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 March 31, 20212022
 
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 75-3099507
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
770 Township Line RoadYardleyPA19067
(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 classTrading SymbolsName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $5.00 Par ValueCCKNew York Stock Exchange
7 3/8% Debentures Due 2026CCK26New York Stock Exchange
7 1/2% Debentures Due 2096CCK96New 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 FilerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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 134,898,957were 122,942,067 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 21, 2021.28, 2022.


Crown Holdings, Inc.




PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
2021202020222021
Net salesNet sales$3,078 $2,757 Net sales$3,162 $2,564 
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortizationCost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization2,401 2,220 Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization2,547 1,982 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization127 122 Depreciation and amortization115 112 
Selling and administrative expenseSelling and administrative expense164 162 Selling and administrative expense157 143 
Restructuring and otherRestructuring and otherRestructuring and other(1)— 
Income from operationsIncome from operations384 246 Income from operations344 327 
Other pension and postretirementOther pension and postretirement(1)31 Other pension and postretirement(4)(1)
Interest expenseInterest expense71 80 Interest expense54 69 
Interest incomeInterest income(2)(4)Interest income(3)(2)
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange(2)(12)Foreign exchange(10)(2)
Income before taxes318 151 
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliatesIncome from continuing operations before taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates307 263 
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes75 38 Provision for income taxes78 65 
Equity earnings in affiliates
Equity in net earnings of affiliatesEquity in net earnings of affiliates17 
Net income from continuing operationsNet income from continuing operations246 200 
Net income from discontinued operationsNet income from discontinued operations— 45 
Net incomeNet income246 245 
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interestsNet income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests30 33 
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interestsNet income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests— 
Net income attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income attributable to Crown Holdings$216 $211 
Net income245 114 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(34)(26)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income from continuing operations attributable to Crown Holdings$216 $167 
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income from discontinued operations attributable to Crown Holdings— 44 
Net income attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income attributable to Crown Holdings$211 $88 Net income attributable to Crown Holdings$216 $211 
Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operationsBasic earnings per common share from continuing operations1.75 1.25 
Basic earnings per common share from discontinued operationsBasic earnings per common share from discontinued operations— 0.33 
BasicBasic$1.58 $0.66 Basic$1.75 $1.58 
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operationsDiluted earnings per common share from continuing operations1.74 1.24 
Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operationsDiluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations— 0.33 
DilutedDiluted$1.57 $0.65 Diluted$1.74 $1.57 

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 EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
2021202020222021
Net incomeNet income$245 $114 Net income$246 $245 
Other comprehensive (loss) / income, net of tax:
Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustmentsForeign currency translation adjustments(35)(319)Foreign currency translation adjustments13 (35)
Pension and other postretirement benefitsPension and other postretirement benefits15 257 Pension and other postretirement benefits15 
Derivatives qualifying as hedgesDerivatives qualifying as hedges15 (34)Derivatives qualifying as hedges42 15 
Total other comprehensive loss(5)(96)
Total other comprehensive income / (loss)Total other comprehensive income / (loss)62 (5)
Total comprehensive incomeTotal comprehensive income240 18 Total comprehensive income308 240 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interestsNet income attributable to noncontrolling interests(34)(26)Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests30 34 
Translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interestsTranslation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interestsTranslation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests— 
Derivatives qualifying as hedges attributable to noncontrolling interestsDerivatives qualifying as hedges attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)Derivatives qualifying as hedges attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)
Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to Crown Holdings$206 $(3)
Comprehensive income attributable to Crown HoldingsComprehensive income attributable to Crown Holdings$275 $206 

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

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Condensed)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
March 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
AssetsAssetsAssets
Current assetsCurrent assetsCurrent assets
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$588 $1,173 Cash and cash equivalents$389 $531 
Receivables, netReceivables, net1,868 1,783 Receivables, net2,170 1,889 
InventoriesInventories1,817 1,673 Inventories2,063 1,735 
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets330 254 Prepaid expenses and other current assets341 243 
Current assets held for saleCurrent assets held for sale99 97 
Total current assetsTotal current assets4,603 4,883 Total current assets5,062 4,495 
GoodwillGoodwill4,487 4,593 Goodwill3,006 3,007 
Intangible assets, netIntangible assets, net1,793 1,880 Intangible assets, net1,477 1,525 
Property, plant and equipment, netProperty, plant and equipment, net4,190 4,198 Property, plant and equipment, net4,083 4,036 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, netOperating lease right-of-use assets, net203 214 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net196 191 
Other non-current assetsOther non-current assets904 902 Other non-current assets606 604 
Total$16,180 $16,670 
Total assetsTotal assets$14,430 $13,858 
Liabilities and equityLiabilities and equityLiabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesCurrent liabilitiesCurrent liabilities
Short-term debtShort-term debt$80 $121 Short-term debt$96 $75 
Current maturities of long-term debtCurrent maturities of long-term debt82 67 Current maturities of long-term debt1,137 135 
Current portion of operating lease liabilitiesCurrent portion of operating lease liabilities54 55 Current portion of operating lease liabilities36 42 
Accounts payableAccounts payable2,500 2,845 Accounts payable2,889 2,901 
Accrued liabilitiesAccrued liabilities1,040 1,173 Accrued liabilities931 966 
Current liabilities held for saleCurrent liabilities held for sale17 14 
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities3,756 4,261 Total current liabilities5,106 4,133 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturitiesLong-term debt, excluding current maturities7,875 8,023 Long-term debt, excluding current maturities5,654 6,052 
Postretirement and pension liabilitiesPostretirement and pension liabilities489 497 
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilitiesNon-current portion of operating lease liabilities153 164 Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities164 150 
Postretirement and pension liabilities743 762 
Other non-current liabilitiesOther non-current liabilities845 856 Other non-current liabilities757 696 
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note J)
00
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note I)
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note I)
00
Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests431 406 Noncontrolling interests440 418 
Crown Holdings shareholders’ equityCrown Holdings shareholders’ equity2,377 2,198 Crown Holdings shareholders’ equity1,820 1,912 
Total equityTotal equity2,808 2,604 Total equity2,260 2,330 
Total$16,180 $16,670 
Total liabilities and equityTotal liabilities and equity$14,430 $13,858 

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)
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
2021202020222021
Cash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from operating activities
Net incomeNet income$245 $114 Net income$246 $245 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization127 122 Depreciation and amortization115 127 
Restructuring and otherRestructuring and otherRestructuring and other(1)
Pension expensePension expense12 43 Pension expense12 
Pension contributionsPension contributions(5)(5)Pension contributions20 (5)
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation11 10 Stock-based compensation10 11 
Working capital changes and otherWorking capital changes and other(777)(898)Working capital changes and other(699)(777)
Net cash used for operating activitiesNet cash used for operating activities(385)(607)Net cash used for operating activities(301)(385)
Cash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from investing activities
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(135)(110)Capital expenditures(117)(135)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquiredAcquisition of business, net of cash acquired(23)— 
Net investment hedgeNet investment hedge13 14 Net investment hedge13 13 
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of cash disposedProceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of cash disposed— 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipmentProceeds from sale of property, plant and equipmentProceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment12 
OtherOther(8)— 
Net cash used for investing activitiesNet cash used for investing activities(120)(96)Net cash used for investing activities(117)(120)
Cash flows from financing activitiesCash flows from financing activitiesCash flows from financing activities
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debtNet change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt(13)872 Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt158 (13)
Proceeds from long-term debtProceeds from long-term debt36 93 Proceeds from long-term debt601 36 
Payments of long-term debtPayments of long-term debt(26)(12)Payments of long-term debt(42)(26)
Bond issuance costsBond issuance costs(7)— 
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debtForeign exchange derivatives related to debt(4)(5)Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt— (4)
Payments of finance leasesPayments of finance leases(1)(1)Payments of finance leases(1)(1)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interestsDividends paid to noncontrolling interests(9)(11)Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests(11)(9)
Dividends paid to shareholdersDividends paid to shareholders(27)Dividends paid to shareholders(27)(27)
Common stock issuedCommon stock issuedCommon stock issued— 
Common stock repurchasedCommon stock repurchased(12)(57)Common stock repurchased(350)(12)
Net cash (used for) / provided by financing activities(55)882 
Net cash provided by / (used for) financing activitiesNet cash provided by / (used for) financing activities321 (55)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashEffect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(11)(21)Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(36)(11)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(571)158 Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(133)(571)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 11,238 663 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1593 1,238 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at March 31Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at March 31$667 $821 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at March 31$460 $667 

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   Crown Holdings, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity  
Common StockPaid-in CapitalAccumulated EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTreasury StockTotal Crown EquityNoncontrolling InterestsTotal Shareholders' EquityCommon StockPaid-in CapitalAccumulated EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTreasury StockTotal Crown EquityNoncontrolling InterestsTotal Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2021$929 $179 $4,538 $(3,193)$(255)$2,198 $406 $2,604 
Balance at January 1, 2022Balance at January 1, 2022$929 $— $3,180 $(1,898)$(299)$1,912 $418 $2,330 
Net incomeNet income211 211 34 245 Net income216 216 30 246 
Other comprehensive loss(5)(5)0(5)
Other comprehensive incomeOther comprehensive income59 59 62 
Dividends paid to shareholdersDividends paid to shareholders(27)(27)(27)Dividends paid to shareholders(27)(27)(27)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interestsDividends paid to noncontrolling interests— (9)(9)Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests— (11)(11)
Restricted stock awardedRestricted stock awarded(1)— Restricted stock awarded(1)— — 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation11 11 11 Stock-based compensation10 10 10 
Common stock issued0
Common stock repurchasedCommon stock repurchased(11)(1)(12)(12)Common stock repurchased(335)(15)(350)(350)
Balance at March 31, 2022Balance at March 31, 2022$929 $— $3,043 $(1,839)$(313)$1,820 $440 $2,260 
Balance at March 31, 2021$929 $179 $4,722 $(3,198)$(255)$2,377 $431 $2,808 

Balance at January 1, 2020$929 $207 $3,959 $(3,131)$(251)$1,713 $379 $2,092 
Net income88 88 26 114 
Other comprehensive loss(91)(91)(5)(96)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests(11)(11)
Restricted stock awarded(1)
Stock-based compensation10 10 10 
Common stock issued
Common stock repurchased(52)(5)(57)(57)
Balance at March 31, 2020$929 $165 $4,047 $(3,222)$(255)$1,664 $389 $2,053 

Balance at January 1, 2021$929 $179 $4,538 $(3,193)$(255)$2,198 $406 $2,604 
Net income211 211 34 245 
Other comprehensive loss(5)(5)(5)
Dividends paid to shareholders(27)(27)(27)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests— (9)(9)
Restricted stock awarded(1)— — 
Stock-based compensation11 11 11 
Common stock issued
Common stock repurchased(11)(1)(12)(12)
Balance at March 31, 2021$929 $179 $4,722 $(3,198)$(255)$2,377 $431 $2,808 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONDENSED 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 March 31, 20212022 and the results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 and of its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020.2021. 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”), the application of which requires management’s utilization of estimates, and actual results may differ materially from the estimates utilized.

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, 2020.2021.


B.Accounting and Reporting DevelopmentsDivestitures

On January 1,August 31, 2021, the Company adopted new guidance to simplify the accounting for income taxes by, among other things, reducing complexity in the interim-period accounting for year-to-date loss limitations and changes in tax laws. The guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.


C.     Subsequent Event

On April 8, 2021, the Company entered into a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement which provides forcompleted the sale (the “Transaction”) of its European Tinplate business (the “Business”) to Kouti B.V., an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners LP. The Business comprisescomprised the Company’s European Food segment and its European Aerosol and Promotional Packaging reporting unit which iswas previously reported in the Company's other segments. In 2020, the Business had net sales of $2,183.Other. The Company expects to receivereceived pre-tax proceeds of approximately €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion at March 31, 2021)2.3 billion) from the Transaction and retainreceived a 20% minority interest in the Business. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $101 and tax charges of $81 related to taxable gains on the sale of the Business.

The completionMajor components of the Transaction is subject to the fulfillment of various conditions, including, among others, receipt of approvalsnet income from antitrust regulators in certain jurisdictions. Completion of the Transaction is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2021. However, given the number of jurisdictions in which antitrust approval is required, there is no assurance that the Transaction can be completed on that timeframe.

Beginning with the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, the assets and liabilities of the Business will be presented as held for sale in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet and the results of operations will be reported as discontinued operations infor the Consolidated Statement of Operations.three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:









Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
Net sales$514 
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization418 
Depreciation and amortization16 
Selling and administrative expense21 
Interest expense
Transaction costs
Income from discontinued operations before tax55 
Provision for income taxes10 
Net income from discontinued operations45 
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to Crown Holdings$44 

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The Company accounted for the minority interest received in the Business under the equity method. The Company's share of income of the Business was $15 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and is reported in Equity in net earnings of affiliates in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

In October 2021, the Company signed an agreement to sell Transit Packaging's Kiwiplan business for approximately $182. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022. In 2021, the business had net sales of $39. The Company expects to record an after tax gain of approximately $100 related to the transaction. The assets and liabilities of this business were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2021. The transaction will not represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results, and therefore does not qualify for reporting as a discontinued operation.



D.C.    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:

March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$588 $1,173 Cash and cash equivalents$389 $531 
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assetsRestricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets78 64 Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets71 61 
Restricted cash included in other non-current assetsRestricted cash included in other non-current assetsRestricted cash included in other non-current assets— 
Total restricted cashTotal restricted cash79 65 Total restricted cash71 62 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashTotal cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$667 $1,238 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$460 $593 

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


E.D.    Receivables

March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable$1,316 $1,297 Accounts receivable$1,463 $1,289 
Less: allowance for credit lossesLess: allowance for credit losses(62)(59)Less: allowance for credit losses(20)(20)
Net trade receivablesNet trade receivables1,254 1,238 Net trade receivables1,443 1,269 
Unbilled receivablesUnbilled receivables338 294 Unbilled receivables404 325 
Miscellaneous receivablesMiscellaneous receivables276 251 Miscellaneous receivables323 295 
Receivables, netReceivables, net$1,868 $1,783 Receivables, net$2,170 $1,889 


F.E.    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.

March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Raw materials and supplies$1,018 $1,003 
Work in process185 164 
Finished goods614 506 
$1,817 $1,673 








March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Raw materials and supplies$1,241 $1,094 
Work in process147 120 
Finished goods675 521 
$2,063 $1,735 





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G.F.    Intangible Assets

Gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of finite-lived intangible assets by major class were as follows:
    
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
GrossAccumulated amortizationNetGrossAccumulated amortizationNet GrossAccumulated amortizationNetGrossAccumulated amortizationNet
Customer relationshipsCustomer relationships$1,623 $(488)$1,135 $1,661 $(470)$1,191 Customer relationships$1,359 $(469)$890 $1,363 $(443)$920 
Trade namesTrade names553 (70)483 565 (65)500 Trade names537 (90)447 544 (86)458 
TechnologyTechnology162 (72)90 165 (67)98 Technology156 (93)63 158 (88)70 
Long term supply contractsLong term supply contracts137 (57)80 142 (55)87 Long term supply contracts141 (67)74 137 (63)74 
PatentsPatents17 (12)16 (12)Patents14 (11)15 (12)
$2,492 $(699)$1,793 $2,549 $(669)$1,880 $2,207 $(730)$1,477 $2,217 $(692)$1,525 

TotalNet income from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 included amortization expense of intangible assets for the three ended March 31, 2021$40, and 2020 was $47 and $45.$42, respectively.


H.G.    Restructuring and Other

The Company recorded restructuring and other items as follows:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
2021202020222021
Other costs / (income)Other costs / (income)$$(8)
Asset impairments and salesAsset impairments and sales$(5)$— 
RestructuringRestructuring$$Restructuring
Other (income) / costs(8)
Transaction costs— 
Asset impairments and sales
$$$(1)$— 

AtFor the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had restructuring accruals of $18, primarily2022, asset impairments and sales related to headcount reductionsvarious land and building sales in its European and Transit Packaging divisions. The Company expects to pay these amounts over the next twelve months.Company's Asia-Pacific segment which were closed as part of prior restructuring actions.


I.H.    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.rCork.

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.

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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, theThe 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 have 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 three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, the Company paid $2$3 to settle asbestos claims and pay related legal and defense costs and had claims activity as follows:

Beginning claims56,00057,000 
New claims500300
Settlements or dismissals(100)(300)
Ending claims56,40057,000 

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, 2020,2021, the Company's outstanding claims were:

Claimants alleging first exposure after 196416,50017,000 
Claimants alleging first exposure before or during 1964 filed in:
Texas13,000 
Pennsylvania1,500 
Other states that have enacted asbestos legislation6,000 
Other states19,00019,500 
Total claims outstanding56,00057,000 

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
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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:

2020201920212020
Total claimsTotal claims23 %22 %Total claims24 %23 %
Pre-1964 claims in states without asbestos legislation41 %41 %
Pre-1965 claims in states without asbestos legislationPre-1965 claims in states without asbestos legislation42 %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 March 31, 2021.2022.

As of March 31, 2021,2022, the Company’s accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims and related legal costs was $249,$234, including $207$192 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%82% of the claims outstanding at the end of 2020)2021), 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).


J.I.    Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

The Company, along with others in most cases, has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEPA or a comparable state environmental agency as a Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) at a number of sites and has recorded aggregate accruals of $8 for$12 for its share of estimated future remediation costs at these sites. The Company has been identified as having either directly or 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 accrualsaccruals of $7 for$6 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
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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.U.K. 

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 chargeany potential loss in connection with the actions by the Commission.  If the Commission finds that the Company or anyexcess 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.accrual.

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 2004-2009.2004 -2009. CBP initially assessed a penalty of $18 and subsequently mitigated to $6.$18. The Company has acknowledged to CBP that the goods were misclassified and has paid all related duties.duties, which CBP does not dispute. The Company has asserted that the misclassification was unintentional and disputes the penalty assessment.assessment by CBP. CBP has brought suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking enforcement of the initial penalty against the Company. At the present time, based on the information available, the Company does not believe that a loss for the alleged intentional misclassification is probable. ThereHowever, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in contesting the assessed penalty.

On October 7, 2021, the French Autorité de la concurrence (the French Competition Authority or “FCA”) issued a statement of objections to 14 trade associations, one public entity and 101 legal entities from 28 corporate groups, including the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, other leading metal can manufacturers, certain can fillers and certain retailers in France. The FCA alleged violations of Articles 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and L.420-1 of the French Commercial Code. The statement of objections alleges, among other things, anti-competitive behavior in connection with the removal of bisphenol-A from metal packaging in France. The removal of bisphenol-A was mandated by French legislation that went into effect in 2015. If the FCA finds that the Company or its subsidiaries violated competition law, the FCA may levy fines. Proceedings with respect to this matter are ongoing and the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome including the amount of fines, if any, that may be levied by the FCA. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the allegations in the statement of objections.

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 courseconduct of business.

The Company’s basic raw materials for its products are steelaluminum and aluminum,steel, 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, however, 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 March 31, 2021,2022, 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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J.    Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

Under U.S. 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
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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 LK 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 forecasted transaction is reasonably possible, but not probable of occurring, the hedge no longer qualifies for hedge accounting and 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.exposure or when the forecasted transaction becomes probable of not occurring.

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 March 31, 20212022 mature between one and twenty-twothirty-one 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 commodity forward contracts to hedge anticipated purchases of various commodities, includingprimarily 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. ForeignOften, foreign currency risk is generally hedged together with the related commodity price risk.

    The Company may also usesuse interest rate swaps to convert interest on floating rate debt to a fixed-rate. 

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

Amount of gain/(loss) recognized in OCIAmount of gain/(loss) recognized in OCI
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives in cash flow hedgesDerivatives in cash flow hedges20212020Derivatives in cash flow hedges20222021
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange$(1)$Foreign exchange$(5)$(1)
Interest RateInterest Rate(1)Interest Rate— 
CommoditiesCommodities25 (39)Commodities50 25 
$25 $(39)$45 $25 
Amount of gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCI into incomeAmount of gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCI into income
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives in cash flow hedgesDerivatives in cash flow hedges20212020Affected line items in the Statement of OperationsDerivatives in cash flow hedges20222021Affected line items in the Statement of Operations
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange$$(1)Net salesForeign exchange$(5)$(1)Net sales
CommoditiesCommoditiesNet salesCommodities(11)$(4)Net sales
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange(1)Cost of products soldForeign exchange(1)— Cost of products sold
CommoditiesCommodities(19)(10)Cost of products soldCommodities26 19 Cost of products sold
(15)(9)Income before taxes14 Income from continuing operations before taxes
(3)(4)Provision for income taxes
10 Net income from continuing operations
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange— Net income from discontinued operations
Provision for income taxes
Total reclassifiedTotal reclassified$(11)$(7)Net incomeTotal reclassified$$11 Net income

For the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2022,2023, a net gain of $49$71 ($39,58, net of tax) is expected to be reclassified to earnings for commodity and foreign exchange contracts. NaNNo material amounts were reclassified during the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 in connection with anticipated transactions that were no longer considered probable.probable of not occurring.

    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 months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, the Company recorded a loss of $21 and a gain of $7 and loss of less than $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 or did not quality for hedge accounting; 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 nonfunctional currencies. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are immediately recognized in earnings as foreign exchange adjustments.



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

Pre-tax amounts of gain/(loss) recognized in income on derivativePre-tax amounts of gain/(loss) recognized in income on derivative
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives not designated as hedgesDerivatives not designated as hedges20212020Affected line item in the Statement of OperationsDerivatives not designated as hedges20222021Affected line item in the Statement of Operations
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange$(1)$(1)Net salesForeign exchange$(4)$(1)Net sales
Foreign exchangeForeign exchangeCost of products soldForeign exchangeCost of products sold
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange(13)Foreign exchangeForeign exchange(10)(13)Foreign exchange
$(13)$$(13)$(13)

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 months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020,2022, the Company recorded a gain of $54$17 ($54, net of tax) and a gain of $26 ($26,10, 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. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a gain of $54 ($54, net of tax) in other comprehensive income for these net investment hedges. As of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, cumulative gains of $21$86 ($44,102, net of tax) and lossesgains of $33$69 ($10,92, net of tax) were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income related to these net investment hedges and the carrying amount of the hedged net investment was €1,115€551 ($1,308)610) at March 31, 2021.2022.

The following tables set forth the impact on AOCI from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges.
Amount of gain / (loss) recognized in AOCIAmount of gain / (loss) recognized in AOCI
Three months ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives designated as net investment hedgesDerivatives designated as net investment hedges20212020Derivatives designated as net investment hedges20222021
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange$22 $61 Foreign exchange$$22 

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.

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



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    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 March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. The fair values of these financial instruments were reported under Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.


Balance Sheet classificationMarch 31,
2022
December 31, 2021Balance Sheet classificationMarch 31,
2022
December 31, 2021
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts cash flowPrepaid expenses and other current assets$$Accrued liabilities$$10 
Foreign exchange contracts fair valuePrepaid expenses and other current assetsAccrued liabilities
Commodities contracts cash flowPrepaid expenses and other current assets107 53 Accrued liabilities35 17 
Other non-current assets20 Other non-current liabilities
Net investment hedgeOther non-current assets51 49 Other non-current liabilities— — 
$181 $108 $53 $30 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$$Accrued liabilities$$
$$$$
Total derivatives$185 $111 $60 $33 






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Balance Sheet classificationMarch 31,
2021
December 31, 2020Balance Sheet classificationMarch 31,
2021
December 31, 2020
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts cash flowOther current assets$20 $Accrued liabilities$22 $
Other non-current assetsOther non-current liabilities
Foreign exchange contracts fair valueOther current assetsAccrued liabilities
Commodities contracts cash flowOther current assets69 45 Accrued liabilities21 11 
Other non-current assetsOther non-current liabilities
Interest rate contracts cash flowOther non-current assetsOther non-current liabilities
Net investment hedgeOther non-current assets26 Other non-current liabilities11 20 
$126 $67 $58 $48 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contractsOther current assets$$Accrued liabilities$14 $
$$$14 $
Total derivatives$135 $76 $72 $52 
Fair Value Hedge Carrying Amounts
Carrying amount of the hedged assets / liabilitiesCarrying amount of the hedged assets / liabilities
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
March 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
Line item in the Balance Sheet in which the hedged item is includedLine item in the Balance Sheet in which the hedged item is includedLine item in the Balance Sheet in which the hedged item is includedMarch 31,
2022
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$23 $22 Cash and cash equivalents$31 $38 
Receivables, netReceivables, net35 11 Receivables, net16 21 
Accounts payableAccounts payable136 100 Accounts payable90 116 

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount of the hedgehedged assets and liabilities was a losswere net gains of $3. As of December 31, 2020, the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount of the hedge assets$5 and liabilities was a gain of $4.$1.

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.
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Gross amounts recognized in the Balance SheetGross amounts not offset in the Balance SheetNet amountGross amounts recognized in the Balance SheetGross amounts not offset in the Balance SheetNet amount
Balance at March 31, 2021
Balance at March 31, 2022Balance at March 31, 2022
Derivative assetsDerivative assets$135$22$113Derivative assets$185$44$141
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities722250Derivative liabilities604416
Balance at December 31, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2021Balance at December 31, 2021
Derivative assetsDerivative assets761165Derivative assets1111992
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities521141Derivative liabilities331914
    
    Notional Values of Outstanding Derivative Instruments

The aggregate U.S. dollar-equivalent notional values of outstanding derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 were:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange$932 $1,127 
Commodities216 248 
Interest rate200 200 
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Foreign exchange280 183 
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Foreign exchange1,075 1,075 
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Foreign exchange723 722 

March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange$231 $241 
Commodities249 261 
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Foreign exchange225 229 
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Foreign exchange875 875 
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Foreign exchange572 617 
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L.K.    Debt

    The Company's outstanding debt was as follows:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
PrincipalCarryingPrincipalCarryingPrincipalCarryingPrincipalCarrying
outstandingamountoutstandingamountoutstandingamountoutstandingamount
Short-term debtShort-term debt$80 $80 $121 $121 Short-term debt$96 $96 $75 $75 
Long-term debtLong-term debtLong-term debt
Senior secured borrowings:Senior secured borrowings:Senior secured borrowings:
Revolving credit facilitiesRevolving credit facilities26 26 Revolving credit facilities179 179 50 50 
Term loan facilitiesTerm loan facilitiesTerm loan facilities
U.S. dollar at LIBOR + 1.2% due 20241,022 1,017 1,029 1,023 
U.S. dollar due 2024U.S. dollar due 2024988 985 1,002 997 
Euro at EURIBOR + 1.2% due 20241
368 368 387 387 
Euro due 20241
Euro due 20241
329 329 344 344 
Senior notes and debentures:Senior notes and debentures:Senior notes and debentures:
€650 at 4.0% due 2022762 760 794 791 
U. S. dollar at 4.50% due 20231,000 997 1,000 997 
€335at 2.25% due 2023393 391 409 407 
€335 at 2.25% due 2023€335 at 2.25% due 2023371 370 381 380 
€550 at 0.75% due 2023€550 at 0.75% due 2023645 642 671 666 €550 at 0.75% due 2023609 607 626 624 
€600 at 2.625% due 2024€600 at 2.625% due 2024704 700 733 729 €600 at 2.625% due 2024664 661 683 680 
€600 at 3.375% due 2025€600 at 3.375% due 2025704 699 733 728 €600 at 3.375% due 2025664 660 683 679 
U.S. dollar at 4.25% due 2026U.S. dollar at 4.25% due 2026400 396 400 396 U.S. dollar at 4.25% due 2026400 397 400 396 
U.S. dollar at 4.75% due 2026U.S. dollar at 4.75% due 2026875 865 875 865 U.S. dollar at 4.75% due 2026875 867 875 867 
U.S. dollar at 7.375% due 2026U.S. dollar at 7.375% due 2026350 348 350 348 U.S. dollar at 7.375% due 2026350 348 350 348 
€500 at 2.875% due 2026€500 at 2.875% due 2026586 580 610 603 €500 at 2.875% due 2026555 551 570 565 
U.S. dollar at 5.25% due 2030U.S. dollar at 5.25% due 2030500493— — 
U.S. dollar at 7.50% due 2096U.S. dollar at 7.50% due 209640 40 40 40 U.S. dollar at 7.50% due 209640 40 40 40 
Other indebtedness in various currenciesOther indebtedness in various currencies128 128 110 110 Other indebtedness in various currencies304 304 217 217 
Total long-term debtTotal long-term debt8,003 7,957 8,141 8,090 Total long-term debt6,828 6,791 6,221 6,187 
Less current maturitiesLess current maturities(82)(82)(67)(67)Less current maturities(1,139)(1,137)(136)(135)
Total long-term debt, less current maturitiesTotal long-term debt, less current maturities$7,921 $7,875 $8,074 $8,023 Total long-term debt, less current maturities$5,689 $5,654 $6,085 $6,052 
(1) €314€297 and €317€303 at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021
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 $8,414$6,967 at March 31, 20212022 and $8,617$6,548 at December 31, 2020.2021.

In March 2022, the Company issued $500 principal amount of 5.250% senior unsecured notes due 2030. The notes were issued at par by Crown Americas LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of its U.S. subsidiaries. The Company paid $7 in issuance costs that will be amortized over the term of the notes.


M.L.    Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits costs for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 were as follows:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
Pension benefits – U.S. plansPension benefits – U.S. plans20212020Pension benefits – U.S. plans20222021
Service costService cost$$Service cost$$
Interest costInterest cost10 Interest cost
Expected return on plan assetsExpected return on plan assets(15)(18)Expected return on plan assets(19)(15)
Recognized net lossRecognized net loss15 14 Recognized net loss12 15 
Net periodic costNet periodic cost$11 $11 Net periodic cost$$11 
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Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
Pension benefits – Non-U.S. plansPension benefits – Non-U.S. plans20212020Pension benefits – Non-U.S. plans20222021
Service costService cost$$Service cost$$
Interest costInterest cost14 Interest cost
Expected return on plan assetsExpected return on plan assets(20)(31)Expected return on plan assets(5)(20)
Settlement loss37 
Recognized net lossRecognized net lossRecognized net loss
Net periodic costNet periodic cost$$32 Net periodic cost$$

Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
Other postretirement benefitsOther postretirement benefits20212020Other postretirement benefits20222021
Interest costInterest cost$$Interest cost
Recognized prior service creditRecognized prior service credit(7)(6)Recognized prior service credit(5)(7)
Recognized net lossRecognized net lossRecognized net loss
Net periodic benefitNet periodic benefit$(5)$(4)Net periodic benefit$(3)$(5)

In October 2021, the three months ended March 31, 2020,trustees of the Company's U.K. defined benefit pension plan (the "Plan") entered into a transaction to fully insure all of its U.K. pension liabilities. In 2021, the Company made a cash contribution of $271 to enable the Plan to purchase a bulk annuity insurance contract for the benefit of the Plan participants. The Company recorded a settlement charges relatedcharge of $1,511 in the fourth quarter of 2021, upon irrevocable transfer of the Plan's obligations. The Company expects $175 of the cash contribution to be repaid as the paymentPlan sells its remaining illiquid assets. The Company was reimbursed $55 in the fourth quarter of lump sum buy-outs to settle certain non-U.S. pension obligations using plan assets.2021 and $24 in the first quarter of 2022.

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.

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

Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income componentsDetails about accumulated other comprehensive income components20212020Affected line items in the statement of operationsDetails about accumulated other comprehensive income components20222021Affected line items in the statement of operations
Actuarial lossesActuarial losses$25 $24 Other pension and postretirementActuarial losses$14 $25 Other pension and postretirement
Settlements37 Other pension and postretirement
Prior service creditPrior service credit(7)(6)Other pension and postretirementPrior service credit(5)(7)Other pension and postretirement
18 55 Income before taxes18 Income from continuing operations before taxes
(3)(4)Provision for income taxes(2)(3)Provision for income taxes
Total reclassifiedTotal reclassified$15 $51 Net incomeTotal reclassified15 Net income from continuing operations



M.    
Capital Stock









On December 9, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an aggregate amount of $3,000 of Company common stock through the end of 2024. The new authorization supersedes the previous authorization announced in February 2021, which authorized the repurchase of an aggregate amount of $1,500 of Company common stock through the end of 2023. Share repurchases under the Company's program 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. The Company repurchased $350 of its shares during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $950 of its shares during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.22 per share. Additionally, on April 28, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.22 per share payable on May 26, 2022 to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2022.


N.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

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

Defined benefit plansForeign currency translationGains and losses on cash flow hedgesTotal
Balance at January 1, 2020$(1,449)$(1,668)$(14)$(3,131)
Other comprehensive income / (loss) before reclassifications206 (316)(39)(149)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income51 58 
Other comprehensive income / (loss)257 (316)(32)(91)
Balance at March 31, 2020$(1,192)$(1,984)$(46)$(3,222)
Defined benefit plansForeign currency translationGains and losses on cash flow hedgesTotal
Balance at January 1, 2021Balance at January 1, 2021$(1,464)$(1,759)$30 $(3,193)Balance at January 1, 2021$(1,464)$(1,759)$30 $(3,193)
Other comprehensive (loss) / income before reclassificationsOther comprehensive (loss) / income before reclassifications(34)25 (9)Other comprehensive (loss) / income before reclassifications— (34)25 (9)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive incomeAmounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income15 (11)Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income15 — (11)
Other comprehensive income / (loss)Other comprehensive income / (loss)15 (34)14 (5)Other comprehensive income / (loss)15 (34)14 (5)
Balance at March 31, 2021Balance at March 31, 2021$(1,449)$(1,793)$44 $(3,198)Balance at March 31, 2021$(1,449)$(1,793)$44 $(3,198)
Balance at January 1, 2022Balance at January 1, 2022$(768)$(1,158)$28 $(1,898)
Other comprehensive (loss) / income before reclassificationsOther comprehensive (loss) / income before reclassifications— 13 45 58 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive incomeAmounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— (6)
Other comprehensive incomeOther comprehensive income13 39 59 
Balance at March 31, 2022Balance at March 31, 2022$(761)$(1,145)$67 $(1,839)

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


O.     Revenue

For the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, the Company recognized revenue as follows:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
2021202020222021
Revenue recognized over timeRevenue recognized over time$1,628 $1,475 Revenue recognized over time$1,717 $1,390 
Revenue recognized at a point in timeRevenue recognized at a point in time1,450 1,282 Revenue recognized at a point in time1,445 1,174 
Total revenueTotal revenue$3,078 $2,757 Total revenue$3,162 $2,564 

See Note Q 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
assets are typically recognized for work in process related to the Company's three-piece printed products and equipment business. Contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis. The Company recordedhad net contract assets of $52$33 and $37$23 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 included in prepaid and other current assets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Forassets. During the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, the Company satisfied performance obligations related to contract assets at December 31, 2021 and also recorded new contract assets primarily related to customized work-in-process inventorywork in process for the Company's equipment business.










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P.    Earnings Per Share

The following table summarizes the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company.
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
20212020 20222021
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income from continuing operations attributable to Crown Holdings$216 $167 
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income from discontinued operations attributable to Crown Holdings— 44 
Net income attributable to Crown HoldingsNet income attributable to Crown Holdings$211 $88 Net income attributable to Crown Holdings$216 $211 
Weighted average shares outstanding:Weighted average shares outstanding:Weighted average shares outstanding:
BasicBasic133.6 134.1 Basic123.6 133.6 
Dilutive restricted stock1.0 0.9 
Dilutive stock options and restricted stockDilutive stock options and restricted stock0.8 1.0 
DilutedDiluted134.6 135.0 Diluted124.4 134.6 
Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:Earnings per common share attributable to Crown Holdings:
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operationsBasic earnings per common share from continuing operations$1.75 $1.25 
Basic earnings per common share from discontinued operationsBasic earnings per common share from discontinued operations— 0.33 
Basic earnings per shareBasic earnings per share$1.58 $0.66 Basic earnings per share$1.75 $1.58 
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operationsDiluted earnings per common share from continuing operations$1.74 $1.24 
Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operationsDiluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations— 0.33 
Diluted earnings per shareDiluted earnings per share$1.57 $0.65 Diluted earnings per share$1.74 $1.57 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, 0.42022, 0.1 million contingently issuable common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

The Company declared and paid cash dividends of $.20 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Additionally, on April 22, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.20 per share payable on May 20, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 6, 2021.


Q.    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 asbestosRestructuring and restructuring and other,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
 March 31,
 20212020
Americas Beverage$993 $871 
European Beverage389 346 
European Food460 402 
Asia Pacific331 301 
Transit Packaging557 522 
Total reportable segments2,730 2,442 
Other segments348 315 
Total$3,078 $2,757 

The primary sources of revenue included in other 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.

 External Sales
Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Americas Beverage$1,226 $993 
European Beverage510 389 
Asia Pacific413 331 
Transit Packaging657 557 
Total reportable segments2,806 2,270 
Other356 294 
Total$3,162 $2,564 

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The primary sources of revenue included in Other are the Company's food can, aerosol can, and closures businesses in North America, and beverage tooling and equipment operations in the U.S. and U.K.


Intersegment Sales Intersegment Sales
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
20212020 20222021
Americas Beverage$$
European BeverageEuropean Beverage36 European Beverage$30 $36 
European Food32 21 
Transit PackagingTransit PackagingTransit Packaging
Total reportable segmentsTotal reportable segments75 32 Total reportable segments38 43 
Other segments38 29 
OtherOther29 30 
TotalTotal$113 $61 Total$67 $73 

Intersegment sales primarily include sales of cans, 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 Segment Income
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
20212020 20222021
Americas BeverageAmericas Beverage$188 $134 Americas Beverage$164 $188 
European BeverageEuropean Beverage62 39 European Beverage53 62 
European Food63 33 
Asia PacificAsia Pacific52 45 Asia Pacific53 52 
Transit PackagingTransit Packaging70 66 Transit Packaging61 70 
Total reportable segmentsTotal reportable segments$435 $317 Total reportable segments$331 $372 
    
A reconciliation of segment income of reportable segments to income before income taxes is as follows:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
20212020 20222021
Segment income of reportable segmentsSegment income of reportable segments$435 $317 Segment income of reportable segments$331 $372 
Segment income of other segments37 19 
Segment income of otherSegment income of other94 36 
Corporate and unallocated itemsCorporate and unallocated items(39)(38)Corporate and unallocated items(42)(39)
Restructuring and otherRestructuring and other(2)(7)Restructuring and other— 
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles(47)(45)Amortization of intangibles(40)(42)
Other pension and postretirementOther pension and postretirement(31)Other pension and postretirement
Interest expenseInterest expense(71)(80)Interest expense(54)(69)
Interest incomeInterest incomeInterest income
Foreign exchangeForeign exchange12 Foreign exchange10 
Income before income taxes$318 $151 
Income from continuing operations before taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliatesIncome from continuing operations before taxes and equity in net earnings of affiliates$307 $263 

For the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, intercompany profits of $2$4 and less than $1$2 were eliminated within segment income of other segments.

Corporate and unallocated items includes corporate and division administrative costs, technology costs, and unallocated items such as stock-based compensation.




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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 months ended March 31, 20212022 compared to 20202021 and changes in financial condition and liquidity from December 31, 2020.2021. 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, 2020,2021, 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 growdeploy capital into its businesses in targeted growth markets, while improving operations and results in more mature markets through disciplined pricing, cost control and careful capital allocation.

The Company's global beverage can business continuesoperations to be a major strategic focus for organic growth.expand production capacity to support growing customer demand in alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink categories. Beverage cans are the world’sworld's most sustainable and recycled beverage packaging and continue to gain market share in new beverage product launches. The Company continues to drive brand differentiation by increasing its ability to offer multiple product sizes.

For several years, global industry demand for beverage cans has been growing. In North America, beverage can growth has accelerated in recent years mainly due to the outsized portion of new beverage products being introduced in cans versus other packaging formats. In addition, markets such as Brazil, Europe, Mexico and Southeast Asia have also experienced higher volumes and market expansion, although volumes in certain of those markets were negatively affected by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The Company continues to invest in capacity expansion to meet the accelerating demand.expansion.

The Company's primary capital allocation focus has been to reducestrategy also focuses on reducing leverage as was successfully accomplished following previous acquisitions, and to begin to returnreturning capital to shareholders in the form of dividends and the repurchase of Company shares. In December 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $3.0 billion in Company common stock through the end of 2024.

The Company continues to actively elevate its shareholders.commitment to sustainability, which is a core value of the Company. In April2020, the Company debuted Twentyby30, a robust program that outlines twenty measurable, science based, environmental, social and governance goals to be completed by 2030 or sooner. In September 2021, the Company announced an agreementjoined The Climate Pledge, a commitment to sell its European Tinplatebe net-zero carbon across business (the "Business"). The Business comprises the Company’s European Food segment and its European Aerosol and Promotional Packaging reporting unit which is reported in the Company's other segments. The Company will receive pre-tax proceeds of approximately €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion at March 31, 2021) from the transaction and retain a 20% ownership stake in the business. The Company expects to use the net proceeds, after closing working capital adjustments, taxes and other transaction related costs, to further reduce debt, fund capital projects and repurchase shares over time under the $1.5 billion share repurchase program approvedoperations by its Board in February 2021.

Beginning with the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, the results of operations will be reported as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. In connection with the sale, it is possible that the Company records additional charges that could be material.2040.

In response to the ongoing coronavirusCOVID-19 pandemic, the Company continues to take actions to ensure the safety of its employees.  The Company has increasedmaintain safety measures in its manufacturing facilities to protect the safety of its employees and the products they produce. In addition, as many employees as possible are working remotely.

The Company’s products are a vital part of the support system to its customers and consumers.  In addition to manufacturing containers that provide protection for food and beverages, the Company also produces closures for baby food, aerosol containers for cleaning and sanitizing products and numerous other products that provide for the safe and secure transportation of goods in transit. 

The Company is working to keep its manufacturing facilities around the world operational and equipped with the resources required to meet continually evolving customer demand by delivering high quality products in a safe and timely manner.  The Company is actively monitoring and managing supply chain challenges, including coordinating with its suppliers to identify and mitigate potential areas of risk and manage inventories.


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Item 2. Management's DiscussionTo date the war between Russia and Analysis (Continued)

Thethe Ukraine has not had a material impact on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. However, the Company continuesmay experience shortages in materials and increased costs for transportation, energy, and raw material due in part to actively elevate its industry-leading commitment to sustainability, which is a core valuethe negative impact of the Company. In 2020,Russia-Ukraine war on the Company debuted Twentyby30, a robust program that outlines twenty measurable environmental, social and governance goals to be completed by 2030 or sooner.global economy.

Results of Operations

In assessing performance, theThe key performance measure used by the Company in assessing performance is segment income, a non-GAAP measure generally defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization charges, provisions for asbestosRestructuring and restructuring and other,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 and Transit Packaging segmentsBeverage segment, the Chinese renminbi and the Canadian dollar and Mexican pesoThai baht in the Company's Americas BeverageAsia 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


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the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, those amounts by the applicable prior year average exchange rates.

Net Sales and Segment Income    
Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$3,078 $2,757 
Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Net sales$3,162 $2,564 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020

Net sales increased primarily due to the pass-through of higher sales unit volumesmaterial costs across each of the Company's businesses and $92higher sales unit volumes in the Company's European and Asia Pacific beverage can businesses, partially offset by $42 from the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation.translation for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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 have experienced recent growth due to the introduction of new beverage products in cans versus other packaging formats. To meet volume requirements in these markets, the Company began commercial production onat a new beverage can line at its Toronto, Ontariotwo-line plant in January 2020 and on the third line at its Nichols, NY facility in June 2020. Additionally, the Company has announced a new beverage can facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky with the first line expected to begin production in the second quarter of 2021 and a second line scheduled for a late third quarter 2021 start-up. To meet the expanding requirements of specialty cans in the Pacific Northwest, the Company will constructon a third line inat its Olympia, Washington plant which is scheduled to begin production duringin the third quarter of 2021. The Company also announced construction of a new facilitytwo-line plant in Henry County,Martinsville, Virginia which is expected to commence operations late in 2022 and a new two-line plant in Mesquite, Nevada which is expected to commence operations in 2023.

In December 2021, the Bowling Green plant sustained tornado damage, resulting in curtailment of operations of the plant. The Company resumed operations in March 2022. However, it will continue to incur incremental costs, including freight and warehousing expenses, to meet customer demand as the plant returns to full operational capacity and during a shut-down period expected in the secondback half of 2022 to complete final repairs to the plant. The Company has property and business interruption insurance policies for weather related events that include these incremental expenses. The Company recognizes insurance recoveries for incremental costs incurred as the recoveries become probable. The plant is expected to be at full operational capacity by the end of the fourth quarter of 2022.

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. TheTo meet volume requirements in these markets, the Company will constructbegan commercial production on a second line at its Rio Verde, Brazil facility that is expected to commence operations during the fourth quarter ofin 2021. The Company has also begun construction of a two-line facility in Minas Gerais,Uberaba, Brazil with the first linewhich is expected to begin production during the second quarter of 2022 and thein 2022. Additionally, production on a second line scheduled to start up duringat the fourth quarter ofCompany's Monterrey, Mexico facility started in April 2022.

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

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Net sales$1,226 $993 
Segment income164 188 

Net sales increased primarily due to the pass-through of higher aluminum costs, partially offset by 23% lower sales unit volumes in Brazil.





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

    NetSegment income decreased primarily due to lower sales unit volumes in Brazil, operating costs that were not fully passed through in selling price, and segment income inapproximately $20 from incremental costs and lost profits associated with the Americas Beverage segment were as follows:

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$993 $871 
Segment income188 134 

ThreeBowling Green tornado during the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020

Net sales2022 and $4 of increased primarily due to 9% higher sales unit volumes and the pass-through of higher aluminum costs.

Segment income increased primarily due to higher sales unit volumes and improved pricing.depreciation associated with recent capacity additions.

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 havemarket has been growing. InThe Company has announced construction of a new plant in Peterborough, U.K. and a new can line in the secondAgoncillo, Spain plant which are expected to commence operations during the first quarter of 2020, two beverage can lines in the Seville, Spain plant began commercial production of aluminum cans.2023.

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

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$389 $346 
Segment income62 39 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020

Net sales increased due to $21 from the impact of foreign currency translation, 6% higher sales unit volumes and the pass-through of higher aluminum costs.

Segment income increased primarily due to higher sales unit volumes and improved cost performance.

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 where consumer preference continues to favor the can due to product protection and food preservation.

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

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$460 $402 
Segment income63 33 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020
Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Net sales$510 $389 
Segment income53 62 

Net sales increased primarily due to $36 from the impactpass-through of foreign currency translationhigher aluminum costs and 6% higher sales unit volumes.
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Segment income increased as the three months ended March 31, 2020 included charges of $18 from the carryover of higher tinplate costs from the prior year that did not recur in 2021. Additionally, segment income increased due to higher sales unit volumes and $5partially offset by $16 from the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation.

Segment income decreased primarily due to inflation on operating costs that were not fully passed through in selling price and $3 from the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by higher sales unit volumes.

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. In 2020, however, industry volumes decreased due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Company began commercial production at a one-line beverage can plant in Nong Khae, Thailand in July 2020. Additionally, the Company has begun construction of a one-linenew beverage can plant in Vung Tao,Tau, Vietnam that is expectedduring the third quarter of 2021 and on a second line in the Hanoi, Vietnam beverage can plant in 2021. Additionally, the Company expects to begin commercialcommercialize production on a fifth line across two plants in September 2021.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia during 2022.
    Net sales and segment income in the Asia Pacific segment were as follows:

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$331 $301 
Segment income52 45 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020
Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Net sales$413 $331 
Segment income53 52 

Net sales increased due to 8%the pass-through of higher raw material costs and 20% higher sales unit volumes and $6in Vietnam as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ease, partially offset by $8 from the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased primarily due towas comparable as higher sales unit volumes.volumes were partially offset by higher operating costs that were not fully passed through in selling price.

Transit Packaging

The Transit Packaging segment includes the Company's global consumablesindustrial and protective solutions and equipment and tools businesses. Consumables includeIndustrial and protective solutions includes steel strap, plastic strap and industrial film and other

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related products that are used in a wide range of industries, and transit protection products that help prevent movement during transportused for a wide range of industrial and consumer products. Equipment and tools includes manual, semi-automatic and automatic equipment and tools used in end-of-line operations to apply industrial solutions consumables.

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

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$557 $522 
Segment income70 66 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020
Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Net sales$657 $557 
Segment income61 70 

Net sales increased primarily due to $17 from the impact of foreign currency translation, higher sales unit volumes and the pass-through of higher raw material prices.costs and higher sales unit volumes partially offset by $19 from the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation.

Segment income decreased primarily due to inflation on operating costs that were not fully passed through in selling price and $3 from the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation.

Other

Other includes the Company's food can, aerosol can and closures businesses in North America, and beverage tooling and equipment operations in the U.S. and U.K. In 2021, the Company commenced operations at a new food can plant in Dubuque, Iowa and on a new food can line in its Hanover, Pennsylvania plant. Additionally, the Company will add a third two-piece food can line to its Owatonna, Minnesota plant in 2022.

Net sales and segment income in Other were as follows:

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Net sales$356 $294 
Segment income94 36 

Net sales increased primarily due to the pass-through of higher tinplate costs in the Company's North America food can, aerosol can and closures businesses in North America.

Segment income increased primarily due to increased profitability in the Company's North America food can, aerosol can and closures businesses due to higher self-made two-piece food can sales unit volumes.volumes, inflationary price increases and $35 arising from lower cost inventory from prior year-end.

Corporate and unallocated

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20222021
Corporate and unallocated expense$(42)$(39)

Corporate and unallocated expenses were comparable for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 2021.


Interest expense


For the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 2021, interest expense decreased from $69 to $54 due to lower outstanding debt balances.


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Other Segments

The Company's other segments include its food can and closures businessesEquity 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 were as follows:

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Net sales$348 $315 
Segment income37 19 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020

Net sales increased primarily due to higher sales in the Company's beverage can equipment operations, the pass-throughnet earnings of higher tinplate costs and $8 from the impact of foreign currency translation.

Segment income increased due to higher sales in the Company's beverage can equipment operations and lower tinplate carryover costs as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Corporate and Unallocated Expense

Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 20212020
Corporate and unallocated expense$(39)$(38)

Corporate and unallocated expenses were comparable for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2020.

Interest Expenseaffiliates

For the three months ended March 31, 20212022 compared to 2020, interest expense decreased from $80 to $71 due to lower interest rates and outstanding debt balances.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 2020,equity in net income attributable to noncontrolling interestsearnings of affiliates increased from $26$2 to $34 due to higher earnings$17. In August 2021, the Company completed the sale of its European Tinplate business and received a 20% ownership interest in the Company's beverage can operationsbusiness which is reported in Brazil.equity in net earnings of affiliates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash from Operations

Cash used for operating activities decreased from $607 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $385 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.2021 to $301 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in cash used for operating activities was primarily due to higher earnings and changes in working capital.capital and $24 received for partial reimbursement of the contribution made in 2021 to fully settle the U.K. pension plan obligation. See Note L for more information regarding the settlement of the U.K. pension plan obligation.

Days sales outstanding for trade receivables, excluding the impact of unbilled receivables, was 36 days as of March 31, 2020 compared toincreased from 37 days as of March 31, 2021.2021 to 41 days as of March 31, 2022.

Inventory turnover wasincreased from 58 days at March 31, 2021 to 65 days at March 31, 2020 compared to 63 days at March 31, 2021. Inventory turnover at March 31, 2021 was comparable to 64 days at December 31, 2020.


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

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.2022.

Days outstanding for trade payables was 85increased from 82 days at March 31, 2020 compared2021 to 8897 days at March 31, 2021.2022.
Investing Activities

Cash used for investing activities increased from $96was comparable for the three months ended March 31, 20202022 compared to $120 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 primarily due to increased capital expenditures related to capacity expansion projects in the Americas Beverage segment.2021.

The Company currently expects capital expenditures in 20212022 to be approximately $900.$1 billion.

Financing Activities

Financing activities provided cash of $882 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and used cash of $55 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. 2021 and provided cash of $321 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The Company had higher net borrowings and repurchased $57in 2022 primarily from the issuance of capital stock in 2020. During$500 principal amount of 5.250% senior unsecured notes due 2030. See Note L for more information. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, the Company paid dividends to stockholdersrepurchased $350 of $27.common stock.

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2021, $5252022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $389. As of March 31, 2022, $335 of the Company's $588$389 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., $447$287 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 March 31, 2021,2022, the Company had $1,561$1,403 of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility, equal to the total facility of $1,650 less borrowings of $26 and outstanding standby letters of credit of $63.$68 and $179 of credit facility borrowings. The Company could have borrowed this amount at March 31, 20212022 and still have been in compliance with its leverage ratio covenants. The Company's net total leverage ratio, as defined by the credit agreement, of 3.713.35 to 1.0 at March 31, 20212022 was in compliance with the covenant requiring a ratio of no greater than 5.0 to 1.0. The required net total leverage ratio under the agreement reduces to 4.5 to 1.0 at December 31, 2022.



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

As of March 31, 2021,2022, the Company's €335 ($371) 2.25% senior notes and its €550 ($609) 0.75% senior notes both due in February 2023 were classified as current maturities of long-term debt. The Company expects to have sufficient liquidity to refinance the senior notes or repay them at maturity.

In March 2022, the Company amended its securitization facility to increase the program limit from $500 to $700. This securitization facility expires in July 2023.

Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $215$126 of capital commitments primarily related to its Americas Beverage segment. The Company expects to fund these commitments primarily through cash flows from operations and proceeds from the sale of its European Tinplate business.operations.

Contractual Obligations

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 thereThere 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, 2020,2021, which information is incorporated herein by reference.





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

Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information

As disclosed in Note L, theThe Company and certain of its 100% directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries provide guarantees of senior notes and debentures issued by other 100% directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries. These senior notes and debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of its subsidiaries in the United States, except in the case of the Company’s outstanding senior notes issued by Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., which 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 tables present summarized financial information related to the senior notes issued by the Company’s subsidiary debt issuers and guarantors on a combined basis for each issuer and its guarantors (together, an “obligor group”) after elimination of (i) intercompany transactions and balances among the Parent and the guarantors and (ii) equity in earnings from and investments in any subsidiary that is a non-guarantor. Crown Cork Obligor group consists of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. and the Parent. Crown Americas Obligor group consists of Crown Americas
LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV, Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, the Parent, and substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries in the United States.

Crown Cork Obligor Group
Three Months Ended
 March 31, 20212022
Net sales$— 
Gross Profit— 
Income from operations(3)(1)
Net income from continuing operations1
(18)(14)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings1
(18)(14)
(1) Includes $9$11 of expense related to intercompany interest with non-guarantor subsidiaries

 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Current assets$14 $12 
Non-current assets104 118 
Current liabilities53 63 
Non-current liabilities1
4,345 4,305 

 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Current assets$$
Non-current assets24 27 
Current liabilities57 72 
Non-current liabilities1
5,679 5,286 
(1) Includes payables of $3,663$4,916 and $3,623$4,560 due to non-guarantor subsidiaries as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021


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

Crown Americas Obligor Group

Three Months Ended
 March 31, 20212022
Net sales1
$1,0171,286 
Gross profit2
172228 
Income from operations2
64101 
Net income attributable to continuing operations3
870 
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings3
870 
(1) Includes $110$122 of sales to non-guarantor subsidiaries
(2) Includes $11$12 of gross profit related to sales to non-guarantor subsidiaries
(3) Includes $17$7 of income related to intercompany interest and technology royalties with non-guarantor subsidiaries







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

March 31, 2021December 31, 2020 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Current assets1
Current assets1
$921 $917 
Current assets1
$1,286 $1,078 
Non-current assets2
Non-current assets2
3,307 3,248 
Non-current assets2
3,528 3,495 
Current liabilities3
Current liabilities3
1,028 1,081 
Current liabilities3
1,372 1,330 
Non-current liabilities4
Non-current liabilities4
4,561 4,491 
Non-current liabilities4
5,242 4,761 
(1) Includes receivables of $42$43 and $45$48 due from non-guarantor subsidiaries as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021
(2) Includes receivables of $157$167 and $142$180 due from non-guarantor subsidiaries as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021
(3) Includes payables of $46$31 and $54$35 due to non-guarantor subsidiaries as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021
(4) Includes payables of $130$1,326 and $31$1,397 due to non-guarantor subsidiaries as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021

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 JI, 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.

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, 20202021 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, as applicable, are included in Note Bthe notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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” (such as statements regarding the Company's expectation and ability to pay quarterly dividends in the future or statements regarding the Company's initiation of a share repurchase program) and in the discussions of asbestos in Note IH and commitments and contingencies in Note JI 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, 2020,2021, which are not historical facts (including any statements concerning the direct or indirect impact of coronavirus,the COVID-19 pandemic, plans, the sale of the Company's European tinplateTinplate business (including whether the sale will ultimately be consummated within the expected timeframe or at all and whether the sale will ultimately prove to be beneficial to the Company) 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
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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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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis (Continued)

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, 20202021 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 (including under Item 1A of Part II below) 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 March 31, 2021,2022, see Note KJ to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As of March 31, 2021,2022, the CompanyCompany had $1.5 billion$1.6 billion principal floating interest rate debt. A change of 0.25% in these floating interest rates would change annual interest expense by approximatelyapproximately $4 millionmillion before tax.


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 IH entitled “Asbestos-Related Liabilities” and Note JI 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.



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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, 2020.2021. Such risks 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 may also materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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

The following table provides information about the Company's purchases of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021.2022. The table excludes 117,296146,857 shares surrendered to cover taxes on the vesting of restricted stock during the three months ended March 31, 2021.2022.
Total number of shares purchasedAverage price per shareTotal number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programsApproximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs
as of the end of the period
(millions of dollars)
February— — — $1,500 
March— — — 1,500 
— — 
Total number of shares purchasedAverage price per share
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs(1)
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs
as of the end of the period
(millions of dollars)
January1,102,122 $110.55 1,102,122 $2,878 
February1,271,458 $117.47 1,271,458 $2,729 
March496,125 $123.03 496,125 $2,668 
2,869,705 2,869,705 

(1) In FebruaryDecember 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an aggregate amount of $1.5$3.0 billion of Company common stock through the end of 2023.2024. Share repurchases under the Company's program may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

There were no events required to be reported under Item 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.2022.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On April 21, 2021, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Senior Executive Retirement Agreement with Didier Sourisseau, dated April 1, 2017 (the “SERP Amendment”). The SERP Amendment provides that Mr. Sourisseau’s retirement benefit under the Company’s Senior Executive Retirement Plan will become fully vested upon the completion of the sale of the Company’s European tinplate business (the “Transaction”), provided that Mr. Sourisseau remains in continuous employment with the Company through the completion of the Transaction. The SERP Amendment is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) Crown Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 22, 202128, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 2, 2021,8, 2022, the record date for the meeting, 134,912,097123,595,668 shares of Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) were issued and outstanding. A quorum of 116,307,905109,160,212 shares of Common Stock were present or represented at the meeting.





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(b) The following individuals were nominated and elected to serve as directors:

John W. Conway, Timothy J. Donahue, RicharedRichard H. Fearon, Andrea J. Funk, Stephen J. Hagge, Rose Lee, James H. Miller, Josef M. Müller, B. Craig Owens, Caesar F. Sweitzer, Jim L. Turner, William S. UrkielMarsha C. Williams and Dwayne A. Wilson.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholdersShareholders voted on the threefive matters below as follows:

1)The Company's shareholdersShareholders elected the following directors pursuant to the following vote:
DirectorsDirectorsVotes
For
Votes
Withheld
Broker
Non-Vote
DirectorsVotes
For
Votes
Withheld
Broker
Non-Vote
John W. Conway109,708,7302,045,7394,553,436
Timothy J. DonahueTimothy J. Donahue110,698,6961,055,7734,553,436Timothy J. Donahue97,088,9697,105,7314,965,512
Richard H. FearonRichard H. Fearon110,582,1311,172,3384,553,436Richard H. Fearon100,193,4084,001,2924,965,512
Andrea J. FunkAndrea J. Funk110,805,454949,0154,553,436Andrea J. Funk103,360,308834,3924,965,512
Stephen J. HaggeStephen J. Hagge110,663,5531,090,9164,553,436Stephen J. Hagge102,178,7762,015,9244,965,512
Rose Lee110,623,7701,130,6994,553,436
James H. MillerJames H. Miller105,149,9136,604,5564,553,436James H. Miller97,770,9106,423,7904,965,512
Josef M. MüllerJosef M. Müller110,284,4931,469,9764,553,436Josef M. Müller102,498,4621,696,2384,965,512
B. Craig OwensB. Craig Owens111,066,059688,4104,553,436B. Craig Owens103,437,726756,9744,965,512
Caesar F. SweitzerCaesar F. Sweitzer110,346,1091,408,3604,553,436Caesar F. Sweitzer102,170,2442,024,4564,965,512
Jim L. Turner106,250,7585,503,7114,553,436
William S. Urkiel107,682,5854,071,8844,553,436
Marsha C. WilliamsMarsha C. Williams101,058,4303,136,2704,965,512
Dwayne A. WilsonDwayne A. Wilson111,361,209393,2604,553,436Dwayne A. Wilson103,105,0671,089,6334,965,512


2)The Company's shareholdersShareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20212022 pursuant to the following vote:
Votes
For
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Vote
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Vote
108,816,8787,355,330135,697
104,078,734104,078,7344,942,964138,514





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3)The Company's shareholdersShareholders approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution on executive compensation (as further described in the Company's 20212022 Proxy Statement) pursuant to the following vote:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Vote
98,232,4645,495,127467,1094,965,512
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Vote
103,795,8887,776,515182,0664,553,436

4)The Company's Shareholders approved the adoption of the 2022 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan pursuant to the following vote:
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Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Vote
99,657,9514,106,473430,2754,965,512
5)The Company's Shareholders approved the Shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a By-law granting Shareholders the right to call a special meeting pursuant to the following vote:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Vote
103,058,181936,784199,7354,965,512


Item 6.    Exhibits    

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31.2
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101The following financial information from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 formatted in inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, (v) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
104Cover 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. BeaverChristy L. Kalaus
 David A. BeaverChristy L. Kalaus
 Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)
Date: April 23, 202129, 2022

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