{"id":32483,"date":"2024-08-30T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/?post_type=deals-cases&#038;p=32483"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:57:02","slug":"crown-holdings-announces-intention-to-transfer-740-million-in-us-pension-plan-obligations","status":"publish","type":"deals-cases","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/crown-holdings-announces-intention-to-transfer-740-million-in-us-pension-plan-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown Holdings announces intention to transfer $740 million in US pension plan obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On August 30, 2024,Crown Holdings Inc. announced that it&nbsp; has entered into an agreement to purchase a group annuity contract from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) to fully guarantee benefits covered under the contract for nearly all of the retirees and deferred vested participants in its primary US 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