UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ________________________ 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): February 4, 2004 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-22117 06-1269834 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 4 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut 06901 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 975-7110 N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated February 4, 2004. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 4, 2004, the registrant issued a press release reporting its earnings for the full year 2003 and for the three month period ended December 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 being furnished under Item 12 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, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 2 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 ------------------------------- Frank W. Hogan, III Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Date: February 4, 2004 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated February 4, 2004. 4