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 DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


STAMFORD,  CT, August 7, 2007 -- Silgan Holdings Inc.  (Nasdaq:SLGN),  a leading
supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today that its Board of
Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock.  The Board
of Directors  approved a $0.16 per share  quarterly  cash  dividend,  payable on
September  14, 2007 to the  holders of record of common  stock of the Company on
August 31, 2007.

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Silgan Holdings is a leading  manufacturer of consumer goods packaging  products
with annual net sales of approximately  $2.7 billion in 2006. Silgan operates 69
manufacturing  facilities in North and South America,  Europe and Asia. 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.  In  addition,  Silgan  is a  leading  worldwide  supplier  of  metal,
composite and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products.


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