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): January 2, 2003



                              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 5.  Other Events.

     On January 2, 2003, the registrant  announced that it had agreed to acquire
     the  remaining  65 percent  equity  interest  in the Amcor  White Cap joint
     venture. 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
     -----------                       -----------

     99.1                Press Release dated January 2, 2003 regarding agreement
                         to acquire remaining equity interest in Amcor White Cap
                         joint venture.




                                       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:  January 3, 2003






                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



    Exhibit No.                       Description
    -----------                       -----------

    99.1                 Press Release dated January 2, 2003 regarding agreement
                         to acquire remaining equity interest in Amcor White Cap
                         joint venture.














                                       4