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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2004.</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Registration No.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B> </FONT></P>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Washington, DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
   <B>UNDER</B><BR><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.</B></FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:8pt">(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter) </FONT></P><BR>


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     <TD WIDTH=40% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B>One Crown Way</B></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B>Pennsylvania</B></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154</B></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B>75-3099507</B></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:8pt">(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
                                      2004 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</B></FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:8pt">(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P><BR><BR>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">William T. Gallagher, Esquire<BR>
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Crown Holdings, Inc.<BR>
One Crown Way<BR>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(215) 698-5100<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
<I>With a Copy to:</I><BR>
Thomas A. Ralph, Esquire<BR>William G. Lawlor, Esquire<BR>
Dechert LLP<BR>
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower<BR>
1717 Arch Street<BR>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103<BR>
(215) 994-4000 </FONT> </P><BR>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>



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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Title Of</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Proposed</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Proposed</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Securities</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Amount</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Maximum</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Maximum</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">To Be</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">To Be</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Offering</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Aggregate</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Registration</FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Registered</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Price Per Share (1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Offering Price (1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">Fee</FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$5.00 per share</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">5,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$10.53</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$57,915,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$7,337.83</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=90% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:10pt">The registration fee
for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to options reserved but not yet granted under the Crown
Holdings, Inc. 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) was calculated in accordance
with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), on the basis of $10.53
per share, the average high and low prices of Common Stock par value $5.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;)
of the Registrant as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 14, 2004. Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration
statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) shall also cover any additional shares of Common
Stock which become issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number
of the outstanding shares of the Registrant.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>PART I </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Information required in Part I of
Form S-8 to be contained in a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act is not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) and is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with the explanatory note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the
Securities Act. </FONT></P><BR>




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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>PART II</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B> </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp; Incorporation of
Documents by Reference. </B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The following documents, as originally filed with the
Commission by  Crown Holdings, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) are hereby
incorporated herein by reference:</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Registrant&#146;s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed on
Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2004. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since December 31, 2003. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant contained in Form 8-B filed with the Commission on May 2, 1989
(Registration No. 1-2227) by Crown Cork &amp; Seal Company, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the &#147;Predecessor
Registrant&#148;), and with respect to the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock Purchase Rights, the description of the
Common Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Predecessor Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A filed on August 10, 1995,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions, specifically including
the report filed by the Registrant on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 26, 2003. </FONT></P></TD>
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All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement
have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.   Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such document with the
Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document
which is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 4. &nbsp;Description of Securities.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 5.  &nbsp;Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dechert LLP has given an opinion, which is filed as an
exhibit to this Registration Statement, regarding the validity of the securities registered hereby.
Thomas A. Ralph, a partner of Dechert LLP, is a director of the Registrant and beneficially owns
36,741 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 6. &nbsp;Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.</B> </FONT></P>

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Under the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended  (the &#147;PBCL&#148;), Pennsylvania corporations
have the power to indemnify any person acting as a representative of the corporation against liabilities incurred in
such capacity provided certain standards are met, including good faith and the belief that the particular action or
failure to take action is in the best interests of the corporation.  In general, this power to indemnify does not
exist in the case of actions against any person by or in the right of the corporation if the person otherwise entitled
to indemnification shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless a court determines that despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for expenses that the court deems proper.  A corporation is required to indemnify representatives
 of the corporation against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them in such capacities if they are
successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such actions.  In all other cases, if a representative of the
corporation acted, or failed to act, in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, indemnification is discretionary, except as may be otherwise
provided by a corporation&#146;s bylaws, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Indemnification so otherwise provided may not, however, be made if the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim
for indemnification is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness.  Expenses
(including attorney&#146;s fees) incurred in defending any such action may be paid by the corporation in advance
of the final disposition of the action upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the representative to
repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.
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Section 1746 of the PBCL provides that the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under, among other things, any bylaws provision, provided that
no indemnification may be made in any case where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification
is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness. </FONT></P>

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The Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer
of the Registrant, against all liability, loss and expense (including attorney&#146;s fees and amounts paid in
settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding, whether or not the
indemnified liability arises or arose from any proceeding by or in the right of the Registrant. The Registrant&#146;s Bylaws also provide that expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending (or acting as
a witness in) a proceeding may (and following a &#147;change of control of the Company&#148; shall) be paid by the Registrant
in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, subject to the provisions of applicable law, upon receipt
of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant under applicable law.  Additionally, the Registrant&#146;s
Bylaws limit directors&#146; personal liability for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any
action, unless (i) the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under the PBCL&#146;s
standard of care and justifiable reliance provisions and (ii) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing,
 willful misconduct or recklessness. However, these provisions do not apply to the responsibility or liability of a
director pursuant to any criminal statute or the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.  The
Registrant has purchased directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance covering certain liabilities which may
be incurred by the officers and directors of the Registrant in connection with the performance of their duties.</FONT></P>





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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.&nbsp;  <B>Exemption from Registration
Claimed.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8.&nbsp;  <B>Exhibits.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The following exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="15%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Exhibit Number</U></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="75%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description</U></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form
8-K with the Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form 8-K with the
Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Dechert LLP (counsel
to the Registrant) as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Dechert LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD></TR>



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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 9. &nbsp; Undertakings</B>. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
file,  during any period in which  offers or sales are being made,  a  post-effective
 amendment  to this Registration Statement: </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
 Registration  Statement (or the most recent  post-effective  amendment  thereof)  which,
 individually or in the aggregate,  represent a fundamental  change in the information
set forth in the Registration  Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
 offered would not exceed that which was  registered)  and any deviation  from the low or
high end of the estimated  maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus  filed with the Commission  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,  the
changes in volume and price  represent no more than 20 percent  change in the maximum
 aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table
in the effective registration statement; and </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>to
include any  material  information  with  respect to the plan of  distribution  not
 previously  disclosed  in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;  </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>provided,  however</I>, that
 paragraphs  (a)(1)(i)  and  (a)(1)(ii)  do not  apply  if  the  information  required
 to be  included  in a post-effective  amendment by those  paragraphs  is  contained in
periodic  reports  filed with or  furnished to the  Commission  by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
 for the purpose of  determining  any liability  under the  Securities  Act, each such
 post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating
to the securities  offered  therein,  and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
remove from  registration by means of a  post-effective  amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act,  each filing of the  Registrant&#146;s  annual
 report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Exchange Act (and each filing of an
employee  benefit  plan&#146;s  annual  report  pursuant to Section  15(d) of the
 Exchange  Act) that is  incorporated  by reference in the Registration  Statement  shall
be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating  to the  securities  offered
 therein,  and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The
Registrant.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant  certifies that it has reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all
of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized,
 in the city of  Philadelphia,  Commonwealth  of Pennsylvania, on this 21st day of
October, 2004.  </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>



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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ William T. Gallagher</U></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>William T. Gallagher</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President,</I></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Secretary and General Counsel</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
 TO ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose signature  appears below
constitutes and appoints John W. Conway, Alan W. Rutherford and William T. Gallagher,
each and individually,  his or her attorneys-in-fact,  with full power of substitution and
 resubstitution,  for  him or her in any  and  all  capacities,  to  sign  any or all
 amendments  or  post-effective  amendments  to this Registration  Statement and to file
the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  granting unto each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing  requisite  and  necessary in  connection  with such matters and hereby
 ratifying and confirming all that each such  attorney-in-fact,  or his agent or
substitutes,  may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8
has  been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the date indicated.  </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Signature</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Title</U></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ John W. Conway</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board, President</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John W. Conway</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Alan W. Rutherford</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice Chairman of the Board,</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Alan W. Rutherford</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President and</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Thomas A. Kelly</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President and Corporate Controller</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Thomas A. Kelly</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>



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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Jenne K. Britell</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Jenne K. Britell</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ G. Fred DiBona Jr.</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>G. Fred DiBona Jr.</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Arnold W. Donald</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Arnold W. Donald</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Marie L. Garibaldi</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Marie L. Garibaldi</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ William G. Little</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>William G. Little</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Hans J. L&ouml;liger</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hans J. L&ouml;liger</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Thomas A. Ralph</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Thomas A. Ralph</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Hugues du Rouret</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hugues du Rouret</FONT></TD>
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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Harold A. Sorgenti</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Harold A. Sorgenti</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="15%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Exhibit Number</U></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="75%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description</U></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form
8-K with the Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form 8-K with the
Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Dechert LLP (counsel
to the Registrant) as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Dechert LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD></TR>



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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1</FONT></TD>
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Form S-8 for Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan - September 2004
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2004.
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)
One Crown Way
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154
75-3099507
(State of Incorporation)
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
2004 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
William T. Gallagher, Esquire
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Crown Holdings, Inc.
One Crown Way
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154
(Name and address of agent for service)
(215) 698-5100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a Copy to:
Thomas A. Ralph, Esquire
William G. Lawlor, Esquire
Dechert LLP
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower
1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 994-4000
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of
Proposed
Proposed
Securities
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount Of
To Be
To Be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
Registered
Registered
Price Per Share (1)
Offering Price (1)
Fee
Common Stock par value
$5.00 per share
5,500,000 shares
$10.53
$57,915,000
$7,337.83
(1)
The registration fee
for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to options reserved but not yet granted under the Crown
Holdings, Inc. 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") was calculated in accordance
with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), on the basis of $10.53
per share, the average high and low prices of Common Stock par value $5.00 per share ("Common Stock")
of the Registrant as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 14, 2004. Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration
statement (the "Registration Statement") shall also cover any additional shares of Common
Stock which become issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number
of the outstanding shares of the Registrant.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required in Part I of
Form S-8 to be contained in a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act is not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") and is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with the explanatory note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the
Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
The following documents, as originally filed with the
Commission by  Crown Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant") are hereby
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The
Registrant's annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed on
Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2004.
(b)
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since December 31, 2003.
(c)
The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant contained in Form 8-B filed with the Commission on May 2, 1989
(Registration No. 1-2227) by Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Predecessor
Registrant"), and with respect to the Registrant's Common Stock Purchase Rights, the description of the
Common Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Predecessor Registrant's Form 8-A filed on August 10, 1995,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions, specifically including
the report filed by the Registrant on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 26, 2003.
(d)
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement
have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.   Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such document with the
Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document
which is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
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Item 4.  Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel.
Dechert LLP has given an opinion, which is filed as an
exhibit to this Registration Statement, regarding the validity of the securities registered hereby.
Thomas A. Ralph, a partner of Dechert LLP, is a director of the Registrant and beneficially owns
36,741 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
Item 6.  Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.
Under the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended  (the "PBCL"), Pennsylvania corporations
have the power to indemnify any person acting as a representative of the corporation against liabilities incurred in
such capacity provided certain standards are met, including good faith and the belief that the particular action or
failure to take action is in the best interests of the corporation.  In general, this power to indemnify does not
exist in the case of actions against any person by or in the right of the corporation if the person otherwise entitled
to indemnification shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless a court determines that despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for expenses that the court deems proper.  A corporation is required to indemnify representatives
 of the corporation against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them in such capacities if they are
successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such actions.  In all other cases, if a representative of the
corporation acted, or failed to act, in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, indemnification is discretionary, except as may be otherwise
provided by a corporation's bylaws, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Indemnification so otherwise provided may not, however, be made if the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim
for indemnification is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness.  Expenses
(including attorney's fees) incurred in defending any such action may be paid by the corporation in advance
of the final disposition of the action upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the representative to
repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.
Section 1746 of the PBCL provides that the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under, among other things, any bylaws provision, provided that
no indemnification may be made in any case where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification
is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness.
The Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer
of the Registrant, against all liability, loss and expense (including attorney's fees and amounts paid in
settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding, whether or not the
indemnified liability arises or arose from any proceeding by or in the right of the Registrant. The Registrant's Bylaws also provide that expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending (or acting as
a witness in) a proceeding may (and following a "change of control of the Company" shall) be paid by the Registrant
in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, subject to the provisions of applicable law, upon receipt
of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant under applicable law.  Additionally, the Registrant's
Bylaws limit directors' personal liability for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any
action, unless (i) the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under the PBCL's
standard of care and justifiable reliance provisions and (ii) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing,
 willful misconduct or recklessness. However, these provisions do not apply to the responsibility or liability of a
director pursuant to any criminal statute or the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.  The
Registrant has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance covering certain liabilities which may
be incurred by the officers and directors of the Registrant in connection with the performance of their duties.
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Item 7.
Exemption from Registration
Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form
8-K with the Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form 8-K with the
Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).
5.1
Opinion of Dechert LLP (counsel
to the Registrant) as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dechert LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
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Item 9.   Undertakings
.
(a)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file,  during any period in which  offers or sales are being made,  a  post-effective
 amendment  to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
 Registration  Statement (or the most recent  post-effective  amendment  thereof)  which,
 individually or in the aggregate,  represent a fundamental  change in the information
set forth in the Registration  Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
 offered would not exceed that which was  registered)  and any deviation  from the low or
high end of the estimated  maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus  filed with the Commission  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,  the
changes in volume and price  represent no more than 20 percent  change in the maximum
 aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table
in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
to
include any  material  information  with  respect to the plan of  distribution  not
 previously  disclosed  in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided,  however
, that
 paragraphs  (a)(1)(i)  and  (a)(1)(ii)  do not  apply  if  the  information  required
 to be  included  in a post-effective  amendment by those  paragraphs  is  contained in
periodic  reports  filed with or  furnished to the  Commission  by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
 for the purpose of  determining  any liability  under the  Securities  Act, each such
 post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating
to the securities  offered  therein,  and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To
remove from  registration by means of a  post-effective  amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The
undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act,  each filing of the  Registrant's  annual
 report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Exchange Act (and each filing of an
employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  15(d) of the
 Exchange  Act) that is  incorporated  by reference in the Registration  Statement  shall
be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating  to the  securities  offered
 therein,  and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The
Registrant.
Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant  certifies that it has reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all
of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized,
 in the city of  Philadelphia,  Commonwealth  of Pennsylvania, on this 21st day of
October, 2004.
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ William T. Gallagher
William T. Gallagher
Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
 TO ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose signature  appears below
constitutes and appoints John W. Conway, Alan W. Rutherford and William T. Gallagher,
each and individually,  his or her attorneys-in-fact,  with full power of substitution and
 resubstitution,  for  him or her in any  and  all  capacities,  to  sign  any or all
 amendments  or  post-effective  amendments  to this Registration  Statement and to file
the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  granting unto each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing  requisite  and  necessary in  connection  with such matters and hereby
 ratifying and confirming all that each such  attorney-in-fact,  or his agent or
substitutes,  may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8
has  been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ John W. Conway
Chairman of the Board, President
John W. Conway
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Alan W. Rutherford
Vice Chairman of the Board,
Alan W. Rutherford
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Thomas A. Kelly
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Thomas A. Kelly
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Jenne K. Britell
Director
Jenne K. Britell
/s/ G. Fred DiBona Jr.
Director
G. Fred DiBona Jr.
/s/ Arnold W. Donald
Director
Arnold W. Donald
/s/ Marie L. Garibaldi
Director
Marie L. Garibaldi
/s/ William G. Little
Director
William G. Little
/s/ Hans J. Löliger
Director
Hans J. Löliger
/s/ Thomas A. Ralph
Director
Thomas A. Ralph
/s/ Hugues du Rouret
Director
Hugues du Rouret
/s/ Harold A. Sorgenti
Director
Harold A. Sorgenti
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Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form
8-K with the Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 of the report filed by the Registrant on Form 8-K with the
Commission on February 26, 2003 (File No. 000-50189)).
5.1
Opinion of Dechert LLP (counsel
to the Registrant) as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dechert LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
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