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 ELECTS ADAM J. GREENLEE
                             CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER


STAMFORD,  CT, August 12, 2009 - Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:  SLGN), a leading
supplier of consumer  goods  packaging  products,  today  announced that Adam J.
Greenlee has been elected as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. In addition
to serving as COO, Mr.  Greenlee will continue in his position as Executive Vice
President of the Company and as a member of the Executive Office.

"Adam has been a vital  member of the  Executive  Office of  Silgan,  working in
collaboration with Bob Lewis, our EVP and Chief Financial Officer,  and me" said
Tony  Allott,   President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer.  "This  collaborative
Executive Office has long been a hallmark of Silgan,  and we believe it has been
an  important  element  in  the  successes  of the  Company.  Adam  has  already
demonstrated  himself as an important part of this team, and we are confident he
will do so even more in the years to come," concluded Mr. Allott.

Mr.  Greenlee has been our Executive Vice  President,  Operations  since October
2007,  President  of Silgan  White Cap Americas  LLC,  the  Company's  operating
subsidiary through which it conducted its vacuum closure operations in North and
South  America,  from January 2006 to October 2007,  and EVP of Silgan White Cap
Americas LLC from March 2005 to January


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2006.  Prior to joining  Silgan,  Adam was Vice President and General Manager of
ATI Allegheny Rodney from January 2003 through February 2005 and its Director of
Marketing from February 2001 until January 2003.


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Silgan Holdings is a leading  manufacturer of consumer goods packaging  products
with annual net sales of approximately  $3.1 billion in 2008. Silgan operates 66
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.

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 2008
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.


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