Exhibit 99.3


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

With reference to and to accompany the Quarterly  Report of Silgan Holdings Inc.
(the  "Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Anthony J. Allott, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

     (1) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
     15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934;  and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.



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

August 14, 2002