Crown Holdings, Inc. announced on October 21, 2026, that Wayne T. Smith has been elected to serve as a director of the company, effective immediately. The company’s Board of Directors now consists of eleven members.

Mr. Smith has been appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee. His compensation for service on the Board and its committees will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors, as detailed in the Company’s proxy statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

According to the filing, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Smith and any other person regarding his selection as a director, and there are no transactions in which the Company is a participant in which Mr. Smith has a direct or indirect material interest.

Mr. Smith previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BASF Corporation, the North American business of Germany-based BASF SE, from 2015 to 2021. During his tenure at BASF, the North American business generated approximately $20 billion in annual revenue. Prior to his role at BASF, he held several senior general management positions with increasing responsibility over the previous ten years. Earlier in his career, he held general management, operational, and engineering roles with W.R. Grace, The BOC Group Limited, and General Electric.

Currently, Mr. Smith serves as Chairman of the Board of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD), a global industrial gases company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue, and is a Director of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE), an oil and gas storage and transportation company with approximately $33 billion in annual revenue. He previously served as a Director of Inter Pipeline Ltd. and BASF SE.

Mr. Smith holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University.

Timothy J. Donahue, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Holdings, stated, “Wayne brings to the Board substantial and diverse senior executive leadership and management experience across a wide range of end markets, as well as deep operational and process knowledge. We are pleased to welcome Wayne to the Board and are confident in the meaningful contributions he will make in the years ahead.”