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): July 30, 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 5.  Other Events.


On August 4, 2003,  the  registrant  announced that William C. Jennings had been
elected  as a member  of its Board of  Directors  and as  Chairman  of its Audit
Committee,  replacing Leigh Abramson.  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
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99.1                        Press  Release  dated  August 4, 2003 regarding  the
                            election  of William C. Jennings  as a member of the
                            Board of Directors.









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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/ Frank W. Hogan, III
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                                          Frank W. Hogan, III
                                          Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary

Date:  August 4, 2003












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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



    Exhibit No.                           Description
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     99.1                   Press  Release  dated  August 4, 2003 regarding  the
                            election  of William C. Jennings  as a member of the
                            Board of Directors.













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