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, November 13, 2008 -- 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 $0.17 per share  quarterly  cash  dividend,  payable on
December  15,  2008 to the  holders of record of common  stock of the Company on
December 1, 2008.

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Silgan Holdings is a leading  manufacturer of consumer goods packaging  products
with annual net sales of approximately  $2.9 billion in 2007. Silgan operates 67
manufacturing  facilities in North and South America,  Europe and Asia. In North
America,  Silgan 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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