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): April 23, 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 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                Press Release dated April 23, 2003.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure  (Information  provided under Item 12 - Results
           of Operations and Financial Condition).

On April 23, 2003, the registrant  issued a press release reporting its earnings
for the  quarterly  period ended March 31, 2003. A copy of this press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1, is
furnished as required by Item 12 of Form 8-K under Item 9 of Form 8-K, and shall
not be deemed to be "filed"  for the  purposes  of Section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
that section.




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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:  April 23, 2003






















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                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS



      Exhibit No.                     Description
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        99.1                  Press Release dated April 23, 2003.






















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