-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR
Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov
Originator-Key-Asymmetric:
 MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen
 TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB
MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA,
 BBX7bD3Mf75R7Rd9gfk7owmmA49N4utauJGm5YI56RKoSL5Ru6V/HnjtWHcExtHl
 RGiUgULKLVqUE8i8EwiU2g==

<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000849869-11-000008.txt : 20110223
<SEC-HEADER>0000849869-11-000008.hdr.sgml : 20110223
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110223163755
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000849869-11-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000849869
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL CANS [3411]
		IRS NUMBER:				061269834
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22117
		FILM NUMBER:		11632659

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 LANDMARK SQ
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2039757110

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 LANDMARK SQUARE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>form8kcompcomm2-11.htm
<TEXT>
<html>
<head>
    <title>form8kcompcomm2-11.htm</title>
    <!-- Licensed to: 64808 -->
    <!-- Document Created using EDGARizer 5.2.3.0 -->
    <!-- Copyright 1995 - 2009 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. -->
</head>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UNITED STATES</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">WASHINGTON, D.C.&#160;&#160;20549</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FORM 8-K</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CURRENT REPORT</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;&#160;February 16, 2011</font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FON
T-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</fon
t></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="31%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Delaware</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">000-22117</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">06-1269834</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="31%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(State or other jurisdiction</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="21%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Commission</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(IRS Employer</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="31%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">of incorporation)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="21%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">File Number)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Identification No.)</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="71%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">06901</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="71%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="13%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Zip Code)</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:&#16
0;&#160;(203) 975-7110</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="86%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">N/A</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="86%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is int
ended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="76%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></font></font></font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="76%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></font></font></font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="76%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font></font></font></font></font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="76%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br>
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>

<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td style="WIDTH: 5px">
<div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</td>
<td width="976">
<div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Section 5&#8212;Corporate Governance and Management</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 5.02.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(e)&#160;&#160;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On February 16, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Silgan Holdings Inc., or the Company, (i) set the performance goal and performance goal target for 2011 under the Company&#8217;s Senior Executive Performance Plan, as amended, or the Performance Plan, for Mr. Anthony J. Allott, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the only participant under the Performance Plan, (ii) set financial targets and organizational goals for bonuses for 2011 for other executive officers of the Company, (iii) granted a performance award to Mr. Allott and established performance criteria for such performance award under the Company&#8217;s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, or the Stock Incentive Plan, and (iv) established performance criteria for 2011 for potential performance awards to be granted in 2012 u
nder the Stock Incentive Plan.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee set the performance goal for 2011 for Mr. Allott under the Performance Plan as the Company&#8217;s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rationalization charges and the impact from the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela (&#8220;Adjusted EBITDA&#8221;) and the performance goal target for 2011 as the achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA level of the Company from 2010.&#160;&#160;The Compensation Committee also determined that the maximum amount that could be awarded to Mr. Allott under the Performance Plan for 2011 would be 100% of his annual base salary for 2011, with the actual amount being determined pursuant to a formula based on the Company&#8217;s Adjusted EBITDA for 2011 as compared to the Company&#8217;s Adjusted EBITDA for 2010.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee approved annual bonuses for 2011 for Messrs. Robert B. Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Adam J. Greenlee, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and Frank W. Hogan, III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of&#160;&#160;the Company, in an amount up to a maximum amount of 40% of their annual salary received in 2011, with the amount of such annual bonus being calculated on the same basis that an annual bonus is calculated for the Chief Executive Officer of the Company for 2011 under the Performance Plan.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee set a target level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and organizational goals (management development, market leadership, operational leadership, working capital management, selling, general and administrative cost management and financial reporting and controls) for Silgan Containers LLC for the payment of annual bonuses for 2011 to officers of Silgan Containers LLC, including Mr. Thomas J. Snyder, President of Silgan Containers LLC.&#160;&#160;Following the end of the year, the Compensation Committee will confirm the level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and organizational goals attained by Silgan Containers LLC, and bonuses will be awarded to officers of Silgan</font></div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Containers LLC on a sliding scale (from zero to two times &#8220;norm&#8221;) on such basis.&#160;&#160;If the targeted level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and organizational goals for Silgan Containers LLC are attained, Mr. Snyder would receive a bonus for 2011 at &#8220;norm,&#8221; or at 30% of his salary for 2011.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee set a target level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and organizational goals (management development, safety, working capital management, market leadership, operational leadership and financial reporting and controls) for Silgan Plastics LLC for the payment of annual bonuses for 2011 to officers of Silgan Plastics LLC, including Mr. Alan H. Koblin, President of Silgan Plastics LLC.&#160;&#160;Following the end of the year, the Compensation Committee will confirm the level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and organizational goals attained by Silgan Plastics LLC, and bonuses will be awarded to officers of Silgan Plastics LLC on a sliding scale (from zero to two times &#8220;norm&#8221;) on such basis.&#160;&#160;If the targeted level of earnings b
efore interest and taxes and rationalization charges and organizational goals for Silgan Plastics LLC are attained, Mr. Koblin would receive a bonus for 2011 at &#8220;norm,&#8221; or at 35% of his salary for 2011.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee set a target level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and the impact from the&#160;&#160;remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela and organizational goals (market leadership, operational leadership, working capital management, selling, general and administrative cost management and financial reporting and controls) for the North America, Europe, Asia and South America operations of Silgan White Cap for the payment of annual bonuses for 2011 to officers of Silgan White Cap.&#160;&#160;Following the end of the year, the Compensation Committee will confirm the level of earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and the impact from the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela and organizational goals attained by the North America, Europe, Asia and South America op
erations of Silgan White Cap, and bonuses will be awarded to officers of Silgan White Cap on a sliding scale (from zero to two times &#8220;norm&#8221;) on such basis as applicable.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee approved annual bonus calculations for 2011 for each of Messrs. Anthony P. Andreacchi, Malcolm E. Miller and B. Fredrick Prinzen and Ms. Kimberly I. Ulmer, executive officers of the Company, based upon a weighted average of actual bonus payouts as a percentage of &#8220;norm&#8221; to the officers of the Company&#8217;s businesses under the respective bonus plans of Silgan Containers LLC, Silgan Plastics LLC and the North America, Europe, Asia and South America operations of Silgan White Cap, using each business&#8217; percentage of the overall earnings before interest and taxes and rationalization charges and the impact from the&#160;&#160;remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela of all such businesses as the basis for weighting.&#160;&#160;Such executive officers are eligible to receive a bonus for 2011 on a
 sliding scale (from zero to two times &#8220;norm&#8221;), with &#8220;norm&#8221; for such executive officers being 30% of their salary for 2011.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Compensation Committee also approved and granted a performance award to Mr. Allott under the Stock Incentive Plan.&#160;&#160;Mr. Allott received a performance award of 120,000 restricted stock units, with each restricted stock unit representing the right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Company.&#160;&#160;The Compensation Committee established the performance criteria for such performance award as the Company&#8217;s 2011</font></div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
</div>

<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">3</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rationalization charges and the impact from the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela, and the minimum level of performance for such performance award as 75 percent of the Company&#8217;s 2010 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rationalization charges and the impact from the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela.&#160;&#160;In the event such minimum level of performance is not attained, such performance award will be canceled and be null and void.&#160;&#160;If such minimum level of performance is attained, then all such restricted stock units under such performance award will vest all at once on March 1, 2014, subject to the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan, and such restricted stock units carry with them the right to receive divid
end equivalents in an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one share of Common Stock of the Company for each restricted stock unit while such restricted stock unit is outstanding and until such restricted stock unit vests.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Additionally, the Compensation Committee approved potential performance awards of restricted stock units for an aggregate of up to 261,100 shares of Common Stock of the Company to a total of 37 officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, and fixed and established the performance criteria for the Company&#8217;s 2011 fiscal year for the granting of such performance awards under the Stock Incentive Plan.&#160;&#160;Messrs. Allott, Lewis, Greenlee, Hogan and Snyder, each of whom is a person named in the Summary Compensation Table in the Company&#8217;s most recent proxy statement, are included in such group of officers and other key employees.&#160;&#160;The performance criteria for the 2011 fiscal year selected by the Compensation Committee is the Company&#8217;s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and 
amortization and rationalization charges and the impact from the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela for 2011, and the minimum level of performance that must be attained for 2011 for the performance awards to be granted is 75% of the level of the Company&#8217;s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rationalization charges and the impact from the&#160;&#160;remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela in 2010.&#160;&#160;If the minimum level of performance for 2011 is attained as confirmed by the Compensation Committee following the end of 2011, then the Compensation Committee may grant performance awards for an aggregate of up to 261,100 restricted stock units to such 37 officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.&#160;&#160;In determining the amount of a performance award to grant to a particular officer or other key employee, the Compensation Committee targets a multiple of such individual&#8217;s annual base salary as the level of the nominal value 
of unvested stock awards for such individual.&#160;&#160;The multiple for each individual is determined on the basis of the individual&#8217;s anticipated long-term contribution to the Company.&#160;&#160;In determining the 2011 performance award to be granted to any individual, the Compensation Committee will review the nominal value of unvested stock awards previously granted to such individual compared to such individual&#8217;s target multiple of salary, and may grant a performance award to such individual in an amount up to the maximum amount approved by the Compensation Committee for such individual on February 16, 2011.&#160;&#160;Generally, in making grants the Compensation Committee will consider performance awards for individuals whose aggregate nominal value of unvested stock awards is less than their target multiple of salary so that their total nominal value of unvested stock awards approximates their target multiple of salary.&#160;&#160;Such restricted stock units will be granted at the earlie
st upon the date on which the Compensation Committee confirms that the minimum level of performance was attained, will vest in five equal</font></div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
</div>

<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">installments annually beginning one year from the date of grant, and will carry with them the right to receive dividend equivalents in an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one share of Common Stock of the Company for each restricted stock unit while such restricted stock unit is outstanding and until such restricted stock unit vests.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
</div>

<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">5</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SIGNATURES</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">
<div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="38%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.</font></font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 1px solid">&#160;</td>
<td valign="top" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">By: </font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" nowrap valign="top" width="35%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 1px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">/s/ Frank W. Hogan, III&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 1px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" nowrap valign="bottom" width="35%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Frank W. Hogan, III</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="35%" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1">
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Senior Vice President, General Counsel</font></div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1"><font size="3"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;and Secretary</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Date:&#160; February 23, 2011</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>
</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">6</font></div>
</body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
