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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2002




                        Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Pennsylvania                  1-2227                   23-1526444
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      (State or other               (Commission              (I.R.S.Employer
       jurisdiction of               File Number)           Identification No.)
        incorporation)





       One Crown Way, Philadelphia, PA                          19154-4599
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)



                                  215-698-5100
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code





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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits

99.1     Certification  by John W. Conway,  Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to
         18  U.S.C. Section  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant to  Section 906 of the
         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2     Certification by Alan W. Rutherford, Chief Financial  Officer, pursuant
         to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350, as  adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

     On November 13, 2002, as accompanying  correspondence  to Crown Cork & Seal
Company,  Inc.'s  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September
30, 2002, certifications of John W. Conway, Chief Executive Officer, and Alan W.
Rutherford,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 were furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Copies of the certifications are filed herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.


Limitation of Incorporation by Reference

In accordance with general  instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
report is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section.









                                   SIGNATURE


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



                                          CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
                                                     (Registrant)


November 15, 2002                         By: /s/ Thomas A. Kelly
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                                              Vice President and
                                              Corporate Controller










                                 Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.             Description
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99.1     Certification by John W. Conway,  Chief  Executive Officer, pursuant to
         18  U.S.C. Section 1350, as  adopted  pursuant to  Section  906 of  the
         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.2     Certification by Alan W. Rutherford, Chief  Financial Officer, pursuant
         to  18  U.S.C. Section  1350, as  adopted  pursuant to  Section  906 of
         the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002