UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2003



                             SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware                    000-22117               06-1269834
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission            (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)


4 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut                               06901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 975-7110


                                      N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





     Item 5.  Other Events.


     On March 4,  2003,  the  registrant  announced  that it had  completed  its
     acquisition of the remaining 65 percent equity interest in Amcor White Cap,
     LLC, a joint venture of the Company, and that it had closed on $150 million
     of  incremental  term loan  borrowings  under its existing  senior  secured
     credit facility.  For additional  information regarding  this announcement,
     refer to Exhibit 99.1 filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.


     Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.


     (c) Exhibits

     Exhibit No.                          Description
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     99.1                   Press  Release  dated  March 4, 2003  regarding  the
                            completion of  the acquisition  of  the remaining 65
                            percent equity interest in Amcor White Cap, LLC, and
                            the closing on $150 million of incremental term loan
                            borrowings.









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                                   SIGNATURES


     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.


                                      SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.


                                      By: /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III
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                                          Frank W. Hogan, III
                                          Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary

Date:  March 5, 2003












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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



    Exhibit No.                           Description
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     99.1                   Press  Release  dated  March 4, 2003  regarding  the
                            completion of  the acquisition  of  the remaining 65
                            percent equity interest in Amcor White Cap, LLC, and
                            the closing on $150 million of incremental term loan
                            borrowings.















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