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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Pennsylvania ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) to FORM 10 - K COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-50189 CROWN HOLDINGS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 770 Township Line Road ( Address of principal executive offices ) Yardley PA Registrant's telephone number , including area code : 215-698-5100 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT : Title of each class Trading Symbols CCK Common Stock $ 5.00 Par Value 7 3 / 8 % Debentures Due 2026 CCK26 CCK96 7 1 / 2 % Debentures Due 2096 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : NONE ( Title of Class ) 75-3099507 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No 19067-4232 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filings requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No □ Document Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K is not contained herein , and will not be contained , to the best of registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . < DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Yes □ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated filer Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 22 , 2021 No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company As of June 30 , 2020 , 134,770,527 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock , excluding shares held in Treasury , were issued and outstanding , and the aggregate market value of such shares held by non - affiliates of the Registrant on such date was $ 8,777,604,424 based on the New York Stock Exchange closing price for such shares on that date . As of February 24 , 2021 , 134,936,129 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock were issued and outstanding . 0 0 Parts Into Which Incorporated Part III to the extent described therein