UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K / A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2011
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | | 0-50189 | | 75-3099507 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Crown Way
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154-4599
(215) 698-5100
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
Crown Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2011 (the “Original Filing”) for the sole purpose of disclosing the Company’s decision as to the frequency with which it will include advisory votes on executive compensation in future annual meeting proxy materials. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
As previously reported, at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 28, 2011, a majority of the shares cast voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis. After consideration of the shareholder voting results, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: September 12, 2011 | | CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| | | By: /s/ Kevin C. Clothier |
| | | Name: Kevin C. Clothier |
| | | Title: Vice President and Corporate Controller |
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