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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 May 11, 2006.</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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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
                                      2006 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>
William G. Lawlor, Esquire<BR>
Dechert LLP<BR>
Cira Center<BR>
2929 Arch Street<BR>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104<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>
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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>
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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">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">7,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$16.75</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$125,625,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" STYLE="font-size:12pt">$13,441.88</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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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. 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;)
was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
on the basis of $16.75 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 May 10, 2006.
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) shall also cover
any additional and indeterminate 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=3><B>PART I </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></FONT></P>


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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=3><B>PART II</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B> </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><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=3>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=3>The Registrant&#146;s
annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed on Form 10-K on March 16, 2006.</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, 2005.</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 and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents,
except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein.  Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Item 4. &nbsp;Description of Securities.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><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=3>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 as of May 1, 2006
beneficially owned 43,357 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><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. </FONT></P>


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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 </FONT></P>





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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Item 7.</B>&nbsp;  <B>Exemption from Registration
Claimed.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Item 8.</B>&nbsp;  <B>Exhibits.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.a of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.b of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Power of Attorney
(contained on signature page hereto).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>(ii)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>
 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=3>(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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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<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=3>(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>
 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></TR></TABLE><BR>


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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=3>(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=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.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>


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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>
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=3>(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>
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=3>&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 11th day of May, 2006.</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=3>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=3>By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><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=3>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=3><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=3><I>Secretary and General Counsel</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B> </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&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=3>&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=3>&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=3>&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>
<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&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=3><U>/s/ John W. Conway</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>John W. Conway</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>(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=3><U>/s/ Alan W. Rutherford</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>Alan W. Rutherford</FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>Chief Financial 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=3>(Principal Financial 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=3><U>/s/ Jenne K. Britell</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>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=3><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>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=3><U>/s/ Marie L. Garibaldi</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>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=3><U>/s/ William G. Little</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>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=3><U>/s/ Hans J. L&ouml;liger</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>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=3><U>/s/ Thomas A. Ralph</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>Thomas A. Ralph</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=3><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>Hugues du Rouret</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Harold A. Sorgenti</FONT></TD>
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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>/s/ Jim L. Turner</U></FONT></TD>
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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Jim L. Turner</FONT></TD>
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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>/s/ William S. Urkiel</U></FONT></TD>
<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD  ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>William S. Urkiel</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="15%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>Exhibit Number</U></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="75%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><U>Description</U></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Articles of Incorporation
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.a of the Registrant&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.b of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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Form S-8 for Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan - May 2006
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2006.
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.
2006 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:
William G. Lawlor, Esquire
Dechert LLP
Cira Center
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(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
7,500,000 shares
$16.75
$125,625,000
$13,441.88
(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. 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan")
was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
on the basis of $16.75 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 May 10, 2006.
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration statement (the "Registration Statement") shall also cover
any additional and indeterminate 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, 2005, filed on Form 10-K on March 16, 2006.
(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, 2005.
(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 and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents,
except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein.  Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of 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 as of May 1, 2006
beneficially owned 43,357 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
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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.
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.a of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.b of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004 (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 11th day of May, 2006.
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.
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.
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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/ Jenne K. Britell
Director
Jenne K. Britell
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
Director
Hugues du Rouret
Director
Harold A. Sorgenti
/s/ Jim L. Turner
Director
Jim L. Turner
/s/ William S. Urkiel
Director
William S. Urkiel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.a of the Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 000-50189)).
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.b of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004 (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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