<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001219601-18-000011.txt : 20180406
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180406132952
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001219601-18-000011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180403
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180406
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180406

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CROWN HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001219601
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL CANS [3411]
		IRS NUMBER:				753099507
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50189
		FILM NUMBER:		18742691

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CROWN WAY
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19154
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2156985100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CROWN WAY
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19154
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<TYPE>8-K
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Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">On April 3, 2018, Crown Holdings, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) completed its previously announced acquisition of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Signode</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) from an affiliate of the Carlyle Group pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 19, 2017 and as amended and restated on December 26, 2017 (such agreement, as previously and further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Merger&#160;Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">,&#8221; and such acquisition, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Signode Acquisition</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">As a result of the Signode Acquisition, Signode became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The&#160;Company paid a purchase price of approximately $3.9 billion in cash, representing $1.6 billion of purchase price and $2.3 billion of debt and certain other liabilities assumed, subject to customary closing adjustments. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The consideration paid by the Company for the Signode Acquisition was financed using available cash on hand, including proceeds from the Company&#8217;s (i) offering of &#8364;335 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2023 and &#8364;500 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2026, both issued by Crown European Holdings S.A., a subsidiary of the Company, and $875 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2026, issued by Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp. 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(NYSE: CCK) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a leading global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, from The Carlyle Group.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Signode, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, currently operates in 40 countries across 6 continents, with sales to customers in approximately 60 countries. Its brand names include Signode, Strapex, Orgapack, Fleetwood, Mima, and Angleboard.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">About Crown Holdings, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.crowncork.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of Crown to differ are discussed under the caption &#8220;Forward Looking Statements&#8221; in Crown&#8217;s Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December&#160;31, 2017 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. 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