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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2026

CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

001-41550

75-3099507

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

14025 Riveredge Dr, Suite 300

Tampa, Florida 33637

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $5.00 Par Value	CCK	New York Stock Exchange
7 1/2% Debentures Due 2096	CCK96	New York Stock Exchange

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

SIGNATURE

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EX 99-1 PRESS RELEASE – CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. APPOINTS DR. JOHN M. ROST EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - ASIA PACIFIC AND TRANSIT PACKAGING

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 26, 2026, Crown Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Dr. John M. Rost, age 56, current President of the Company’s Asia Pacific Division, will be promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Asia Pacific and Transit Packaging, effective April 1, 2026.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Rost and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Asia Pacific and Transit Packaging. Dr. Rost does not have any familial relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and there are no transactions in which Dr. Rost has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report.

99.1 Press release, dated March 26, 2026, issued by Crown Holdings, Inc.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 HOLDINGS, INC.



			By:			/s/ Kevin B . Garry
						Kevin B. Garry
						Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: March 31, 2026

Crown Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits