UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2013
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 0-50189 | 75-3099507 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Crown Way
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154-4599
(215) 698-5100
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective March 4, 2013, Timothy J. Donahue was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Donahue previously served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2008.
Also effective March 4, 2013, Thomas A. Kelly was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Kelly previously served as Senior Vice President—Finance since 2009 and as Senior Vice President—Corporate Controller from 2001 to 2009.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kelly and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. Mr. Kelly does not have any familial relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Kelly has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: March 4, 2013 | CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Kevin C. Clothier | |||
| Name: | Kevin C. Clothier | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Controller | |||
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