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): February 18, 2015
 
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 2.01    Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On February 18, 2015, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of FAMOSA B.V., SIVESA B.V. and SISA Mexico B.V. (collectively, “EMPAQUE”) from affiliates of Heineken N.V. for an enterprise value of $1.225 billion in cash, subject to adjustment. EMPAQUE, based in Monterrey, Mexico, is a manufacturer of aluminum cans and ends, bottle caps and glass bottles for the beverage industry and a producer of sand for glass making and other applications. At closing, affiliates of Heineken N.V. entered into long-term supply agreements with EMPAQUE for aluminum cans, bottle caps and glass bottles.


 

























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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kevin C. Clothier
 
 
Kevin C. Clothier
 
 
Vice President and Corporate Controller



Dated: February 23, 2015



















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