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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2026
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-41550 | 75-3099507 | ||||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
14025 Riveredge Dr, Suite 300
Tampa, Florida 33637
(215) 698-5100
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock $5.00 Par Value | CCK | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| 7 1/2% Debentures Due 2096 | CCK96 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX 99-1 PRESS RELEASE – CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. APPOINTS DR. JOHN M. ROST EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - ASIA PACIFIC AND TRANSIT PACKAGING
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 26, 2026, Crown Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Dr. John M. Rost, age 56, current President of the Company’s Asia Pacific Division, will be promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Asia Pacific and Transit Packaging, effective April 1, 2026.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Rost and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Asia Pacific and Transit Packaging. Dr. Rost does not have any familial relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and there are no transactions in which Dr. Rost has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kevin B . Garry | |||||||
| Kevin B. Garry | ||||||||
| Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||
Dated: March 31, 2026
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