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



FORM 11-K/A

[ X ]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
 
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Commission File Number 0-50189
 

 
A.
    Full title of the plan:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
 
 
 
    Retirement Thrift Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
B.
    Name of issuer of the Securities held pursuant to the plan
 
 
 
    and the address of its principal executive office:
 


 
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
ONE CROWN WAY
 
 
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19154-4599
 
 
 
 


        










Explanatory Note:
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 11-K/A (this “Form 11-K/A”) amends our annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 19, 2015 (the “Form 11-K”). We are filing this Form 11-K/A to correct the following clerical errors in the Form 11-K: (1) the “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” has been amended to include the electronic signature of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP and (2) the “Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in Exhibit 23 has been amended to include the electronic signature of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.
No other information contained in the original filing is amended by this Form 11-K/A. The Form 11-K has been corrected and furnished in its entirety in this Form 11-K/A.









INDEX


 
Pages(s)
 
 
Signatures
3
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
6
 
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Information in Accordance with the Financial Reporting Requirements of ERISA
7 - 17
 
 
Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
18
 
 

                        










SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Benefit Plans Investment Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto
duly authorized.




 
 
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
 
 
Retirement Thrift Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David A. Beaver
 
 
David A. Beaver
 
 
Vice President and Corporate Controller
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: June 19, 2015
 
 




















CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN




Financial Statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2014 and 2013


Supplemental information required for Form 5500
as of December 31, 2014














Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
Retirement Thrift Plan
Table of Contents



 
 
Pages(s)
 
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1
 
 
 
Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013
2
 
 
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
3
 
 
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
4 - 10
 
 
 
Supplemental Information *
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
11






* Other supplemental schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.










Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Participants and Administrator of the
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement Thrift Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement Thrift Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The supplemental information in the accompanying Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement Thrift Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.


/s/ Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 18, 2015










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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
 
 
 
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
ASSETS
2014
 
2013
 
Investments, at fair value
 
 
 
 
Registered investment companies:
 
 
 
 
   American Century Equity Income Fund
$
1,329,173

 
$
1,230,057

 
   T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
1,157,217

 
1,070,532

 
   Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
30,851,995

 *

 
   Vanguard 500 Index Fund
 
28,350,765

 *
   Vanguard Balanced Index Fund
7,475,661

 *
7,117,759

 *
   Vanguard Explorer Fund
10,472,493

 *
10,646,743

 *
   Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
1,427,663

 
1,314,662

 
   Vanguard International Growth Fund
5,691,694

 *
6,202,325

 *
   Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
5,504,970

 
4,983,295

 
   Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund
553,915

 
557,226

 
   Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund
114,841

 
110,055

 
   Harbor International Fund
135,483

 
139,891

 
   Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund
838,773

 
761,308

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund
 
296,492

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund
 
2,378,927

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund
 
1,247,670

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund
 
2,175,155

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund
 
1,329,335

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund
 
1,370,520

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund
 
708,762

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund
 
536,028

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
 
465,584

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund
 
132,202

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund
 
439

 
   Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund
 
531,691

 
 
65,553,878

 
73,657,423

 
 
 
 
 
 
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust
25,015,057

 *
25,451,200

 *
Vanguard Target Retirement Trusts
13,339,553

 
 
Crown Holdings, Inc. Stock Fund
5,370,057

 
5,400,444

 *
                 Total investments, at fair value
109,278,545

 
104,509,067

 
Receivables
 
 
 
 
Employer's contributions
1,103

 
1,033

 
Participants' contributions
5,079

 
5,125

 
Notes receivable from participants
3,298,579

 
3,129,735

 
Total receivables
3,304,761

 
3,135,893

 
 
 
 
 
 
                 Total assets
112,583,306

 
107,644,960

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
112,583,306

 
107,644,960

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit responsive investment contracts
(703,139
)
 
(654,551
)
 
Net assets available for benefits
$
111,880,167

 
$
106,990,409

 
* Represents 5% or more of net assets available for benefits.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
 
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Additions:
 
 
 
 
Investment income:
 
 
 
 
   Interest and dividend income
$
3,477,016

 
$
2,777,719

 
   Net appreciation in fair value of investments
3,678,228

 
14,039,999

 
            Total investment income
7,155,244

 
16,817,718

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income, notes receivable from participants
130,246

 
126,451

 
            Total interest income, notes receivable
130,246

 
126,451

 
 
 
 
 
 
Contributions:
 
 
 
 
   Employer
1,420,636

 
1,456,333

 
   Participant
4,072,832

 
3,878,586

 
            Total contributions
5,493,468

 
5,334,919

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other additions
2,802

 
6,748

 
            Total additions
12,781,760

 
22,285,836

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deductions:
 
 
 
 
Benefits paid to participants
7,866,322

 
7,370,429

 
Miscellaneous fees
25,680

 
25,816

 
            Total deductions
7,892,002

 
7,396,245

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase
4,889,758

 
14,889,591

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits:
 
 
 
 
Beginning of year
106,990,409

 
92,100,818

 
End of year
$
111,880,167

 
$
106,990,409

 



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


















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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements


NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN    

The following description of the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement Thrift Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.                    

General                     
The Plan is a voluntary defined contribution plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a convenient method by which eligible employees may save regularly through salary deferrals. Participation in the Plan is determined by an agreement among recognized collective bargaining units and Crown Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) or as otherwise agreed upon between the Company and non-organized hourly employees. Generally, employees are eligible to participate in the Plan upon date of hire. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

The Plan is administered by the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Benefit Plans Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee has appointed Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (“VFTC”) as the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan.

Contributions
Participants may elect to make basic and supplemental contributions (where permitted) each pay period. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. Basic contributions may be matched by the Company at various rates as determined by the employer company, as defined in the Plan document. Supplemental contributions (where permitted) are not matched by the Company. In addition, certain participants receive profit sharing contributions, some of which are discretionary, from the Company at varying rates as determined by the employer company, as defined in the Plan document. Discretionary contributions in 2014 and 2013 totaled $405,900 and $494,634, respectively. Contribution amounts are subject to certain limitations.

Participant Accounts    
Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and allocation of (a) the Company's contribution and (b) Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of any miscellaneous fees. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account.

Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company's matching and profit sharing contribution portions of their accounts plus earnings thereon is based on various rates established in the collective bargaining agreements or in the Plan document. A participant becomes 100% vested in the matching contribution portion after completing 4 or 5 years of credited service depending on the employer company and as defined in the Plan document. If eligible, a participant becomes 100% vested in the profit sharing contribution portion either immediately or after completing 5 years of credited service depending on the employer company and as defined in the Plan document.

Notes Receivable from Participants
The Plan does not generally permit participants to borrow from their accounts. However, in some circumstances participants who are employees of certain divisions of the Company and participants who are former participants of certain plans, which have merged into the Plan, are permitted to borrow from their accounts. Generally, these participants may borrow from their account a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance.




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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements


Notes receivable terms range from 1 to 5 years or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The notes receivable are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at prevailing interest rates. Interest rates on notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 range from 4.25% to 6.00% and 4.25% to 9.00%, respectively. Principal and interest are paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions.

Payment of Benefits
On termination of service due to retirement, attainment of age 65, permanent plant shutdown, permanent disability, or death, the participant, or his or her beneficiary, automatically becomes fully vested in the Company contributions. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. All distributions are paid in either cash or Company stock at the participant's election.

Forfeited Accounts
When certain terminations of participation in the Plan occur, the non-vested portion of the participant's account, as defined, represents a forfeiture. Total unallocated forfeitures, which will be used to reduce future Company contributions, were $114,841 and $110,055 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Forfeitures used to offset Company contributions in 2014 and 2013 totaled $5,800 and $8,744 respectively.

Plan Termination
The Company reserves the right to retroactively amend or modify any of the provisions of the Plan in any respect in order to qualify or maintain the Plan as a plan meeting the requirements of ERISA or any other applicable legislation. Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their Company contributions.


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
                
The following significant accounting policies, which conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been used consistently in the preparation of the Plan's financial statements.

Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.    

As described in the authoritative guidance for fully benefit responsive investment contracts, such contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. For the 2014 and 2013 plan years, the Plan invested in the Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust, which holds guaranteed investment contracts which are subject to the authoritative guidance. The Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts held in the collective trust fund as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit responsive contracts from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis for fully benefit responsive investment contracts.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements


Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan's investments are reported at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 4 for a discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan's gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Notes Receivable From Participants
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Related fees are recorded as miscellaneous fees and are expensed when they are incurred. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (“ASU 2015-07”). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to include investments in the fair value hierarchy for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient under Accounting Standards Codification 820. ASU 2015-07 is effective for the Plan for years beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2015-07 on the Plan’s financial statements.


NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS    

During 2014 and 2013, the Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registered investment companies
$
2,939,794

 
$
13,059,760

 
Common stock fund
738,434

 
980,239

 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
$
3,678,228

 
$
14,039,999

 


NOTE 4 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under authoritative guidance are described as follows:





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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements


Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include

quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset or liability's fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following tables summarize instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the Plan:

 
Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
Registered investment companies:
 
 
 
 
 
   Balanced
$
7,475,661

 
 
$
7,475,661

   Growth & Income
1,329,173

 
 
1,329,173

   International
5,827,176

 
 
5,827,176

   Inter-term Treasury
5,504,970

 
 
5,504,970

   Large-Cap
32,563,127

 
 
32,563,127

   Mid-Cap
2,266,437

 
 
2,266,437

   Money Market
114,841

 
 
114,841

   Small-Cap Growth
10,472,493

 
 
10,472,493

   Total registered investment companies
65,553,878

 
 
65,553,878

Common stock fund
5,370,057

 
 
5,370,057

Collective trusts:
 
 
 
 


   Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust
 
$
25,015,057

 
25,015,057

   Vanguard Target Retirement Trusts
 
13,339,553

 
13,339,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
70,923,935

 
$
38,354,610

 
$
109,278,545










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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements


 
Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2013
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
Registered investment companies:
 
 
 
 
 
Balanced
$
18,290,565

 
 
$
18,290,565

Growth & Income
1,230,057

 
 
1,230,057

International
6,342,216

 
 
6,342,216

Inter-term Treasury
4,983,295

 
 
4,983,295

Large-Cap
29,978,522

 
 
29,978,522

Mid-Cap
2,075,970

 
 
2,075,970

Money Market
110,055

 
 
110,055

Small-Cap Growth
10,646,743

 
 
10,646,743

   Total registered investment companies
73,657,423

 
 
73,657,423

Common stock fund
5,400,444

 
 
5,400,444

Collective trust:
 
 
 
 


   Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust
 
$
25,451,200

 
25,451,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
79,057,867

 
$
25,451,200

 
$
104,509,067



The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end.

The fair value of the common stock fund is measured at the closing price reported on the active market on which the security held by the fund is traded.

The Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust is a collective trust fund that is valued based upon the units of the collective trust fund held by the Plan at year end times the respective unit value. The unit value of the collective trust fund is based upon significant observable inputs, although it is not based upon quoted market prices in an active market. The collective trust fund's investment objective is to seek the preservation of capital and to provide a competitive level of income over time that is consistent with the preservation of capital. To achieve its investment objective, the collective trust fund invests in assets (typically contracts issued by insurance companies and banks, synthetic investment contracts, and short term investments) and enters into “wrapper” contracts issued by third-parties and invests in cash equivalents represented by shares in a money market fund.

The Vanguard Target Retirement Trusts are collective trust funds that are valued daily based upon the units of the collective trust funds held by the Plan at year end times the respective unit values. The unit values are based upon significant observable inputs, although they are not based upon quoted market prices in an active market. These collective trust funds include eleven target year trusts ranging from 2010 to 2060, in 5 year increments. The trusts invest in Vanguard mutual funds using a balanced asset allocation strategy designed for investors planning to retire and leave the workforce in or within a few years of the target year. The trusts' asset allocation will become more conservative over time. The trusts' indirect bond holdings are a diversified mix of short, intermediate, and long-term U.S. government, U.S. agency, and investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds; inflation-protected public obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and government, agency, corporate, and


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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements


securitized investment-grade foreign bonds issued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar (but hedged by Vanguard to minimize currency exposures). The trusts' indirect stock holdings are a diversified mix of U.S. and foreign large, mid, and small-capitalization stocks.

The underlying investments of the collective trusts consist primarily of Level 2 inputs, consisting of inputs either directly or indirectly observable for substantially the full term of the asset through corroboration with observable market data. The Plan's investment in the collective trusts is not subject to any withdrawal or redemption restrictions. The Plan has no unfunded commitments relating to the collective trusts at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

The pricing methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.


NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Plan participants invest in shares of registered investment companies and a collective trust fund managed by affiliates of VFTC. VFTC acts as trustee for investments of the Plan. The Plan participants also invest in shares of the Company's stock through the Crown Holdings, Inc. Stock Fund. The common stock fund held approximately 106,000 and 121,000 shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. common stock representing 4.8% and 5.0% of Plan assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. There were no dividends on the Company's common stock in 2014 or 2013. Loans to participants are secured by the balances in the respective participant accounts. Transactions in such investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions and are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

Certain administrative functions of the Plan are performed by officers or employees of the Company. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.


NOTE 6 - PLAN EXPENSES

All recordkeeping expenses for the administration of the Plan, with the exception of certain miscellaneous fees, are paid by the Company. Expenses that are paid by the Company are excluded from these financial statements. Fees related to the administration of notes receivable from participants are charged directly to the participant’s account and are included in miscellaneous fees. Investment related expenses are included in net appreciation of fair value of investments.     


NOTE 7 - TAX STATUS    

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) determined and informed the Company by letter dated September 28, 2011 that the Plan was qualified under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 401(k). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. The Company believes the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.






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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements



Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there are no uncertain positions taken, or expected to be taken, that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011.


NOTE 8 - RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.







































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Supplemental Information
Required for Form 5500






















CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC. RETIREMENT THRIFT PLAN
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement Thrift Plan
EIN 23-1526444 Plan No. 105
 
 
 
 
Identity of Participant-Directed Issues
Investment Type
 
Current Value

 
American Century Equity Income Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
$
1,329,173

 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
1,157,217

*
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
30,851,995

*
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
7,475,661

*
Vanguard Explorer Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
10,472,493

*
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
1,427,663

*
Vanguard International Growth Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
5,691,694

*
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
5,504,970

*
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
553,915

*
Vanguard Prime Money Market fund
Registered Investment Company
 
114,841

 
Harbor International Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
135,483

 
Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund
Registered Investment Company
 
838,773

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
224,514

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
2,478,436

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
1,736,764

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
2,623,797

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
1,572,923

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
1,616,152

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
1,028,161

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
644,591

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
653,625

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
202,299

*
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
17,180

*
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
541,111

*
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust
Collective Trust Fund
 
25,015,057

*
Crown Holdings, Inc. Stock Fund
Common Stock Fund
 
5,370,057

*
Notes receivable from participants
Interest rates: 4.25% - 6.00%
 
3,298,579

 
Total Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
$
112,577,124

 
 
 
 
 
*
 Party-in-Interest as defined by ERISA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost column not required to be reported as all investments are participant directed.
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT 23
 





Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-85842 and No. 333-140992) on Form S-8 of our report dated June 18, 2015, appearing in this annual report on Form 11-K of the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement Thrift Plan for the year ended December 31, 2014.



/s/ Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 18, 2015






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