EXHIBIT 12

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
FIXED CHARGES

	Twelve months ended 12/31/2001		Twelve months ended 12/31/2000		Twelve months ended 12/31/1999		Twelve months ended 12/31/1998	Twelve months ended 12/31/1997
Computation of Earnings:
Income/(loss) before income taxes and cumulative
effect of a change in accounting	($444	)	($217	)	$309		$180	$457
Adjustments to income:
Add: Distributed income from less than
50% owned companies	2		4		4		7	2
Add: Portion of rent expense representative
of interest expense (1)	11		12		10		6	7
Add: Interest incurred net of amounts
capitalized	455		393		367		408	379
Add: Amortization of interest previously
capitalized	1		(1	)	(1	)	1	3
Add: Amortization of debt issue costs	2		3		6		2	2
Earnings	$27		$194		$695		$604	$850
Computation of Fixed Charges:
Interest incurred	$456		$394		$368		$414	$385
Amortization of debt issue costs	2		3		6		2	2
Portion of rental expense representative
of interest (1)	11		12		10		6	7
Total fixed charges	469		409		384		422	394
Preferred stock dividend requirements			3		23		29	35
Combined fixed charges and preferred stock                    dividends	$469		$412		$407		$451	$429
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)	(3	)	(3	)	1.8 X		1.4 X	2.2 X
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
and preferred stock dividends (2)	(3	)	(3	)	1.7 X		1.3 X	2.0 X

(1) One-third of net rent expense is the portion deemed representative of the interest factor.

(2) After charges in millions for (i) restructuring of $48, $52, $(7), $179 and $67 for 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, (ii) asbestos of $51, $255, $163 and $125 for 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively and (iii) asset impairments of $215 and $26 for 2001 and 2000, respectively.

(3) Earnings did not cover fixed charges by $442 in 2001 and $218 for 2000.