<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-14-005388.txt : 20140207
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140207170959
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-14-005388
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140205
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140207

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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CROWE JEFFREY C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001021056
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22117
		FILM NUMBER:		14585248

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LANDSTAR CORP ACCT
		STREET 2:		13410 SUTTON PARK DR. S.
		CITY:			JACKSONVILLE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32224
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            <rptOwnerName>CROWE JEFFREY C</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>LANDSTAR CORP ACCT</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>13410 SUTTON PARK DR. S.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>JACKSONVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>32224</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-02-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1062</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>36273</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <footnote id="F1">These securities are restricted stock units that were granted on June 4, 2013 pursuant to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and would have been settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis upon vesting on June 4, 2014.  However, these securities were forfeited by the reporting person as a result of his resignation for personal reasons as a Director of the Company on February 5, 2014, prior to the vesting of these securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Frank W. Hogan, III, Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey C. Crowe</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-02-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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