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): March 31, 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           Certification  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the
               Co-Chief Executive Officer.

99.2           Certification  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the
               Co-Chief Executive Officer.

99.3           Certification  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the
               Chief Financial Officer.


Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On March 31,  2003,  the  written  certifications  of both of the  Co-Chief
     Executive  Officers and of the Chief  Financial  Officer of Silgan Holdings
     Inc., or the Registrant,  with reference to the Registrant's  Annual Report
     on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2002 filed with the
     Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on March 31,  2003,  as  required by
     Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.  Section  1350),
     accompanied the Registrant's Annual Report as additional correspondence.

     Copies of the written  certifications  are furnished pursuant to Item 9 and
     attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3.











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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:  March 31, 2003



















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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



  Exhibit No.                        Description
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     99.1        Certification  pursuant  to  18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
                 pursuant to Section 906 of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002,
                 by the Co-Chief Executive Officer.

     99.2        Certification  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350, as adopted
                 pursuant to Section 906 of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002,
                 by the Co-Chief Executive Officer.

     99.3        Certification  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350, as adopted
                 pursuant to Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,
                 by the Chief Financial Officer.




















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