10-Q 1 f10q-mar06.htm QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006 Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2006



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

[ X ]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2006

[    ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________ TO _________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-50189



CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania 75-3099507
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
One Crown Way, Philadelphia, PA 19154-4599
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

  215-698-5100  
  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes   X   No  __

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer   X           Accelerated filer   __           Non-accelerated filer   __

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
   Yes   __   No  X

There were 167,746,253 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2006.

















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FORM 10-Q
FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 Page Number
 
Item 1Financial Statements
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations2
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 3
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 4
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity / (Deficit) and Comprehensive Income / (Loss)5
 
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements 
 
A.Statement of Information Furnished6
 
B.Recent Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements6
 
C.Discontinued Operations6
 
D.Change in Consolidation7
 
E.Stock-Based Compensation7
 
F.Goodwill9
 
G.Inventories10
 
H.Debt10
 
IDerivative Financial Instruments10
 
J.Restructuring10
 
K.Asbestos-Related Liabilities11
 
L.Commitments and Contingent Liabilities 12
 
M.Earnings Per Share13
 
N.Pension and Postretirement Benefits 14
 
O.Segment Information 14
 
P.Condensed Combining Financial Information 16
 
Item 2Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
 Introduction34
 
 Executive Overview34
 
 Results of Operations34
 
 Liquidity and Capital Resources36
 
 Forward Looking Statements38
 
Item 3Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 39
 
Item 4Controls and Procedures 39
 
 
 
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1Legal Proceedings40
 
Item 1ARisk Factors40
 
Item 2Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds40
 
Item 4Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders41
 
Item 5Other Information41
 
Item 6Exhibits41
 
Signature42
 







Crown Holdings, Inc.


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)


  Three months ended March 31  
 
 
  2006   2005  
 
 
 
Net sales   $ 1,579     $ 1,529  
 
 
 
   Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization     1,340       1,286  
    Depreciation and amortization     55       61  
 
 
 
Gross profit     184       182  
              
   Selling and administrative expense     83       84  
   Provision for restructuring     9          
   Gain on sale of assets     (   5 )
   Interest expense     67       94  
   Interest income (   3 ) (   2 )
   Translation and exchange adjustments       30
 
 
 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes,
     minority interests and equity earnings
28 ( 19 )
   Provision/(benefit) for income taxes   7 (   5 )
   Minority interests and equity earnings (   14 ) (   4 )
 
 
 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations 7 ( 18 )
 
Income from discontinued operations             8  
 
 
 
Net income/(loss) $ 7 ( $ 10 )
 
 
 
                  
Basic earnings/(loss) per average common share:
   Continuing operations $ 0.04 ( $ 0.11 )
   Discontinued operations       0.05
 
 
   Net income/(loss) $ 0.04 ( $ 0.06 )
 
 
Diluted earnings/(loss) per average common share:
   Continuing operations $ 0.04 ( $ 0.11 )
   Discontinued operations       0.05
 
 
   Net income/(loss) $ 0.04 ( $ 0.06 )
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:  
   Basic     167,075,638   165,819,217  
   Diluted     171,640,555   171,863,163  




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




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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Condensed)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)


  March 31,
2006
December 31,
2005
 

Assets            
Current assets  
         Cash and cash equivalents   $ 293     $ 294  
         Receivables, net     814       686  
         Inventories     965       810  
         Prepaid expenses and other current assets     85       55  


                  Total current assets     2,157       1,845  


             
Goodwill     2,040       2,013  
Property, plant and equipment, net     1,608       1,607  
Pension assets     887       871  
Other non-current assets     193       209  


                  Total   $ 6,885     $ 6,545  


                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
Current liabilities
        Short-term debt   $ 75     $ 72  
        Current maturities of long-term debt   140     139  
        Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     1,715       1,674  
        Income taxes payable     56       58  


                  Total current liabilities     1,986       1,943  


             
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities    3,428       3,192  
Postretirement and pension liabilities    757       745  
Other non-current liabilities   668       655  
Minority interests    259       246  
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note L)               
Shareholders’ deficit ( 213 ) ( 236 )


                  Total   $ 6,885     $ 6,545  


             




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




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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Condensed)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)


Three months ended March 31 2006   2005  

             
Net cash used for operating activities ( $ 178 ) ( $ 281 )
 
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities
   Capital expenditures (   54 ) (   36 )
   Other   14 (   5 )
 
 
        Net cash used for investing activities (   40 ) (   41 )
 
 
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
   Proceeds from long-term debt   9   10
   Payments of long-term debt (   4 ) (   1 )
   Net change in short-term debt 208   201
   Common stock issued 10   5
   Common stock repurchased ( 9 ) (   8 )
   Dividends paid to minority interests (   3 ) (   9 )
 
 
        Net cash provided by financing activities   211     198
 
 
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   6 (   7 )
 
 
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (   1 ) (   131 )
   
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1     294       471  
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31   $ 293     $ 340  
 
 
   



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




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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY / (DEFICIT)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)


  Comprehensive   |
|
|
   Common   Paid-In   Accumulated   Treasury   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 
  Income   |    Stock   Capital   Deficit   Stock   Loss   Total

|
Balance at January 1, 2006       | $929   $1,674   ($1,526 ) ($94 ) ($1,219 ) ($236 )
Net income   $  7   |         7           7  
Translation adjustments   10   |                 10   10  
Derivatives qualifying as hedges   2   |                 2   2  
Available for sale securities   0 |                  
  
|  
Comprehensive income   $19 |                      
  
|  
Restricted stock issued   | (         2 )     2  
Stock-based compensation   |   3           3
Stock repurchased   |   (         7 )     (    2 ) (      9 )
Common stock issued —benefit plans       |     2       8       10  
  |

|
Balance at March 31, 2006       | $929   $1,670   ($1,519 ) ($86 ) ($1,207 ) ($213 )



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




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In millions, except per share and statistical data)
(Unaudited)

A. Statement of Information Furnished
 
  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”). The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with Form 10-Q instructions. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of Crown Holdings, Inc. as of March 31, 2006 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. These results have been determined on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and practices consistently applied.
 
  Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted. The December 31, 2005 balance sheet data was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2005. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 


B. Recent Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements
 
  Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the following accounting and reporting standards:
 
  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004) (“FAS 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment,” which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements as compensation cost based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards that are expected to vest. Adoption of the standard resulted in a charge to income from continuing operations and net income of $2 ($2 net of tax, or $0.01 per share) in the first quarter of 2006, and had no effect on the statement of cash flows. See Note E for additional disclosures required by the new standard.
 
  SFAS No. 151 (“FAS 151”), “Inventory Costs - An Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” which amends the guidance in ARB No. 43 to clarify that abnormal amounts of idle capacity expense, freight, handling costs and material spoilage should be expensed as incurred and not included in overhead. The Company prospectively adopted this standard and its adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position in the first quarter of 2006.
 
  SFAS No. 153 (“FAS 153”), “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets – An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29,” which eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets in paragraph 21 (b) of APB 29 and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. The Company prospectively adopted this standard and its adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position in the first quarter of 2006.
 
  SFAS No. 154 (“FAS 154”), “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a Replacement of APB No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3,” which requires retrospective application, with minor exceptions, to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principle. The statement applies primarily to voluntary changes in accounting principle. The Company prospectively adopted the standard and its adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position in the first quarter of 2006.


C. Discontinued Operations
 
  In October 2005, the Company completed the sale of its plastic closures business and recognized a loss of $44 related to the transaction. The loss excluded up to $20 of contingent consideration that, if earned based on the divested business achieving certain targets, will be payable in 2006 and 2008. The divested business makes plastic closures for beverage, food and other consumer products.




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  The results of operations for 2005 have been recast to report the plastic closures business within discontinued operations in the accompanying statement of operations. The segment results in Note O and the Condensed Combining Statements of Operations in Note P also reflect the reclassification of the plastic closures business to discontinued operations. The 2005 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, including those in Note P, were not recast to separately report the cash flows of the discontinued operations. Interest expense was not allocated to the plastic closures business and, therefore, all of the Company’s interest expense for 2005 was included within continuing operations.
 
  The components of income from discontinued operations are presented below.
 

  March 31
 
  2006   2005
 
 
Income before tax   $ 13
Income tax on operations ( 5 )
Gain on disposal $ 2
Tax on disposal ( 2 )


  $ 0 $ 8




  The 2006 activity in discontinued operations includes the effect of certain purchase price adjustments, excluding the contingent consideration referred to above.


D. Change in Consolidation
 
  In connection with the Company’s expansion of its beverage can operations in the Middle East, the Company obtained effective control of certain of these operations as of September 1, 2005 through amendments to existing shareholders’ agreements. The Company owns from 40% to 50% of these operations and its ownership percentages did not change as a result of the amendments. With the amendments, the Company now has the unilateral right to establish the operating, capital and financing activities of these operations and, accordingly, has changed its method of accounting to the consolidation method from the equity method.
 
  The change in accounting had no effect on the Company’s net income or earnings per share. The Company’s proforma net sales for the three months ended 2005 are presented below, as if the Middle East operations had been consolidated as of January 1, 2005.

  Three Months Ended
Net sales March 31, 2005


As reported $ 1,529
 
Proforma $ 1,562
 


E. Stock-Based Compensation
 
  On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted FAS 123(R), as discussed in Note B. The Company is using the modified prospective transition method, under which its consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2006, reflect the impact of FAS 123(R), while the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of this standard. The following table reflects the proforma impact of the new standard on 2005 earnings as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123(R) as of January 1, 2005.




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  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2005
 
Net loss, as reported ( $ 10 )
 
Add: stock–based compensation expense included in reported net loss, net of tax 1
Deduct: proforma stock–based compensation expense, net of tax ( 4 )

Proforma net loss ( $ 13 )

 
Loss per share:
     Basic and diluted - as reported ( $ 0.06 )

                                - proforma ( $ 0.08 )



  Stock-based compensation was reported within Selling and Administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
  Stock-Based Compensation Plans
 
  At March 31, 2006 the Company’s 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, which expires in April 2009, had approximately 600,000 shares available for future awards of stock-based compensation. No remaining shares were available for awards under the Company’s 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2001 plans. On April 27, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, which expires in April 2016 and provides an additional 7,500,000 shares for future awards. The 2004 and 2006 plans provide for the granting of awards in the form of stock options, deferred stock, restricted stock and stock-appreciation rights and may be subject to the achievement of certain performance goals. Shares awarded are generally issued from the Company’s treasury shares.
 
  Stock Options
 
  Outstanding stock options have a contractual term of 10 years, are fixed-price and non-qualified, and vest either semi-annually or annually between 2 and 4 years from the date of grant.
 
  Outstanding stock options were valued at their grant-date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Valuations incorporate several variables, including expected term, volatility, a risk-free interest rate and employee termination behavior (“forfeiture rate”). The expected term (which is the timeframe under which an award is exercised after grant) is derived from historical data about participant exercise patterns. Volatility is the expected fluctuation of the Company’s stock price in the market and is derived from historical data about the Company’s stock price. The risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury yield curve rate in effect at the date of the grant which has a contractual life similar to the option’s expected term. Employee termination behavior is based on historical data of the forfeiture of nonvested share-based awards through the termination of service by plan participants. Based on historical data, the Company estimates the forfeiture rate on nonvested awards to be 2.65% at January 1, 2006. The adjusted compensation expense is being recognized in the financial statements on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period of the outstanding nonvested stock options.
 
  A summary of option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2006 follows:

    Shares   Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
       
   
 
       
  Beginning outstanding 12,137,048   $15.01        
  Exercised (1,531,285 6.06        
  Forfeited (1,250 8.60        
  Expired (131,950 35.22        
   
 
       
  Ending outstanding 10,472,563   $16.06        
   
 
       

  Options outstanding at March 31, 2006 had a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 5.4 years and an aggregate intrinsic value (which is the amount by which the stock price exceeded the exercise price of the options as of March 31, 2006) of $74.




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  As presented above no stock options were granted during the first quarter of 2006. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $20. Cash received from exercise of these stock options was $9. Since the Company is in a loss position in the U.S. it does not currently expect to realize a tax benefit from these option exercises.
 
  At March 31, 2006 there were 10,460,195 shares that were vested or expected to vest, with a weighted-average exercise price of $16.07, an aggregate intrinsic value of $74 and a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.4 years; and 9,159,563 shares exercisable, with a weighted-average exercise price of $17.10, an aggregate intrinsic value of $62 and a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.0 years. Also at March 31, 2006, there was $3 of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding nonvested stock options with a weighted-average recognition period of 4.3 months.
 
  Restricted Stock
 
  Restricted stock was issued in 2005 and 2006, under the 2004 stock-based incentive compensation plan, to certain senior executive officers and key employees and vests ratably over 3 years on the anniversary of the date of grant. The fair value for grants with no performance goal was based on the Company’s closing stock price at the grant date. No forfeiture rate was assigned to the grants due to their limited distribution. The 2006 grant included 145,144 shares that vest in February 2009 and contain a performance feature. The performance criterion applied to these shares is the median Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”), which includes share price appreciation and dividends paid, of the Company during the term of the grant measured against a peer group of companies. The level of shares which vest in February 2009 is based on the level of performance achieved and ranges between 0% and 200% of the shares awarded. The performance awards are contingent upon the participant’s employment through the end of the three-year performance period and are settled in stock. The fair value of each performance share was calculated as $21.17 using a Monte Carlo valuation model. The variables used in this model included stock price volatility of 36.9%, an expected term of 3 years and a risk-free interest rate assumption of 4.7%, along with other factors associated with the relative performance of the Company’s stock price and shareholder returns when compared to the companies in the peer group.
 
  A summary of the restricted stock transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2006 follows:

    Shares   Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
       
   
 
       
  Beginning outstanding 604,196   $13.05        
  Awarded 422,584   19.46        
  Released (201,397 13.05        
   
 
       
  Ending outstanding 825,383   $16.33        
   
 
       


  As of March 31, 2006 there was $13 of unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding nonvested restricted stock awards. This cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.8 years. The total fair value of shares that vested during the period ended March 31, 2006 was $3.


F. Goodwill
 
  The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the three month period ended March 31, 2006 were as follows:

           Americas   North America        Europe        Europe   Non-reportable      
           Beverage     Food        Beverage        Food     segments        Total  
 
  Balance at January 1, 2006   $420   $151   $673   $629   $140   $2,013  
  Foreign currency translation       11   15   1   27  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Balance at March 31, 2006   $420   $151   $684   $644   $141   $2,040  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 




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G. Inventories

  March 31,   December 31,  
  2006   2005  
 
 
 
  Finished goods 412   $ 281  
  Work in process 122   101  
  Raw material and supplies 431   428  
   
 
 
    $ 965   $ 810  
   
 
 


H. Debt

  In 2005, the Company sold $500 of 7.625% senior notes due 2013 and $600 of 7.75% senior notes due 2015, and entered into an $800 first priority revolving credit facility due 2011 and a first priority term loan facility due 2012 comprised of $165 and €287 term loans. The revolving credit and term loan facilities are subject to a pricing grid and have initial pricing of 1.5% above LIBOR and EURIBOR, respectively.
 
  During the first three months of 2005, the Company recognized foreign exchange losses of $30 for certain European subsidiaries that have unhedged currency exposure arising primarily from external and intercompany debt obligations.


 
I. Derivative Financial Instruments

  During the first quarter of 2006, the Company entered into three foreign currency forward contracts with a combined notional value of $150 Canadian dollars to sell Canadian dollars against the euro. Changes in the fair values of these contracts are reported currently in earnings as translation and exchange adjustments, and will offset a portion of the foreign currency gain or loss reported by Crown European Holdings on its $316 Canadian dollar intercompany receivable.
 
  In November 2005, the Company entered into four cross-currency swaps with a combined notional value of $700 that are accounted for as cash-flow hedges. At March 31, 2006 the aggregate fair value of these hedges was a loss of $29 and was reported within other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.


J. Restructuring

  The components of the outstanding restructuring reserve and movements within these components during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were as follows:
 

  Termination   Other Exit  
  Benefits   Costs   Total  
     
 
 
 
  Balance as of January 1, 2005   $14   $1   $15  
  Payments made   (  3 ) (    3 )
     
 
 
 
  Balance as of March 31, 2005   $11   $1   $12  
     
 
 
 
 
 
  Balance as of January 1, 2006   $12   $1   $13  
  Provision   5 4 9
     
 
 
 
  Balance as of March 31, 2006   $17   $5   $22  
     
 
 
 


  The charge of $9 in 2006 included $5 for severance costs in the Europe Food segment to close a plant, and $4 of corporate charges for the estimated settlement costs of a labor dispute related to prior restructurings.





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K. Asbestos–Related Liabilities

  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, the 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.
 
  In May 2005, January 2005 and April 2004, the States of Florida, Ohio and Mississippi, respectively, enacted legislation that limits the 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 new legislation, which applies to future and pending claims, 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 adjusted value of its predecessor’s assets. 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 claims 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. On October 31, 2003, Crown Cork received a favorable ruling on its motion for summary judgment in two asbestos-related cases pending against it in the district court of Harris County, Texas (in Re Asbestos-Litigation No. 90-23333, District Court, Harris County, Texas), which were appealed. On May 4, 2006, the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals upheld the favorable ruling in one of the two cases (Barbara Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., No. 14-04-00658-CV, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Texas). The Appeals Court decision is subject to potential appeal by the plaintiff. In addition, a favorable ruling for summary judgment in an asbestos case pending against Crown Cork in the district court of Travis County, Texas (in Re Rosemarie Satterfield as Representative of the Estate of Jerrold Braley Deceased v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. District Court Travis County, 98th Judicial District Cause No. GN-203572) has been appealed. Although the Company believes that the rulings of the District Court and Appeals Court are correct, there can be no assurance that the legislation will be upheld by the Texas courts on appeal or in other cases that may challenge the legislation.
 
  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 already paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the acquired company’s adjusted asset value. On February 20, 2004, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed the June 11, 2002 order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, in which the Court of Common Pleas ruled favorably on a motion by Crown Cork for summary judgment regarding 376 pending asbestos-related cases against Crown Cork in Philadelphia and remanded the cases to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (Ieropoli v. AC&S Corporation, et. al., No. 117 EM 2002). The Court ruled that the new statute, as applied, violated the Pennsylvania Constitution because it retroactively extinguished the plaintiffs’ pre-existing and accrued causes of action. The Company believes that the ruling by the court was limited only to cases which were pending at the time the legislation was enacted. In November 2004, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted legislation amending the 2001 successor liability statute providing that the 2001 statute applies only to asbestos-related claims with respect to which the two-year statute of limitations for asbestos-related claims began to run after the statute was enacted on December 17, 2001. On July 28, 2005, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas granted Crown Cork’s global motion for summary judgment to dismiss all pending asbestos-related cases filed in the court after December 17, 2003 (In re: Asbestos-Litigation October term 1986, No. 001). This decision remains subject to potential appeal by the plaintiffs. The Company cautions that the Company’s position regarding the limitation of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling may not be upheld.




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  In recent years, certain other state and federal legislators have considered legislation to reform the treatment of asbestos-related personal injury claims. The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 (the “FAIR Bill”) was introduced in the United States Senate in April 2005, and was defeated in a procedural vote in the Senate in February 2006 and motion for reconsideration has been filed. The FAIR Bill would create a national trust fund in lieu of state and federal litigation to compensate people with asbestos-related diseases. The trust fund would require contributions from companies, such as Crown Cork, that have made past payments for asbestos-related personal injury claims and would limit the payments made by such companies relating to asbestos-related liabilities during the life of the fund. There can be no assurance that federal asbestos legislation, such as the FAIR Bill, will be passed into law or the form that any such legislation will take. Due to this uncertainty, the Company has not considered possible federal legislation in evaluating the adequacy of the Company’s reserve for asbestos-related claims.
 
  During the three months ended March 31, 2006, Crown Cork received approximately 1,500 new claims, settled or dismissed approximately 400 claims for a total of $1 and had approximately 80,000 claims outstanding at the end of the period. Settlement amounts include amounts committed to be paid in future periods.
 
  As of March 31, 2006, the Company’s accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims was $211. The Company estimates that its probable and estimable liability for pending and future asbestos-related claims will range between $211 and $269. The accrual balance of $211 includes $129 for unasserted claims and $5 for committed settlements that will be paid over time.
 
  Historically (1977-2005), Crown Cork estimates that approximately one-quarter of all asbestos-related claims made against it have been asserted by claimants who claim first exposure to asbestos after 1964. However, because of Crown Cork’s settlement experience to date and the increased difficulty of establishing identification of the subsidiary’s insulation products as the cause of injury by persons alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964, the Company has not included in its accrual and range of potential liability any amounts for settlements by persons alleging first exposure to asbestos after 1964.
 
  Assumptions underlying the accrual and the range of potential liability include that claims for exposure to asbestos that occurred after the sale of the U.S. company’s insulation business in 1964 would not be entitled to settlement payouts and that the Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Ohio and Pennsylvania asbestos legislation described above 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. The Company’s accrual includes estimates for probable costs for claims through the year 2014. The upper end of the Company’s estimated range of possible asbestos costs of $269 includes claims beyond that date.
 
  While it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of the asbestos-related claims and settlements, the Company believes that resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. The Company cautions, however, that estimates for asbestos cases and settlements are difficult to predict and may be influenced by many factors. In addition, there can be no assurance regarding the validity or correctness of the Company’s assumptions or beliefs underlying its accrual and the estimated range of potential liability. Unfavorable court decisions or other adverse developments may require the Company to substantially increase its accrual or change its estimate. Accordingly, these matters, if resolved in a manner different from the estimate, could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flow.


L. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

  In 2003, Crown Cork amended the retiree medical benefits that it had been providing to approximately 10,000 retirees pursuant to a series of collective bargaining agreements between Crown Cork and certain unions. The amendments increased maximum coverage, required additional retiree contributions for medical and prescription drug costs and reduced other coverage benefits. Crown Cork is a party to litigation initiated in June 2003 in which the USWA and IAM unions and retirees claim that the retiree medical benefits were vested and that the amendments breached the applicable collective bargaining agreements in violation of ERISA and the Labor Management Relations Act. Crown Cork and the USWA parties have submitted their dispute to binding arbitration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and litigation involving Crown Cork and the IAM parties is pending in federal district court in Nebraska. The Company believes that it had the right to make such amendments and intends to contest the matter vigorously. However, the ultimate outcome of these cases is uncertain and if they are decided adversely, the Company could be required to restore all or a portion of the retiree medical benefits to their pre-amendment levels. Restoration of the retiree medical benefits to their pre-amendment levels would increase the accumulated postretirement obligation by approximately $56, the annual charge to income by approximately $9, and the annual payments to retirees by approximately $6 in the initial years after restoration.




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  The Company is subject to various other lawsuits and claims with respect to labor, environmental, securities, vendor and other matters arising out of the 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 results of operations, financial position or cash flow of the Company.
 
  The Company has various commitments to purchase materials and supplies as part of the ordinary conduct of business. The Company’s basic raw materials for its products are tinplate 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 certain customers to reflect these movements.
 
  There can be no assurances, 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 March 31, 2006, the Company had certain indemnification agreements covering environmental remediation and other potential costs associated with properties sold or businesses divested. The Company accrues for costs associated with such indemnifications and potential costs when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. At March 31, 2006, the Company also had guarantees of $36 related to the residual values of leased assets and recorded a liability of $8 related to these guarantees.


M. Earnings Per Share

  The following table summarizes the basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share computations for the periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively:

  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
 
  Earnings 2006   2005  
 
 
 
     Income/(loss) from continuing operations $ 7 ( $ 18 )
 
 
 
  Weighted-average shares outstanding:
     Basic 167.1 165.8
     Add: dilutive stock options and restricted stock 4.5  
 
 
 
     Diluted 171.6 165.8
 
 
 
 
  Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share - continuing operations $ 0.04 ( $ 0.11 )
 
 
 

  The effect of 6.0 million shares of dilutive stock options in 2005 were excluded from the computation because of their anti-dilutive effect on the net loss.
 
  Also excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share were common shares contingently issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, amounting to 3.4 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 3.7 million shares for the same period in 2005. These shares were excluded because the exercise prices of the then outstanding options were above the average market prices for the related periods.




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N. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

  The components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs were as follows:

Pension Benefits U.S. Plans   Non-U.S. Plans  
 
 
 
Three Months ended March 31, 2006   2005   2006   2005


 
 
 
 
Service cost $ 2 $ 2 $ 9 $ 9
Interest cost 19 20 36 43
Expected return on plan assets ( 27 ) ( 21 ) ( 51 ) ( 56 )
Recognized prior service cost 1 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 )
Recognized net loss 15 16 9 13

 
 
 
Net periodic cost $ 10 $ 18 $ 1 $ 7

 
 
 


Other Postretirement Benefits    
  2006 2005
 

 
Service cost $ 1 $ 1
Interest cost 9 10
Recognized prior service cost ( 4 ) ( 3 )
Recognized net loss 4 4

 
   
Net periodic cost $ 10 $ 12

 
   


O. Segment Information

  The Company’s business is organized geographically within three divisions, Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Within the Americas and Europe, the Company has determined that it has the following reportable segments organized along a combination of product lines and geographic areas: Americas Beverage and North America Food within the Americas, and Europe Beverage, Europe Food and Europe Specialty Packaging within Europe. Prior periods shown below have been conformed to the current presentation.
 
  The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on segment income. Segment income, which is not a defined term under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, is defined by the Company as net sales less cost of products sold, depreciation and amortization, and selling and administrative expenses. 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.
 
  The tables below present information about operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:


  2006   External sales   Segment income  
 
 
 
 
 
  Americas Beverage   $   347   $  25  
  North America Food   182 8  
  Europe Beverage   238   25  
  Europe Food   411   42  
  Europe Specialty Packaging   86 2
   
 
 
  Total reportable segments   1,264 $102
       
 
  Non-reportable segments   315  
   
   
  Total   $1,579  
   
     





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  2005   External sales   Segment income  
 
 
 
 
 
  Americas Beverage   $   370   $  37  
  North America Food   160 5  
  Europe Beverage   184   26  
  Europe Food   407   39  
  Europe Specialty Packaging   94 4
   
 
 
  Total reportable segments   1,215 $111
       
 
  Non-reportable segments   314  
   
   
  Total   $1,529  
   
     


  A reconciliation of segment income of reportable segments to consolidated income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 follows:


    2006   2005  
 
 
 
 
  Segment income of reportable segments   $102   $111  
  Segment income of non-reportable segments   30   30  
  Corporate and unallocated items   (    31 ) (    43 )
  Provision for restructuring (      9 )    
  Gain on sale of assets       5  
  Interest expense   (    67 ) (    94 )
  Interest income   3 2
  Translation and exchange adjustments     (    30 )
   
 
 
  Income/(loss) from continuing operations before
      income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings
  $  28 ($  19 )
   
 
 


  “Corporate and unallocated items” includes corporate and division administrative costs, technology costs, and unallocated items such as the U.S. and U.K. pension plan costs. The decrease from 2005 to 2006 was primarily due to reduced pension costs in 2006.




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P. Condensed Combining Financial Information

  Crown European Holdings (Issuer), a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, has outstanding senior notes that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. and certain subsidiaries. The guarantors are 100% owned by the Company and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis. The guarantor column includes financial information for all subsidiaries in the United States (except for an insurance subsidiary and a receivable securitization subsidiary), and substantially all subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Mexico and Switzerland. The following condensed combining financial statements:
   
  •     statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and
  •     balance sheets as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
   
  are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.
   

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net sales $1,002   $577 $1,579  
 
      Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation  
         and amortization ($5 ) 866   479     1,340  
      Depreciation and amortization   36   19  55  






Gross profit  5   100   79  184  






 
      Selling and administrative expense     61   22  83  
      Provision for restructuring     4   5  9  
      (Gain)/loss on sale of assets   (7 ) 7  
      Net interest expense   14   50   64  
      Technology royalty   (6 ) 6  
      Translation and exchange adjustments  2 (2 )  






Income/(loss) from continuing operations before
      income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings   (4 ) (14 ) 46   28
      Provision/(benefit) for income taxes (4 ) 11 7
      Equity earnings $7 13 18 ($38 )






Income from continuing operations before
      minority interests and equity earnings  7 9 8 35   (38 ) 21
      Minority interests and equity earnings   (14 )   (14 )






Income from continuing operations 7 9 8 21 (38 ) 7
 
Discontinued operations
      Income before income taxes   1 1   2
      Provision for income taxes   2   2






Net income $7 $9 $7 $22 ($38 ) $7









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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net sales $1,035   $494 $1,529  
 
      Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation  
         and amortization ($4 ) 884   406     1,286  
      Depreciation and amortization   41   20  61  






Gross profit  4   110   68  182  






 
      Selling and administrative expense     65   19  84  
      Gain on sale of assets   (5 )   (5 )
      Net interest expense   31   58 3   92  
      Technology royalty   (6 ) 6  
      Translation and exchange adjustments  9 10 11 30






Income/(loss) from continuing operations before
      income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings   (36 ) (17 ) 34   (19 )
      Provision/(benefit) for income taxes 1 (13 ) 7 (5 )
      Equity earnings/(loss) ($10 ) 42 (14 ) ($18 )






Income/(loss) from continuing operations before
      minority interests and equity earnings  (10 ) 5 (18 ) 27   (18 ) (14 )
      Minority interests and equity earnings   (4 )   (4 )






Income/(loss) from continuing operations (10 ) 5 (18 ) 23 (18 ) (18 )
 
Discontinued operations
      Income before income taxes   13   13
      Provision for income taxes   5   5






Net income/(loss) ($10 ) $5 ($10 ) $23 ($18 ) ($10 )










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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Assets  
Current assets  
      Cash and cash equivalents $38 $255 $293
      Receivables, net $1 $62 169 582 814
      Intercompany receivables 2 69 40 ($111 )
      Inventories 532 433 965
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1 4 73 7 85
 





            Total current assets 2 68 881 1,317 (111 ) 2,157
 





 
Intercompany debt receivables 3 1,393 1,326 368 (3,090 )
Investments in subsidiaries (211 ) 2,945 (303 ) (2,431 )
Goodwill 1,446 594 2,040
Property, plant and equipment, net 933 675 1,608
Other non-current assets 11 1,008 61 1,080
 





            Total ($206 ) $4,417 $5,291 $3,015 ($5,632 ) $6,885
 





 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit)  
Current liabilities  
      Short-term debt $18 $2 $55 $75
      Current maturities of long-term debt 3 110 27 140
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $7 11 1,054 643 1,715
      Intercompany payables 3 37 71 ($111 )
      Income taxes payable 3 12 41 56
 





            Total current liabilities 7 38 1,215 837 (111 ) 1,986
 





 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 1,050 2,306 72 3,428
Long-term intercompany debt 2,146 712 232 (3,090 )
Postretirement and pension liabilities 1 740 16 757
Other non-current liabilities 24 529 115 668
Minority interests 259 259
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) (213 ) 1,158 (211 ) 1,484 (2,431 ) (213 )
 





            Total ($206 ) $4,417 $5,291 $3,015 ($5,632 ) $6,885
 








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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Assets  
Current assets  
      Cash and cash equivalents $67 $227 $294
      Receivables, net $61 61 564 686
      Intercompany receivables 1 65 53 ($119 )
      Inventories 470 340 810
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets 53 2 55
 





            Total current assets 62 716 1,186 (119 ) 1,845
 





 
Intercompany debt receivables $3 1,562 1,562 740 (3,867 )
Investments in subsidiaries (222 ) 2,685 (122 ) (2,341 )
Goodwill 1,430 583 2,013
Property, plant and equipment, net 951 656 1,607
Other non-current assets 11 991 78 1,080
 





            Total ($219 ) $4,320 $5,528 $3,243 ($6,327 ) $6,545
 





 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit)  
Current liabilities  
      Short-term debt $23 $2 $47 $72
      Current maturities of long-term debt 3 110 26 139
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $17 14 1,037 606 1,674
      Intercompany payables 4 49 66 ($119 )
      Income taxes payable 5 9 44 58
 





            Total current liabilities 17 49 1,207 789 (119 ) 1,943
 





 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 912 2,214 66 3,192
Long-term intercompany debt 2,212 1,066 589 (3,867 )
Postretirement and pension liabilities 730 15 745
Other non-current liabilities 13 533 109 655
Minority interests 246 246
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) (236 ) 1,134 (222 ) 1,429 (2,341 ) (236 )
 





            Total ($219 ) $4,320 $5,528 $3,243 ($6,327 ) $6,545
 








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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities ($1 ) ($25 ) ($181 ) $29 ($178 )






 
Cash flows from investing activities
     Capital expenditures (19 ) (35 ) (54 )
     Intercompany investing activities (157 ) 162 ($5 )
     Other, net 14 14






           Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities (157 ) 143 (21 ) (5 ) (40 )






 
Cash flows from financing activities
     Proceeds from long–term debt 9 9
     Payments of long–term debt (4 ) (4 )
     Net change in short-term debt 101 108 (1 ) 208
     Net change in long-term intercompany balances 81 (99 ) 18
     Dividends paid (5 ) 5
     Common stock issued 10 10
     Common stock repurchased (9 ) (9 )
     Dividends paid to minority interests (3 ) (3 )






 
           Net cash provided by financing activities 1 182 9 14 5 211






 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 6 6






 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (29 ) 28 (1 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 67 227 294






 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 $0 $0 $38 $255 $0 $293









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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net cash provided by / (used for) operating activities ($10 ) ($95 ) ($198 ) $22 ($281 )






 
Cash flows from investing activities
     Capital expenditures (26 ) (10 ) (36 )
     Intercompany investing activities 11 ($11 )
     Other, net (5 ) (5 )






           Net cash used for investing activities (20 ) (10 ) (11 ) (41 )






 
Cash flows from financing activities
     Proceeds from long-term debt 10 10
     Payments of long-term debt (1 ) (1 )
     Net change in short-term debt 181 20 201
     Net change in long-term intercompany balances 13 102 (66 ) (49 )
     Dividends paid (11 ) 11
     Common stock issued 5 5
     Common stock repurchased (8 ) (8 )
     Dividends paid to minority interests (9 ) (9 )






 
           Net cash provided by / (used for) financing activities 10 102 115 (40 ) 11 198






 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (2 ) (5 ) (7 )






 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 7 (105 ) (33 ) (131 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 1 168 302 471






 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 $0 $8 $63 $269 $0 $340









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  Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (Issuer), a 100% owned subsidiary, has outstanding registered debt that is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. (Parent). No other subsidiary guarantees the debt. The following condensed combining financial statements:
   
  •     statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and
  •     balance sheets as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
   
  are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.






CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company





 
Net sales $1,579 $1,579
 
      Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization 1,340 1,340
      Depreciation and amortization 55 55





Gross profit 184 184
 
      Selling and administrative expense $2 81 83
      Provision for restructuring 9 9
      Net interest expense 16 48 64





Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes,
      minority interests and equity earnings
(18 ) 46 28
      Provision for income taxes 7 7
      Equity earnings $7 25 ($32 )





Income from continuing operations before minority interests
      and equity earnings
7 7 39 (32 ) 21
      Minority interests and equity earnings (14 ) (14 )





Income from continuing operations 7 7 25 (32 ) 7
 
Discontinued operations
      Income before income taxes 2 2
      Provision for income taxes 2 2





Net income $7 $7 $25 ($32 ) $7









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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company





 
Net sales $1,529 $1,529
 
      Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization 1,286 1,286
      Depreciation and amortization 61 61





Gross profit 182 182
 
      Selling and administrative expense $2 82 84
      Gain on sale of assets (5 ) (5 )
      Net interest expense 81 11 92
      Translation and exchange adjustments 30 30





Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes,
      minority interests and equity earnings
(83 ) 64 (19 )
      Provision/(benefit) for income taxes (27 ) 22 (5 )
      Equity earnings/(loss) ($10 ) 43 ($33 )





Income/(loss) from continuing operations before minority interests
      and equity earnings
(10 ) (13 ) 42 (33 ) (14 )
      Minority interests and equity earnings 3 (7 ) (4 )





Income/(loss) from continuing operations (10 ) (10 ) 35 (33 ) (18 )
 
Discontinued operations
      Income before income taxes 13 13
      Provision for income taxes 5 5





Net income/(loss) ($10 ) ($10 ) $43 ($33 ) ($10 )









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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company





 
Assets
Current assets
      Cash and cash equivalents $293 $293
      Receivables, net $1 813 814
      Inventories 965 965
      Prepaid expenses and current assets 1 84 85





            Total current assets 2 2,155 2,157





 
Intercompany debt receivables 3 120 ($123 )
Investments (211 ) $852 (641 )
Goodwill 2,040 2,040
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,608 1,608
Other non-current assets 8 1,072 1,080





            Total ($206 ) $860 $6,995 ($764 ) $6,885





 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit)
Current liabilities
      Short-term debt $1 $74 $75
      Current maturities of long-term debt 140 140
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $7 49 1,659 1,715
      Income taxes payable 56 56





            Total current liabilities 7 50 1,929 1,986





 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 698 2,730 3,428
Long-term intercompany debt 123 ($123 )
Postretirement and pension liabilities 757 757
Other non-current liabilities 200 468 668
Minority interests 259 259
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) (213 ) (211 ) 852 (641 ) (213 )





            Total ($206 ) $860 $6,995 ($764 ) $6,885









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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company





 
Assets
Current assets
      Cash and cash equivalents $294 $294
      Receivables, net 686 686
      Inventories 810 810
      Prepaid expenses and current assets 55 55





            Total current assets 1,845 1,845





 
Intercompany debt receivables $3 117 ($120 )
Investments (222 ) $807 (585 )
Goodwill 2,013 2,013
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,607 1,607
Other non-current assets 27 1,053 1,080





            Total ($219 ) $834 $6,635 ($705 ) $6,545





 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit)
Current liabilities
      Short-term debt $1 $71 $72
      Current maturities of long-term debt 139 139
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $17 35 1,622 1,674
      Income taxes payable 58 58





            Total current liabilities 17 36 1,890 1,943





 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 698 2,494 3,192
Long-term intercompany debt 120 ($120 )
Postretirement and pension liabilities 745 745
Other non-current liabilities 202 453 655
Minority interests 246 246
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) (236 ) (222 ) 807 (585 ) (236 )





            Total ($219 ) $834 $6,635 ($705 ) $6,545








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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company





 
Net cash used for operating activities ($1 ) ($6 ) ($171 ) ($178 )





 
Cash flows from investing activities
      Capital expenditures (54 ) (54 )
      Intercompany investing activities 3 ($3 )
      Other, net 14 14





             Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities 3 (40 ) (3 ) (40 )





 
Cash flows from financing activities
      Proceeds from long-term debt 9 9
      Payments of long-term debt (4 ) (4 )
      Net change in short-term debt 208 208
      Net change in long-term intercompany balances 3 (3 )
      Dividends paid (3 ) 3
      Common stock issued 10 10
      Common stock repurchased (9 ) (9 )
      Dividends paid to minority interests (3 ) (3 )





             Net cash provided by financing activities 1 3 204 3 211





 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 6 6





 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (1 ) (1 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 294 294





 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 $0 $0 $293 $0 $293








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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company





 
Net cash used for operating activities ($10 ) ($47 ) ($224 ) ($281 )





 
Cash flows from investing activities
      Capital expenditures (36 ) (36 )
      Intercompany investing activities 2 ($2 )
      Other, net (5 ) (5 )





             Net cash provided by / (used for) investing activities 2 (41 ) (2 ) (41 )





 
Cash flows from financing activities
      Proceeds from long-term debt 10 10
      Payments of long-term debt (1 ) (1 )
      Net change in short-term debt 201 201
      Net change in long-term intercompany balances 13 45 (58 )
      Dividends paid (2 ) 2
      Common stock issued 5 5
      Common stock repurchased (8 ) (8 )
      Dividends paid to minority interests (9 ) (9 )





             Net cash provided by financing activities 10 45 141 2 198





 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (7 ) (7 )





 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (131 ) (131 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 471 471





 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 $0 $0 $340 $0 $340








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  In connection with the Company’s 2005 refinancing as discussed in Note H, Crown Americas, LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp., 100% owned subsidiaries of the Company, issued senior unsecured notes that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all subsidiaries in the United States. The guarantors are 100% owned by the Company and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis. The following condensed combining financial statements:
   
  •     statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and
  •     balance sheets as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
   
  are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.
   

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net sales $498   $1,081 $1,579  
 
      Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation  
         and amortization 448   892     1,340  
      Depreciation and amortization   16   39  55  






Gross profit     34   150  184  






 
      Selling and administrative expense   $2   29   52  83  
      Provision for restructuring     4   5  9  
      (Gain)/loss on sale of assets   (1 ) 1  
      Net interest expense   13   17 34   64  
      Technology royalty   (8 ) 8  






Income/(loss) from continuing operations before
      income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings   (15 ) (7 ) 50   28
      Provision/(benefit) for income taxes (5 ) 2 10 7
      Equity earnings $7 13 17 ($37 )






Income from continuing operations before
      minority interests and equity earnings  7 3 8 40   (37 ) 21
      Minority interests and equity earnings   (14 )   (14 )






Income from continuing operations 7 3 8 26 (37 ) 7
 
Discontinued operations
      Income before income taxes   1 1   2
      Provision for income taxes   2   2






Net income $7 $3 $7 $27 ($37 ) $7









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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net sales $430   $1,099 $1,529  
 
      Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation  
         and amortization 379   907     1,286  
      Depreciation and amortization   20   41  61  






Gross profit     31   151  182  






 
      Selling and administrative expense   $4   24   56  84  
      Gain on sale of assets   (5 )   (5 )
      Net interest expense   26   8 58   92  
      Technology royalty   (10 ) 10  
      Translation and exchange adjustments   30 30






Income / (loss) from continuing operations before
      income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings   (30 ) 9 2   (19 )
      Provision/(benefit) for income taxes (10 ) 10 (5 ) (5 )
      Equity earnings/(loss) ($10 ) 71 (10 ) ($51 )






Income/(loss) from continuing operations before
      minority interests and equity earnings  (10 ) 51 (11 ) 7   (51 ) (14 )
      Minority interests and equity earnings   (4 )   (4 )






Income/(loss) from continuing operations (10 ) 51 (11 ) 3 (51 ) (18 )
 
Discontinued operations
      Income before income taxes   2 11   13
      Provision for income taxes   1 4   5






Net income/(loss) ($10 ) $51 ($10 ) $10 ($51 ) ($10 )










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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Assets  
Current assets  
      Cash and cash equivalents $11 $3 $279 $293
      Receivables, net $1 24 789 814
      Intercompany receivables 59 6 ($65 )
      Inventories 193 772 965
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1 3 6 75 85
 





            Total current assets 2 14 285 1,921 (65 ) 2,157
 





 
Intercompany debt receivables 3 1,195 526 40 (1,764 )
Investments (211 ) 385 1,062 (1,236 )
Goodwill 445 1,595 2,040
Property, plant and equipment, net 3 406 1,199 1,608
Other non-current assets 41 47 992 1,080
 





            Total ($206 ) $1,638 $2,771 $5,747 ($3,065 ) $6,885
 





 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit)  
Current liabilities  
      Short-term debt $75 $75
      Current maturities of long-term debt $2 138 140
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $7 $34 387 1,287 1,715
      Intercompany payables 6 59 ($65 )
      Income taxes payable 5 51 56
 





            Total current liabilities 7 34 400 1,610 (65 ) 1,986
 





 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 1,575 696 1,157 3,428
Long-term intercompany debt 390 477 897 (1,764 )
Postretirement and pension liabilities 582 175 757
Other non-current liabilities 231 437 668
Minority interests 259 259
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) (213 ) (361 ) 385 1,212 (1,236 ) (213 )
 





            Total ($206 ) $1,638 $2,771 $5,747 ($3,065 ) $6,885
 








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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Assets  
Current assets  
      Cash and cash equivalents $18 $1 $275 $294
      Receivables, net 10 676 686
      Intercompany receivables 54 ($54 )
      Inventories 156 654 810
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1 1 53 55
 





            Total current assets 19 222 1,658 (54 ) 1,845
 





 
Intercompany debt receivables $3 1,096 458 62 (1,619 )
Investments in subsidiaries (222 ) 375 454 (607 )
Goodwill 444 1,569 2,013
Property, plant and equipment, net 3 419 1,185 1,607
Other non-current assets 42 47 991 1,080
 





            Total ($219 ) $1,535 $2,044 $5,465 ($2,280 ) $6,545
 





 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity/(deficit)  
Current liabilities  
      Short-term debt $72 $72
      Current maturities of long-term debt $2 137 139
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $17 $12 343 1,302 1,674
      Intercompany payables 54 ($54 )
      Income taxes payable 9 49 58
 





            Total current liabilities 17 12 354 1,614 (54 ) 1,943
 





 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 1,475 697 1,020 3,192
Long-term intercompany debt 412 403 804 (1,619 )
Postretirement and pension liabilities 574 171 745
Other non-current liabilities 238 417 655
Minority interests 246 246
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 
Shareholders’ equity/(deficit) (236 ) (364 ) (222 ) 1,193 (607 ) (236 )
 





            Total ($219 ) $1,535 $2,044 $5,465 ($2,280 ) $6,545
 








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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2006
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities ($1 ) $10 ($35 ) ($152 ) ($178 )






 
Cash flows from investing activities
     Capital expenditures (8 ) (46 ) (54 )
     Intercompany investing activities 3 3 ($6 )
     Other, net 14 14






           Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities 3 (5 ) (32 ) (6 ) (40 )






 
Cash flows from financing activities
     Proceeds from long–term debt 9 9
     Payments of long–term debt (4 ) (4 )
     Net change in short-term debt 100 108 208
     Net change in long-term intercompany balances (120 ) 42 78
     Dividends paid (6 ) 6
     Common stock issued 10 10
     Common stock repurchased (9 ) (9 )
     Dividends paid to minority interests (3 ) (3 )






 
           Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities 1 (20 ) 42 182 6 211






 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 6 6






 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (7 ) 2 4 (1 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 18 1 275 294






 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 $0 $11 $3 $279 $0 $293









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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2005
(in millions)

Parent Issuer Guarantors Non
Guarantors
Eliminations Total
Company






 
Net cash used for operating activities ($10 ) ($19 ) ($88 ) ($164 ) ($281 )






 
Cash flows from investing activities
     Capital expenditures (8 ) (28 ) (36 )
     Intercompany investing activities 6 2 ($8 )
     Other, net (5 ) (5 )






           Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities 6 (6 ) (33 ) (8 ) (41 )






 
Cash flows from financing activities
     Proceeds from long-term debt 10 10
     Payments of long-term debt (1 ) (1 )
     Net change in short-term debt 140 61 201
     Net change in long-term intercompany balances 13 (122 ) 61 48
     Dividends paid (8 ) 8
     Common stock issued 5 5
     Common stock repurchased (8 ) (8 )
     Dividends paid to minority interests (9 ) (9 )






 
           Net cash provided by financing activities 10 18 61 101 8 198






 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (7 ) (7 )






 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 5 (33 ) (103 ) (131 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 9 37 425 471






 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 $0 $14 $4 $322 $0 $340









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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION



Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(in millions)


Introduction

The following discussion presents management’s analysis of the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the corresponding period in 2005 and the changes in financial condition and liquidity from December 31, 2005. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in and referred to within this report.


Executive Overview

As discussed in Note C to the consolidated financial statements, the Company completed the sale of its plastic closures business in October 2005. The results of operations for prior periods used in the following discussion have been recast to report the plastic closures business as a discontinued operation.

The Company’s principal areas of focus include improving segment income, reducing debt and reducing asbestos-related costs. See Note O to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding segment income.

Improving segment income is primarily dependent on the Company’s ability to increase revenues and manage costs. Key strategies for expanding revenue include targeting geographic markets with strong growth potential, such as the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and southern and central Europe, improving selling prices in certain product lines and developing innovative packaging products using proprietary technology. The Company’s cost control efforts focus on improving operating efficiencies and managing material and labor costs, including pension and benefit costs.

The reduction of debt remains a principal strategic goal of the Company and is primarily dependent upon the Company’s ability to generate cash flow from operations. In addition, the Company may consider divestitures from time to time, the proceeds of which may be used to reduce debt. The Company’s total debt of $3,643 at March 31, 2006 decreased $380 from $4,023 at March 31, 2005.

The Company seeks to reduce its asbestos-related costs through prudent case management. Asbestos-related payments were $29 for the full year of 2005 and $3 for the first three months of 2006, and the Company expects to pay approximately $25 for the full year of 2006.


Results of Operations


The foreign currency translation impacts referred to below were primarily due to changes in the euro and pound sterling in the European Division operating segments and the Canadian dollar in the Americas Division operating segments.

Net Sales

Net sales in the first quarter of 2006 were $1,579, an increase of $50 or 3.3% compared to net sales of $1,529 for the same period in 2005. Sales from U.S. operations accounted for 28.9% and 30.1% of consolidated net sales in the first quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Sales of beverage cans and ends accounted for 41.8% and sales of food cans and ends accounted for 34.2% of consolidated net sales in the first quarter of 2006 compared to 40.6% and 33.6%, respectively, in 2005.

Net sales in the Americas Beverage segment decreased 6.2% from $370 in the first quarter of 2005 to $347 in 2006. The decrease in the first quarter of 2006 was primarily due to lower sales unit volumes.

Net sales in the North America Food segment increased 13.8% from $160 in the first quarter of 2005 to $182 in the same period in 2006, primarily due to sales unit volume increases.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Net sales in the Europe Beverage segment increased 29.3% from $184 in the first quarter of 2005 to $238 in the same period in 2006, primarily due to $33 from the consolidation of certain Middle East operations, as discussed in Note D to the consolidated financial statements, and higher sales unit volumes. These increases were partially offset by reductions of $13 due to the impact of currency translation.

Net sales in the Europe Food segment increased 1.0% from $407 in the first quarter of 2005 to $411 in the same period in 2006, primarily due to higher sales unit volumes, partially offset by reductions of $31 due to the impact of currency translation.

Net sales in the Europe Specialty Packaging segment decreased 8.5% from $94 in the first quarter of 2005 to $86 in the same period in 2006, primarily due to the impact of currency translation.


Cost of Products Sold (Excluding Depreciation and Amortization)

Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $1,340 for the first quarter of 2006, an increase of $54 compared to $1,286 for the same period in 2005. The increase was primarily due to the impact of higher material costs for aluminum and steel, offset by a decrease of $45 due to the impact of currency translation.

As a percentage of net sales, cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was 84.9% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to 84.1% for the same period in 2005.

As a result of steel and aluminum price increases, the Company has implemented significant price increases to many of its customers. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to fully recover from its customers the impact of price increases. In addition, if the Company is unable to purchase steel or aluminum for a significant period of time, the Company’s operations would be disrupted.


Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization was $55 in the first quarter of 2006, a decrease of $6 or 9.8% from $61 in the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to lower capital spending in recent years and $2 due to currency translation. The effect of currency translation was primarily due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the euro and pound sterling.


Selling and Administrative Expense

Selling and administrative expense was $83 in the first quarter of 2006 compared to $84 for the same period in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to reduced incentive compensation costs, partially offset by increased stock-based compensation costs of $2. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 5.3% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to 5.5% for the same period in 2005.


Segment Income

Segment income in the Americas Beverage segment decreased $12 from $37 in the first quarter of 2005 to $25 in the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to increased costs for freight, coatings and utilities, and $5 from lower sales unit volumes.

Segment income in the North America Food segment increased $3 from $5 in the first quarter of 2005 to $8 in the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to increased sales unit volumes.

Segment income in the Europe Beverage segment decreased $1 or 3.8% from $26 in the first quarter of 2005 to $25 in the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to increased aluminum costs, partially offset by the consolidation of the Middle East operations.

Segment income in the Europe Food segment increased $3 from $39 in the first quarter of 2005 to $42 in the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to improved operating efficiencies.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Segment income in the Europe Specialty Packaging segment decreased $2 from $4 in the first quarter of 2005 to $2 in the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to higher steel costs.


Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $27 from $94 in the first quarter of 2005 to $67 in the first quarter of 2006 primarily due to decreased borrowing rates from the Company’s refinancing in October 2005.


Translation and Exchange Adjustments

The results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 included net foreign exchange losses of $30 for certain European subsidiaries that have unhedged currency exposure arising from external and intercompany debt obligations. These currency exposures may continue to result in future foreign exchange gains or losses. The Company may hedge or mitigate a portion of these exposures in the future through derivative instruments or intercompany loans. Further discussion of the potential impact on earnings from foreign currency exposure is provided in Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.


Taxes on Income

The first quarter of 2006 included net tax charges of $7 on pre-tax income of $28. The difference of $3 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% or $10, and the actual tax charge of $7 was primarily due to benefits of $7 from lower non-U.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, and $5 to reduce a provision for U.S. state tax contingencies due to the completion of an audit with a minor assessment. These benefits were partially offset by charges of $7 for valuation allowance adjustments, primarily due to losses in the U.S. and Canada, and $2 for withholding taxes.

The first quarter of 2005 included a tax benefit of $5 on pre-tax losses of $19. The difference of $2 between the pre-tax loss at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% or a benefit of $7, and the actual benefit of $5 was primarily due to (i) charges of $7 for valuation allowance adjustments, primarily due to U.S. losses, and $2 for withholding taxes, offset by (ii) benefits from lower tax rates in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions.


Minority Interests, Net of Equity Earnings

The charge for minority interests, net of equity earnings, increased $10 in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. The increase for the first quarter of 2006 was primarily due to the consolidation of the beverage can joint ventures in the Middle East, as discussed in Note D to the consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources


Cash from Operations

Cash of $178 was used by operating activities in the first quarter of 2006 compared to $281 used by operations during the same period in 2005. The improvement of $103 in cash used by operating activities was primarily due to a reduction of $97 in net interest payments in the first quarter of 2006. This reduction was due to the refinancing in 2005 which lowered interest rates and changed the dates on which interest is paid.


Investing Activities

Investing activities used cash of $40 during the first quarter of 2006 compared to cash used of $41 in the prior year period. Primary investing activities were capital expenditures of $54 in the first quarter of 2006 and $36 in the same period of 2005. The increase in capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2006 was primarily due to expansion of the Middle East operations.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Financing Activities

Financing activities provided cash of $211 during the first quarter of 2006 compared to cash provided of $198 during the same period in 2005. The cash provided by financing activities in the first quarters of 2006 and 2005 was mainly from short-term borrowings and was used to fund the operating and investing activities. Dividends paid to minority interests decreased from $9 in 2005 to $3 in 2006 due to decreased payments from the Company’s South American joint venture beverage can operations.

During all of 2005, the Company repurchased 2,100,000 shares of common stock at a total cost of $38. The Company purchased 483,500 additional shares for $9 during January and February of 2006 and 500,000 shares for $8 during April of 2006, to reduce its remaining authorized repurchases to $145 as of April 30, 2006.

As of March 31, 2006, the Company had $270 of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility, equal to the total facility of $800 less $457 of borrowings and $73 of outstanding standby letters of credit.

Further information relating to the Company’s liquidity and capital resources is set forth under Note H to the consolidated financial statements.


Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes during the first three months of 2006 to the contractual obligations provided within Part I, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including, but not limited to, in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.


Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Information regarding the Company’s commitments and contingent liabilities appears in Part I within Item 1 of this report under Note L, entitled “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities,” to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.


Critical Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which require that management make numerous estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, impacting the reported results of operations and financial condition of the Company. Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note A to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 describe the significant accounting estimates and policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies during the first three months of 2006 other than as discussed below.

During the first quarter of 2006, the Company adopted FAS 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” as discussed in Note B to the consolidated financial statements. The Company is using the modified prospective transition method in which compensation expense for all nonvested stock awards, measured by the grant-date fair value of the awards, will be charged to earnings prospectively over the remaining vesting period based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest. Similarly, compensation expense for all future awards will be recognized over the vesting period based on the grant-date fair value and the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest. Valuation of awards granted prior to the adoption of the standard were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Calculation of the estimated fair value of stock option awards requires the use of assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including the expected term of the options, the annual risk-free interest rate over the options’ expected term, the expected annual dividend yield on the underlying stock over the options’ expected term, and the expected stock price volatility over the options’ expected term. The Company generally bases its assumptions of option term and expected price volatility on historical data, but also considers other factors such as vesting or expiration provisions in new awards that are inconsistent with past awards that would make the historical data unreliable as a basis for future assumptions. Estimates of the fair value of stock options are not intended to predict actual future events of the value ultimately realized by employees who receive stock option awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the Company under FAS 123(R). See Note E to the consolidated financial statements for additional disclosure of the Company’s assumptions related to stock-based compensation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156 (“FAS 156”), “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” Among other requirements, FAS 156 requires a company to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability when it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a servicing contract under certain situations. FAS 156 is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that adoption of the standard will have but does not expect that it will have a material impact on its results of operations or financial position.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 155 (“FAS 155”), “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments.” FAS 155 amends the guidance in FAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and FAS 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.” The standard allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. FAS 155 is effective for the Company for all financial instruments acquired or issued after January 1, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the guidelines in this standard but does not expect that adoption of the standard will have a material effect on its results of operations or financial position.


Forward Looking Statements

Statements included herein in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including, but not limited to, in the discussions of asbestos in Note K, commitments and contingencies in Note L and pension and other postretirement benefits in Note N to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and also in Part I, Item 1: “Business” and Item 3: “Legal Proceedings” and in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, 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 oral or written statements which are also “forward-looking statements.”

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.

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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.




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A discussion of important factors that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ from expectations has been set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 within Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Forward Looking Statements” and is incorporated herein by reference. Some of the factors are also discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in prior Company filings with the SEC. In addition, other factors have been or may be discussed from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company has significant foreign currency exposure in Europe which may result in future material foreign exchange adjustments to earnings. As of March 31, 2006, the Company had approximately $119 of net U.S. dollar-denominated liability exposure in its European subsidiaries, primarily in a subsidiary with a pound sterling functional currency. In addition, a euro functional currency subsidiary had a Canadian dollar asset exposure of approximately $316 Canadian dollars from an intercompany loan. As discussed in Note I to the consolidated financial statements, during the first quarter of 2006 the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts with a combined notional value of $150 Canadian dollars to sell Canadian dollars against the euro. Based on the exposures at March 31, 2006, a one percentage change in the functional currencies against the exposure would result in an exchange gain or loss of approximately $3 before tax.

As of March 31, 2006, the Company had approximately $1.1 billion principal floating interest rate debt. A change of 0.25% in these floating interest rates would change annual interest expense by approximately $3 before tax.


Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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 quarter 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.

There has been no change in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.




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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION




Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For information regarding the Company’s potential asbestos-related liabilities and other litigation, see Note K entitled “Asbestos-Related Liabilities” and Note L entitled “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities,” respectively, to the consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A to Part I in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and/or operating results.
   
  The following additional risk factor has been identified during the first quarter of 2006.
   
  The Company’s shareholders’ deficit could increase if a proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Standards is adopted.
   
  On March 31, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132 (R).” The proposed statement, if finalized in its current form, would be effective for the Company as of December 31, 2006, and would require the Company, among other things, to recognize in its balance sheet the funded status of its pension and other postretirement plans. Full recognition of the funded status, using the discount rates, assumptions, and other information as disclosed in Note W to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, would increase the Company’s shareholders’ deficit by approximately $700. The adjustments to shareholders deficit, if any, will depend on many factors, including but not limited to whether the proposed statement is finalized, and in what form; the discount rates used to record the adjustment; and amendments, if any, made to the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans prior to the adoption of a final standard.

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

  The following table provides information about Crown Holdings, Inc.’s purchase of equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

    Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Per
Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of a
Publicly Announced
Program
Approximate Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased under the Program
(millions of dollars)
 
 
           
  January 233,500 $19.60 233,500 $157.1
  February 250,000   17.52 250,000   152.7
   
 
 
    483,500   18.52 483,500   152.7
   
 
 


  As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $200, of which $145 remained as of April 30, 2006, of the Company’s outstanding stock from time to time through December 31, 2007, in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions subject to the terms of the Company’s debt agreements, market conditions and other factors. The Company is not obligated to acquire any shares of common stock and the share repurchase plan may be suspended or terminated at any time at the Company’s discretion. The repurchased shares 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 and for other general corporate purposes.





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Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 27, 2006. The matters voted upon and the results thereof are as follows:

               
     
  (1) Election of the Board of Directors                              - - - - VOTES - - - -
 
  For   Withheld  
 
  Jenne K. Britell   140,508,997   4,222,211  
  John W. Conway   140,303,753   4,427,455  
  Arnold W. Donald   133,709,220   11,021,988  
  Marie L. Garibaldi   141,827,887   2,903,321  
  William G. Little   141,939,795   2,791,412  
  Hans L. Löliger   136,164,224   8,566,984  
  Thomas A. Ralph   132,609,436   12,121,772  
  Hugues du Rouret   141,915,771   2,815,437  
  Alan W. Rutherford   137,680,526   7,050,682  
  Harold A. Sorgenti   135,923,445   8,807,763  
  Jim L. Turner   136,924,476   7,806,732  
  William S. Urkiel   141,924,338   2,806,870  


  (2) Resolution for the ratification of the appointment of independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006:

    For Withheld Abstain
    138,516,531 4,115,471 2,099,204


  (3) Resolution for the adoption of the Company’s 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan:

    For Withheld Abstain
    97,622,559 22,815,939 292,450


Item 5. Other Information
   
  None.



Item 6. Exhibits

  10. 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. 0-50189)).
 
 
  31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities 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 Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
  32. Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executed by John W. Conway, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc. and Alan W. Rutherford, Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc.
 
 





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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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/ Thomas A. Kelly  
    Thomas A. Kelly  
    Vice President and Corporate Controller  

Date:  May 5, 2006




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