UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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)  October 16, 2003
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                                AptarGroup, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                       1-11846                 36-3853103
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
         incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

475 West Terra Cotta Avenue, Suite E, Crystal Lake, IL              60014
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(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 815-477-0424.


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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)










Item 12.        Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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         On October 16, 2003, AptarGroup, Inc. announced its results of
operations and financial condition for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. The
press release regarding this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

         The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.





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Signatures
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         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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                 AptarGroup, Inc.

Date:  October 16, 2003    By: /s/ Stephen J. Hagge
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                               Stephen J. Hagge
                               Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                               and Secretary



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                                  Exhibit Index





Exhibit No.
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99.1               Press Release of AptarGroup, Inc. dated October 16, 2003.