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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
9300 Ashton Road
P. O. Box 6208
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19136

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Date:      September 14, 1994

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                  CROWN CORK & SEAL TO INCUR THIRD QUARTER
               RESTRUCTURING CHARGE IN METAL PACKAGING SECTOR

  
  Philadelphia, PA--September 14, 1994.  Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
  (NYSE-CCK) announced today that it will incur a charge in its third
  quarter ending September 30 to reflect the costs associated with the
  restructuring of its metal packaging operations in the U.S. and Canada.
  The charge will total $114 million on a pre-tax basis, or $68 million
  ($0.76 per share) on an after-tax basis.  Thirteen facilities are affected
  by the restructuring, primarily those which produce three-piece, steel
  food and aerosol containers.
  
  Mr. William J. Avery, Crown's Chairman, President and CEO, said that the
  restructuring will enable the Company to remain competitive in its core
  metal packaging business.  "This program will reduce the number of
  three-piece facilities in North America by 20% as customer volume
  requirements are consolidated into other locations," Avery said.  Ten plants
  will be closed, including seven in 1994, and an additional three will
  be reorganized.  The program is expected to be completed within one year. 
  The charge will cover the  restructuring of facilities, including applicable
  severance and related fixed asset write-downs.
  
  Crown outlined its plans earlier this year to continue to invest in its
  worldwide operations while pursuing productivity enhancements in order
  to achieve the lowest possible cost of production.  "Capacity utilization
  is now relatively firm throughout the remaining Crown system in both metal
  and plastic packaging, and additional opportunities to lower costs,
  particularly in the aluminum beverage can sector, will be accomplished
  gradually as market conditions permit," observed Avery.
  
  Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., with sales of $4.2 billion in 1993, operates
  153 manufacturing facilities located in 41 countries.  The Company is
  a leading worldwide producer of metal and plastic packaging products and
  packaging machinery.  Headquarters are located in Philadelphia.
  
  
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  For more information, contact:
  
  (215) 698-5366 or (215) 698-5392
  
  
  
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