-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, R8r332zYJxfhqipPDxTTILzrDtXP1+GyayXKuS1/cdrzKWit2A/mE2S7hypZaNrb tbq+7KqmWU+mvcXg2yu3bQ== 0000849869-04-000038.txt : 20040916 0000849869-04-000038.hdr.sgml : 20040916 20040916162851 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000849869-04-000038 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040915 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040916 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040916 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849869 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL CANS [3411] IRS NUMBER: 061269834 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22117 FILM NUMBER: 041034021 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 LANDMARK SQ CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06901 BUSINESS PHONE: 2039757110 8-K 1 eightkplastube.txt FORM 8-K 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): September 15, 2004 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Section 8--Other Events Item 8.01. Other Events. On September 15, 2004, the registrant issued a press release announcing that it had acquired the plastic tube manufacturing assets of Amcor Plastube Inc. located in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. A copy of the press release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated September 15, 2004 announcing the acquisition of the plastic tube manufacturing assets of Amcor Plastube Inc. located in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. 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: September 16, 2004 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated September 15, 2004 announcing the acquisition of the plastic tube manufacturing assets of Amcor Plastube Inc. located in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. 4 EX-99.1 2 pramcorplastube.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 News For Immediate Release SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. 4 Landmark Square Suite 400 Stamford, CT 06901 Telephone: (203) 975-7110 Fax: (203) 975-7902 Contact: Robert B. Lewis (203) 406-3160 SILGAN HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PLASTIC TUBE MANUFACTURING ASSETS OF AMCOR PLASTUBE STAMFORD, CT, September 15, 2004 -- Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:SLGN) today announced that it has acquired the plastic tube manufacturing assets of Amcor Plastube Inc. located in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. These acquired assets complement the Company's successful acquisition of Thatcher Tubes in January 2003, and expand the Company's manufacturing capacity for plastic tubes for personal care products by approximately 30 percent. The purchase price for the assets was $5.5 million plus approximately $2.2 million for net working capital consisting primarily of inventory. The Company also stated that this acquisition would have no effect on its expectation to reduce its debt by at least $75 million in 2004. * * * (more) SILGAN HOLDINGS September 15, 2004 Page 2 Silgan Holdings is a leading North American manufacturer of consumer goods packaging products with annual sales of approximately $2.3 billion in 2003. Silgan operates 61 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada. In North America, the Company is the largest supplier of metal containers for food products and a leading supplier of plastic containers for personal care products and of metal and plastic closures for food and beverage products. Statements included in this press release which are not historical facts are forward looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements are made based upon management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to, those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2003 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward looking statements. * * * -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----