<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-13-006054.txt : 20130212
<SEC-HEADER>0001140361-13-006054.hdr.sgml : 20130212
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20130212162348
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-13-006054
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130212

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HORRIGAN D GREG
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001199501

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22117
		FILM NUMBER:		13597509

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 LANDMARK SQUARE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901

ISSUER:		

	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

	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
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        <footnote id="F1">All of such shares were sold to Silgan Holdings Inc. pursuant to Silgan Holdings Inc.'s issuer tender offer that was completed on February 8, 2013.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Since the reporting person's last report, the reporting person contributed 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock which were previously reported as directly beneficially owned by the reporting person to a grantor retained annuity trust, of which the reporting person is the sole trustee with voting and dispositive power over such shares, and such shares are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person indirectly through grantor retained annuity trusts. Additionally, since the reporting person's last report, 83,531 shares of Common Stock, which were indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person through grantor retained annuity trusts, were transferred by such grantor retained annuity trusts to the reporting person and are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person directly.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Since the reporting person's last report, the reporting person transferred 20,000 shares of Common Stock, which were previously reported as directly beneficially owned by the reporting person, to his spouse, and subsequently his spouse transferred 17,317 of such shares to a family trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee with voting and dispositive power over such shares.  Accordingly, the remaining shares of Common Stock held by the reporting person's spouse are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person indirectly through his spouse and the 17,317 shares of Common Stock held by the family trust are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person indirectly through such family trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Since the reporting person's last report, 1,200,000 of these shares of Common Stock, which were previously reported as being beneficially owned directly by the reporting person, were contributed by the reporting person to a grantor retained annuity trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee with voting and dispositive power over such shares, and such shares are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person indirectly through grantor retained annuity trusts.  Additionally, since the reporting person's last report, 83,531 shares of Common Stock, which were indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person through grantor retained annuity trusts, were transferred by such grantor retained annuity trusts to the reporting person and are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person directly.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares of Common Stock are owned by grantor retained annuity trusts, of which the reporting person and his spouse are co-trustees with voting and dispositive power over the shares or the reporting person is the sole trustee with voting and dispositive power over the shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The reporting person is the sole general partner of Horrigan Family Limited Partnership, with sole voting and dispositive power over the shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Since the reporting person's last report, these shares of Common Stock, which were previously reported as being beneficially owned directly by the reporting person, were transferred by the reporting person to his spouse, who subsequently transferred these shares of Common Stock to a family trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee with voting and dispositive power over such shares, and such shares are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person indirectly through a trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">These shares of Common Stock are owned by a family trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee with voting and dispositive power over such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Since the reporting person's last report, these shares of Common Stock, which were previously reported as being beneficially owned directly by the reporting person, were transferred by the reporting person to his spouse, and such shares are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned indirectly by the reporting person through his spouse.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Frank W. Hogan, III, Attorney-in-fact for D. Greg Horrigan</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-02-12</signatureDate>
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