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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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. 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/Anthony J. Allott ---------------------------------- Anthony J. Allott Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: March 31, 2003 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 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. 4