CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2019

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _ TO _

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-50189

CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania — (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			75-3099507 — (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
770 Township Line Road	Yardley	PA	19067
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

215 - 698-5100

(registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $5.00 Par Value	CCK	New York Stock Exchange
7 3/8% Debentures Due 2026	CCK26	New York Stock Exchange
7 1/2% Debentures Due 2096	CCK96	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ☐ No ☒

There were 135,527,292 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 30, 2019 .

Crown Holdings, Inc.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net sales	$ 3,084		$ 3,174		$ 8,874		$ 8,417
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization	2,455		2,530		7,082		6,804
Depreciation and amortization	121		127		366		305
Selling and administrative expense	156		153		470		402
Restructuring and other	—		( 1	)	( 41	)	28
Income from operations	352		365		997		878
Loss from early extinguishments of debt	—		—		6		—
Other pension and postretirement	1		( 13	)	12		( 47	)
Interest expense	95		105		290		282
Interest income	( 5	)	( 6	)	( 12	)	( 17	)
Foreign exchange	4		( 14	)	6		14
Income before income taxes	257		293		695		646
Provision for income taxes	54		102		190		196
Equity earnings in affiliates	1		2		4		3
Net income	204		193		509		453
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	( 21	)	( 29	)	( 86	)	( 67	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 183		$ 164		$ 423		$ 386
Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:
Basic	$ 1.37		$ 1.23		$ 3.16		$ 2.89
Diluted	$ 1.36		$ 1.23		$ 3.14		$ 2.88

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$ 204		$ 193		$ 509		$ 453
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	( 12	)	( 11	)	38		( 73	)
Pension and other postretirement benefits	148		7		195		29
Derivatives qualifying as hedges	( 4	)	( 10	)	( 1	)	( 28	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	132		( 14	)	232		( 72	)
Total comprehensive income	336		179		741		381
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	( 21	)	( 29	)	( 86	)	( 67	)
Translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests	2		1		2		2
Derivatives qualifying as hedges attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		1
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 317		$ 151		$ 657		$ 317

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Condensed)

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 339	$ 607
Receivables, net	1,795	1,602
Inventories	1,740	1,690
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	208	180
Total current assets	4,082	4,079
Goodwill	4,342	4,442
Intangible assets, net	2,025	2,193
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,739	3,745
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	200	—
Other non-current assets	949	803
Total	$ 15,337	$ 15,262
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt	$ 134	$ 89
Current maturities of long-term debt	87	81
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	46	—
Accounts payable	2,409	2,732
Accrued liabilities	956	1,011
Total current liabilities	3,632	3,913
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	8,042	8,493
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities	158	—
Postretirement and pension liabilities	620	683
Other non-current liabilities	864	887
Commitments and contingent liabilities ( Note L )
Noncontrolling interests	402	349
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity	1,619	937
Total equity	2,021	1,286
Total	$ 15,337	$ 15,262

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Condensed)

(In millions)

(Unaudited

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2019		2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 509		$ 453
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	366		305
Restructuring and other	( 41	)	28
Foreign exchange	6		14
Pension expense	52		8
Pension contributions	( 14	)	( 14	)
Deferred income taxes	63		64
Stock-based compensation	23		17
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	( 254	)	( 955	)
Inventories	( 85	)	( 139	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	( 343	)	( 37	)
Other, net	( 81	)	24
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	201		( 232	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	( 242	)	( 305	)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	( 11	)	( 3,912	)
Beneficial interests in transferred receivables	—		490
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	17		27
Foreign exchange derivatives related to acquisitions	—		( 25	)
Net investment hedge	21		10
Other	( 1	)	( 4	)
Net cash used for investing activities	( 216	)	( 3,719	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt	—		4,082
Payments of long-term debt	( 323	)	( 56	)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	131		( 27	)
Payments of finance leases	( 15	)	—
Debt issue costs	—		( 70	)
Common stock issued	4		1
Common stock repurchased	( 2	)	( 4	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	5		—
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	( 36	)	( 18	)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt	( 9	)	( 6	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	( 245	)	3,902
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	( 1	)	( 32	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	( 261	)	( 81	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1	659		435
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September	$ 398		$ 354

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Crown Holdings, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity — Common Stock	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Crown Equity	Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Balance at January 1, 2019	$ 929	$ 186	$ 3,449	$ ( 3,374	)	$ ( 253	)	$ 937	$ 349		$ 1,286
Net income			103					103	28		131
Other comprehensive income				85				85			85
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests								—	( 9	)	( 9	)
Restricted stock awarded		( 1	)			1		—			—
Stock-based compensation		8						8			8
Common stock issued		2						2			2
Common stock repurchased		( 1	)					( 1	)		( 1	)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$ 929	$ 194	$ 3,552	$ ( 3,289	)	$ ( 252	)	$ 1,134	$ 368		$ 1,502
Net income			137					137	37		174
Other comprehensive income				15				15			15
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests								—	( 2	)	( 2	)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests								—	3		3
Stock-based compensation		8						8			8
Common stock issued		1						1			1
Common stock repurchased		( 1	)					( 1	)		( 1	)
Balance at June 30, 2019	$ 929	$ 202	$ 3,689	$ ( 3,274	)	$ ( 252	)	$ 1,294	$ 406		$ 1,700
Net income			183					183	21		204
Other comprehensive income (loss)				134				134	( 2	)	132
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests								—	( 25	)	( 25	)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests								—	2		2
Restricted stock awarded		( 1	)			1		—			—
Stock-based compensation		7						7			7
Common stock issued		$ 1						1			1
Balance at September 30, 2019	$ 929	$ 209	$ 3,872	$ ( 3,140	)	$ ( 251	)	$ 1,619	$ 402		$ 2,021

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Crown Holdings, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity — Common Stock	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Crown Equity		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Balance at January 1, 2018	$ 929	$ 167	$ 3,004	$ ( 3,241	)	$ ( 258	)	$ 601		$ 322		$ 923
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			6	3				9		1		10
Net income			90					90		23		113
Other comprehensive income				60				60		1		61
Stock-based compensation		6						6				6
Common stock repurchased		( 1	)					( 1	)			( 1	)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$ 929	$ 172	$ 3,100	$ ( 3,178	)	$ ( 258	)	$ 765		$ 347		$ 1,112
Net income			132					132		15		147
Other comprehensive loss				( 116	)			( 116	)	( 3	)	( 119	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests								—		( 6	)	( 6	)
Restricted stock awarded		( 5	)			5		—				—
Stock-based compensation		5						5				5
Common stock issued		1						1				1
Common stock repurchased		( 3	)					( 3	)			( 3	)
Balance at June 30, 2018	$ 929	$ 170	$ 3,232	$ ( 3,294	)	$ ( 253	)	$ 784		$ 353		$ 1,137
Net income			164					164		29		193
Other comprehensive loss				( 13	)			( 13	)	( 1	)	( 14	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests								—		( 12	)	( 12	)
Stock-based compensation		6						6				6
Balance at September 30, 2018	$ 929	$ 176	$ 3,396	$ ( 3,307	)	$ ( 253	)	$ 941		$ 369		$ 1,310

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In millions, except per share and statistical data)

(Unaudited)

A. Statement of Information Furnished

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”). The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Form 10-Q instructions. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and of its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 . The results reported in these consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. These results have been determined on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 .

B. Accounting and Reporting Developments

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on lease accounting. Under the new guidance, lease classification criteria and income statement recognition are similar to previous guidance; however, all leases with a term longer than one year are recorded on the balance sheet through a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. The Company adopted the standard on a modified retrospective basis on January 1, 2019. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients, which allowed the Company to carryforward its historical assessments of whether contracts are or contain leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. Adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities of approximately $ 220 . Finance leases were already recorded on the balance sheet under the previous guidance in current and long-term maturities of long-term debt. Upon adoption of this standard $ 5 was reclassified to accrued liabilities and $ 24 was reclassified to other non-current liabilities. The Company reclassified prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation. See Note C for further information on the Company's lease arrangements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to permit the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive earnings to retained earnings of stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Tax Act"). The Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2019 and elected not to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for credit losses on financial instruments. The new standard introduces an approach, based on expected losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. The new approach to estimating credit losses (referred to as the current expected credit losses model) applies to most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, including trade and other receivables, loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, net investments in operating leases and off-balance-sheet credit exposures. This guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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C. Leases

The Company has operating and finance leases for land and buildings related to certain manufacturing facilities, warehouses and corporate offices, vehicle fleets and certain office and manufacturing equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company's lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. Variable lease payment amounts that cannot be determined at commencement of the lease, such as increases in index rates, are not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets and are recognized in the period those payments are incurred. The Company separates lease and non-lease components of lease arrangements and allocates contract consideration based on standalone selling prices. Variable consideration is allocated to the lease and non-lease components to which the variable payments specifically relate to. The discount rate implicit within the Company's leases is often not determinable and therefore the Company generally uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date of the lease in determining the present value of the lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is determined based on lease term and currency in which lease payments are made. The Company's leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. At September 30, 2019 , the Company does not have material lease commitments that have not commenced.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019	September 30, 2019
Operating lease costs:
Operating lease cost	$ 12	$ 36
Short-term lease cost	—	3
Total operating lease costs	$ 12	$ 39
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$ —	$ 1
Total finance lease costs	$ —	$ 1

Variable operating lease costs were $ 1 and $ 2 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 . Interest on finance lease liabilities was less than $ 1 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 39
Financing cash flows from finance leases	15
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$ 19

Operating cash flows from finance leases were less than $ 1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 .

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

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	September 30, 2019
Operating Leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 200
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$ 46
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities	158
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 204
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment	$ 28
Accumulated depreciation	( 3	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 25
Accrued liabilities	$ 2
Other non-current liabilities	11
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 13
Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases	9.9 years
Finance leases	7.2 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.3	%
Finance leases	3.9	%

Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:

2019	Operating Leases — $ 14		Finance Leases — $ 2
2020	45		2
2021	34		2
2022	25		2
2023	20		2
Thereafter	127		5
Total lease payments	265		15
Less imputed interest	( 61	)	( 2	)
Total	$ 204		$ 13

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:

	Operating Leases	Finance Leases
2019	$ 54	$ 5
2020	42	5
2021	34	5
2022	26	4
2023	21	4
Thereafter	117	6
Total lease payments	$ 294	$ 29

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D. Acquisition of Signode

On April 3, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. (“Signode”), a leading global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, thereby broadening and diversifying its customer base and product offerings. The Company paid a purchase price of $ 3.9 billion.

The company finalized its purchase accounting for the Signode acquisition in the first quarter of 2019. There were no material adjustments to the preliminary valuation of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as compared to the amounts disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following unaudited supplemental pro forma data presents consolidated information as if the acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2017. These amounts were calculated after adjusting Signode's results to reflect interest expense incurred on the debt to finance the acquisition, additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets and fair value adjustments relating to the sale of inventory acquired had been applied from January 1, 2017 and related transaction costs.

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2018
Pro forma net sales	$ 9,005
Pro forma net income attributable to Crown Holdings	389

The pro forma data should not be considered indicative of the results that would have occurred if the acquisition and related financing had been consummated on the assumed completion dates, nor are they indicative of future results.

E. Revenue

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized revenue as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Revenue recognized over time	$ 1,474	$ 1,524	$ 4,335	$ 4,459
Revenue recognized at a point in time	1,610	1,650	4,539	3,958
Total revenue	$ 3,084	$ 3,174	$ 8,874	$ 8,417

See Note T for further disaggregation of the Company's revenue.

The Company has applied the practical expedient to exclude disclosure of remaining performance obligations as its binding orders typically have a term of one year or less.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Contract assets are recorded for revenue recognized over time when the Company has determined that control for a performance obligation has passed to the customer, but the right to invoice the customer is contingent upon the completion of the performance obligations included in the contract.

Contract liabilities are established if the Company must defer the recognition of a portion of consideration received because it has to satisfy a future obligation.

Contract assets are typically recognized for work in process related to the Company's three-piece printed products. The Company's equipment business may record contract assets or contract liabilities depending on the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and receipt of consideration from the customer.

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Contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis. Net contract assets were as follows:

Contract assets included in prepaid and other current assets	September 30, 2019 — $ 31		December 31, 2018 — $ 16
Contract liabilities included in accrued liabilities	( 5	)	( 3	)
Contract liabilities included in other non-current liabilities	( 1	)	( 5	)
Net contract asset	$ 25		$ 8

Contract assets at September 30, 2019, primarily relates to revenue recognized for customized work-in-process inventory in the Company's three-piece food can product businesses.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 , the Company recognized revenue of $ 2 related to contract liabilities at December 31, 2018 for performance obligations satisfied during the period.

F. Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash included in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statement of Cash Flows were as follows:

	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 339	$ 607
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 53	$ 45
Restricted cash included in other non-current assets	6	7
Total restricted cash	$ 59	$ 52
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 398	$ 659

Amounts included in restricted cash primarily represent amounts required to be segregated by certain of the Company's receivables securitization agreements.

G. Receivables

Accounts receivable	September 30, 2019 — $ 1,411		December 31, 2018 — $ 1,303
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	( 64	)	( 65	)
Net trade receivables	1,347		1,238
Unbilled receivables	236		181
Miscellaneous receivables	212		183
Receivables, net	$ 1,795		$ 1,602

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H. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost principally determined under the first-in first-out ("FIFO") or average cost method.

	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018
Raw materials and supplies	$ 925	$ 937
Work in process	179	144
Finished goods	636	609
	$ 1,740	$ 1,690

I. Intangible Assets

Gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of finite-lived intangible assets by major class were as follows:

	September 30, 2019 — Gross	Accumulated amortization		Net	December 31, 2018 — Gross	Accumulated amortization		Net
Customer relationships	$ 1,599	$ ( 300	)	$ 1,299	$ 1,615	$ ( 206	)	$ 1,409
Trade names	533	( 34	)	499	547	( 17	)	530
Technology	156	( 35	)	121	160	( 18	)	142
Long term supply contracts	144	( 44	)	100	143	( 37	)	106
Patents	14	( 8	)	6	14	( 8	)	$ 6
	$ 2,446	$ ( 421	)	$ 2,025	$ 2,479	$ ( 286	)	$ 2,193

Total amortization expense of intangible assets was $ 43 and $ 140 , and $ 51 and $ 103 , for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 .

J. Restructuring and Other

The Company recorded restructuring and other charges / (benefits) as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Asset impairments and sales	$ ( 3	)	$ ( 13	)	$ ( 8	)	$ ( 6	)
Restructuring	3		9		17		15
Transaction costs	—		—		—		22
Other income	—		3		( 50	)	( 3	)
	$ —		$ ( 1	)	$ ( 41	)	$ 28

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, asset impairments and sales included gains related to asset sales partially offset by a charge of $ 6 related to a fire at a production facility in Asia. Restructuring included a charge of $ 8 related to headcount reductions in the Company's European Division.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, other income is related to gains arising from favorable court rulings related to the recovery of indirect taxes paid in prior years by certain of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, transaction costs related to the Signode acquisition.

At September 30, 2019 , the Company had restructuring accruals of $ 20 , primarily related to current and prior year actions to reduce manufacturing capacity and headcount in its European businesses. The Company expects to pay these amounts over the next twelve months. The Company continues to review its supply and demand profile and long-term plans in its businesses, and it is possible that the Company may record additional restructuring charges in the future.

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K. Asbestos-Related Liabilities

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (“Crown Cork”) is one of many defendants in a substantial number of lawsuits filed throughout the U.S. by persons alleging bodily injury as a result of exposure to asbestos. These claims arose from the insulation operations of a U.S. company, the majority of whose stock Crown Cork purchased in 1963. Approximately ninety days after the stock purchase, this U.S. company sold its insulation assets and was later merged into Crown Cork.

Prior to 1998, amounts paid to asbestos claimants were covered by a fund made available to Crown Cork under a 1985 settlement with carriers insuring Crown Cork through 1976, when Crown Cork became self-insured. The fund was depleted in 1998 and the Company has no remaining coverage for asbestos-related costs.

In December 2001, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities of Pennsylvania corporations that are successors by corporate merger to companies involved with asbestos. The legislation limits the successor’s liability for asbestos to the acquired company’s asset value adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the acquired company’s adjusted asset value. In November 2004, the legislation was amended to address a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision (Ieropoli v. AC&S Corporation, et. al., No. 117 EM 2002) which held that the statute violated the Pennsylvania Constitution due to retroactive application. The Company cautions that the limitations of the statute, as amended, are subject to litigation and may not be upheld.

In June 2003, the state of Texas enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities in Texas courts of companies such as Crown Cork that allegedly incurred these liabilities because they are successors by corporate merger to companies that had been involved with asbestos. The Texas legislation, which applies to future claims and pending claims, caps asbestos-related liabilities at the total gross value of the predecessor’s assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the total adjusted value of its predecessor’s assets.

In October 2010, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas legislation was unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution when applied to asbestos-related claims pending against Crown Cork when the legislation was enacted in June 2003. The Company believes that the decision of the Texas Supreme Court is limited to retroactive application of the Texas legislation to asbestos-related cases that were pending against Crown Cork in Texas on June 11, 2003 and therefore, in its accrual, continues to assign no value to claims filed after June 11, 2003.

In recent years, the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming enacted legislation that limits asbestos-related liabilities under state law of companies such as Crown Cork that allegedly incurred these liabilities because they are successors by corporate merger to companies that had been involved with asbestos. The legislation, which applies to future and, with the exception of Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming, pending claims, caps asbestos-related liabilities at the fair market value of the predecessor's total gross assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has paid significantly more for asbestos-related claims than the total value of its predecessor's assets adjusted for inflation. Crown Cork has integrated the legislation into its claims defense strategy.

The Company further cautions that an adverse ruling in any litigation relating to the constitutionality or applicability to Crown Cork of one or more statutes that limits the asbestos-related liability of alleged defendants like Crown Cork could have a material impact on the Company.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 , the Company paid $ 7 to settle outstanding claims and had claims activity as follows:

Beginning claims	56,000
New claims	1,000
Settlements or dismissals	( 1,000	)
Ending claims	56,000

In the fourth quarter of each year, the Company performs an analysis of outstanding claims and categorizes these claims by year of exposure and state filed. As of December 31, 2018 , the Company's outstanding claims were:

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Claimants alleging first exposure after 1964	16,500
Claimants alleging first exposure before or during 1964 filed in:
Texas	13,000
Pennsylvania	1,500
Other states that have enacted asbestos legislation	6,000
Other states	19,000
Total claims outstanding	56,000

The outstanding claims in each period exclude approximately 19,000 inactive claims. Due to the passage of time, the Company considers it unlikely that the plaintiffs in these cases will pursue further action against the Company. The exclusion of these inactive claims had no effect on the calculation of the Company’s accrual as the claims were filed in states, as described above, where the Company’s liability is limited by statute.

With respect to claimants alleging first exposure to asbestos before or during 1964, the Company does not include in its accrual any amounts for settlements in states where the Company’s liability is limited by statute except for certain pending claims in Texas as described earlier.

With respect to post-1964 claims, regardless of the existence of asbestos legislation, the Company does not include in its accrual any amounts for settlement of these claims because of increased difficulty of establishing identification of relevant insulation products as the cause of injury. Given the Company's settlement experience with post-1964 claims, it does not believe that an adverse ruling in the Texas or Pennsylvania asbestos litigation cases, or in any other state that has enacted asbestos legislation, would have a material impact on the Company with respect to such claims.

As of December 31, the percentage of outstanding claims related to claimants alleging serious diseases (primarily mesothelioma and other malignancies) were as follows:

	2018	2017
Total claims	22 %	22 %
Pre-1964 claims in states without asbestos legislation	41 %	41 %

Crown Cork has entered into arrangements with plaintiffs’ counsel in certain jurisdictions with respect to claims which are not yet filed, or asserted, against it. However, Crown Cork expects claims under these arrangements to be filed or asserted against Crown Cork in the future. The projected value of these claims is included in the Company’s estimated liability as of September 30, 2019 .

As of September 30, 2019 , the Company’s accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims and related legal costs was $ 284 , including $ 229 for unasserted claims. The Company determines its accrual without limitation to a specific time period.

It is reasonably possible that the actual loss could be in excess of the Company’s accrual. However, the Company is unable to estimate the reasonably possible loss in excess of its accrual due to uncertainty in the following assumptions that underlie the Company’s accrual and the possibility of losses in excess of such accrual: the amount of damages sought by the claimant (which was not specified for approximately 81 % of the claims outstanding at the end of 2018 ), the Company and claimant’s willingness to negotiate a settlement, the terms of settlements of other defendants with asbestos-related liabilities, the bankruptcy filings of other defendants (which may result in additional claims and higher settlements for non-bankrupt defendants), the nature of pending and future claims (including the seriousness of alleged disease,

whether claimants allege first exposure to asbestos before or during 1964 and the claimant’s ability to demonstrate the alleged link to Crown Cork), the volatility of the litigation environment, the defense strategies available to the Company, the level of future claims, the rate of receipt of claims, the jurisdiction in which claims are filed, and the effect of state asbestos legislation (including the validity and applicability of the Pennsylvania legislation to non-Pennsylvania jurisdictions, where the substantial majority of the Company’s asbestos cases are filed).

L. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

The Company, along with others in most cases, has been identified by the EPA or a comparable state environmental agency as a Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) at a number of sites and has recorded aggregate accruals of $ 7 for its share of estimated future remediation costs at these sites. The Company has been identified as having either directly or

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indirectly disposed of commercial or industrial waste at the sites subject to the accrual, and where appropriate and supported by available information, generally has agreed to be responsible for a percentage of future remediation costs based on an estimated volume of materials disposed in proportion to the total materials disposed at each site. The Company has not had monetary sanctions imposed nor has the Company been notified of any potential monetary sanctions at any of the sites.

The Company has also recorded aggregate accruals of $ 8 for remediation activities at various worldwide locations that are owned by the Company and for which the Company is not a member of a PRP group. Although the Company believes

its accruals are adequate to cover its portion of future remediation costs, there can be no assurance that the ultimate payments will not exceed the amount of the Company’s accruals and will not have a material effect on its results of operations, financial position and cash flow. Any possible loss or range of potential loss that may be incurred in excess of the recorded accruals cannot be estimated.

In March 2015, the Bundeskartellamt, or German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”), conducted unannounced inspections of the premises of several metal packaging manufacturers, including a German subsidiary of the Company. The local court order authorizing the inspection cited FCO suspicions of anti-competitive agreements in the German market for the supply of metal packaging products. The Company conducted an internal investigation into the matter and discovered instances of inappropriate conduct by certain employees of German subsidiaries of the Company. The Company cooperated with the FCO and submitted a leniency application with the FCO which disclosed the findings of its internal investigation to date. In April 2018, the FCO discontinued its national investigation and referred the matter to the European Commission (the “Commission”). Following the referral, Commission officials conducted unannounced inspections of the premises of several metal packaging manufacturers, including Company subsidiaries in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

The Commission's investigation is ongoing and, to date, the Commission has not officially charged the Company or any of its subsidiaries with violations of competition law. The Company is cooperating with the Commission and submitted a leniency application with the Commission with respect to the findings of the investigation in Germany referenced above. This application may lead to the reduction of possible future penalties. At this stage of the investigation the Company believes that a loss is probable but is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of the Commission’s investigation and is unable to estimate the loss or possible range of losses that could be incurred, and has therefore not recorded a charge in connection with the actions by the Commission. If the Commission finds that the Company or any of its subsidiaries violated competition law, fines levied by the Commission could be material to the Company's operating results and cash flows for the periods in which they are resolved or become reasonably estimable.

In March 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) at the Port of Milwaukee issued a penalty notification alleging that certain of the Company’s subsidiaries intentionally misclassified the importation of certain goods into the U.S. during the period 2004-2009. CBP initially assessed a penalty of $ 18 and subsequently mitigated to $ 6 . The Company has acknowledged to CBP that the goods were misclassified and has paid all related duties. The Company has asserted that the misclassification was unintentional and disputes the penalty assessment. At the present time, based on the information available, the Company does not believe that a loss for the alleged intentional misclassification is probable. There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in contesting the assessed penalty.

The Company and its subsidiaries are also subject to various other lawsuits and claims with respect to governmental, labor, environmental, securities, vendor and other matters arising out of the Company’s normal course of business. While the impact on future financial results is not subject to reasonable estimation because considerable uncertainty exists, management believes that the ultimate liabilities resulting from such lawsuits and claims will not materially affect the Company’s consolidated earnings, financial position or cash flow.

The Company has various commitments to purchase materials, supplies and utilities as part of the ordinary course of business. The Company’s basic raw materials for its products are steel and aluminum, both of which are purchased from multiple sources. The Company is subject to fluctuations in the cost of these raw materials (including in connection with tariffs recently imposed in the U.S., which may increase costs) and has periodically adjusted its selling prices to reflect these movements. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to fully recover any increases or fluctuations in raw material costs from its customers. The Company also has commitments for standby letters of credit and for purchases of capital assets.

At September 30, 2019 , the Company was party to certain indemnification agreements covering environmental remediation, lease payments and other potential costs associated with properties sold or businesses divested. The Company accrues for costs related to these items when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

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M. Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

Under GAAP a framework exists for measuring fair value, providing a three-tier hierarchy of pricing inputs used to report assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value. Level 1 includes inputs such as quoted prices which are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the report date. Level 2 includes inputs other than those available in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 3 includes unobservable pricing inputs that are not corroborated by market data or other objective sources. The Company has no recurring items valued using Level 3 inputs other than certain pension plan assets.

The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

The Company applies a market approach to value its commodity price hedge contracts. Prices from observable markets are used to develop the fair value of these financial instruments and they are reported under Level 2. The Company uses an income approach to value its foreign exchange forward contracts. These contracts are valued using a discounted cash flow model that calculates the present value of future cash flows under the terms of the contracts using market information as of the reporting date, such as foreign exchange spot and forward rates, and are reported under Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value disclosures for financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis are provided later in this note. In addition, see Note N for fair value disclosures related to debt.

Derivative Financial Instruments

In the normal course of business the Company is subject to risk from adverse fluctuations in currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. The Company manages these risks through a program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments, primarily swaps and forwards. Counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties. The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company’s objective in managing exposure to market and interest rate risk is to limit the impact on earnings and cash flow. The extent to which the Company uses such instruments is dependent upon its access to these contracts in the financial markets and its success using other methods, such as netting exposures in the same currencies to mitigate foreign exchange risk, using sales agreements that permit the pass-through of commodity price and foreign exchange rate risk to customers and borrowing both fixed and floating debt instruments to manage interest rate risk.

For derivative financial instruments accounted for in hedging relationships, the Company formally designates and documents, at inception, the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, the risk management objective and the manner in which effectiveness will be assessed. The Company formally assesses, both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the hedging relationships are effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of the related underlying exposures. When a hedge no longer qualifies for hedge accounting, the change in fair value from the date of the last effectiveness test is recognized in earnings. Any gain or loss which has accumulated in other comprehensive income at the date of the last effectiveness test is reclassified into earnings at the same time of the underlying exposure.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company designates certain derivative financial instruments as cash flow hedges. No components of the hedging instruments are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Changes in fair value of outstanding derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income until earnings are impacted by the hedged transaction. Classification of the gain or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations upon reclassification from accumulated comprehensive income is the same as that of the underlying exposure. Contracts outstanding at September 30, 2019 mature between one and thirty months.

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When the Company discontinues hedge accounting because it is no longer probable that an anticipated transaction will occur in the originally specified period, changes to the fair value accumulated in other comprehensive income are recognized immediately in earnings.

The Company uses forward contracts to hedge anticipated purchases of various commodities, including aluminum, fuel oil and natural gas, and these exposures are hedged by a central treasury unit.

The Company also designates certain foreign exchange contracts as cash flow hedges of anticipated foreign currency denominated sales or purchases. The Company manages these risks at the operating unit level. Foreign currency risk is generally hedged with the related commodity price risk.

In June 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to convert $ 200 of the U.S. dollar term loan facility from floating-rate to a fixed-rate of approximately 1.82 % . These interest rate swaps mature in June 2021.

The following tables set forth financial information about the impact on other comprehensive income ("OCI"), accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and earnings from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments.

	Amount of gain/(loss)				Amount of gain/(loss)
	recognized in OCI				recognized in OCI
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Derivatives in cash flow hedges	2019		2018		2019		2018
Foreign exchange	$ ( 2	)	$ ( 3	)	$ ( 4	)	$ ( 5	)
Interest Rate	( 1	)	—		( 1	)	—
Commodities	( 11	)	( 2	)	( 19	)	( 4	)
	$ ( 14	)	$ ( 5	)	$ ( 24	)	$ ( 9	)
	Amount of gain/				Amount of gain/
	(loss) reclassified from				(loss) reclassified from
	AOCI into income				AOCI into income
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,				Affected line items in the
Derivatives in cash flow hedges	2019		2018		2019		2018		Statement of Operations
Foreign exchange	$ ( 2	)	$ ( 6	)	$ ( 3	)	$ ( 7	)	Net sales
Commodities	4		( 1	)	10		( 6	)	Net sales
Foreign exchange	1		5		—		4		Cost of products sold
Commodities	( 16	)	9		( 37	)	33		Cost of products sold
	( 13	)	7		( 30	)	24		Income before taxes
	3		( 1	)	7		( 6	)	Provision for income taxes
Total reclassified	$ ( 10	)	$ 6		$ ( 23	)	$ 18		Net income

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2020, a net loss of $ 26 ( $ 21 , net of tax) is expected to be reclassified to earnings for commodity and foreign exchange contracts. No amounts were reclassified during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in connection with anticipated transactions that were no longer considered probable.

Fair Value Hedges and Contracts Not Designated as Hedges

The Company designates certain derivative financial instruments as fair value hedges of recognized foreign-denominated assets and liabilities, generally trade accounts receivable and payable and unrecognized firm commitments. The notional values and maturity dates of the derivative instruments coincide with those of the hedged items. Changes in fair value of the derivative financial instruments, excluding time value, are offset by changes in fair value of the related hedged items.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded a gain of $ 2 and a loss of $ 1 from foreign exchange contracts designated as fair value hedges. These adjustments were reported within foreign exchange in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Certain derivative financial instruments, including foreign exchange contracts related to intercompany debt, were not designated in hedge relationships; however, they are effective economic hedges as the changes in their fair value, except for time value, are offset by changes arising from re-measurement of the related hedged items. The Company’s primary use of these derivative instruments is to offset the earnings impact that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates have on certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the entity's functional currency.

The following table sets forth the impact on earnings from derivatives not designated as hedges.

	Pre-tax amount of gain/				Pre-tax amount of gain/
	(loss) recognized in income				(loss) recognized in
	on derivative				income on derivative
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,				Affected line item in the
Derivatives not designated as hedges	2019		2018		2019		2018		Statement of Operations
Foreign exchange	$ ( 2	)	$ 4		$ ( 3	)	$ 7		Net sales
Foreign exchange	1		( 4	)	3		( 6	)	Cost of products sold
Foreign exchange	( 14	)	( 8	)	( 25	)	( 17	)	Foreign exchange
	$ ( 15	)	$ ( 8	)	$ ( 25	)	$ ( 16	)

Net Investment Hedges

The Company designates certain debt and derivative instruments as net investment hedges to manage foreign currency risk relating to net investments in subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies and reduce the variability in the functional currency equivalent cash flows.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 , the Company recorded a gain of $ 58 ( $ 58 , net of tax) and a gain of $ 67 ( $ 67 , net of tax) in other comprehensive income for certain debt instruments that are designated as hedges of its net investment in a euro-based subsidiary. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded gains of $ 9 ( $ 9 , net of tax) and $ 22 ( $ 26 , net of tax) in other comprehensive income for these net investment hedges. As of September 30, 2019 a cumulative gain of $ 8 ( $ 31 , net of tax) and as of December 31, 2018, a cumulative loss of $ 59 ( $ 36 , net of tax) were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income related to these net investment hedges. As of September 30, 2019, the carrying amount of the hedged net investment was $ 1,312 ( € 1,204 at September 30, 2019).

In May 2019, the Company entered into a cross-currency swap with an aggregate notional value of $ 200 ( € 179 ). The swap is designated as a hedge of the Company's net investment in a euro-based subsidiary. Under the cross-currency contracts, the Company receives quarterly variable U.S. dollar payments at a rate of LIBOR plus a floating rate spread on the dollar notional value and pays EURIBOR plus a floating rate spread on the euro notional value.

Gains or losses on net investment hedges remain in accumulated other comprehensive income until disposal of the underlying assets.

The following tables set forth the impact on OCI from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges.

	Amount of gain/(loss)			Amount of gain/(loss)
	recognized in OCI			recognized in OCI
	Three months ended			Nine months ended
	September 30,			September 30,
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges	2019	2018		2019	2018
Foreign exchange	$ 40	$ ( 2	)	$ 47	$ 6

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Gains and losses representing components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness on derivatives designated as net investment hedges are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income.

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments and Valuation Hierarchy

The following table sets forth the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , respectively. The fair values of these financial instruments were reported under Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

	Balance Sheet classification	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018	Balance Sheet classification	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts cash flow	Other current assets	$ 3	$ 6	Accrued liabilities	$ 4	$ 5
	Other non-current assets	1	3	Other non-current liabilities	1	1
Foreign exchange contracts fair value	Other current assets	4	1	Accrued liabilities	1	1
Commodities contracts cash flow	Other current assets	16	16	Accrued liabilities	43	42
	Other non-current assets	2	2	Other non-current liabilities	4	6
Net investment hedge	Other non-current assets	76	15	Other non-current liabilities	—	—
		$ 102	$ 43		$ 53	$ 55
	Balance Sheet classification	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018	Balance Sheet classification	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	$ 7	$ 4	Accrued liabilities	$ 17	$ 4
	Other non-current assets	2	—	Other non-current liabilities	1	—
		$ 9	$ 4		$ 18	$ 4
Total derivatives		$ 111	$ 47		$ 71	$ 59

Fair Value Hedge Carrying Amoun ts

	Carrying amount of the hedged
	assets/(liabilities)
	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Line item in the Balance Sheet in which the hedged item is included
Receivables, net	17		15
Accounts payable	( 88	)	( 13	)

As of September 30, 2019 , the cumulative amounts of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount of the hedge assets and liabilities were a gain of $ 3 . As of December 31, 2018 , the cumulative amounts of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount of the hedge assets and liabilities were less than $ 1 .

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Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Certain derivative financial instruments are subject to agreements with counterparties similar to master netting arrangements and are eligible for offset. The Company has made an accounting policy election not to offset the fair values of these instruments within the statement of financial position. In the table below, the aggregate fair values of the Company's derivative assets and liabilities are presented on both a gross and net basis, where appropriate.

	Gross amounts recognized in the Balance Sheet	Gross amounts not offset in the Balance Sheet	Net amount
Balance at September 30, 2019
Derivative assets	$ 111	$ 22	$ 89
Derivative liabilities	71	22	49
Balance at December 31, 2018
Derivative assets	47	19	28
Derivative liabilities	59	19	40

Notional Values of Outstanding Derivative Instruments

The aggregate U.S. dollar-equivalent notional values of outstanding derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were:

	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2018
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange	$ 406	$ 820
Commodities	387	428
Interest rate	200	—
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Foreign exchange	142	74
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Foreign exchange	1,075	875
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Foreign exchange	1,090	796

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N. Debt

The Company's outstanding debt was as follows:

	September 30, 2019 — Principal		Carrying		December 31, 2018 — Principal		Carrying
	outstanding		amount		outstanding		amount
Short-term debt	$ 134		$ 134		$ 89		$ 89
Long-term debt
Senior secured borrowings:
Revolving credit facilities	66		66		—		—
Term loan facilities
U.S. dollar at LIBOR + 1.75% due 2022	789		785		815		810
U.S. dollar at LIBOR + 2.00% due 2025	617		610		887		864
Euro at EURIBOR + 1.75% due 2022 1	277		277		301		301
Euro at EURIBOR + 2.375% due 2025 2	807		796		855		846
Senior notes and debentures:
€650 at 4.0% due 2022	709		705		745		740
U. S. dollar at 4.50% due 2023	1,000		995		1,000		993
€335 at 2.25% due 2023	365		360		384		380
€600 at 2.625% due 2024	654		649		688		682
€600 at 3.375% due 2025	654		648		688		681
U.S. dollar at 4.25% due 2026	400		395		400		394
U.S. dollar at 4.75% due 2026	875		862		875		863
U.S. dollar at 7.375% due 2026	350		348		350		348
€500 at 2.875% due 2026	545		538		573		566
U.S. dollar at 7.50% due 2096	40		40		40		40
Other indebtedness in various currencies	55		55		66		66
Total long-term debt	8,203		8,129		8,667		8,574
Less current maturities	( 87	)	( 87	)	( 81	)	( 81	)
Total long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 8,116		$ 8,042		$ 8,586		$ 8,493

(1) € 254 and € 263 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

(2) € 741 and € 746 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term borrowings, using a market approach incorporating Level 2 inputs such as quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, was $ 8,724 at September 30, 2019 and $ 8,735 at December 31, 2018 .

In October 2019, the Company issued € 550 ( $ 600 at September 30, 2019) principal amount 0.75 % senior unsecured notes due 2023. The notes were issued at par by Crown European Holdings, S.A., a subsidiary of the Company, and are unconditionally guaranteed by the company and certain of its subsidiaries. The Company used these proceeds to repay portion of the Euro term loan facility due 2025. In connection with repayment of the term loan facility, the Company expects to record a loss from early extinguishment of debt of $ 8 to write off deferred financing fees.

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O. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Pension benefits – U.S. plans	2019		2018		2019		2018
Service cost	$ 2		$ 5		$ 10		$ 14
Interest cost	13		12		39		35
Expected return on plan assets	( 17	)	( 22	)	( 52	)	( 63	)
Recognized prior service cost	1		—		1		—
Recognized net loss	14		16		42		40
Net periodic cost	$ 13		$ 11		$ 40		$ 26

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Pension benefits – Non-U.S. plans	2019		2018		2019		2018
Service cost	$ 2		$ 5		$ 10		$ 19
Interest cost	15		19		54		58
Expected return on plan assets	( 31	)	( 40	)	( 100	)	( 120	)
Curtailment gain	—		—		( 14	)	—
Settlement loss	6		—		37		—
Recognized prior service credit	—		( 2	)	( 1	)	( 8	)
Recognized net loss	7		11		26		33
Net periodic cost/(benefit)	$ ( 1	)	$ ( 7	)	$ 12		$ ( 18	)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Other postretirement benefits	2019		2018		2019		2018
Interest cost	1		1		3		3
Recognized prior service credit	( 8	)	( 9	)	( 25	)	( 28	)
Recognized net loss	—		1		2		3
Net periodic benefit	$ ( 7	)	$ ( 7	)	$ ( 20	)	$ ( 22	)

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum buy-outs to settle certain non-U.S. pension obligations using plan assets. The Company may incur additional settlement charges in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Additionally, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded a curtailment gain to recognize prior service credits that were previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in connection with the closure of a non-U.S. defined benefit pension plan.

The components of net periodic cost / (benefit) other than the service cost component are included in other pension and postretirement in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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The following table provides information about amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Details about accumulated other	September 30,				September 30,				Affected line item in the
comprehensive income components	2019		2018		2019		2018		statement of operations
Actuarial losses	$ 21		$ 28		$ 70		$ 76		Other pension and postretirement
Settlements	6		—		37		—		Other pension and postretirement
Prior service credit	( 7	)	( 11	)	( 25	)	( 36	)	Other pension and postretirement
Curtailments	—		—		( 14	)	—		Other pension and postretirement
	20		17		68		40		Income before taxes
	( 5	)	( 6	)	( 13	)	( 7	)	Provision for income taxes
Total reclassified	$ 15		$ 11		$ 55		$ 33		Net income

P. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table provides information about the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Balance at January 1, 2018	Defined benefit plans — $ ( 1,583	)	Foreign currency translation — $ ( 1,681	)	Gains and losses on cash flow hedges — $ 23		Total — $ ( 3,241	)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle					3		3
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	( 4	)	( 71	)	( 9	)	( 84	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	33				( 18	)	15
Other comprehensive income (loss)	29		( 71	)	( 24	)	( 66	)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$ ( 1,554	)	$ ( 1,752	)	$ ( 1	)	$ ( 3,307	)
Balance at January 1, 2019	$ ( 1,533	)	$ ( 1,817	)	$ ( 24	)	$ ( 3,374	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	140		40		( 24	)	156
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	55				23		78
Other comprehensive income (loss)	195		40		( 1	)	234
Balance at September 30, 2019	$ ( 1,338	)	$ ( 1,777	)	$ ( 25	)	$ ( 3,140	)

See Note M and Note O for further details of amounts related to cash flow hedges and defined benefit plans.

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Q. Stock-Based Compensation

A summary of restricted and deferred stock transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is as follows:

Non-vested stock awards outstanding at January 1, 2019	Number of shares — 2,142,743
Awarded:
Time-vesting shares	381,145
Performance-based shares	202,876
Released:
Time-vesting shares	( 130,044	)
Forfeitures:
Time-vesting shares	( 97,275	)
Performance-based shares	( 129,207	)
Non-vested stock awards outstanding at September 30, 2019	2,370,238

The performance-based share awards are subject to either a market condition or a performance condition. For awards subject to a market condition, the performance metric is the Company's total shareholder return, which includes share price appreciation and dividends paid during the three-year term of the award, measured against a peer group of companies. These awards cliff vest at the end of three years . The number of performance-based shares that will ultimately vest is based on the level of market performance achieved, ranging between 0 % and 200 % of the shares originally awarded, and are settled in stock.

For awards subject to a performance condition, the performance metric is the Company's average return on invested capital over the three-year term. These awards cliff vest at the end of three years . The number of performance-based shares that will ultimately vest is based on the level of performance achieved, ranging between 0 % and 200 % of the shares originally awarded, and are settled in stock.

The time-vesting restricted and deferred stock awards vest ratably over three to five years.

The weighted average grant-date fair values of awards issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $ 55.21 for the time-vesting stock awards and $ 46.08 for the performance-based stock awards.

The fair value of the performance-based shares subject to a market condition awarded in 2019 was calculated using a Monte Carlo valuation model, including a weighted average stock price volatility of 21.4 % , an expected term of three years, and a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 2.45 % .

As of September 30, 2019 , unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding non-vested stock awards was $ 68 . The weighted average period over which the expense is expected to be recognized is 3.0 years. The aggregate market value of the shares released on the vesting dates was $ 7 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 .

R. Income Tax

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $ 15 related to the settlement of a pre-acquisition tax contingency during the second quarter of 2019. The contingency arose from a transaction that occurred prior to its acquisition of Signode.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company's provision for income taxes included charges of $ 24 related to taxes on the distributions of foreign earnings, which were previously asserted to be indefinitely reinvested, and $ 4 to adjust provisional amounts related to the Tax Act.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

S. Earnings Per Share

The following table summarizes the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company.

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 183	$ 164	$ 423	$ 386
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	133.9	133.7	133.9	133.6
Dilutive restricted stock	1.1	0.1	0.9	0.2
Diluted	135.0	133.8	134.8	133.8
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.37	$ 1.23	$ 3.16	$ 2.89
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.36	$ 1.23	$ 3.14	$ 2.88

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 , 0.2 million and 0.6 million contingently issuable common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, 0.4 million and 0.9 million contingently issuable common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

T. Segment Information

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on segment income, which is not a defined term under GAAP. The Company defines segment income as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization charges, provisions for asbestos and restructuring and other, and the impact of fair value adjustments to inventory acquired in an acquisition.

Segment income should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.

The tables below present information about the Company's operating segments.

	External Sales — Three Months Ended		External Sales — Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Americas Beverage	$ 835	$ 872	$ 2,513	$ 2,478
European Beverage	416	418	1,165	1,194
European Food	581	623	1,487	1,565
Asia Pacific	319	321	959	990
Transit Packaging	564	585	1,725	1,205
Total reportable segments	2,715	2,819	7,849	7,432
Non-reportable segments	369	355	1,025	985
Total	$ 3,084	$ 3,174	$ 8,874	$ 8,417

The primary sources of revenue included in non-reportable segments are the Company's food can and closures business in North America, aerosol can businesses in North America and Europe, its promotional packaging business in Europe and its tooling and equipment operations in the U.S. and U.K.

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	Intersegment Sales — Three Months Ended		Intersegment Sales — Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Americas Beverage	$ 4	$ 14	$ 10	$ 48
European Beverage	—	—	2	1
European Food	20	15	60	58
Transit Packaging	2	2	6	3
Total reportable segments	26	31	78	110
Non-reportable segments	33	43	99	115
Total	$ 59	$ 74	$ 177	$ 225

Intersegment sales primarily include sales of ends and components used to manufacture cans, such as printed and coated metal, as well as parts and equipment used in the manufacturing process.

	Segment Income — Three Months Ended		Segment Income — Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Americas Beverage	$ 134	$ 125	$ 386	$ 336
European Beverage	64	66	163	180
European Food	79	90	189	231
Asia Pacific	47	46	143	137
Transit Packaging	74	81	227	175
Total reportable segments	$ 398	$ 408	$ 1,108	$ 1,059

A reconciliation of segment income of reportable segments to income before income taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Segment income of reportable segments	$ 398		$ 408		$ 1,108		$ 1,059
Segment income of non-reportable segments	34		40		103		102
Corporate and unallocated items	( 37	)	( 33	)	( 115	)	( 112	)
Restructuring and other	—		1		41		( 28	)
Amortization of intangibles	( 42	)	( 51	)	( 136	)	( 103	)
Accelerated depreciation	( 1	)	—		( 4	)	—
Fair value adjustment to inventory	—		—		—		( 40	)
Other pension and postretirement	( 1	)	13		( 12	)	47
Loss from early extinguishments of debt	—		—		( 6	)	—
Interest expense	( 95	)	( 105	)	( 290	)	( 282	)
Interest income	5		6		12		17
Foreign exchange	( 4	)	14		( 6	)	( 14	)
Income before income taxes	$ 257		$ 293		$ 695		$ 646

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 , intercompany profits of $ 1 and $ 5 were eliminated within segment income of non-reportable segments. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, intercompany profits of $ 3 and $ 7 were eliminated within segment income of non-reportable segments.

Corporate and unallocated items includes corporate and division administrative costs, technology costs and fair value adjustments for the sale of inventory acquired in an acquisition.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

U. Condensed Combining Financial Information

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (Issuer), a 100 % owned subsidiary of the Company, has $ 350 principal amount of 7.375 % senior notes due 2026 and $ 40 principal amount of 7.5 % senior notes due 2096 outstanding that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. (Parent). No other subsidiary guarantees the debt and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis.

The following condensed combining financial statements:

• statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 ,

• balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , and

• statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the three months ended September 30, 2019

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer		Non- Guarantors			Total Company
Net sales				$ 3,084			$ 3,084
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization				2,455			2,455
Depreciation and amortization				121			121
Selling and administrative expense		1		155			156
Restructuring and other							—
Income from operations	—	( 1	)	353			352
Other pension and postretirement		$ 2		( 1	)		1
Net interest expense		17		73			90
Foreign exchange				4			4
Income/(loss) before income taxes	—	( 20	)	277			257
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes		( 4	)	58			54
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	$ 183	161		1	$ ( 344	)	1
Net income	183	145		220	( 344	)	204
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests				( 21	)		( 21	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 183	$ 145		$ 199	$ ( 344	)	$ 183
Total comprehensive income	$ 317	$ 331		$ 352	$ ( 664	)	$ 336
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests				( 19	)		( 19	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 317	$ 331		$ 333	$ ( 664	)	$ 317

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the three months ended September 30, 2018

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer		Non- Guarantors			Total Company
Net sales				$ 3,174			$ 3,174
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization				2,530			2,530
Depreciation and amortization				127			127
Selling and administrative expense		$ 2		151			153
Restructuring and other			( 1	)		( 1	)
Income from operations	—	( 2	)	367			365
Other pension and postretirement				( 13	)		( 13	)
Net interest expense		18		81			99
Foreign exchange				( 14	)		( 14	)
Income/(loss) before income taxes	—	( 20	)	313			293
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes		( 1	)	103			102
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	164	147		2	$ ( 311	)	2
Net income	164	128		212	( 311	)	193
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests				( 29	)		( 29	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 164	$ 128		$ 183	$ ( 311	)	$ 164
Total comprehensive income	$ 151	$ 62		$ 198	$ ( 232	)	$ 179
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests				( 28	)		( 28	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 151	$ 62		$ 170	$ ( 232	)	$ 151

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer		Non- Guarantors			Total Company
Net sales				$ 8,874			$ 8,874
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization				7,082			7,082
Depreciation and amortization				366			366
Selling and administrative expense		$ 2		468			470
Restructuring and other				( 41	)		( 41	)
Income from operations	—	( 2	)	999			997
Loss from early extinguishments of debt				6			6
Other pension and postretirement		6		6			12
Net interest expense		54		224			278
Foreign exchange				6			6
Income/(loss) before income taxes	—	( 62	)	757			695
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes		( 14	)	204			190
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	$ 423	394		4	$ ( 817	)	4
Net income	423	346		557	( 817	)	509
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests				( 86	)		( 86	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 423	$ 346		$ 471	$ ( 817	)	$ 423
Total comprehensive income	$ 657	$ 610		$ 789	$ ( 1,315	)	$ 741
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests				( 84	)		( 84	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 657	$ 610		$ 705	$ ( 1,315	)	$ 657

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018

(in millions)

	Parent		Issuer		Non- Guarantors			Total Company
Net sales					$ 8,417			$ 8,417
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization					6,804			6,804
Depreciation and amortization					305			305
Selling and administrative expense			$ 7		395			402
Restructuring and other	$ 9				19			28
Income from operations	( 9	)	( 7	)	894			878
Other pension and postretirement					( 47	)		( 47	)
Net interest expense			56		209			265
Foreign exchange					14			14
Income/(loss) before income taxes	( 9	)	( 63	)	718			646
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes	( 2	)	( 10	)	208			196
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	393		373		3	$ ( 766	)	3
Net income	386		320		513	( 766	)	453
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests					( 67	)		( 67	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 386		$ 320		$ 446	$ ( 766	)	$ 386
Total comprehensive Income	$ 317		$ 224		$ 441	$ ( 601	)	$ 381
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests					( 64	)		( 64	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 317		$ 224		$ 377	$ ( 601	)	$ 317

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of September 30, 2019

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer	Non- Guarantors	Eliminations		Total Company
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 339			$ 339
Receivables, net		$ 9	1,786			1,795
Inventories			1,740			1,740
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 1		207			208
Total current assets	1	9	4,072			4,082
Intercompany debt receivables			3,509	$ ( 3,509	)	—
Investments	4,117	4,413		( 8,530	)	—
Goodwill			4,342			4,342
Intangible assets, net			2,025			2,025
Property, plant and equipment, net			3,739			3,739
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			200			200
Other non-current assets		92	857			949
Total	$ 4,118	$ 4,514	$ 18,744	$ ( 12,039	)	$ 15,337
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt			$ 134			$ 134
Current maturities of long-term debt			87			87
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			46			46
Accounts payable			2,409			2,409
Accrued liabilities	$ 18	$ 34	904			956
Total current liabilities	18	34	3,580			3,632
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		388	7,654			8,042
Long-term intercompany debt	2,481	1,028		$ ( 3,509	)	—
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities			158			158
Postretirement and pension liabilities			620			620
Other non-current liabilities		320	544			864
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests			402			402
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity/(deficit)	1,619	2,744	5,786	( 8,530	)	1,619
Total equity/(deficit)	1,619	2,744	6,188	( 8,530	)	2,021
Total	$ 4,118	$ 4,514	$ 18,744	$ ( 12,039	)	$ 15,337

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2018

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer	Non- Guarantors	Eliminations		Total Company
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 607			$ 607
Receivables, net		$ 9	1,593			1,602
Inventories			1,690			1,690
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 1	1	178			180
Total current assets	1	10	4,068			4,079
Intercompany debt receivables			3,561	$ ( 3,561	)	—
Investments	3,458	3,764		( 7,222	)	—
Goodwill			4,442			4,442
Intangible assets, net			2,193			2,193
Property, plant and equipment, net			3,745			3,745
Other non-current assets		156	647			803
Total	$ 3,459	$ 3,930	$ 18,656	$ ( 10,783	)	$ 15,262
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt			$ 89			$ 89
Current maturities of long-term debt			81			81
Accounts payable			2,732			2,732
Accrued liabilities	$ 14	$ 30	967			1,011
Total current liabilities	14	30	3,869			3,913
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		388	8,105			8,493
Long-term intercompany debt	2,508	1,053		$ ( 3,561	)	—
Postretirement and pension liabilities			683			683
Other non-current liabilities		325	562			887
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests			349			349
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity/(deficit)	937	2,134	5,088	( 7,222	)	937
Total equity/(deficit)	937	2,134	5,437	( 7,222	)	1,286
Total	$ 3,459	$ 3,930	$ 18,656	$ ( 10,783	)	$ 15,262

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

(in millions)

Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	Parent — $ 25		Issuer — $ 25		Non- Guarantors — $ 161		Eliminations — $ ( 10	Total Company — $ 201
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures					( 242	)		( 242	)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired					( 11	)		( 11	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment					17			17
Net investment hedge					21			21
Other					( 1	)		( 1	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities	—				( 216	)	—	( 216	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments of long-term debt					( 323	)		( 323	)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt					131			131
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	( 27	)	( 25	)	52			—
Payments of finance leases					( 15	)		( 15	)
Common stock issued	4							4
Common stock repurchased	( 2	)						( 2	)
Dividends paid					( 10	)	10	—
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interests					( 36	)		( 36	)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests					5			5
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt					( 9	)		( 9	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities	( 25	)	( 25	)	( 205	)	10	( 245	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash					( 1	)		( 1	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	—		—		( 261	)	—	( 261	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1					659			659
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September 30	$ —		$ —		$ 398		$ —	$ 398

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018

(in millions)

Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	Parent — $ ( 15	)	Issuer — $ ( 67	Non- Guarantors — $ ( 145	)	Eliminations — $ ( 5	Total Company — $ ( 232	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures				( 305	)		( 305	)
Beneficial interests in transferred receivables				490			490
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired				( 3,912	)		( 3,912	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment				27			27
Net investment hedge				10			10
Foreign exchange derivatives related to acquisitions				( 25	)		( 25	)
Other				( 4	)		( 4	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities	—			( 3,719	)	—	( 3,719	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt				4,082			4,082
Payments of long-term debt				( 56	)		( 56	)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt				( 27	)		( 27	)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	18		67	( 85	)		—
Debt issue costs				( 70	)		( 70	)
Common stock issued	1						1
Common stock repurchased	( 4	)					( 4	)
Dividends paid				( 5	)	5	—
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interests				( 18	)		( 18	)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt				( 6	)		( 6	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities	15		67	3,815		5	3,902
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				( 32	)		( 32	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	—		—	( 81	)	—	( 81	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1				435			435
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September 30	$ —		$ —	$ 354		$ —	$ 354

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV, Crown Americas Capital Corp. V and Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI (collectively, the Issuer), 100 % owned subsidiaries of the Company, have outstanding $ 1,000 principal amount of 4.5 % senior notes due 2023, $ 400 principal amount of 4.25 % senior notes due 2026, and $ 875 principal amount of 4.75 % senior notes due 2026, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Crown Holdings, Inc. (Parent) and substantially all of its subsidiaries in the United States. The guarantors are 100 % owned by the Company and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis.

The following condensed combining financial statements:

• statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 ,

• balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , and

• statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

are presented on the following pages to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the three months ended September 30, 2019

(in millions)

Net sales	Parent	Issuer		Guarantors — $ 982		Non- Guarantors — $ 2,226	$ ( 124	)	Total Company — $ 3,084
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization				819		1,760	( 124	)	2,455
Depreciation and amortization				36		85			121
Selling and administrative expense		$ 3		67		86			156
Restructuring and other				2		( 2	)		—
Income from operations	—	( 3	)	58		297			352
Other pension and postretirement				( 5	)	6			1
Net interest expense		19		31		40			90
Technology royalty				( 13	)	13			—
Foreign exchange		( 52	)	1		3	52		4
Income/(loss) before income taxes	—	30		44		235	( 52	)	257
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes		7		11		52	( 16	)	54
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	$ 183	64		110			( 356	)	1
Net income	183	87		143		183	( 392	)	204
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests						( 21	)		( 21	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 183	$ 87		$ 143		$ 162	$ ( 392	)	$ 183
Total comprehensive income	$ 317	$ 122		$ 329		$ 239	$ ( 671	)	$ 336
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests						( 19	)		( 19	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 317	$ 122		$ 329		$ 220	$ ( 671	)	$ 317

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the three months ended September 30, 2018

(in millions)

Net sales	Parent	Issuer		Guarantors — $ 973		Non- Guarantors — $ 2,335		Eliminations — $ ( 134	)	Total Company — $ 3,174
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization				826		1,838		( 134	)	2,530
Depreciation and amortization				38		89				127
Selling and administrative expense		$ 3		60		90				153
Restructuring and other			10		( 11	)			( 1	)
Income from operations	—	( 3	)	39		329				365
Other pension and postretirement				( 6	)	( 7	)			( 13	)
Net interest expense		24		33		42				99
Technology royalty				( 14	)	14				—
Foreign exchange		3		1		( 15	)	( 3	)	( 14	)
Income/(loss) before income taxes	—	( 30	)	25		295		3		293
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes		( 7	)	13		96				102
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	164	52		109		1		( 324	)	2
Net income	164	29		121		200		( 321	)	193
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests						( 29	)			( 29	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 164	$ 29		$ 121		$ 171		$ ( 321	)	$ 164
Total comprehensive income	$ 151	$ 22		$ 55		$ 196		$ ( 245	)	$ 179
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests						( 28	)			( 28	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 151	$ 22		$ 55		$ 168		$ ( 245	)	$ 151

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

(in millions)

Net sales	Parent	Issuer		Guarantors — $ 2,868		Non- Guarantors — $ 6,369	$ ( 363	)	Total Company — $ 8,874
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization				2,378		5,067	( 363	)	7,082
Depreciation and amortization				106		260			366
Selling and administrative expense		$ 8		196		266			470
Restructuring and other				5		( 46	)		( 41	)
Income from operations	—	( 8	)	183		822			997
Loss from early extinguishments of debt		6							6
Other pension and postretirement				( 14	)	26			12
Net interest expense		60		95		123			278
Technology royalty				( 34	)	34			—
Foreign exchange		( 61	)	1		5	61		6
Income/(loss) before income taxes	—	( 13	)	135		634	( 61	)	695
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes		( 3	)	45		162	( 14	)	190
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	$ 423	204		245		2	( 870	)	4
Net income	423	194		335		474	( 917	)	509
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests						( 86	)		( 86	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 423	$ 194		$ 335		$ 388	$ ( 917	)	$ 423
Total comprehensive Income	$ 657	$ 237		$ 599		$ 616	$ ( 1,368	)	$ 741
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests						( 84	)		( 84	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 657	$ 237		$ 599		$ 532	$ ( 1,368	)	$ 657

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018

(in millions)

Net sales	Parent		Issuer		Guarantors — $ 2,550		Non- Guarantors — $ 6,251	$ ( 384	)	Total Company — $ 8,417
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization					2,180		5,008	( 384	)	6,804
Depreciation and amortization					81		224			305
Selling and administrative expense			$ 8		156		238			402
Restructuring and other	$ 9		3		15		1			28
Income from operations	( 9	)	( 11	)	118		780			878
Other pension and postretirement					( 17	)	( 30	)		( 47	)
Net interest expense			69		87		109			265
Technology royalty					( 37	)	37			—
Foreign exchange			10				15	( 11	)	14
Income/(loss) before income taxes	( 9	)	( 90	)	85		649	11		646
Provision for / (benefit from) income taxes	( 2	)	( 21	)	30		187	2		196
Equity earnings / (loss) in affiliates	393		154		258		1	( 803	)	3
Net income	386		85		313		463	( 794	)	453
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests							( 67	)		( 67	)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 386		$ 85		$ 313		$ 396	$ ( 794	)	$ 386
Total comprehensive income	$ 317		$ 84		$ 217		$ 401	$ ( 638	)	$ 381
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests							( 64	)		( 64	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings	$ 317		$ 84		$ 217		$ 337	$ ( 638	)	$ 317

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of September 30, 2019

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer	Guarantors	Non- Guarantors	Eliminations		Total Company
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 21	$ 11	$ 307			$ 339
Receivables, net		5	205	1,585			1,795
Intercompany receivables			27	13	$ ( 40	)	—
Inventories			501	1,239			1,740
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 1	1	19	187			208
Total current assets	1	27	763	3,331	( 40	)	4,082
Intercompany debt receivables		2,856	3,433	246	( 6,535	)	—
Investments	4,117	2,891	1,695		( 8,703	)	—
Goodwill			1,186	3,156			4,342
Intangible assets, net			850	1,175			2,025
Property, plant and equipment, net		1	708	3,030			3,739
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		4	70	126			200
Other non-current assets		86	138	725			949
Total	$ 4,118	$ 5,865	$ 8,843	$ 11,789	$ ( 15,278	)	$ 15,337
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt				$ 134			$ 134
Current maturities of long-term debt		$ 43		44			87
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			$ 17	29			46
Accounts payable			663	1,746			2,409
Accrued liabilities	$ 18	22	130	786			956
Intercompany payables			13	27	$ ( 40	)	—
Total current liabilities	18	65	823	2,766	( 40	)	3,632
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		3,015	1,004	4,023			8,042
Long-term intercompany debt	2,481	990	2,920	144	( 6,535	)	—
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities		3	56	99			158
Postretirement and pension liabilities			351	269			620
Other non-current liabilities			312	552			864
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests				402			402
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity/(deficit)	1,619	1,792	3,377	3,534	( 8,703	)	1,619
Total equity/(deficit)	1,619	1,792	3,377	3,936	( 8,703	)	2,021
Total	$ 4,118	$ 5,865	$ 8,843	$ 11,789	$ ( 15,278	)	$ 15,337

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2018

(in millions)

	Parent	Issuer	Guarantors	Non- Guarantors	Eliminations		Total Company
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 117	$ 19	$ 471			$ 607
Receivables, net		4	182	1,416			1,602
Intercompany receivables			33	13	$ ( 46	)	—
Inventories			485	1,205			1,690
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 1	1	17	161			180
Total current assets	1	122	736	3,266	( 46	)	4,079
Intercompany debt receivables		2,577	3,449	12	( 6,038	)	—
Investments	3,458	2,657	1,248		( 7,363	)	—
Goodwill			1,178	3,264			4,442
Intangible assets, net			901	1,292			2,193
Property, plant and equipment, net		1	693	3,051			3,745
Other non-current assets		29	192	582			803
Total	$ 3,459	$ 5,386	$ 8,397	$ 11,467	$ ( 13,447	)	$ 15,262
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt				$ 89			$ 89
Current maturities of long-term debt		$ 37		44			81
Accounts payable			$ 725	2,007			2,732
Accrued liabilities	$ 14	49	144	804			1,011
Intercompany payables			13	33	$ ( 46	)	—
Total current liabilities	14	86	882	2,977	( 46	)	3,913
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		2,999	1,274	4,220			8,493
Long-term intercompany debt	2,508	746	2,700	84	( 6,038	)	—
Postretirement and pension liabilities			432	251			683
Other non-current liabilities			332	555			887
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests				349			349
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity/(deficit)	937	1,555	2,777	3,031	( 7,363	)	937
Total equity/(deficit)	937	1,555	2,777	3,380	( 7,363	)	1,286
Total	$ 3,459	$ 5,386	$ 8,397	$ 11,467	$ ( 13,447	)	$ 15,262

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

(in millions)

Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	Parent — $ 25		Issuer — $ ( 90	)	Guarantors — $ 103		Non- Guarantors — $ 190		Eliminations — $ ( 27	Total Company — $ 201
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures					( 55	)	( 187	)		( 242	)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired					( 11	)				( 11	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment					2		15			17
Net investment hedge			21							21
Other							( 1	)		( 1	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities	—		21		( 64	)	( 173	)	—	( 216	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments of long-term debt			( 27	)	( 270	)	( 26	)		( 323	)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt			35				96			131
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	( 27	)	( 35	)	236		( 174	)		—
Payments of finance leases					( 13	)	( 2	)		( 15	)
Common stock issued	4									4
Common stock repurchased	( 2	)								( 2	)
Dividends paid							( 27	)	27	—
Contributions from noncontrolling interests							5			5
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests							( 36	)		( 36	)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt							( 9	)		( 9	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities	( 25	)	( 27	)	( 47	)	( 173	)	27	( 245	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash							( 1	)		( 1	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	—		( 96	)	( 8	)	( 157	)	—	( 261	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1			117		19		523			659
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September 30	$ —		$ 21		$ 11		$ 366		$ —	$ 398

Crown Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018

(in millions)

Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	Parent — $ ( 15	)	Issuer — $ ( 81	)	Guarantors — $ 91		Non- Guarantors — $ ( 216	)	Eliminations — $ ( 11	)	Total Company — $ ( 232	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures					( 39	)	( 266	)			( 305	)
Beneficial interests in transferred receivables							490				490
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired							( 3,912	)			( 3,912	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment					9		18				27
Intercompany investing activities			( 100	)					100		—
Foreign exchange derivatives related to acquisitions							( 25	)			( 25	)
Net investment hedge			10								10
Other							( 4	)			( 4	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities	—		( 90	)	( 30	)	( 3,699	)	100		( 3,719	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt			975		1,150		1,957				4,082
Payments of long-term debt			( 20	)	( 5	)	( 31	)			( 56	)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt			40				( 67	)			( 27	)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	18		( 796	)	( 1,205	)	1,983				—
Debt issue costs			( 40	)			( 30	)			( 70	)
Common stock issued	1										1
Common stock repurchased	( 4	)									( 4	)
Capital contribution							100		( 100	)	—
Dividends paid							( 11	)	11		—
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests							( 18	)			( 18	)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt							( 6	)			( 6	)
Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities	15		159		( 60	)	3,877		( 89	)	3,902
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash							( 32	)			( 32	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	—		( 12	)	1		( 70	)	—		( 81	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1			36		3		396				435
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September 30	$ —		$ 24		$ 4		$ 326		$ —		$ 354

Crown Holdings, Inc.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(dollars in millions)

Introduction

The following discussion presents management's analysis of the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018 and changes in financial condition and liquidity from December 31, 2018. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in and referred to within this report.

Business Strategy and Trends

The Company's strategy is to grow its businesses in targeted international growth markets, while improving operations and results in more mature markets through disciplined pricing, cost control and careful capital allocation.

In April 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Signode Industrial Group, a leading global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, for consideration of $3.9 billion. With the acquisition, the Company added a portfolio of premier transit and protective packaging franchises to its existing metal packaging businesses, thereby broadening and diversifying its customer base and product offerings and significantly increasing cash flow.

The Company's global beverage can business continues to be a major strategic focus for organic growth. For several years, global industry demand for beverage cans has been growing and this is expected to continue in the coming years. While developing markets such as Southeast Asia and Brazil have experienced higher growth rates due to rising per capita incomes and accompanying increases in beverage consumption, the more mature economies in Europe and North America have also seen market expansion. Beverage cans are the world’s most sustainable and recycled beverage packaging and continue to gain market share. One of the Company’s key initiatives to drive brand differentiation has been to increase its ability to offer a number of different can sizes.

While the opportunity for organic volume growth in the Company's mature markets is not comparable to that in targeted international growth markets, the Company continues to generate strong returns on invested capital and significant cash flow from these businesses. The Company monitors capacity across all of its businesses and, where necessary, may take action such as closing a plant or reducing headcount to better manage its costs. Any or all of these actions may result in restructuring charges in the future which may be material.

Through 2020, the Company's primary capital allocation focus will be to reduce leverage while continuing to invest in strategic growth projects across its existing businesses.

Results of Operations

In assessing performance, the key performance measure used by the Company is segment income, a non-GAAP measure generally defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization charges, provisions for asbestos and restructuring and other, and the impact of fair value adjustments to inventory acquired in an acquisition.

The foreign currency translation impacts referred to in the discussion below were primarily due to changes in the euro and pound sterling in the Company's European segments, the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso in the Company's Americas segments, the Chinese renminbi and Malaysian ringgit in the Company's Asia Pacific segment and the euro in the Company's Transit Packaging segment. The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency translation by multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, those amounts by the applicable prior year average exchange rates.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Net Sales and Segment Income

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 3,084	$ 3,174	$ 8,874	$ 8,417

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $64 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales increased primarily due to $569 from an additional three months of sales by Signode, which was acquired in April 2018, offset by the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $244 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Americas Beverage

The Americas Beverage segment manufactures aluminum beverage cans and ends, steel crowns, glass bottles and aluminum closures and supplies a variety of customers from its operations in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Colombia and Mexico. The U.S. and Canadian beverage can markets are mature markets which have experienced recent increased volumes. To meet volume requirements in the U.S. and Canadian beverage can markets, the Company has begun construction of a third high-speed line at its Nichols, NY facility which is expected to begin production during the second quarter of 2020. Additionally, the installation of a new beverage can line at the Weston, Ontario plant is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

In Brazil and Mexico, the Company's sales unit volumes have increased in recent years primarily due to market growth driven by increased per capita incomes and consumption, combined with an increased preference for cans over other forms of beverage packaging. In January 2018, the Company commenced operations at a new glass bottle facility in Chihuahua, Mexico, to serve the expanding beer market in the northern part of the country. Additionally, in November 2019, the Company expects to begin operations at a new one-line beverage can facility in Rio Verde, Brazil.

Net sales and segment income in the Americas Beverage segment are as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 835	$ 872	$ 2,513	$ 2,478
Segment income	134	125	386	336

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to lower sales unit volumes, the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $7 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased primarily due to lower freight costs and improved pricing in North America.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales increased primarily due to higher sales unit volumes, including a 3% increase in Brazil, partially offset by the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $25 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased primarily due to higher sales unit volumes, lower freight costs and improved pricing in North America partially offset by $3 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

European Beverage

The Company's European Beverage segment manufactures steel and aluminum beverage cans and ends and supplies a variety of customers from its operations throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In recent years, the Western European beverage can markets have been growing, while sales unit volumes in the Middle East have declined.

The first line of a new high-speed beverage can plant in Valencia, Spain began operations in October 2018 and the second line began operations in February 2019. The new plant facilitates the conversion from steel to aluminum beverage cans in that region. Additionally, in December 2018, the Company commenced operations at a new one-line high speed plant in Parma, Italy.

Net sales and segment income in the European Beverage segment are as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 416	$ 418	$ 1,165	$ 1,194
Segment income	64	66	163	180

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales was comparable in 2018 and 2019 as the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $15 from the impact of foreign currency translation were partially offset by 5% higher sales unit volumes.

Segment income was comparable in 2018 and 2019 as the impact of unfavorable geographic mix was partially offset by the impact of higher sales unit volumes.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $53 from the impact of foreign currency translation partially offset by 5% higher sales unit volumes.

Segment income decreased primarily due to higher start-up costs related to the new beverage can plants in Spain and Italy, unfavorable geographic mix and $5 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

European Food

The European Food segment manufactures steel and aluminum food cans and ends and metal vacuum closures, and supplies a variety of customers from its operations throughout Europe and Africa. The European food can market is a mature market which has experienced stable to slightly declining volumes in recent years.

Net sales and segment income in the European Food segment are as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 581	$ 623	$ 1,487	$ 1,565
Segment income	79	90	189	231

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to 3% lower sales unit volumes and $30 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income decreased primarily due to higher tinplate and other operating costs that were not fully passed through in selling price and $5 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to $93 from the impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by the pass-through of higher raw material costs and higher sales unit volumes.

Segment income decreased primarily due to unfavorable product mix, higher tinplate and other operating costs that were not fully passed through in selling price and $12 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Asia Pacific

The Company's Asia Pacific segment consists of beverage can operations in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam and non-beverage can operations, primarily food cans and specialty packaging. In recent years, the beverage can market in Southeast Asia has been growing. Production began at a new beverage can plant in Yangon, Myanmar in July 2018. A third beverage can line at the Phnom Penh, Cambodia plant commenced operations in January 2019. In response to market conditions in China, the Company closed its Putian facility in 2018 and its Huizhou facility in early 2019. Following these closures, the Company has three beverage can plants in China with approximately $100 in annual sales.

Net sales and segment income in the Asia Pacific segment are as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 319	$ 321	$ 959	$ 990
Segment income	47	46	143	137

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to lower sales unit volumes related to plant closures in China and the pass-through of lower aluminum costs and $5 from the impact of foreign currency translation for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. These decreases were partially offset by 15% and 13% higher sales unit volumes in Southeast Asia for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Segment income increased due to favorable geographic mix.

Transit Packaging

On April 3, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Signode, which is reported as the Company's Transit Packaging segment. The Transit Packaging segment includes the Company's global industrial and protective solutions and equipment and tools businesses.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Net sales and segment income in the Transit Packaging segment are as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 564	$ 585	$ 1,725	$ 1,205
Segment income	74	81	227	175

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales decreased primarily due to unfavorable product mix, the pass-through of lower steel prices and $9 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income decreased primarily due to unfavorable product mix.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales and segment income increased primarily due to $569 and $73 from an additional quarter of ownership in 2019 partially offset by lower sales unit volumes, unfavorable product mix and $27 and $3 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Non-reportable Segments

The Company's non-reportable segments include its food can and closures businesses in North America, its aerosol can businesses in North America and Europe, and its tooling and equipment operations in the U.S. and U.K.

Net sales and segment income in non-reportable segments are as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Net sales	$ 369	$ 355	$ 1,025	$ 985
Segment income	34	40	103	102

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales increased primarily due to the pass-through of higher tinplate costs and 4% higher sales unit volumes in the Company's North America food can business partially offset by lower sales in the Company's equipment operations and $5 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income decreased primarily due to lower sales in the Company's equipment operations.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018

Net sales increased primarily due to the pass-through of higher tinplate costs and 5% higher sales unit volumes in the Company's North America food can business partially offset by lower sales in the Company's equipment operations and $16 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased primarily due to higher sales unit volumes and lower freight costs in the Company's North America food can business.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Corporate and Unallocated Expense

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Corporate and unallocated expense	$ (37	)	$ (33	)	$ (115	)	$ (112	)

Corporate and unallocated expenses increased for the three and nine months ended 2019 compared to 2018 primarily due to higher general corporate costs.

Cost of Products Sold (Excluding Depreciation and Amortization)

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, cost of products sold (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased from $2,530 to $2,455 primarily due to $53 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 2018, cost of products sold (excluding depreciation and amortization) increased from $6,804 to $7,082 primarily due to the impact of the acquisition of Signode partially offset by $201 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 cost of products sold (excluding depreciation and amortization) also included costs of $40 for the fair value adjustment related to the sale of inventory acquired with Signode.

The prices of certain raw materials used by the Company, such as aluminum and steel, can be subject to significant volatility and there has not been a consistent and predictable trend in pricing. As part of the Company's efforts to manage cost, it attempts to pass-through increases in the cost of aluminum and steel to its customers. The Company's ability to pass-through aluminum premium costs to its customers varies by market. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to recover from its customers the impact of any such increased costs.

Depreciation and Amortization

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, depreciation and amortization expense decreased from $127 to $121 primarily due to the impact of foreign currency translation.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, depreciation and amortization expense increased from $305 to $366 primarily due to depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and intangible assets recorded in connection with the Company's acquisition of Signode.

Selling and Administrative Expense

Selling and administrative expense was comparable for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 2018, selling and administrative expense increased from $402 to $470 primarily due to the impact of the acquisition of Signode.

Interest Expense

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, interest expense decreased from $105 to $95 primarily due to lower debt levels in the current year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, interest expense increased from $282 to $290 due to higher outstanding debt from borrowings incurred to finance the Signode acquisition.

Crown Holdings, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Taxes on Income

The Company's effective income tax rate was as follows:

	Three Months Ended — September 30,		Nine Months Ended — September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Income before income taxes	$ 257	$ 293	$ 695	$ 646
Provision for income taxes	54	102	190	196
Effective income tax rate	21 %	35 %	27 %	30 %

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, included a charge of $15 to settle a tax contingency arising from a transaction that occurred prior to its acquisition of Signode.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company's effective tax rate included a tax charge of $4 to adjust provisional amounts related to the Tax Act and $24 related to taxes on the distributions of foreign earnings, which were previously asserted to be indefinitely reinvested.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased from $29 to $21 primarily due to lower earnings in the Company's beverage can operations in Brazil.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased from $67 to $86 primarily due to higher earnings in the Company's beverage can operations in Brazil including the impact of a favorable court ruling related to the recovery of indirect taxes paid in prior years.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash from Operations

Operating activities used cash of $ 232 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and provided cash of $201 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 . The improvement was primarily due to higher income from operations and changes in working capital partially offset by higher cash used for interest payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to outstanding borrowings incurred to finance the Signode acquisition.

Days sales outstanding for trade receivables, excluding the impact of unbilled receivables, was 43 days as of September 30, 2018 compared to 39 days as of September 30, 2019 .

Inventory turnover was 54 days at September 30, 2018 compared to 64 days at September 30, 2019 primarily due to lower levels of beverage can inventory in 2018. Inventory turnover at September 30, 2019 increased compared to 61 days at December 31, 2018 due to seasonality in the Company's food and beverage can businesses. The food can business is seasonal with the first quarter tending to be the slowest period as the autumn packaging period in the Northern Hemisphere has ended and new crops are not yet planted. The industry enters its busiest period in the third quarter when the majority of fruits and vegetables in the Northern Hemisphere are harvested. Due to this seasonality, inventory levels increase in the first half of the year to meet peak demand in the second and third quarters. The beverage can business is also seasonal with inventory levels generally increasing in the first half of the year to meet peak demand in the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere.

Days outstanding for trade payables was 87 days at September 30, 2018 compared to 85 days at September 30, 2019 .

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Investing Activities

Investing activities used cash of $ 3,719 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $216 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 . In 2018, the Company paid $3,912 to acquire Signode and $25 for the settlement of a foreign exchange contract related to the acquisition.

Investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 also included cash collections of $490 related to beneficial interests in transferred receivables. In July 2018, the Company terminated its $200 North American securitization facility, which included a deferred purchase price component, and entered into a new securitization facility which removed the deferred purchase price component but requires the Company to maintain a deposit in a restricted cash account. Proceeds from the new securitization facility are included in the receivables line in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

The Company currently expects capital expenditures for 2019 to be approximately $450.

Financing Activities

Financing activities provided cash of $3,902 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and used cash of $245 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 . In 2018, financing activities primarily included borrowings to finance the Signode acquisition.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2019 , $304 of the Company's $339 of cash and cash equivalents was located outside the U.S. The Company funds its cash needs in the U.S. through cash flows from operations in the U.S., distributions from certain foreign subsidiaries, borrowings under its revolving credit facility and the acceleration of cash receipts under its receivable securitization facilities. Of the cash and cash equivalents located outside the U.S., $222 was held by subsidiaries for which earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested. While based on current operating plans the Company does not foresee a need to repatriate these funds, if such earnings were repatriated the Company would be required to record any incremental taxes on the repatriated funds.

As of September 30, 2019 , the Company had $1,518 of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility, equal to the total facility of $1,650 less borrowings of $66 and outstanding standby letters of credit of $66. The Company could have borrowed this amount at September 30, 2019 and still been in compliance with its leverage ratio covenants.

Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2019 , the Company had approximately $128 of capital commitments primarily related to its Americas Beverage and European Beverage segments. The Company expects to fund these commitments primarily through cash flows generated from operations.

Contractual Obligations

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 there were no material changes to the Company's contractual obligations provided within Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 , which information is incorporated herein by reference, except for the October 2019 debt issuance which is described in Note N to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Information regarding the Company's commitments and contingent liabilities appears in Part I within Item 1 of this report under Note L , entitled “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities,” to the consolidated financial statements, and in Part II within Item 1A of this report which information is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

Critical Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. which require that management make numerous estimates and assumptions.

Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, impacting the reported results of operations and financial condition of the Company. Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note A to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form

10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 describe the significant accounting estimates and policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Updates to the Company's accounting policies related to new accounting pronouncements are included in Note B to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The discussion below supplements the discussion from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 with respect to goodwill.

Goodwill Impairment

As of October 1, 2018, the estimated fair values of the European Aerosols and Specialty Packaging and the North America Food reporting units were 29% and 41% higher than their carrying values. These reporting units operate in low-growth environments with multiple competitors, which could result in lower selling prices. In addition, shifts in consumer demand could result in lower volumes. While the Company believes current Adjusted EBITDA projections are reasonable, the reporting units' ability to maintain or grow Adjusted EBITDA could be negatively impacted by the above factors. If Adjusted EBITDA of the European Aerosols and Specialty Packaging and the North America Food reporting units decreased by 21% and 26%, the fair value of these reporting units would approximate carrying value. To the extent future operating results were to decline, causing the estimated fair values to fall below carrying values, it is possible that an impairment charge of up to $87 for the European Aerosols and Specialty Packaging reporting unit and $114 for the North America Food reporting unit could be recorded.

In addition, as described in Note D , the Company recorded additional goodwill in 2018 in connection with the acquisition of Signode. The Transit Packaging reporting unit has goodwill of $1,489 as of September 30, 2019.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements included herein, including, but not limited to, those in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in the discussions of asbestos in Note K and commitments and contingencies in Note L to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and also in Part I, Item 1, “Business” and Item 3, “Legal Proceedings” and in Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” within the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which are not historical facts (including any statements concerning plans and objectives of management for capacity additions, share repurchases, dividends, future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto), are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In addition, the Company and its representatives may, from time to time, make oral or written statements which are also “forward-looking statements.”

These forward-looking statements are made based upon management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and, therefore, involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Management cautions that forward-

looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

While the Company periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting the Company's results of operations and financial condition in connection with the preparation of “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and certain other sections contained in the Company's quarterly, annual or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

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A discussion of important factors that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ from expectations has been set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 within Part II, Item 7: “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”

under the caption “Forward Looking Statements” and is incorporated herein by reference. Some of the factors are also discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in prior Company filings with the SEC. In addition, other factors have been or may be discussed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the normal course of business the Company is subject to risk from adverse fluctuations in foreign exchange and interest rates and commodity prices. The Company manages these risks through a program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments, primarily swaps and forwards. Counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties. These instruments are not used for trading or speculative purposes. The extent to which the Company uses such instruments is dependent upon its access to these contracts in the financial markets and its success in using other methods, such as netting exposures in the same currencies to mitigate foreign exchange risk and using sales arrangements that permit the pass-through of commodity prices and foreign exchange rate risks to customers. The Company's objective in managing its exposure to market risk is to limit the impact on earnings and cash flow. For further discussion of the Company's use of derivative instruments and their fair values at September 30, 2019 , see Note M to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As of September 30, 2019 , the Company had $2.7 billion principal floating interest rate debt. A change of 0.25% in these floating interest rates would change annual interest expense by approximately $7 million before tax.

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the authority that regulates LIBOR) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rate Committee, or ARRC, has announced the replacement of U.S. dollar LIBOR rates with a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements backed by U.S. Treasury securities called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). The first publication of SOFR was released in April 2018. Whether or not SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement tool remains in question and the future of LIBOR at this time is uncertain. At September 30, 2019, the Company does have contracts that are indexed to LIBOR, including cross-currency swap contracts and certain of its term loan facilities, and continues to monitor this activity and evaluate the related risks.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation and as of the end of the quarter for which this report is made, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures ensure that information to be disclosed in reports that the Company files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and terms of the SEC, and ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There has been no change in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For information regarding the Company's potential asbestos-related liabilities and other litigation, see Note K entitled “Asbestos-Related Liabilities” and Note L entitled “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” to the consolidated financial statements within Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The information set forth in this report should be read in conjunction with the risk factors discussed in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

There were no purchases of the Company's equity securities during the three months ended September 30, 2019 .

In December 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an aggregate amount of $1 billion of the Company's common stock through the end of 2019. Share repurchases under the Company's programs may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. As of September 30, 2019 , $669 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock may be repurchased under the program.

There were 115 shares surrendered to cover taxes on the vesting of restricted stock during the three months ended September 30, 2019 .

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

There were no events required to be reported under Item 3 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 .

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executed by Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc. and Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc.
101	The following financial information from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 formatted in inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (v) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Crown Holdings, Inc. Registrant
By:	/s/ David A. Beaver
	David A. Beaver
	Vice President and Corporate Controller
	(Chief Accounting Officer)

Date: October 31, 2019

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