CROWN CORK & SEAL TO DELIST FROM THE PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE
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Philadelphia,  PA - November 20, 2001.  Crown Cork & Seal Company,  Inc. (NYSE &
Paris Bourse: CCK) today announced that the Company intends to delist its shares
from the Paris Stock Exchange  (Bourse) due to consistently low trading volumes.
This action will be effective on December 27, 2001.  Crown has retained  Societe
Generale as its agent in the delisting process.

Shareholders with shares through Euroclear France System will have the option to
sell their shares on the NYSE or to retain them for future  trading on the NYSE.
The Company  does not expect  this  action to have a material  impact on trading
volumes on the NYSE.

Crown  Cork & Seal is a leading  supplier  of  packaging  products  to  consumer
marketing  companies  around  the  world.  World  headquarters  are  located  in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For more information, contact:
Timothy J. Donahue, Senior Vice President - Finance (215) 698-5088.


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