|EXHIBIT 12
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Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

|                                                                         |  | Twelve monthsended12/31/2001 |   | Twelve monthsended12/31/2000 |    | Twelve monthsended12/31/1999 |    | Twelve monthsended12/31/1998 |    | Twelve monthsended12/31/1997 | 
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|Computation of Earnings:                                                 |  |                              |   |                              |    |                              |    |                              |    |                              | 
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|Income/(loss) before income taxes and cumulative                         | 
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|effect of a change in accounting                                         |  | ($444                        | ) | ($217                        | )  | $309                         |    | $180                         |    | $457                         | 
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|Adjustments to income:                                                   | 
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|Add:  Distributed income from less than                                  | 
|50% owned companies                                                      |  | 2                            |   | 4                            |    | 4                            |    | 7                            |    | 2                            | 
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|Add:  Portion of rent expense representative                             | 
|of interest expense (1)                                                  |  | 11                           |   | 12                           |    | 10                           |    | 6                            |    | 7                            | 
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|Add:  Interest incurred net of amounts                                   | 
|capitalized                                                              |  | 455                          |   | 393                          |    | 367                          |    | 408                          |    | 379                          | 
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|Add:  Amortization of interest previously                                | 
|capitalized                                                              |  | 1                            |   | (1                           | )  | (1                           | )  | 1                            |    | 3                            | 
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|Add:  Amortization of debt issue costs                                   |  | 2                            |   | 3                            |    | 6                            |    | 2                            |    | 2                            | 
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|Earnings                                                                 |  | $27                          |   | $194                         |    | $695                         |    | $604                         |    | $850                         | 
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|Computation of Fixed Charges:                                            | 
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|Interest incurred                                                        |  | $456                         |   | $394                         |    | $368                         |    | $414                         |    | $385                         | 
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|Amortization of debt issue costs                                         |  | 2                            |   | 3                            |    | 6                            |    | 2                            |    | 2                            | 
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|Portion of rental expense representative                                 | 
|of interest (1)                                                          |  | 11                           |   | 12                           |    | 10                           |    | 6                            |    | 7                            | 
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|Total fixed charges                                                      |  | 469                          |   | 409                          |    | 384                          |    | 422                          |    | 394                          | 
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|Preferred stock dividend requirements                                    |  |                              | 3 |                              | 23 |                              | 29 |                              | 35 |                             
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred stock 
                   dividends |  | $469                         |   | $412                         |    | $407                         |    | $451                         |    | $429                         | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)                                   |  | (3                           | ) | (3                           | )  | 1.8 X                        |    | 1.4 X                        |    | 2.2 X                        | 
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|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.
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|(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.
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|(3) | Earnings
did not cover fixed charges by $442 in 2001 and $218 for 2000.
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