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): August 13, 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  August 13, 2003  regarding  a
                            plant closing and related  revision to third quarter
                            and  full  year 2003  earnings estimates for related
                            rationalization charges.




Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.


On August 13, 2003,  the  registrant  issued a press  release  regarding a plant
closing and related  revision to its third  quarter and full year 2003  earnings
estimates for related  rationalization  charges. A copy of this press release is
furnished pursuant to Item 9 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.





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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/ Anthony J. Allott
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                                          Anthony J. Allott
                                          Executive Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer

Date:  August 14, 2003












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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



    Exhibit No.                           Description
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     99.1                   Press  Release  dated  August 13, 2003  regarding  a
                            plant closing and related  revision to third quarter
                            and  full  year 2003  earnings estimates for related
                            rationalization charges.












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