020

2019

2018

 23 %

 41 %

 22 %

 41 %

 22 %

 41 %

Crown Cork has entered into arrangements with plaintiffs’ counsel in certain jurisdictions with respect to claims which are not 
yet filed, or asserted, against it. However, Crown Cork expects claims under these arrangements to be filed or asserted against 
Crown  Cork  in  the  future.  The  projected  value  of  these  claims  is  included  in  the  Company’s  estimated  liability  as  of 
December 31, 2020.

Approximately 81% of the claims outstanding at the end of 2020 were filed by plaintiffs who do not claim a specific amount of 
damages or claim a minimum amount as established by court rules relating to jurisdiction; approximately 16% were filed by 
plaintiffs who claim damages of less than $5; approximately 3% were filed by plaintiffs who claim damages from $5 to less 
than $100 (36% of whom claim damages less than $25) and 14 claims were filed by plaintiffs who claim damages in excess of 
$100.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims and related legal costs was 
$251, including $214 for unasserted claims. The Company determines its accrual without limitation to a specified time period.  
It is reasonably possible that the actual loss could be in excess of the Company’s accrual. However, the Company is unable to 
estimate the reasonably possible loss in excess of its accrual due to uncertainty in the following assumptions that underlie the 
Company’s accrual and the possibility of losses in excess of such accrual: the amount of damages sought by the claimant, the 
Company  and  claimant’s  willingness  to  negotiate  a  settlement,  the  terms  of  settlements  of  other  defendants  with  asbestos-
related liabilities, the bankruptcy filings of other defendants (which may result in additional claims and higher settlements for 
non-bankrupt  defendants),  the  nature  of  pending  and  future  claims  (including  the  seriousness  of  alleged  disease,  whether 
claimants allege first exposure to asbestos before or during 1964 and the claimant’s ability to demonstrate the alleged link to 
Crown Cork), the volatility of the litigation environment, the defense strategies available to the Company, the level of future 
claims,  the  rate  of  receipt  of  claims,  the  jurisdiction  in  which  claims  are  filed,  and  the  effect  of  state  asbestos  legislation 
(including the validity and applicability of the Pennsylvania legislation to non-Pennsylvania jurisdictions, where the substantial 
majority of the Company’s asbestos cases are filed).

O.  Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

The Company, along with others in most cases, has been identified by the EPA or a comparable state environmental agency as a 
Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) at a number of sites and has recorded aggregate accruals of $8 for its share of estimated 
future  remediation  costs  at  these  sites.  The  Company  has  been  identified  as  having  either  directly  or  indirectly  disposed  of 
commercial or industrial waste at the sites subject to the accrual, and where appropriate and supported by available information, 
generally has agreed to be responsible for a percentage of future remediation costs based on an estimated volume of materials 
disposed in proportion to the total materials disposed at each site. The Company has not had monetary sanctions imposed nor 
has the Company been notified of any potential monetary sanctions at any of the sites.

The  Company  has  also  recorded  aggregate  accruals  of  $7  for  remediation  activities  at  various  worldwide  locations  that  are 
owned  by  the  Company  and  for  which  the  Company  is  not  a  member  of  a  PRP  group.  Although  the  Company  believes  its 
accruals are adequate to cover its portion of future remediation costs, there can be no assurance that the ultimate payments will 
not  exceed  the  amount  of  the  Company’s  accruals  and  will  not  have  a  material  effect  on  its  results  of  operations,  financial 
position  and  cash  flow.  Any  possible  loss  or  range  of  potential  loss  that  may  be  incurred  in  excess  of  the  recorded  accruals 
cannot be estimated.

In  March  2015,  the  Bundeskartellamt,  or  German  Federal  Cartel  Office  (“FCO”),  conducted  unannounced  inspections  of  the 
premises  of  several  metal  packaging  manufacturers,  including  a  German  subsidiary  of  the  Company.  The  local  court  order 
authorizing the inspection cited FCO suspicions of anti-competitive agreements in the German market for the supply of metal 
packaging  products.    The  Company  conducted  an  internal  investigation  into  the  matter  and  discovered  instances  of 
inappropriate conduct by certain employees of German subsidiaries of the Company. The Company cooperated with the FCO 
and submitted a leniency application with the FCO which disclosed the findings of its internal investigation to date.  In April 
2018, the FCO discontinued its national investigation and referred the matter to the European Commission (the “Commission”).  
Following  the  referral,  Commission  officials  conducted  unannounced  inspections  of  the  premises  of  several  metal  packaging 
manufacturers, including Company subsidiaries in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.  

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The Commission's investigation is ongoing and, to date, the Commission has not officially charged the Company or any of its 
subsidiaries with violations of competition law.  The Company is cooperating with the Commission and submitted a leniency 
application  with  the  Commission  with  respect  to  the  findings  of  the  investigation  in  Germany  referenced  above.    This 
application may lead to the reduction of possible future penalties.  At this stage of the investigation the Company believes that a 
loss is probable but is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of the Commission’s investigation and is unable to estimate the 
loss or possible range of losses that could be incurred, and has therefore not recorded a charge in connection with the actions by 
the Commission.  If the Commission finds that the Company or any of its subsidiaries violated competition law, fines levied by 
the Commission could be material to the Company's operating results and cash flows for the periods in which they are resolved 
or become reasonably estimable.

In March 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) at the Port of Milwaukee issued a penalty notification alleging 
that certain of the Company’s subsidiaries intentionally misclassified the importation of certain goods into the U.S. during the 
period 2004-2009.  CBP initially assessed a penalty of $18 and subsequently mitigated to $6.  The Company has acknowledged 
to CBP that the goods were misclassified and has paid all related duties.  The Company has asserted that the misclassification 
was unintentional and disputes the penalty assessment.  At the present time, based on the information available, the Company 
does not believe that a loss for the alleged intentional misclassification is probable.  There can be no assurance the Company 
will be successful in contesting the assessed penalty.

The Company and its subsidiaries are  also subject to various other lawsuits and claims with  respect  to  labor, environmental, 
securities,  vendor  and  other  matters  arising  out  of  the  Company’s  normal  course  of  business.  While  the  impact  on  future 
financial results is not subject to reasonable estimation because considerable uncertainty exists, management believes that the 
ultimate  liabilities  resulting  from  such  lawsuits  and  claims  will  not  materially  affect  the  Company’s  consolidated  earnings, 
financial position or cash flow.  The Company has various commitments to purchase materials, supplies and utilities as part of 
the ordinary conduct of business. 

The  Company’s  basic  raw  materials  for  its  products  are  steel  and  aluminum,  both  of  which  are  purchased  from  multiple 
sources. The Company is subject to fluctuations in the cost of these raw materials and has periodically adjusted its selling prices 
to reflect these movements. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to fully recover any increases 
or fluctuations in raw material costs from its customers. The Company also has commitments for standby letters of credit and 
for purchases of capital assets.

At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  was  party  to  certain  indemnification  agreements  covering  environmental  remediation, 
lease payments and other potential costs associated with properties sold or businesses divested. The Company accrues for costs 
related to these items when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. 

P.   Other Non-Current Liabilities

Deferred taxes

Asbestos liabilities

Postemployment benefits

Income taxes payable
Fair value of derivatives

Environmental

Finance lease liabilities

Other

2020

$ 

$ 

393 

226 

37 

28 
23 

12 

10 

127 

856 

2019

$ 

$ 

405 

248 

36 

25 
5 

12 

11 

115 

857 

Income taxes payable includes unrecognized tax benefits as discussed in Note R.

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Q.    Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Pensions.  The  Company  sponsors  various  pension  plans  covering  certain  U.S.  and  non-U.S.  employees,  and  participates  in 
certain multi-employer pension plans. The benefits under the Company plans are based primarily on years of service and either 
the employees’ remuneration near retirement or a fixed dollar multiple.

A measurement date of December 31 was used for all plans presented below.

The components of pension expense were as follows:

U.S. Plans
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Settlements
Amortization of actuarial loss
Amortization of prior service cost
Net periodic cost

Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Settlements
Curtailments
Amortization of actuarial loss
Amortization of prior service credit
Net periodic cost 

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

18 
38 
(73) 
3 
56 
1 
43 

2020

12 
53 
(107) 
63 
— 
28 
— 
49 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

15 
50 
(70) 
— 
55 
1 
51 

2019

15 
71 
(138) 
44 
(14) 
38 
(1) 
15 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

17 
47 
(85) 
— 
51 
1 
31 

2018

26 
75 
(159) 
38 
— 
45 
(11) 
14 

The settlement charges in each year arose from the payment of lump sum buy-outs to settle certain pension obligations using 
plan assets.  The Company may incur additional settlement charges in 2021.  The curtailment gain in 2019 was to recognize 
prior service credits that were previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in connection with the closure
of a non-U.S. defined benefit pension plan.

Additional pension expense of $6 in 2020 and $5 in each of 2019 and 2018 was recognized for multi-employer plans.  

The  projected  benefit  obligations,  accumulated  benefit  obligations,  plan  assets  and  funded  status  of  the  Company's  U.S.  and 
non-U.S. plans were as follows:

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Projected Benefit Obligations
Benefit obligations at January 1
Service cost
Interest cost
Plan participants’ contributions
Amendments
Settlements
Curtailments
Actuarial loss
Benefits paid
Foreign currency translation
Benefit obligations at December 31
Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at January 1
Actual return on plan assets
Employer contributions
Plan participants’ contributions
Settlements
Acquisitions
Benefits paid
Foreign currency translation
Fair value of plan assets at December 31

Funded status

Accumulated benefit obligations at December 31

Crown Holdings, Inc.

U.S. Plans

2020

2019

Non-U.S. Plans

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,440 
18 
38 
— 
1 
(7) 
— 
109 
(94) 
— 
1,505 

1,131 
113 
9 
— 
(7) 
— 
(94) 
— 
1,152 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,371 
15 
50 
— 
(1) 
— 
— 
133 
(128) 
— 
1,440 

1,012 
244 
3 
— 
— 
— 
(128) 
— 
1,131 

(353) 

$ 

(309) 

1,445 

$ 

1,397 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3,220 
12 
53 
2 
— 
(271) 
— 
278 
(151) 
102 
3,245 

3,480 
334 
18 
2 
(271) 
— 
(152) 
107 
3,518 

273 

3,177 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

3,102 
15 
71 
2 
— 
(152) 
(18) 
242 
(152) 
110 
3,220 

3,264 
373 
19 
2 
(152) 
— 
(152) 
126 
3,480 

260 

3,182 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  actuarial  losses  for  the  Company’s  U.S.  and  non-U.S.  pension  plans  totaled  $387.  
Actuarial  gains  and  losses  arise  each  year  primarily  due  to  changes  in  discount  rates,  differences  in  actual  plan  asset  returns 
compared  to  expected  returns,  and  changes  in  actuarial  assumptions  such  as  mortality.  The  loss  in  2020  is  primarily  due  to 
lower discount rates at the end of 2020 compared to 2019, partially offset by a gain of $268 primarily due to actual asset returns 
higher than expected returns. 

U.S. pension plans with  accumulated benefit obligations and projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were as 
follows: 

2020

2019

Projected benefit obligations
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets

$ 

1,505 
1,445 
1,152 

Non-U.S. pension plans with  accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were as follows: 

Projected benefit obligations
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets

2020

$ 

428 
386 
191 

$ 

$ 

1,440 
1,397 
1,131 

2019

399 
383 
187 

Non-U.S. pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were as follows: 

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Projected benefit obligations
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets

2020

$ 

432 
389 
194 

2019

$ 

403 
386 
189 

The Company’s investment strategy in its U.S. plan is designed to generate returns that are consistent with providing benefits to 
plan  participants  within  the  risk  tolerance  of  the  plan.  Asset  allocation  is  the  primary  determinant  of  return  levels  and 
investment risk exposure. The assets of the plan are broadly diversified in terms of securities and security types in order to limit 
the potential of large losses from any one security.

The strategic ranges for asset allocation in the U.S. plans are as follows: 

U.S. equities
International equities
Fixed income
Balanced funds
Real estate

 39 %
 12 %
 16 %
 7 %
 7 %

to  49 %
to  18 %
to  26 %
to  13 %
to  13 %

The Company’s investment strategy in its U.K. plan, the largest non-U.S. plan, is designed to achieve a funding level of 100% 
within the next 6 years. The Company seeks to achieve this objective with a risk level commensurate with a 5% chance of the 
funding  level  falling  between  4%  and  7%  in  any  one  year.  The  strategic  ranges  for  asset  allocation  in  the  U.K.  plan  are  as 
follows:

Investment grade credit
Equities
Hedge funds
Real estate
Alternative credit
Other

 30 % to  100 %
 30 %
 0 % to
 10 %
 0 % to
 5 %
 0 % to
 15 %
 0 % to
 20 %
 0 % to

Pension assets are classified into three levels. Level 1 asset values are derived from quoted prices which are available in active 
markets as of the report date. Level 2 asset values are derived from other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 
1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the report date. Level 3 asset values are derived from unobservable 
pricing inputs that are not corroborated by market data or other objective sources.

Level 1 Investments

Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted prices taken from the primary exchange on which the security trades. Mutual 
funds are valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held at year-end. 

Level 2 Investments

Fixed  income  securities,  including  government  issued  debt,  corporate  debt,  asset-backed  and  structured  debt  securities  are 
valued using the latest bid prices or valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as benchmark yields, 
reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and other reference 
data  including  market  research  publications).  Derivatives,  which  consist  mainly  of  interest  rate  swaps,  are  valued  using  a 
discounted cash flow pricing model based on observable market data. 

Level 3 Investments

Hedge funds and private equity funds are valued at the NAV at year-end. The values assigned to private equity funds are based 
upon  assessments  of  each  underlying  investment,  incorporating  valuations  that  consider  the  evaluation  of  financing  and  sale 
transactions  with  third  parties,  expected  cash  flows  and  market-based  information,  including  comparable  transactions,  and 
performance multiples among other factors. Real estate investments are based on third party appraisals.

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Investments Measured Using NAV per Share Practical Expedient

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Investments  measured  using  NAV  per  share  as  a  practical  expedient  include  investment  funds  that  invest  in  global  equity, 
emerging  markets  and  fixed  income.    The  global  equity  funds  invest  in  equity  securities  of  various  market  sectors  including 
industrial  materials,  consumer  discretionary  goods  and  services,  financial  infrastructure,  technology,  and  health  care.    The 
emerging  markets  funds  invest  in  equity  markets  within  financial  services,  consumer  goods  and  services,  energy,  and 
technology. 

The  methods  described  above  may  produce  a  fair  value  calculation  that  may  not  be  indicative  of  net  realizable  value  or 
reflective of future fair value. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent 
with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial 
instruments could result in different fair value measurements at the reporting date.

The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may 
affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.  The levels assigned to the 
defined benefit plan assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized in the tables below: 

Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents
Global large cap equity
U.S. large cap equity
U.S. mid/small cap equity
Mutual funds – global equity
Mutual funds – U.S. equity
Mutual funds – fixed income

Level 2
Government issued debt securities
Corporate debt securities
Asset backed securities
Structured debt
Insurance contracts
Derivatives
Investment funds – fixed income
Investment funds – global equity

Level 3
Investment funds – real estate
Hedge funds
Private equity
Real estate – direct

U.S. plan
assets

2020
Non-U.S. plan
assets

Total

$ 

157  $ 
— 
178 
301 
88 
56 
75 
855 

— 
58 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
58 

91 
— 
5 
23 
119 

498  $ 
9 
4 
22 
— 
— 
— 
533 

298  $ 
647 
2 
1,034 
115 
166 
128 
69 
2,459 

181 
2 
46 
12 
241 

655 
9 
182 
323 
88 
56 
75 
1,388 

298 
705 
2 
1,034 
115 
166 
128 
69 
2,517 

272 
2 
51 
35 
360 

Total assets in fair value hierarchy

1,032 

3,233 

4,265 

Investments measured at NAV Practical Expedient (a)
Investment funds – fixed income
Investment funds – global equity
Investment funds – emerging markets
Hedge funds

Total investments at fair value

112 
— 
7 
— 

25 
141 
— 
109 

119 
1,151  $ 

275 
3,508  $ 

$ 

137 
141 
7 
109 

394 
4,659 

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

$ 

Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents
Global large cap equity
U.S. large cap equity
U.S. mid/small cap equity
Mutual funds – global equity
Mutual funds – U.S. equity
Mutual funds – fixed income

Level 2
Government issued debt securities
Corporate debt securities
Asset backed securities
Structured debt
Insurance contracts
Derivatives
Investment funds – fixed income
Investment funds – global equity
Investment funds – emerging markets

Level 3
Investment funds – real estate
Hedge funds
Private equity
Real estate – direct

Total assets in fair value hierarchy

Investments measured at NAV Practical Expedient (a)
Investment funds – fixed income
Investment funds – global equity
Investment funds – emerging markets
Hedge funds

Total investments at fair value

$ 

U.S. plan
assets

2019
Non-U.S. plan
assets

Total

23  $ 
— 
155 
218 
144 
206 
67 
813 

— 
52 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
52 

96 
— 
5 
21 
122 

987 

190  $ 
7 
4 
27 
— 
— 
— 
228 

260  $ 
332 
2 
811 
105 
194 
373 
297 
33 
2,407 

220 
43 
70 
9 
342 

213 
7 
159 
245 
144 
206 
67 
1,041 

260 
384 
2 
811 
105 
194 
373 
297 
33 
2,459 

316 
43 
75 
30 
464 

2,977 

3,964 

102 
18 
23 
— 
143 
1,130  $ 

91 
78 
— 
328 
497 
3,474  $ 

193 
96 
23 
328 
640 
4,604 

(a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have not been classified in 
the fair value hierarchy.

Accrued income excluded from the tables above was as follows:  

U.S. plan assets
Non-U.S. plan assets

2020

$ 

1 
10 

2019

$ 

1 
6 

Plan assets include $323 and $244 of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

The following tables reconcile the beginning and ending balances of plan assets measured using significant unobservable inputs 
(Level 3).

Balance at January 1, 2019
Foreign currency translation
Asset returns – assets held at reporting date
Asset returns – assets sold during the period
Purchases, sales and settlements, net
Balance at December 31, 2019
Foreign currency translation
Asset returns – assets held at reporting date
Asset returns – assets sold during the period
Purchases, sales and settlements, net
Balance at December 31, 2020

Hedge
funds

Private
equity

Real
estate

Total

113  $ 
4 
(6)   
7 
(75)   
43 
1 
3 
(12)   
(33)   
2  $ 

103  $ 
4 
(22)   
17 
(27)   
75 
2 
6 
(9)   
(23)   
51  $ 

317  $ 
8 
25 
6 
(10)   
346 
7 
(15)   
3 
(34)   
307  $ 

533 
16 
(3) 
30 
(112) 
464 
10 
(6) 
(18) 
(90) 
360 

$ 

$ 

The  following  table  presents  additional  information  about  the  pension  plan  assets  valued  using  net  asset  value  as  a  practical 
expedient:

Balance at December 31, 2020
Investment funds – fixed income
Investment funds – global equity
Investment funds – emerging markets
Hedge funds

Balance at December 31, 2019
Investment funds – fixed income
Investment funds – global equity
Investment funds – emerging markets
Hedge funds

$ 

$ 

Fair Value

Redemption 
Frequency

Redemption Notice 
Period

137 
141 
7 
109 

193 
96 
23 
328 

Semi-monthly
Monthly
Daily
Monthly

Semi-monthly
Monthly
Daily
Monthly

1- 5 days
1 - 15 days
30 days
1 - 30 days

1- 5 days
1 - 15 days
30 days
1 - 30 days

The pension plan assets valued using net asset value as a practical expedient do not have any unfunded commitments.

Pension assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were: 

Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities

$ 

2020

2019

532  $ 
8 
610 

491 
13 
533 

The  Company’s  current  liability  at  December  31,  2020,  represents  the  expected  required  payments  to  be  made  for  unfunded 
plans over the next twelve months. Total estimated 2021 employer contributions are $22 for the Company’s pension plans.

Changes in the net loss and prior service cost (credit) for the Company’s pension plans were: 

2020

2019

2018

Net loss

Prior
service

Net loss

Prior
service

Net loss

Prior
service

Balance at January 1
Reclassification to net periodic benefit cost.
Current year gain / (loss)
Amendments
Foreign currency translation
Balance at December 31

$ 

$ 

1,808  $ 
(150)   
118 
— 
26 
1,802  $ 

8  $ 
(1)   
— 
1 
— 
8  $ 

1,962  $ 
(137)   
(53)   
— 
36 
1,808  $ 

(6)  $ 
14 
— 
— 
— 
8  $ 

2,057  $ 
(134)   
103 
— 
(64)   
1,962  $ 

(16) 
10 
— 
— 
— 
(6) 

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Expected future benefit payments as of December 31, 2020 are: 

Crown Holdings, Inc.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 - 2030

U.S.
plans

$ 

Non-U.S.
plans

$ 

95 
97 
100 
98 
93 
429 

166 
161 
159 
159 
159 
777 

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used to calculate the benefit obligations at December 31 were: 

U.S. Plans
Discount rate
Compensation increase

Non-U.S. Plans
Discount rate
Compensation increase

2020

2019

2018

 2.5 %
 4.7 %

 3.2 %
 4.7 %

 4.3 %
 4.5 %

2020

2019

2018

 1.4 %
 3.0 %

 2.1 %
 3.0 %

 2.9 %
 3.2 %

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used to calculate pension expense for each year were: 

U.S. Plans
Discount rate - service cost
Discount rate - interest cost
Compensation increase
Long-term rate of return

Non-U.S. Plans
Discount rate - service cost
Discount rate - interest cost
Compensation increase
Long-term rate of return

2020

2019

2018

 3.6 %
 2.8 %
 4.7 %
 6.8 %

 4.7 %
 3.9 %
 4.5 %
 7.3 %

 3.9 %
 3.2 %
 4.7 %
 7.3 %

2020

2019

2018

 2.6 %
 1.9 %
 3.0 %
 3.3 %

 3.0 %
 2.7 %
 3.2 %
 4.3 %

 2.6 %
 2.2 %
 3.2 %
 4.4 %

The  expected  long-term  rate  of  return  on  plan  assets  is  determined  by  taking  into  consideration  expected  long-term  returns 
associated with each major asset class based on long-term historical ranges, inflation assumptions and the expected net value 
from active management of the assets based on actual results. 

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans. The Company sponsors unfunded plans to provide health care and life insurance benefits 
to  certain  pensioners  and  survivors.  Generally,  the  medical  plans  pay  a  stated  percentage  of  medical  expenses  reduced  by 
deductibles and other coverages.  Life insurance benefits are generally provided by insurance contracts. The Company reserves 
the right, subject to existing agreements, to change, modify or discontinue the plans. A measurement date of December 31 was 
used for the plans presented below.

The components of net postretirement benefits cost were as follows:

Other Postretirement Benefits
Service cost

Interest cost

Amortization of prior service credit

Amortization of actuarial loss

Net periodic benefit credit

2020

2019

2018

$ 

1 

5 

(26) 

4 

$ 

1 

6 

(34) 

3 

$ 

4 

6 

(37) 

4 

$ 

(16) 

$ 

(24) 

$ 

(23) 

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Changes in the benefit obligations were: 

Benefit obligations at January 1
Service cost
Interest cost
Amendments
Actuarial loss 
Benefits paid
Foreign currency translation
Benefit obligations at December 31

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

164  $ 
1 
5 
— 
7 
(11)   
— 
166  $ 

147 
1 
6 
6 
14 
(13) 
3 
164 

Changes in the net loss and prior service credit for the Company’s postretirement benefit plans were: 

2020

2019

2018

Net
loss

Prior
service

Net
loss

Prior
service

Net
loss

Prior
service

Balance at January 1
Reclassification to net periodic benefit cost
Current year gain / (loss)
Amendments
Balance at December 31

$ 

$ 

42  $ 
(4)   
7 
— 
45  $ 

(72)  $ 
26 
— 
— 
(46)  $ 

31  $ 
(3)   
14 
— 
42  $ 

(105)  $ 
34 
— 
(1)   
(72)  $ 

49  $ 
(4)   
(14)   
— 
31  $ 

(142) 
37 
— 
— 
(105) 

Expected future benefit payments are as follows:   

Benefit Payments

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 - 2030

$ 

15 
13 
12 
12 
11 
48 

The assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31, 2020 were as follows: 

Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2020
Rate that the cost trend rate gradually declines to
Year that the rate reaches the rate it is assumed to remain

 5.2 %
 4.0 %
2035

Weighted average discount rates used to calculate the benefit obligations at the end of each year and the cost for each year are 
presented below. 

Benefit obligations
Service cost
Interest cost

2020

2019

2018

 2.8 %
 4.1 %
 3.3 %

 3.5 %
 4.8 %
 4.2 %

 4.5 %
 4.9 %
 4.1 %

Defined Contribution Benefit Plans.  The Company also sponsors defined contribution benefit plans in certain jurisdictions 
including the U.S. and the U.K.  In 2020, the Company recognized expense of $13 related to these plans.  

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R.  Income Taxes 

The components of income before income taxes were as follows: 

U.S.

Foreign

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following: 

Current tax:

U.S. federal
State and foreign

Deferred tax:
U.S. federal
State and foreign

Total

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2020

93 

833 
926 

— 
211 
211 

37 
(4) 
33 
244 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2019

(3) 

789 
786 

(1) 
202 
201 

16 
(51) 
(35) 
166 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2018

21 

719 
740 

(2) 
183 
181 

31 
4 
35 
216 

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. statutory federal income 
tax rate to pre-tax income as a result of the following items:

U.S. statutory rate at 21%

Tax on foreign income

U.S. taxes on foreign income, net of credits

Valuation allowance changes

Tax contingencies

Tax law changes

Other items, net

Income tax provision

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

194 

30 

14 

(11) 

1 

4 

12 

244 

$ 

$ 

166 

7 

15 

(33) 

19 

(11) 

3 

166 

$ 

155 

30 

24 

(1) 

(2) 

4 

6 

$ 

216 

The Company benefits from certain incentives in Brazil which allow it to pay reduced income taxes.  The incentives expire at 
various dates beginning in December 2025.  These incentives increased net income attributable to the Company by $17 in both 
2020 and 2019 and $14 in 2018.  

The Company paid taxes of $189, $173 and $177 in 2020, 2019 and 2018.

In  2019,  the  Company  recorded  an  income  tax  benefit  of  $36  related  to  a  deferred  tax  valuation  allowance  release  resulting 
from  an  internal  reorganization.    Additionally,  the  Company  recorded  a  charge  of  $15  related  to  the  settlement  of  a  pre-
acquisition  tax  contingency  that  arose  from  a  transaction  that  occurred  prior  to  its  acquisition  of  Signode  in  2018.    The 
Company also recorded a benefit of $9 arising from tax law changes in India.

In  2018,  the  Company  recorded  a  charge  of  $24  related  to  local  taxes  on  the  distributions  of  foreign  earnings,  which  were 
previously asserted to be indefinitely reinvested.  

As of December 31, 2020 the Company has not provided deferred taxes on approximately $1,500 of earnings in certain non-
U.S.  subsidiaries  because  such  earnings  are  indefinitely  reinvested  in  its  international  operations.  Upon  distribution  of  such 
earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company may be subject to incremental foreign tax.  It is not practicable to 
estimate the amount of foreign tax that might be payable.   

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The components of deferred taxes at December 31 were:

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Tax carryforwards
Postretirement and postemployment benefits
Pensions
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Asbestos
Accruals and other
Right of use assets
Lease liabilities
Valuation allowances
Total

Tax carryforwards expire as follows: 

2020

2019

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

$ 

$ 

433 
39 
139 
29 
— 
61 
102 
— 
43 
(205) 
641 

$ 

$ 

— 
— 
101 
172 
385 
— 
92 
42 
— 
— 
792 

$ 

$ 

512 
40 
176 
23 
— 
66 
88 
— 
30 
(243) 
692 

$ 

$ 

— 
— 
124 
174 
401 
— 
90 
30 
— 
— 
819 

Year

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Unlimited

$ 

Amount

20 

75 

12 

13 

27 

141 

145 

Tax  carryforwards  expiring  in  2022  include  $63  of  U.S.  federal  foreign  tax  credits  which,  based  on  current  projections,  the 
Company believes it will utilize before expiration.  Tax carryforwards expiring after 2025 include $115 of U.S. state tax loss 
carryforwards.    The  unlimited  category  includes  $39  of  Luxembourg  tax  loss  carryforwards  and  $69  of  French  tax  loss 
carryforwards. 

Realization  of  any  portion  of  the  Company’s  deferred  tax  assets  is  dependent  upon  the  availability  of  taxable  income  in  the 
relevant jurisdictions. The Company considers all sources of taxable income, including (i) taxable income in any available carry 
back period, (ii) the reversal of taxable temporary differences, (iii) tax-planning strategies, and (iv) taxable income expected to 
be generated in the future other than from reversing temporary differences. The Company also considers whether there have 
been cumulative losses in recent years. The Company records a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some 
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company’s valuation allowances at December 31, 2020 includes $171 primarily related to the portion of U.S. state tax loss 
carryforwards  that  the  Company  does  not  believe  are  more  likely  than  not  to  be  utilized  prior  to  their  expiration.  The 
Company’s  ability  to  utilize  state  tax  loss  carryforwards  is  impacted  by  several  factors  including  taxable  income,  expiration 
dates,  limitations  imposed  by  certain  states  on  the  amount  of  loss  carryforwards  that  can  be  used  in  a  given  year  to  offset 
taxable income and whether the state permits the Company to file a combined return.  

Management’s  estimate  of  the  appropriate  valuation  allowance  in  any  jurisdiction  involves  a  number  of  assumptions  and 
judgments,  including  the  amount  and  timing  of  future  taxable  income.  Should  future  results  differ  from  management’s 
estimates,  it  is  possible  there  could  be  future  adjustments  to  the  valuation  allowances  that  would  result  in  an  increase  or 
decrease in tax expense in the period such changes in estimates are made.  

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

Balance at January 1
Additions related to acquisitions
Additions for prior year tax positions
Lapse of statute of limitations
Settlements
Foreign currency translation
Balance at December 31

2020

2019

2018

41 
— 
1 
— 
— 
2 
44 

$ 

$ 

37 
— 
20 
(1) 
(15) 
— 
41 

$ 

$ 

29 
13 
1 
(3) 
(2) 
(1) 
37 

$ 

$ 

The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits include potential liabilities related to transfer pricing, foreign withholding taxes, and 
non-deductibility of expenses and exclude $2 of interest and penalties as of December 31, 2020.

The total interest and penalties recorded in income tax expense was less than $1 in 2020, 2019 and 2018.  As of December 31, 
2020, unrecognized tax benefits of $44, if recognized, would affect the Company's effective tax rate. 

The  Company’s  unrecognized  tax  benefits  are  not  expected  to  increase  over  the  next  twelve  months  and  are  expected  to 
decrease  as  open  tax  years  lapse  or  claims  are  settled.  The  Company  is  unable  to  estimate  a  range  of  reasonably  possible 
changes in its unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months as it is unable to predict when, or if, the tax authorities will 
commence their audits, the time needed for the audits, and the audit findings that will require settlement with the applicable tax 
authorities, if any.

The  tax  years  that  remained  subject  to  examination  by  major  tax  jurisdictions  as  of  December  31,  2020  were,  2010  and 
subsequent years for Germany; 2013 and subsequent years for India; 2015 and subsequent years for Italy, Mexico and Spain; 
2016 and subsequent years for the Brazil, France and the U.K. and 2017 and subsequent years for the Canada and the U.S.  In 
addition,  tax  authorities  in  certain  jurisdictions,  including  France  and  the  U.S.,  may  examine  earlier  years  when  tax 
carryforwards that were generated in those years are subsequently utilized.  

S.  Capital Stock

A summary of common share activity for the years ended December 31 follows (in shares):

Common shares outstanding at January 1
Shares repurchased
Shares issued upon exercise of employee stock options
Restricted stock issued to employees, net of forfeitures
Shares issued to non-employee directors

2020
 135,577,878 
(1,240,328) 
— 
439,700 
23,780 

2019
 135,173,948 
(106,388) 
70,000 
416,695 
23,623 

2018
 134,275,609 
(92,167) 
— 
958,672 
31,834 

Common shares outstanding at December 31

 134,801,030 

 135,577,878 

 135,173,948 

In  2021,  the  Company  announced  plans  to  initiate  a  regularly  quarterly  dividend  beginning  in  the  first  quarter  of  2021.  On 
February 25, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.20 per share payable on March 25, 2021 to 
shareholders of record as of March 11, 2021. In addition, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an 
aggregate amount of $1.5 billion of Company common stock through the end of 2023. Share repurchases under the Company's 
program  may  be  made  in  the  open  market  or  through  privately  negotiated  transactions,  and  at  times  and  in  such  amounts  as 
management  deems  appropriate.  The  timing  and  actual  number  of  shares  repurchased  will  depend  on  a  variety  of  factors 
including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. 

The Company is not obligated to acquire any shares of its common stock and the share repurchase program may be suspended 
or  terminated  at  any  time  at  the  Company's  discretion.  Share  repurchases  are  subject  to  the  terms  of  the  Company's  debt 
agreements,  market  conditions  and  other  factors.  The  repurchased  shares,  if  any,  are  expected  to  be  used  for  the  Company's 
stock-based benefit plans, as required, and to offset dilution resulting from the issuance of shares thereunder.

The Board of Directors has the authority to issue, at any time or from time to time, up to 30 million shares of preferred stock 
and has authority to fix the designations, number and voting rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions, conversion 

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rights  and  other  special  or  relative  rights,  if  any,  of  any  class  or  series  of  any  class  of  preferred  stock  that  may  be  desired, 
provided the shares of any such class or series of preferred stock shall not be entitled to more than one vote per share when 
voting as a class with holders of the Company's common stock. 

Dividends are payable when declared by the Company's Board of Directors and in accordance with the restrictions set forth in 
the  Company's  debt  agreements.  While  the  Company's  debt  agreements  impose  restrictions  on  the  Company's  ability  to  pay 
dividends and repurchase common stock, debt agreements generally permit dividends and common stock repurchases provided 
that the Company is in compliance with applicable financial and other covenants and meets certain liquidity requirements.

T.   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Crown Holdings

The following table provides information about the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income 
for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. 

Balance at January 1, 2019
Other comprehensive income / (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive 
income
Other comprehensive income 
Balance at December 31, 2019
Other comprehensive (loss) / income before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive 
income
Other comprehensive (loss) / income
Balance at December 31, 2020

Defined 
benefit 
plans

Foreign 
currency 
translation

Gains and 
losses on 
cash flow 
hedges

Total

$ 

(1,533)  $ 
10 

(1,817)  $ 
149 

(24)  $ 
(22) 

(3,374) 
137 

74 
84 
(1,449) 
(117) 

— 
149 
(1,668) 
(91) 

102 
(15) 
(1,464)  $ 

— 
(91) 
(1,759)  $ 

$ 

32 
10 
(14) 
9 

35 
44 
30 

$ 

106 
243 
(3,131) 
(199) 

137 
(62) 
(3,193) 

See Note M and Note Q for further details of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income related to 
cash flow hedges and defined benefit plans.  

U.  Revenue

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized revenue as follows:

Revenue recognized over time
Revenue recognized at a point in time
Total

See Note X for further disaggregation of the Company's revenue.  

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

5,975 
5,600 
11,575 

$ 

$ 

5,724 
5,941 
11,665 

The  Company  has  applied  the  practical  expedient  to  exclude  disclosure  of  remaining  performance  obligations  as  its  binding 
orders typically have a term of one year or less.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Contract  assets  are  typically  recognized  for  work  in  process  related  to  the  Company's  three-piece  printed  products.    The 
Company's  equipment  business  may  record  contract  assets  or  contract  liabilities  depending  on  the  timing  of  satisfaction  of 
performance obligations and receipt of consideration from the customer.  These equipment contracts, including payment terms, 
are typically less than one year in duration.

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Contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis.  Net contract assets and liabilities as 
of December 31 were as follows:

Contract assets included in prepaid and other current assets
Contract liabilities included in accrued liabilities
Net contract assets

$ 

$ 

37 
— 
37 

$ 

$ 

30 
(5) 
25 

2020

2019

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company satisfied performance obligations related to contract assets at December 
31,  2019  related  to  the  Company's  equipment  business  and  European  food  business  and  also  recorded  new  contract  assets 
related to work in process for these businesses.  

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $5 related to contract liabilities at December 31, 
2019 for performance obligations satisfied during the period.

V.   Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s shareholder-approved stock-based incentive compensation plans provide for the granting of awards in the form 
of  stock  options,  deferred  stock,  restricted  stock  or  stock  appreciation  rights  (“SARs”).  The  awards  may  be  subject  to  the 
achievement of certain performance goals as determined by the Compensation Committee designated by the Company’s Board 
of Directors.  There have been no awards of SARs.  At December 31, 2020, there were 2.3 million authorized shares available 
for future awards.

Restricted and Deferred Stock

Annually, the Company awards shares of restricted stock to certain senior executives in the form of time-vested restricted stock 
and performance-based shares. The time-vested restricted stock vests ratably over three years. 

The performance-based share awards are subject to either a market condition or a performance condition.  For awards subject to 
a market condition, the metric is the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”), which includes share price appreciation and 
dividends paid, during the three-year term of the award measured against the TSR of a peer group of companies.  For awards 
subject to a performance condition, the metric is the Company's average return on invested capital over the three-year term.   

The performance-based shares cliff vest at the end of three years. The number of performance-based shares that will ultimately 
vest  is  based  on  the  level  of  performance  achieved,  ranging  between  0%  and  200%  of  the  shares  originally  awarded,  and  is 
settled in shares of common stock. Participants who terminate employment because of disability, death or, subject to Company 
approval, retirement, receive accelerated vesting of their time-vested awards to the date of termination. However, restrictions 
lapse on performance-based awards, if at all, on the original vesting date.

The Company also issues shares of time-vesting restricted stock to U.S. employees and deferred stock to non-U.S. employees 
which vest ratably over three to five years.

A summary of restricted and deferred stock activity follows:

Non-vested shares outstanding at January 1, 2020
Awarded:

Time-vesting
Performance-based

Released:

Time-vesting
Performance-based

Forfeitures:

Time-vesting
Performance-based

Non-vested shares outstanding at December 31, 2020

83

Number of shares
2,102,654 

286,593 
166,018 

(447,469) 
(181,705) 

(92,681) 
(7,651) 
1,825,759 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awarded in 2020, 2019 and 2018 follows:

Time-vested
Performance-based

2020

2019

2018

$ 

70.07 
72.08 

$ 

56.06 
46.08 

$ 

44.48 
57.24 

The fair values of the performance-based awards that include a market condition were calculated using a Monte Carlo valuation 
model and the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate
Expected term (years)
Expected stock price volatility

2020

2019

2018

 1.6 %
3
 22.0 %

 2.5 %
3
 21.4 %

 2.0 %
3
 19.9 %

At  December  31,  2020,  unrecognized  compensation  cost  related  to  outstanding  restricted  and  deferred  stock  was  $62.  The 
weighted average period over which the expense is expected to be recognized is 2.3 years. The aggregate market value of the 
shares released on the vesting dates was $49 in 2020.

W.  Earnings Per Share

The  following  table  summarizes  basic  and  diluted  earnings  per  share  ("EPS").  Basic  EPS  excludes  all  potentially  dilutive 
securities and is computed by dividing net income attributable to Crown Holdings by the weighted average number of common 
shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS includes the effect of stock options and restricted stock as calculated under 
the treasury stock method.

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings
Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions):

Basic
Add: dilutive stock options and restricted stock
Diluted

Basic EPS
Diluted EPS

2020

2019

2018

$ 

579 

$ 

510 

$ 

439 

133.53 
1.03 
134.56 
4.34 
4.30 

$ 
$ 

133.89 
0.99 
134.88 
3.81 
3.78 

$ 
$ 

133.64 
0.24 
133.88 
3.28 
3.28 

$ 
$ 

Contingently issuable shares excluded from the computation of diluted 
earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive 

0.7 

0.8 

0.9 

X.  Segment Information

The Company’s business is generally organized by product line and geography within four divisions:  Americas, Europe, Asia 
Pacific  and  Transit  Packaging.  Within  the  Americas  and  European  divisions,  the  Company  has  determined  that  it  has  the 
following  reportable  segments:  Americas  Beverage  within  the  Americas,  and  European  Beverage  and  European  Food  within 
Europe. The Company's Asia Pacific and Transit Packaging Divisions are reportable segments.  

Other  segments  include  the  Company's  food  can  and  closures  businesses  in  North  America,  aerosol  can  businesses  in  North 
America and Europe, its promotional packaging business in Europe, and its beverage tooling and equipment operations in the 
U.S. and U.K.

The  Company  evaluates  performance  and  allocates  resources  based  on  segment  income.  Segment  income,  which  is  not  a 
defined term under GAAP, is defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization 
charges, provisions for asbestos and restructuring and other, the impact of fair value adjustments related to inventory acquired 
in an acquisition and the timing impact of hedge ineffectiveness.  Segment income should not be considered in isolation or as a 
substitute for net income data prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled  
measures by other companies. 

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The tables below present information about operating segments for the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

2020

External
sales

Inter-
segment
sales

Segment
assets

Depreciation

Capital
expenditures

Segment
income

Americas Beverage

European Beverage

European Food

Asia Pacific

Transit Packaging

$  3,565 

$ 

1,473 

1,975 

1,168 

2,018 

Total reportable segments

  10,199 

Other segments

Corporate and unallocated items

Total

1,376 

— 

$  11,575 

$ 

2 

39 

95 

— 

13 

149 

126 

— 

275 

$  3,886 

$ 

1,977 

2,900 

1,808 

4,195 

  14,766 

1,134 

770 

93 

47 

37 

56 

45 

278 

18 

5 

$  16,670 

$ 

301 

$ 

$ 

333 

$ 

72 

30 

69 

40 

652 

215 

228 

175 

254 

544 

$  1,524 

33 

10 

587 

2019

External
sales

Inter-
segment
sales

Segment
assets

Depreciation

Capital
expenditures

Segment
income

Americas Beverage

European Beverage

European Food

Asia Pacific
Transit Packaging

$  3,369 

$ 

1,497 

1,887 

1,290 

2,274 

Total reportable segments

  10,317 

Other segments

Corporate and unallocated items

Total

1,348 

— 

$  11,665 

$ 

12 

2 

81 

— 

9 

104 

143 

— 

247 

$  3,577 

$ 

1,782 

2,742 

1,604 

4,157 

  13,862 

1,106 

537 

88 

54 

36 

52 

57 

287 

18 

4 

$  15,505 

$ 

309 

$ 

$ 

167 

$ 

82 

34 

65 

27 

534 

190 

205 

194 

290 

375 

$  1,413 

31 

26 

432 

2018

External
sales

Inter-
segment
sales

Segment
assets

Depreciation

Capital
expenditures

Segment
income

Americas Beverage

European Beverage

European Food
Asia Pacific

Transit Packaging

Total reportable segments

Other segments

Corporate and unallocated items

$  3,282 

$ 

1,489 

1,982 
1,316 

1,800 

9,869 

1,282 

— 

Total

$  11,151 

$ 

53 

1 

69 
— 

5 

128 

142 

— 

270 

$  3,388 

$ 

1,705 

2,792 
1,558 

4,415 

  13,858 

1,066 

338 

$ 

84 

38 

39 
48 

43 

252 

18 

7 

$  15,262 

$ 

277 

$ 

$ 

454 

193 

257 
186 

255 

$  1,345 

111 

121 

17 
130 

24 

403 

27 

32 

462 

Intersegment sales primarily include sales of ends and components used to manufacture cans, such as printed and coated metal, 
as well as parts and equipment used in the manufacturing process.

Corporate and unallocated items include corporate and division administrative costs, technology costs, and unallocated items 
such as stock-based compensation.

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A reconciliation of segment income of reportable segments to income before income taxes for the three years ended December 
31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 follows:

Segment income of reportable segments
Segment income of other segments
Corporate and unallocated items
Restructuring and other
Goodwill impairment
Amortization of intangibles
Loss from early extinguishments of debt

Fair value adjustment to inventory
Other pension and postretirement
Interest expense
Interest income
Foreign exchange
Income before income taxes

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

1,524 
119 
(165) 
(34) 
— 
(180) 
— 

— 
(45) 
(300) 
8 
(1) 
926 

$ 

$ 

1,413 
126 
(158) 
26 
(25) 
(186) 
(27) 

— 
(13) 
(378) 
17 
(9) 
786 

$ 

$ 

1,345 
122 
(139) 

(44) 
— 
(148) 

— 

(40) 
25 
(384) 
21 
(18) 
740 

For  the  three  years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018,  intercompany  profit  of  $9,  $6  and  $7  was  eliminated  within 
segment income of other segments. 

For the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, no one customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's 
consolidated net sales.

Sales by major product were:

Metal beverage cans and ends
Metal food cans and ends
Transit packaging
Other metal packaging
Other products
Consolidated net sales

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

5,716 
2,507 
2,018 
851 
483 
11,575 

$ 

$ 

5,588 
2,435 
2,274 
887 
481 
11,665 

$ 

$ 

5,551 
2,452 
1,800 
884 
464 
11,151 

The  following  table  provides  sales  and  long-lived  asset  information  for  the  major  countries  in  which  the  Company  operates.  
Long-lived assets includes property, plant and equipment.

United States
Brazil
Mexico
Canada
Spain
United Kingdom
Other
Consolidated total

2020
$  3,586 
706 
681 
662 
597 
565 
  4,778 
$ 11,575 

Net Sales
2019
$  3,407 
714 
834 
508 
682 
641 
  4,879 
$ 11,665 

2018
$  3,018 
732 
763 
502 
666 
685 
  4,785 
$ 11,151 

Long-Lived Assets
2019
2020

$ 

$ 

922 
396 
421 
93 
384 
170 
1,812 
4,198 

$ 

$ 

722 
393 
438 
73 
337 
136 
1,788 
3,887 

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Crown Holdings, Inc.

(in millions)

2020

2019

 (1)

First

 (2)

Second

 (3)

Third

 (4)

Fourth

First (5)

 (6)

Second

 (7)

Third

 (8)

Fourth

Net sales
Gross profit *
Income from operations
Net income (loss) attributable to 
Crown Holdings
Earnings per average common 
share:

Basic
Diluted

Average common shares 
outstanding:
Basic
Diluted

$  2,757  $  2,689  $  3,167  $  2,962  $  2,755  $  3,035  $  3,084  $  2,791 
400 
199 

415 
246 

417 
275 

568 
406 

512 
337 

508 
352 

495 
383 

423 
262 

88 

126 

214 

151 

103 

137 

183 

87 

$  0.66  $  0.95  $  1.61  $ 
0.94 

0.65 

1.59 

1.13  $  0.77  $  1.02  $  1.37  $  0.65 
0.64 
1.02 
1.12 

1.36 

0.77 

  134.1 
  135.0 

  133.3 
  134.0 

  133.3 
  134.4 

133.5 
134.7 

133.8
134.4

133.9
134.8

133.9
135.0

134.0
135.2

* The Company defines gross profit as net sales less cost of products sold and depreciation and amortization.

Notes:

(1) Includes pre-tax charges of $7 for restructuring and other and $37 for pension plan settlements. 
(2) Includes pre-tax charges of $3 for restructuring and other and $19 for pension plan settlements. 
(3) Includes pre-tax charges of $10 for restructuring and other and $5 for pension plan settlements. 
(4) Includes pre-tax charges of $14 for restructuring and other and $5 for pension plan settlements.
(5) Includes pre-tax charges of $4 for restructuring and other and $6 from early extinguishment of debt and a pension plan 

curtailment gain of $14.

(6) Includes pre-tax gains of $45 for restructuring and other, and charges of $31 for a pension plan settlement and $15 to 

settle a tax contingency.

(7) Includes pre-tax charges of $6 for pension plan settlements.
(8) Includes pre-tax charges of $25 for a goodwill impairment, $15 for restructuring and other and $7 for pension plan 

settlements.  Also, includes income tax benefits of $37 primarily related to a deferred tax valuation allowance release.

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SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
(In millions)

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

COLUMN C
Additions

COLUMN D COLUMN E COLUMN F

Description

Balance at
beginning of
period

 Charged to 
costs and 
expense

Charged to
other 
 accounts

Acquisitions

Deductions
– write-offs

Balance at
end of period

For the year ended December 31, 2020

Allowances deducted from assets 
to which they apply:

Trade accounts receivable

$ 

62  $ 

6  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

(9) $ 

Deferred tax assets

243   

(11)  

1   

—   

(28)  

For the year ended December 31, 2019

Allowances deducted from assets 
to which they apply:

Trade accounts receivable

65   

4   

Deferred tax assets

282   

(33)  

—   

5   

1   

(8)  

—   

(11)  

For the year ended December 31, 2018

Allowances deducted from assets 
to which they apply:

Trade accounts receivable

Deferred tax assets

71   

228   

(6)  

(1)  

(4)  

(7)  

7   

(3)  

76   

(14)  

59 

205 

62 

243 

65 

282 

ITEM 9.

None. 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE

ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K,  management,  including  the  Company’s  Chief 
Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  has  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  design  and  operation  of  its  disclosure 
controls  and  procedures.  Based  upon  that  evaluation  and  as  of  the  end  of  the  period  for  which  this  report  is  made,  the 
Company’s  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  concluded  that  the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  were 
effective to ensure that information to be disclosed in reports that the Company files and submits under the Exchange Act is 
recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  the  rules  and  terms  of  the  Securities  and 
Exchange Commission, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits 
under  the  Exchange  Act  is  accumulated  and  communicated  to  the  Company’s  management,  including  its  Chief  Executive 
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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The Company’s report on internal control over financial reporting is included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 
10-K.

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement within the sections entitled “Election of 
Directors,”  “Section  16(a)  Beneficial  Ownership  Reporting  Compliance”  and  “Corporate  Governance”  and  is  incorporated 
herein by reference.

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the principal executive officers of the Company, including their 
ages and positions. 

Title

Year Assumed
Present Title

Name

Timothy J. Donahue

Gerard H. Gifford

Djalma Novaes, Jr.

Didier Sourisseau

Hock Huat Goh

Robert H. Bourque, Jr.

Thomas A. Kelly

David A. Beaver

Age

  58 

  65 

  60 

  55 

  66 

  50 

  61 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

President – Americas Division

President – European Division

President – Asia Pacific Division

President – Transit Packaging Division

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  45  Vice President and Corporate Controller

2016

2017

2015

2017

2018

2018

2013

2015

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required  by this  Item  is set forth in the Company’s  Proxy Statement within  the sections entitled  “Executive 
Compensation,”  “Compensation  Discussion  and  Analysis”  and  “Corporate  Governance”  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

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ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND 
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Certain  information  required  by  this  Item  is  set  forth  in  the  Company’s  Proxy  Statement  within  the  sections  entitled  “Proxy 
Statement – Meeting, April 22, 2021” and “Common Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Directors and Executive 
Officers”   and is incorporated herein by reference.

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2020 with respect to shares of the Company’s Common Stock 
that may be issued under its equity compensation plans: 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of 
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
(a)

Weighted average 
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(b)

554,567

554,567

—

—

Number of Securities
Remaining Available
For Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected
In Column (a))
(c)

3,037,436

3,037,436

Plan category
Equity compensation plans 
   approved by security holders
Equity compensation plans not 
   approved by security holders
Total

(1) 

Includes the 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan.

(2)      Includes 554,567 shares of deferred stock awarded from the 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan during 
each year from 2013 through 2020. The shares are time-vesting and will be issued up to four years from their grant 
date. The weighted-average exercise price in the table does not include these shares.

(3)     Includes 2,811,806, 724,614 and 55,583 shares available for issuance at December 31, 2020 under the 2013 Stock 
Based  Incentive  Compensation  Plan,  the  Company’s  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  and  the  Stock  Compensation 
Plan for Non-Employee Directors.  

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement within the sections entitled “Election of 
Directors,” “Corporate Governance” and “Executive Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  set  forth  in  the  Company’s  Proxy  Statement  within  the  sections  entitled  “Principal 
Accounting Fees and Services” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

a)

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

(1) All Financial Statements (see Part II, Item 8)

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplementary Information

(2)  Financial Statement Schedules:

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

All  other  schedules  have  been  omitted  because  they  are  not  applicable  or  the  required  information  is  included  in  the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

(3) Exhibits

3.a 

3.b 

4.a 

4.b 

4.c 

4.d 

4.e 

Articles of Incorporation of Crown Holdings, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.a of the 
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).

Amended  and  Restated  By-Laws  of  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.ii  of  the 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23, 2020 (File No. 000-50189)).  

Specimen certificate of Registrant’s Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.a of the Registrant’s 
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-2227)). 

Indenture, dated December 17, 1996, among Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Crown Cork & Seal Finance 
PLC,  Crown  Cork  &  Seal  Finance  S.A.  and  the  Bank  of  New  York,  as  trustee  (incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 17, 1996 (File No. 1-2227)). 

Form  of  the  Registrant's  7-3/8%  Debentures  Due  2026  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.1  of  the 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 17, 1996 (File No. 1-2227)). 

Officers'  Certificate  for  7-3/8%  Debentures  Due  2026  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.6  of  the 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 17, 1996 (File No. 1-2227)). 

Form  of  the  Registrant's  7-1/2%  Debentures  Due  2096  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.2  of  the 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 17, 1996 (File No. 1-2227)). 

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4.f 

4.g 

4.h 

4.i 

Officers'  Certificate  for  7-1/2%  Debentures  Due  2096  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  99.7  of  the 
Terms 
Registrant's  Current  Report  on  From  8-K  dated  December  17,  1996  (File  No.  1-2227)).  4.g 
Agreement,  dated  December  12,  1996  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  1.1  of  the  Registrant's  Current 
Report on Form 8-K dated December 17, 1996 (File No. 1-2227)). 

Form  of  Bearer  Security  Depositary  Agreement  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.2  of  the  Registrant's 
Registration Statement on Form S-3, dated November 26, 1996, amended December 5 and 10, 1996 (File No. 
333-16869)). 

Supplemental Indenture to Indenture dated December 17, 1996, dated as of February 25, 2003, between Crown 
Cork & Seal Company, Inc., as Issuer and Guarantor, Crown Cork & Seal Finance PLC, as Issuer, Crown Cork 
& Seal Finance S.A., as Issuer, Crown Holdings, Inc., as Additional Guarantor and Bank One Trust Company, 
N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated 
February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).

Indenture, dated as of January 9, 2013, by and among Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp. 
IV,  as  Issuers,  the  Guarantors  named  therein  and  The  Bank  of  New  York  Mellon  Trust  Company,  N.A.,  as 
Trustee,  relating  to  the  4  1/2%  Senior  Notes  due  2023  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.2  of  the 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 9, 2013 (File No. 000-50189)).

4.j 

Form  of  4  ½%  Senior  Notes  due  2023  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  of  the  Registrant's  Current 
Report on Form 8-K Dated January 15, 2013 (File No. 000-50189)).

4.k   

Indenture, dated as of July 8, 2014, by and among Crown European Holdings S.A., as Issuer, the Guarantors 
named therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and the other parties thereto, relating to the €650 
million 4% Senior Notes due 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report 
on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2014 (File No. 000-50189)).

4.l   

Form of 4% Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.p).

4.m 

Indenture,  dated  as  of  September  15,  2016,  by  and  among  Crown  European  Holdings,  S.A.,  as  Issuer,  the 
Guarantors named therein, U.S.. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and the other parties thereto, relating to 
the  €600  million  2.625%  Senior  Notes  due  2024  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  of  the  Registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 19, 2016 (File No. 000-50189)).

4.n 

4.o 

4.p 

4.q 

Indenture, dated as of September 15, 2016, by and among Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital 
Corp. V, as Issuers, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to 
the  $400  million  4.250%  Senior  Notes  due  2026  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.2  of  the  Registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 19, 2016 (File No. 000-50189)).

Indenture, dated as of May 5, 2015, among Crown European Holdings S.A., the Guarantors (as defined therein), 
U.S.  Bank  National  Association,  as  trustee,  Elavon  Financial  Services  Limited,  UK  Branch,  as  paying  agent, 
and  Elavon  Financial  Services  Limited,  as  registrar  and  transfer  agent,  relating  to  the  €600  million  3.375% 
Senior Notes due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q dated July 30, 2015 (File No. 000-50189)).

Amended  &  Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated  April  7,  2017,  by  and  among  Crown  Americas  LLC,  Crown 
European Holdings S.A., Crown Metal Packaging Canada LP, each of the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to 
time party thereto, Crown Holdings, Inc., Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Crown International Holdings, 
Inc.,  each  other  Credit  Party  from  time  to  time  party  thereto,  Deutsche  Bank  AG  Canada  Branch,  Deutsche 
Bank  AG  London  Branch,  Deutsche  Bank  AG  New  York  Branch,  and  various  Lenders  referred  to  therein 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
March 31, 2017 (File No. 000-50189)).

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2017, among Crown 
Americas  LLC,  Crown  European  Holdings  S.A.,  Crown  Metal  Packaging  Canada  LP,  each  of  the  Subsidiary 
Borrowers  party  thereto,  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.,  Crown  Cork  &  Seal  Company,  Inc.  and  Crown  International 
Holdings, Inc., each other Credit Party from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, 
Deutsche  Bank  AG,  London  Branch,  Deutsche  Bank  AG,  Canada  Branch,  and  various  Lenders  referred  to 

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therein  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4  of  the  Registrant's  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year 
ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 000-50189)).

Incremental Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 29, 2018, among Crown Americas LLC, Crown European 
Holdings  S.A.,  Crown  Metal  Packaging  Canada  LP,  each  of  the  Subsidiary  Borrowers  party  thereto,  Crown 
Holdings, Inc., Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. and Crown International Holdings, Inc., each other Credit 
Party  from  time  to  time  party  thereto,  Deutsche  Bank  AG  New  York  Branch,  Deutsche  Bank  AG,  London 
Branch, Deutsche Bank AG, Canada Branch, and various Lenders referred to therein (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017).

Indenture,  dated  as  of  January  26,  2018,  by  and  among  Crown  European  Holdings  S.A.,  as  Issuer,  the 
Guarantors named therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and the other parties thereto, relating to 
the  €335  million  2.250%  Senior  Notes  due  2023  and  the  €500  million  2.875%  Senior  Notes  due  2026 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  of  the  Registrant's  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  February  1, 
2018 (File No. 000-50189)).

Indenture,  dated  as  of  January  26,  2018,  by  and  among  Crown  Americas  LLC  and  Crown  Americas  Capital 
Corp. VI, as Issuers, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to 
the  $875  million  4.750%  Senior  Notes  due  2026  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.2  of  the  Registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 1, 2018 (File No. 000-50189)).

Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated  as  of  January  26,  2018,  by  and  among  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.,  Crown 
Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the 
initial purchasers, and the Guarantors (as defined therein), relating to the $875 million 4.750% Senior Notes due 
2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 
1, 2018 (File No. 000-50189)).

Second  Amendment  to  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement,  First  Amendment  to  the  U.S.  Guarantee 
Agreement  and  First  Amendment  to  U.S.  Indemnity,  Subrogation  and  Contribution  Agreement,  dated  as  of 
March  23,  2018,  among  Crown  Americas  LLC,  Crown  European  Holdings  S.A.,  Crown  Metal  Packaging 
Canada  LP,  each  of  the  Subsidiary  Borrowers  from  time  to  time  party  thereto,  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.,  Crown 
Cork & Seal Company, Inc. and Crown International Holdings, Inc., each other Credit Party from time to time 
party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Deutsche Bank AG, 
Canada  Branch,  and  various  Lenders  referred  to  therein  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.cc  of  the 
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018).

Incremental Amendment No. 2 and Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of 
December 13, 2019, among Crown Americas LLC, Crown European Holdings S.A., Crown Metal Packaging 
Canada  LP,  each  of  the  Subsidiary  Borrowers  from  time  to  time  party  thereto,  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.,  Crown 
Cork & Seal Company, Inc., and Crown International Holdings, Inc., each other Credit Party from time to time 
party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG London Branch, Deutsche Bank AG, 
Canada  Branch,  and  the  various  Lenders  referred  to  therein  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  of  the 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated February 28, 2020 (File No. 000-50189)).

Indenture,  dated  as  of  October  31,  2019,  by  and  among  Crown  European  Holdings  S.A.,  as  Issuer,  the 
Guarantors named therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and the other parties thereto, relating to 
the  €550  million  0.750%  Senior  Notes  due  2023  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  of  the  Registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 4, 2019 (File No. 000-50189)).

Description of the Registrant's Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.ff of the Registrant's Annual 
Report on Form 10-k for the year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 000-50189)).

Other long-term agreements of the Registrant are not filed pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, 
and  the  Registrant  agrees  to  furnish  copies  of  such  agreements  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission 
upon its requests.

4.r 

4.s 

4.t 

4.u 

4.v 

4.w 

4.x 

4.y 

4.z 

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(1)      Employment  Agreement,  dated  December  30,  2015,  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Timothy  J. 
Donahue  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  of  the  Registrant’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K 
dated January 5, 2016 (File No. 000-50189)). 

(2) 

(3) 

First amendment to the employment contract, effective June 1, 2012, between Crown Holdings, Inc. and 
Gerard Gifford, dated as of July 24, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (File No 000-50189)).

Executive  Employment  Agreement,  effective  June  1,  2012,  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Gerard 
Gifford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for 
the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (File No 000-50189)).

(4)    Employment  contract  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Thomas  A.  Kelly,  dated  July  24,  2013 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10  of  the  Registrant’s  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the 
quarter ended June 30, 2013 (File No. 000-50189)).

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

Employment  contract  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Djalma  Novaes  Jr.,  dated  February  26,  2015 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.c(11) of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 000-50189)).

Executive  Employment  Agreement,  effective  May  1,  2016,  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Robert 
Bourque, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 (File No. 000-50189)).

Employment  contract  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Didier  Sourisseau,  effective  April  1,  2017 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.a  of  the  Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the 
quarter ended March 31, 2017) (File No. 000-50189)).31, 2008 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.b  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  Economic  Profit  Incentive  Plan,  effective  as  of  January  1,  2018  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.b  of  the  Registrant's  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2018 (File No. 000-50189).

10.c  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  Senior  Executive  Retirement  Plan,  as  amended  and  restated  as  of  January  1,  2008 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.l of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 2007 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.d 

Senior Executive Retirement Agreements:

(1)      Senior Executive Retirement Agreement between Crown Holdings, Inc. and Timothy J. Donahue, dated 
May 3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(e) of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 (File No. 000-50189)).      

(2) 

Senior  Executive  Retirement  Agreement,  effective  June  1,  2012,  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and 
Gerard Gifford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (File No 000-50189)).

(3)  Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Senior  Executive  Retirement  Agreement,  effective  June  1,  2012,  between 
Crown Holdings, Inc. and Gerard Gifford dated December 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.m(7) of the Registrant’s  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2012  (File 
No. 000-50189)).

(4) 

Senior  Executive  Retirement  Agreement,  effective  July  24,  2013,  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and 
Thomas A. Kelly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (File No 000-50189)).

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(5) 

(6) 

Senior  Executive  Retirement  Agreement  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Djalma  Novaes  Jr.,  dated 
February  26,  2015    (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.f(9)  of  the  Registrant’s  Annual  Report  on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 000-50189)).

Senior  Executive  Retirement  Agreement,  effective  May  1,  2016,  between  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and 
Robert  Bourque,  Jr.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  of  the  Registrant’s  Quarterly  Report  on 
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 (File No. 000-50189)).

 (7) 

Amendment No. 2 to the Senior Executive Retirement Agreement, effective as of May 17, 2016, between 
Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Gerard  Gifford  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  of  the  Registrant’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated  May 18, 2016 (File No. 000-50189)).

(8) 

Senior Executive Retirement Agreement between Crown Holdings, Inc. and Didier Sourisseau, effective 
April 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.b of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 000-50189)).

(9)  Amended and Restated Senior Executive Retirement Agreement, effective as of June 1, 2017, between 
Crown Holdings, Inc. and Gerard Gifford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.c of the Registrant's 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 000-50189)).

(10)   Amendment No.1 to Amend and Restate Senior Executive Retirement Agreement, effective October 21, 
2020, between Crown Holdings, Inc. and Gerard Gifford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.d of the 
Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the  Quarter  ended  September  30,  2020  (File  No. 
000-50189)).

10.e 

Form  of  Agreement  for  Restricted  Stock  Awards  under  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2006  Stock-Based  Incentive 
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.dd of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.f  Crown Holdings, Inc. 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, dated as of April 22, 2004 (incorporated 
by  reference  to  the  Registrant’s  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  on  Schedule  14A,  filed  with  the  Securities  and 
Exchange Commission on March 19, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.g  Amendment  No.  1,  effective  December  14,  2006,  to  the  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2004  Stock-Based  Incentive 
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.ff of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.h 

Form  of  Agreement  for  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Awards  under  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2004  Stock-Based 
Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on 
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (File No. 000-51089)).

10.i 

10.j 

Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  Deferred  Compensation  Plan  for  Directors,  as  Amended  and  Restated,  effective 
January 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.w of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 000-50189)).

Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  Stock  Compensation  Plan  for  Non-Employee  Directors,  dated  as  of  April  22,  2004 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant’s  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  on  Schedule  14A,  filed  with  the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.k  Amendment  No.  1,  effective  April  1,  2005,  to  the  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  Stock  Compensation  Plan  for  Non-
Employee  Directors,  dated  as  of  April  22,  2004  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10  to  the  Registrant’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.l 

Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2006  Stock-Based  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  the 
Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
on March 24, 2006 (File No. 000-50189)).

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10.m  Amendment  No.  1,  effective  December  14,  2006,  to  the  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2006  Stock-Based  Incentive
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.pp of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.n  Amendment  No.  2,  effective  July  28,  2010,  to  the  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2006  Stock-Based  Incentive
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.o 

Form  of  Agreement  for  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Awards  under  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2006  Stock-Based
Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on 
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.p  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2013  Stock-Based  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  the
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
on March 18, 2013 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.q 

10.r 

Form  of  Agreement  for  Restricted  Stock  Awards  under  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2013  Stock-Based  Incentive
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 (File No. 000-50189)).

Form  of  Agreement  for  Deferred  Stock  Awards  under  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2013  Stock-Based  Incentive
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.s  Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Restoration Plan, dated July 28, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3  of  the  Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarter  ended  June  30,  2012  (File  No. 
000-50189)).

10.t  Amendment  No.  1,  effective  July  1,  2011,  to  the  Crown  Cork  &  Seal  Company,  Inc.  Restoration  Plan
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  of  the  Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarter 
ended June 30, 2012 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.u      Amendment  No.  1,  effective  February  28,  2020,  to  the  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2013  Stock-Based  Incentive
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on From 10-
Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (File No. 000-50189)).

10.v  Amendment  No.  2,  effective  February  25,  2021,  to  the  Crown  Holdings,  Inc.  2013  Stock-Based  Incentive

Compensation Plan.

Exhibits  10.c  through  10.t  are  management  contracts  or  compensatory  plans  or  arrangements  required  to  be  filed  as 
exhibits pursuant to Item 14(c) of this Report.

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Subsidiaries of Registrant.

List of Guarantors.

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange 

Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange 

Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002, executed by Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc. and 
Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc.

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The  following  financial  information  from  the  Registrant’s  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2020  formatted  in  Inline  XBRL  (eXtensible  Business  Reporting  Language):  (i)  Consolidated 
Statements of Operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, (ii) Consolidated 
Statements  of  Comprehensive  Income  for  the  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018;  (iii) 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, (iv) Consolidated Statements of 
Cash Flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, (v) Consolidated Statements of 
Changes  in  Shareholders'  Equity  for  the  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018  and  (vi) 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 16.

FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Crown Holdings, Inc.
Registrant

By:

/s/ David A. Beaver

  David A. Beaver
  Vice President and Corporate Controller

Date: February 26, 2021 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy J. Donahue, Thomas A. Kelly 
and Adam J. Dickstein, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or 
her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company’s 
2020 fiscal year, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
granting  unto  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  and  each  of  them,  full  power  and  authority  to  do  and  perform  each  and  every  act  and  thing  requisite  and 
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact 
and agents or any of them, or their respective substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and 
in the capacities and on the date indicated above. 

SIGNATURE

TITLE

/s/ Timothy J. Donahue
Timothy J. Donahue

/s/ Thomas A. Kelly
Thomas A. Kelly

/s/ David A. Beaver
David A. Beaver

/s/ John W. Conway

John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board

/s/ Richard H. Fearon
Richard H. Fearon

/s/ Andrea J. Funk
Andrea J. Funk

/s/ Stephen J. Hagge
Stephen J. Hagge

/s/ Rose Lee
Rose Lee

/s/ James H. Miller
James H. Miller

  Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  Vice President and Corporate Controller

DIRECTORS

/s/ Josef M. Müller
Josef M. Müller

/s/ B. Craig Owens
B. Craig Owens

/s/ Caesar F. Sweitzer
Caesar F. Sweitzer

/s/ Jim L. Turner
Jim L. Turner

/s/ William S. Urkiel
William S. Urkiel

/s/ Dwayne A. Wilson
Dwayne A. Wilson

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CORPORATE/AMERICAS DIVISION HEADQUARTERS 
Crown Holdings, Inc.

Crown Americas LLC 

770 Township Line Road 

Yardley, PA 19067 USA 

Main Tel: +1 (215) 698-5100

EUROPEAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS 
Crown Packaging Europe Division GmbH 

Baarermatte 

CH-6340 Baar 

Switzerland 

Main Tel: +41 41 759 10 00

ASIA PACIFIC DIVISION HEADQUARTERS 
Crown Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd. 

10 Hoe Chiang Road #19-01 

Keppel Towers 

Singapore 089315 

Main Tel: +65 6423 9798

TRANSIT PACKAGING DIVISION HEADQUARTERS 
3650 West Lake Avenue 

Glenview, IL 60026 USA 

Main Tel: +1 (847) 724-6100

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