UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

                                       OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from ________________ to ________________


                        Commission file number 000-22117

                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                   Delaware                               06-1269834
         (State or Other Jurisdiction                  (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation or Organization)              Identification No.)

               4 Landmark Square
             Stamford, Connecticut                           06901
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


                                 (203)975-7110
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
(Former  Name,  Former  Address and Former  Fiscal Year,  if Changed  Since Last
Report)


Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  Registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                            Yes [ X ] No [ ]

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  Registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ X ] No [ ]

As of April 29,  2005,  the  number of shares  outstanding  of the  Registrant's
common stock, $0.01 par value, was 18,497,591.




                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------
Part I.  Financial Information                                              3

     Item 1.    Financial Statements                                        3

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at                    3
                March 31, 2005 and 2004 and December 31, 2004

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the         4
                three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for         5
                the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'          6
                Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and
                2004

                Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements        7

     Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial          15
                Condition and Results of Operations

     Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market      20
                Risk

     Item 4.    Controls and Procedures                                    21

Part II.  Other Information                                                21

     Item 6.    Exhibits                                                   21

Signatures                                                                 22

Exhibit Index                                                              23






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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements



                                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                             (Unaudited, see Note 1)




                                                             March 31,        March 31,         Dec. 31,
                                                               2005             2004              2004
                                                               ----             ----              ----

                                                                                     
Assets

Current assets
     Cash and cash equivalents ........................     $   34,690       $   18,510       $   35,416
     Trade accounts receivable, net ...................        192,114          194,333          148,073
     Inventories ......................................        396,763          392,473          318,665
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets ........         48,477           50,258           53,776
                                                            ----------       ----------       ----------
         Total current assets .........................        672,044          655,574          555,930

Property, plant and equipment, net ....................        785,642          811,891          792,936
Goodwill, net .........................................        198,332          204,710          198,346
Other assets, net .....................................         51,982           54,294           49,947
                                                            ----------       ----------       ----------
                                                            $1,708,000       $1,726,469       $1,597,159
                                                            ==========       ==========       ==========


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities
     Bank revolving loans .............................     $  151,000       $  164,500       $     --  
     Current portion of long-term debt ................         21,804           23,670           21,804
     Trade accounts payable ...........................        175,179          154,857          244,116
     Accrued payroll and related costs ................         57,446           67,060           57,364
     Accrued liabilities ..............................         38,156           32,702           21,152
                                                            ----------       ----------       ----------
         Total current liabilities ....................        443,585          442,789          344,436

Long-term debt ........................................        819,864          953,910          819,864
Other liabilities .....................................        223,076          198,029          225,423


Stockholders' equity
     Common stock .....................................            212              210              211
     Paid-in capital ..................................        135,005          127,920          131,685
     Retained earnings ................................        145,998           71,990          136,768
     Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ....          2,749           (7,986)             859
     Unamortized stock compensation ...................         (2,096)            --             (1,694)
     Treasury stock ...................................        (60,393)         (60,393)         (60,393)
                                                            ----------       ----------       ----------
         Total stockholders' equity ...................        221,475          131,741          207,436
                                                            ----------       ----------       ----------
                                                            $1,708,000       $1,726,469       $1,597,159
                                                            ==========       ==========       ==========


                                          See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
               For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004
           (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                                  2005            2004
                                                                  ----            ----

                                                                          
Net sales ...............................................       $530,044        $518,331

Cost of goods sold ......................................        467,861         456,171
                                                                --------        --------

     Gross profit .......................................         62,183          62,160

Selling, general and administrative expenses ............         28,285          27,626

Rationalization charges .................................            282             990
                                                                --------        --------

     Income from operations .............................         33,616          33,544

Interest and other debt expense .........................         12,282          15,222
                                                                --------        --------

     Income before income taxes .........................         21,334          18,322

Provision for income taxes ..............................          8,405           7,237
                                                                --------        --------

     Net income .........................................       $ 12,929        $ 11,085
                                                                ========        ========


Earnings per share:

     Basic net income per share .........................          $0.70           $0.61
                                                                   =====           =====

     Diluted net income per share .......................          $0.69           $0.60
                                                                   =====           =====

Dividends per share: ....................................          $0.20           $ --   
                                                                   =====           =====

Weighted average number of shares:

      Basic .............................................         18,461          18,308

      Effect of dilutive securities .....................            289             260
                                                                  ------          ------

      Diluted ...........................................         18,750          18,568
                                                                  ======          ======


                            See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004
                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                       2005             2004
                                                                       ----             ----
                                                                               
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
     Net income ..............................................      $  12,929        $  11,085
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
       used in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization .......................         30,675           29,603
         Rationalization charges .............................            282              990
         Other changes that provided (used) cash:
              Trade accounts receivable, net .................        (44,041)         (35,061)
              Inventories ....................................        (78,098)         (72,359)
              Trade accounts payable .........................          3,585           16,614
              Accrued liabilities ............................         16,804            7,250
              Other, net .....................................          3,811            4,929
                                                                    ---------        ---------
         Net cash used in operating activities ...............        (54,053)         (36,949)
                                                                    ---------        ---------

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
     Capital expenditures ....................................        (23,004)         (24,680)
     Proceeds from asset sales ...............................             64              738
                                                                    ---------        ---------
         Net cash used in investing activities ...............        (22,940)         (23,942)
                                                                    ---------        ---------

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
     Borrowings under revolving loans ........................        257,975          286,300
     Repayments under revolving loans ........................       (106,975)        (146,800)
     Proceeds from stock option exercises ....................          1,488            1,293
     Changes in outstanding checks - principally vendors .....        (72,522)         (73,396)
     Dividends paid on common stock ..........................         (3,699)            --   
     Debt issuance costs .....................................           --                (96)
                                                                    ---------        ---------
         Net cash provided by financing activities ...........         76,267           67,301
                                                                    ---------        ---------

Cash and cash equivalents
     Net (decrease) increase .................................           (726)           6,410
     Balance at beginning of year ............................         35,416           12,100
                                                                    ---------        ---------
     Balance at end of period ................................      $  34,690        $  18,510
                                                                    =========        =========


Interest paid ................................................      $   8,316        $  10,079
Income taxes (refunded) paid .................................         (1,674)             788





                                See accompanying notes.




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                                                          SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
                                                          STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                           For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004
                                                    (Dollars and shares in thousands)
                                                              (Unaudited)


                                             Common Stock                        Accumulated
                                             -------------    Paid-                 Other      Unamortized                Total
                                                      Par      in      Retained Comprehensive     Stock     Treasury   Stockholders'
                                             Shares  value   Capital   Earnings Income (Loss)  Compensation   Stock       Equity
                                             ------  -----   --------  -------- -------------  ------------ --------   -------------
                                                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2003 .............   18,273   $210   $125,758  $ 60,905    $(5,675)      $  --      $(60,393)    $120,805

Comprehensive income:

   Net income ............................     --      --        --      11,085       --            --          --         11,085

   Change in fair value of derivatives,
    net of tax benefit of $1,182 .........     --      --        --        --       (1,814)         --          --         (1,814)

   Foreign currency translation ..........     --      --        --        --         (497)         --          --           (497)
                                                                                                                         --------
Comprehensive income .....................                                                                                  8,774
                                                                                                                         --------

Stock option exercises, including
  tax benefit of $869 ....................       80    --       2,162      --         --            --          --          2,162
                                             ------   ----   --------  --------    -------       -------    --------     --------
Balance at March 31, 2004 ................   18,353   $210   $127,920  $ 71,990    $(7,986)      $  --      $(60,393)    $131,741
                                             ======   ====   ========  ========    =======       =======    ========     ========

Balance at December 31, 2004 .............   18,423   $211   $131,685  $136,768    $   859       $(1,694)   $(60,393)    $207,436

Comprehensive income:

   Net income ............................     --      --        --      12,929       --            --          --         12,929

   Change in fair value of derivatives,
     net of tax provision of $1,381 ......     --      --        --        --        2,115          --          --          2,115

   Foreign currency translation ..........     --      --        --        --         (225)         --          --           (225)
                                                                                                                         --------
Comprehensive income .....................                                                                                 14,819
                                                                                                                         --------

Dividends declared on common stock .......     --      --        --      (3,699)      --            --          --         (3,699)

Issuance of restricted stock units .......     --      --         506      --         --            (506)       --           --

Amortization of stock compensation .......     --      --        --        --         --             104        --            104

Stock option exercises, including
  tax benefit of $1,327 ..................       75      1      2,814      --         --            --          --          2,815
                                             ------   ----   --------  --------    -------       -------    --------     --------
Balance at March 31, 2005 ................   18,498   $212   $135,005  $145,998    $ 2,749       $(2,096)   $(60,393)    $221,475
                                             ======   ====   ========  ========    =======       =======    ========     ========






                                                        See accompanying notes.





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 1.  Significant Accounting Policies

Basis  of  Presentation.   The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated
financial statements of Silgan Holdings Inc., or Holdings, have been prepared in
accordance  with U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for  interim
financial  information and with the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and
footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements.  In the opinion of management,  the accompanying financial
statements  include all adjustments  (consisting of normal  recurring  accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation.  The results of operations for any
interim period are not  necessarily  indicative of the results of operations for
the full year.

The Condensed  Consolidated  Balance Sheet at December 31, 2004 has been derived
from our audited  consolidated  financial  statements at that date, but does not
include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements.

You should read the accompanying  condensed consolidated financial statements in
conjunction  with  our  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Certain  prior year amounts have been  reclassified  to conform with the current
year's presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash equivalents represent short-term, highly liquid
investments  which are readily  convertible to cash and have maturities of three
months  or less at the  time of  purchase.  As a result  of our cash  management
system,  checks  issued for payment may create  negative book  balances.  Checks
outstanding in excess of related book balances of  approximately  $33.0 million,
$26.0  million and $105.5  million at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and  December  31,
2004,  respectively,  are included in trade  accounts  payable in our  Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004,
we reclassified the changes in outstanding  checks from operating  activities to
financing activities in our Condensed  Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows to
treat them as, in substance, cash advances.

Stock-Based Compensation.  We currently  have one  stock-based compensation plan
in effect,  under which we have issued options and restricted stock units to our
officers,  other key employees and outside  directors.  We apply the recognition
and measurement  principles of Accounting  Principles Board, or APB, Opinion No.
25,  "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related  interpretations in
accounting for stock awards.  Accordingly,  no compensation expense for employee
stock options is recognized,  as all options  granted had an exercise price that
was equal to or greater  than the market  value of the  underlying  stock on the
date of the grant.  Restricted  stock units  issued are  accounted  for as fixed
grants and,  accordingly,  the fair value at the grant date has been  charged to
stockholders'  equity as unamortized  stock  compensation and is being amortized
ratably over the respective vesting period.




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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 1.  Significant Accounting Policies  (continued)

Stock-Based Compensation  (continued).  In the first quarter of 2005, we granted
8,000 restricted stock units to certain of our officers and key employees. These
restricted  stock units vest  ratably  over a five-year  period from the date of
grant.  The fair  value of these  units at the date of grant  was $0.5  million.
Unvested restricted stock units may not be disposed of or transferred during the
vesting period.

If we had  applied  the  fair  value  recognition  provisions  of  Statement  of
Financial  Accounting  Standards,  or SFAS, No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation,"  for the three  months  ended  March 31, net income and basic and
diluted earnings per share would have been as follows:




                                                               2005          2004
                                                               ----          ----
                                                  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                         
     Net income, as reported ...........................     $12,929       $11,085
     Add:  Stock-based compensation expense
        included in reported net income, net of
        income taxes ...................................          63          --  
     Deduct:  Total stock-based employee
        compensation expense determined under
        fair value method for all awards, net of
        income taxes ...................................         357           475
                                                             -------       -------
     Pro forma net income ..............................     $12,635       $10,610
                                                             =======       =======

     Earnings per share:
        Basic net income per share - as reported .......       $0.70         $0.61
                                                               =====         =====
        Basic net income per share - pro forma .........        0.68          0.58
                                                               =====         =====

        Diluted net income per share - as reported .....       $0.69         $0.60
                                                               =====         =====
        Diluted net income per share - pro forma .......        0.68          0.57
                                                               =====         =====



Recently  Issued  Accounting  Pronouncements.  In November  2004,  the Financial
Accounting  Standards Board, or the FASB, issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs,
an amendment of ARB No. 43,  Chapter 4." SFAS No. 151  clarifies  that  abnormal
amounts of idle facility expense,  freight,  handling costs and wasted materials
should be recognized as current  period charges in all  circumstances.  SFAS No.
151 will be  effective  for us beginning  January 1, 2006.  We do not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 151 to have a material  effect on our  financial  position,
results of operations or cash flows.





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 1.  Significant Accounting Policies  (continued)

Recently Issued  Accounting  Pronouncements  (continued).  In December 2004, the
FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),  "Share-Based  Payment."  SFAS No. 123(R)  requires
that public companies recognize  compensation  expense in an amount equal to the
fair  value  of the  share-based  payment.  Based on a  recent  deferral  of the
effective  date, we will adopt SFAS No. 123(R)  beginning  January 1, 2006. SFAS
No. 123(R) permits companies to adopt its requirements using one of two methods:

     1.   A  "modified   prospective"  method  in  which  compensation  cost  is
          recognized  beginning  with  the  effective  date  (a)  based  on  the
          requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based  payments  granted
          after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No.
          123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of
          SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date.

     2.   A "modified  retrospective"  method which includes the requirements of
          the modified  prospective  method  described  above,  but also permits
          entities to restate based on the amounts  previously  recognized under
          SFAS No.  123 for  purposes  of pro forma  disclosures  either (a) all
          prior periods  presented or (b) prior  interim  periods of the year of
          adoption.

We are still assessing which transition method to utilize.

As permitted by SFAS No. 123, we currently  account for share-based  payments to
employees  using APB  Opinion  No.  25's  intrinsic  value  method and, as such,
recognize no compensation expense for employee stock options.  Accordingly,  the
adoption  of SFAS No.  123(R)'s  fair  value  method  will have an impact on our
results of operations,  although it will have no impact on our overall financial
position.  The impact of adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) cannot be predicted at this
time  because it will depend on levels of  share-based  payments  granted in the
future.  However, had we adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of
that standard would have approximated the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in
the  disclosure of pro forma net income and diluted net income per share in Note
1 to our  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  SFAS No.  123(R) also
requires the benefits of tax  deductions  in excess of  recognized  compensation
expense to be  reported  as a financing  cash flow  activity,  rather than as an
operating  cash  flow  activity  as  required  under  current  literature.  This
requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash
flows in periods  after  adoption.  While we cannot  estimate what those amounts
will be in the  future  (because  they  depend  on,  among  other  things,  when
employees  exercise  stock  options),   the  amounts  of  operating  cash  flows
recognized  in  prior  periods  for such  excess  tax  deductions  have not been
material to our cash flows.

On October 22, 2004,  the American Jobs  Creation  Act, or the AJCA,  was signed
into law.  The AJCA  includes a  deduction  of 85  percent  on  certain  foreign
earnings that are repatriated during the calendar years of 2004 and 2005. We may
elect to apply this  provision to qualifying  earnings  repatriated  in 2005. We
have  started  an  evaluation  of the  effects  of the  repatriation  provision;
however,  we do not expect to be able to complete  this  evaluation  until after
Congress or the Treasury Department  provides additional  clarifying language on
key  elements  of the  provision.  The  range of  possible  amounts  that we are
evaluating  for  repatriation  under this  provision  is between  zero and $42.6
million.  The related potential range of income tax cannot be determined at this
time.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 2.  Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves

As part of our  plans  to  integrate  the  operations  of our  various  acquired
businesses and to rationalize certain facilities,  we have established  reserves
for  employee  severance  and  benefits  and plant exit  costs.  Activity in our
rationalization  and acquisition  reserves since December 31, 2004 is summarized
as follows:





                                                                     Employee       Plant        Non-Cash
                                                                     Severance      Exit           Asset
                                                                   and Benefits     Costs       Write Down      Total
                                                                   ------------     -----       ----------      -----
                                                                                    (Dollars in thousands)


                                                                                                   
Balance at December 31, 2004
----------------------------
Fairfield Rationalization ......................................       $--         $  893          $ --        $  893
2003 Acquisition Plans .........................................        160            46            --           206
2003 Rationalization Plans .....................................         37           690            --           727
                                                                       ----        ------          -----       ------
Balance at December 31, 2004 ...................................        197         1,629            --         1,826

Activity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
--------------------------------------------------
Fairfield Rationalization ......................................        --            (91)           --           (91)
2003 Acquisition Plan Reserves Utilized ........................        (37)          --             --           (37)
2003 Rationalization Plan Reserves Utilized ....................        --            (43)           --           (43)
2005 Rationalization Plan Reserves Established .................        226           --              56          282
2005 Rationalization Plan Reserves Utilized ....................        (29)          --             (56)         (85)
                                                                       ----        ------          -----       ------
Total Activity .................................................        160          (134)           --            26

Balance at March 31, 2005
-------------------------
Fairfield Rationalization ......................................        --            802            --           802
2003 Acquisition Plans .........................................        123            46            --           169
2003 Rationalization Plans .....................................         37           647            --           684
2005 Rationalization Plan ......................................        197           --             --           197
                                                                       ----        ------          -----       ------
Balance at March 31, 2005 ......................................       $357        $1,495          $ --        $1,852
                                                                       ====        ======          =====       ======





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 2.  Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves  (continued)

2005 Rationalization Plan
-------------------------

During the first  quarter of 2005, we approved and announced to employees a plan
to relocate the operations of one of our Mississauga,  Ontario plastic container
manufacturing  facilities to other operating facilities.  This decision resulted
in a charge to earnings of $0.3 million, which consisted of $0.1 million for the
non-cash  write-down  in carrying  value of assets and $0.2 million for employee
severance   and   benefits   costs.   Additional   rationalization   charges  of
approximately  $0.1  million are expected in 2005,  bringing the total  expected
charges related to this plan to an aggregate of $0.4 million.  Through March 31,
2005,  there  were no  significant  cash  payments  related to  relocating  this
facility.  Cash payments related to these reserves are expected through 2006 for
employee severance and benefits costs.

Rationalization   and  acquisition   reserves  are  included  in  the  Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

                                          March 31,     March 31,     Dec. 31,
                                            2005          2004          2004
                                            ----          ----          ----
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
 
Accrued liabilities ...............        $  831        $2,797        $  877
Other liabilities .................         1,021         1,587           949
                                           ------        ------        ------
                                           $1,852        $4,384        $1,826
                                           ======        ======        ======


Note 3.  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  (loss) is reported  in the  Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity. Amounts included in accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

                                             March 31,  March 31,   Dec. 31,
                                               2005       2004        2004
                                               ----       ----        ----
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)

Foreign currency translation ............    $  9,412    $ 4,138    $  9,637
Change in fair value of derivatives .....       5,040     (2,575)      2,925
Minimum pension liability ...............     (11,703)    (9,549)    (11,703)
                                             --------    -------    --------
   Accumulated other comprehensive
      income (loss) .....................    $  2,749    $(7,986)   $    859
                                             ========    =======    ========



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 4.  Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

                                          March 31,    March 31,     Dec. 31,
                                            2005         2004          2004
                                            ----         ----          ----
                                                (Dollars in thousands)

Raw materials .......................     $ 54,857     $ 35,119      $ 63,225
Work-in-process .....................       60,538       61,538        50,366
Finished goods ......................      277,023      280,115       198,697
Spare parts and other ...............       18,718       19,708        19,324
                                          --------     --------      --------
                                           411,136      396,480       331,612
Adjustment to value inventory
    at cost on the LIFO method ......      (14,373)      (4,007)      (12,947)
                                          --------     --------      --------
                                          $396,763     $392,473      $318,665
                                          ========     ========      ========


Note 5.  Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

                                             March 31,     March 31,   Dec. 31,
                                               2005          2004        2004
                                               ----          ----        ----
                                                   (Dollars in thousands)

Bank debt
     Bank revolving loans ...............    $151,000    $  164,500    $   --
     Bank A term loans ..................      63,669        83,330      63,669
     Bank B term loans ..................     574,999       691,250     574,999
                                             --------    ----------    --------
        Total bank debt .................     789,668       939,080     638,668

Subordinated debt
     6 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes ...     200,000       200,000     200,000
     Other ..............................       3,000         3,000       3,000
                                             --------    ----------    --------
        Total subordinated debt .........     203,000       203,000     203,000
                                             --------    ----------    --------

Total debt ..............................     992,668     1,142,080     841,668
     Less current portion ...............     172,804       188,170      21,804
                                             --------    ----------    --------
                                             $819,864    $  953,910    $819,864
                                             ========    ==========    ========


At March 31, 2005,  amounts  expected to be repaid within one year  consisted of
$151.0 million of bank  revolving  loans related  primarily to seasonal  working
capital  needs and $21.8  million  of bank term loans  under our senior  secured
credit facility, or the Credit Agreement.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 6.  Retirement Benefits

The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March
31 are as follows:




                                                                          Other
                                             Pension Benefits     Postretirement Benefits
                                             ----------------     -----------------------
                                             2005        2004         2005       2004
                                             ----        ----         ----       ----
                                                      (Dollars in thousands)  

                                                                       
  Service cost .........................   $ 3,236     $ 3,188       $  419     $  787
  Interest cost ........................     5,165       4,959        1,384      1,462
  Expected return on plan assets .......    (6,488)     (5,571)         --         --   
  Amortization of prior service cost ...       795         814            2          2
  Amortization of actuarial losses .....       396         438          113        291
                                           -------     -------       ------     ------
  Net periodic benefit cost ............   $ 3,104     $ 3,828       $1,918     $2,542
                                           =======     =======       ======     ======



As  previously  disclosed in our  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes
thereto  included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December
31, 2004, based on current tax law, there are no minimum required  contributions
to our pension plans in 2005. However,  this estimate is subject to change based
on asset performance significantly below the assumed long-term rate of return on
plan assets. In order to reduce our unfunded pension liability,  it has been our
recent  practice  to  make   contributions   in  excess  of  the  ERISA  minimum
requirements, to the extent they are tax deductible. During the first quarter of
2005, we made no contributions to fund our pension plans for 2005.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at March 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                      three months then ended is unaudited)


Note 7.  Business Segment Information

Reportable  business segment  information for the three months ended March 31 is
as follows:




                                                    Metal Food        Plastic
                                                    Containers(1)    Containers(2)     Corporate        Total
                                                    ----------       ----------        ---------        -----
                                                                       (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                          
2005
----
Net sales ....................................       $374,121         $155,923         $   --         $530,044
Depreciation and amortization(3) .............         19,449           10,310                9         29,768
Segment income from operations ...............         27,236            9,161           (2,781)        33,616


2004
----
Net sales ....................................       $372,936         $145,395         $   --         $518,331
Depreciation and amortization(3) .............         18,037           10,580                9         28,626
Segment income from operations ...............         21,130           13,866           (1,452)        33,544
----------


     (1)  Segment income from  operations  includes  rationalization  charges of
          $0.7 million recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
     (2)  Segment income from  operations  includes  rationalization  charges of
          $0.3  million  recorded  for each of the three  months ended March 31,
          2005 and 2004.
     (3)  Depreciation and amortization  excludes  amortization of debt issuance
          costs of $0.9  million  and $1.0  million for the three  months  ended
          March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Total segment income from operations is reconciled to income before income taxes
for the three months ended March 31 as follows:

                                                     2005           2004
                                                     ----           ----
                                                   (Dollars in thousands)

Total segment income from operations .......       $33,616        $33,544
Interest and other debt expense ............        12,282         15,222
                                                   -------        -------
  Income before income taxes ...............       $21,334        $18,322
                                                   =======        =======


Note 8.  Dividends

On March 15,  2005,  we paid a quarterly  cash  dividend on our common  stock of
$0.20 per share to the  holders of record of our common  stock on March 1, 2005.
The cash payment for this dividend was $3.7 million.

In April 2005, our Board of Directors  declared a quarterly cash dividend on our
common  stock of $0.20 per  share,  payable on June 15,  2005 to the  holders of
record of our common stock on June 1, 2005.  The cash payment for this  dividend
is expected to be approximately $3.7 million.



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Item 2.
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                  ---------------------------------------------

Statements  included in  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations"  and elsewhere in this Quarterly  Report on
Form 10-Q 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  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934.  Such  forward-looking
statements are made based upon management's  expectations and beliefs concerning
future events impacting us and therefore  involve a number of uncertainties  and
risks,  including,  but not limited to, those  described in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and our other filings with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  As a result, the actual results of our
operations  or our  financial  condition  could  differ  materially  from  those
expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.


General

We are a leading North American manufacturer of metal and plastic consumer goods
packaging  products.  We produce steel and aluminum containers for human and pet
food;  metal,  composite  and  plastic  vacuum  closures  for food and  beverage
products;  and  custom  designed  plastic  containers,  tubes and  closures  for
personal care, health care,  pharmaceutical,  household and industrial chemical,
food, pet care, agricultural chemical,  automotive and marine chemical products.
We are the largest  manufacturer  of metal food  containers in North America,  a
leading  manufacturer  of plastic  containers  in North America for a variety of
markets,  including the personal  care,  health care,  household and  industrial
chemical and pet care markets,  and a leading  manufacturer of metal,  composite
and plastic vacuum closures in North America for food and beverage products.

Our objective is to increase shareholder value by efficiently  deploying capital
and management  resources to grow our business,  reduce operating  costs,  build
sustainable competitive positions,  or franchises,  and to complete acquisitions
that generate  attractive  cash returns.  We have grown our net sales and income
from operations over the years,  largely through  acquisitions  but also through
internal growth,  and we continue to evaluate  acquisition  opportunities in the
consumer goods packaging  market.  However,  in the absence of such  acquisition
opportunities,  we  expect  to use our  cash  flow to  repay  debt or for  other
permitted purposes.

In 2003, we announced that in the absence of compelling acquisitions we intended
to focus on reducing  our debt and expected to repay  $200-$300  million of debt
over the period from 2004 through 2006. In 2004, we paid down $160.9  million of
debt, making significant  progress toward this debt reduction goal. We expect to
pay down  approximately  $100  million  of debt  during  2005 in the  absence of
compelling acquisitions.









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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth certain unaudited income statement data expressed
as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended March 31:

                                                           2005         2004
                                                           ----         ----
Net sales
  Metal food containers ..........................         70.6%        72.0%
  Plastic containers .............................         29.4         28.0
                                                          -----        -----
     Consolidated ................................        100.0        100.0
Cost of goods sold ...............................         88.3         88.0
                                                          -----        -----
Gross profit .....................................         11.7         12.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses .....          5.3          5.3
Rationalization charges ..........................          0.1          0.2
                                                          -----        -----
Income from operations ...........................          6.3          6.5
Interest and other debt expense ..................          2.3          3.0
                                                          -----        -----
Income before income taxes .......................          4.0          3.5
Provision for income taxes .......................          1.6          1.4
                                                          -----        -----
Net income .......................................          2.4%         2.1%
                                                          =====        =====


Summary  unaudited results of operations for the three months ended March 31 are
provided below.

                                                          2005          2004
                                                          ----          ----
                                                         (Dollars in millions)

Net sales
     Metal food containers .....................         $374.1        $372.9
     Plastic containers ........................          155.9         145.4
                                                         ------        ------
        Consolidated ...........................         $530.0        $518.3
                                                         ======        ======

Income from operations
     Metal food containers(1) ..................         $ 27.2        $ 21.1
     Plastic containers(2) .....................            9.2          13.9
     Corporate .................................           (2.8)         (1.5)
                                                         ------        ------
        Consolidated ...........................         $ 33.6        $ 33.5
                                                         ======        ======

-------------

     (1)  Includes rationalization charges of $0.7 million recorded in the first
          quarter of 2004.
     (2)  Includes  rationalization  charges of $0.3 million recorded in each of
          the first quarters of 2005 and 2004.









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Three  Months  Ended March 31, 2005  Compared  with Three Months Ended March 31,
2004

Overview.  Consolidated  net sales were $530.0  million in the first  quarter of
2005,  representing  a 2.3 percent  increase as compared to the first quarter of
2004  primarily due to higher  average  selling  prices  resulting from the pass
through  of higher  raw  material  costs in both the metal  food  container  and
plastic  container  businesses,  partially  offset  by volume  declines  in both
businesses.  Income  from  operations  for the first  quarter  of 2005 was $33.6
million,  as  compared  to $33.5  million  for the first  quarter of 2004.  This
increase  was  principally  due to higher  income from  operations  and improved
margins in our metal food  container  business,  largely  offset by lower income
from operations in the plastic  container  business and higher selling,  general
and  administrative  costs.  Net income  for the first  quarter of 2005 of $12.9
million  increased  by $1.8  million as compared to the same period in 2004 as a
result of the items  previously  discussed,  as well as lower interest and other
debt expense primarily as a result of our debt reduction initiative.

Net Sales.  The $11.7 million  increase in  consolidated  net sales in the first
quarter of 2005 was primarily  attributable  to higher  average  selling  prices
resulting  from the pass through of higher raw material  costs in both the metal
food  container and plastic  container  businesses,  partially  offset by volume
declines in both businesses.

Net sales for the metal food  container  business  increased $1.2 million in the
first quarter of 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004.  This increase was
primarily  attributable to higher average selling prices due to the pass through
of higher  material  costs and an improved  product mix,  partially  offset by a
decline in volumes in the first  quarter  of 2005.  This  volume  decline in the
first quarter of 2005 was anticipated and largely  attributable to the impact of
strong demand in the fourth quarter of 2004 and certain low margin business that
was not retained upon a contract renewal in late 2004.

Net sales for the  plastic  container  business  in the  first  quarter  of 2005
increased  $10.5  million as compared to the same period in 2004.  This increase
was  primarily  the  result of higher  average  selling  prices  due to the pass
through of increased  resin  costs,  partially  offset by lower  demand  overall
including lower sales to one specific  customer  resulting from a year-over-year
inventory correction relating to a recent product launch.

Gross Profit.  Gross profit for the first quarter of 2005 was relatively flat as
compared to the same period in 2004. The quarter benefited  principally from the
effect of an improved mix of products sold in the metal food container business,
offset primarily by resin inflation in the plastic container  business and lower
volumes in both businesses.

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative  expenses  increased  $0.7 million for the first  quarter of 2005
from the same period in 2004 primarily  related to costs incurred as a result of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, partially offset by continued benefits in the metal food
container business from the  rationalization  and integration  activities at our
manufacturing facilities.

Income from  Operations.  Income from  operations  for the first quarter of 2005
increased  by $0.1  million as  compared  to the first  quarter  of 2004,  while
operating  margin  decreased  to 6.3  percent  from  6.5  percent  over the same
periods.  Results for the first quarter of 2005 included rationalization charges
totaling  $0.3  million  and  results  for the first  quarter  of 2004  included
rationalization charges of $1.0 million.



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Income  from  operations  of the metal  food  container  business  for the first
quarter of 2005 increased $6.1 million, or 28.9 percent, as compared to the same
period in 2004, and operating  margin  increased to 7.3 percent from 5.7 percent
over the same periods.  These increases were principally due to the effect of an
improved mix of products  sold,  continued  benefits  from  rationalization  and
integration  activities  at our  manufacturing  facilities  and  rationalization
charges in the first  quarter of 2004 of $0.7 million,  partially  offset by the
impact of lower volumes.

Income from operations of the plastic  container  business for the first quarter
of 2005 decreased $4.7 million,  or 33.8 percent, as compared to the same period
in 2004, and operating margin decreased to 5.9 percent from 9.6 percent over the
same periods.  Income from operations and operating  margin in the first quarter
of 2005 were negatively impacted by lower sales volumes and resin inflation.

Interest and Other Debt  Expense.  Interest and other debt expense for the first
quarter of 2005  decreased $2.9 million to $12.3 million as compared to the same
period in 2004. This decrease resulted  primarily from lower average  borrowings
as a result of the pay down of $160.9  million of debt in the fourth  quarter of
2004 as part of our ongoing debt reduction initiative.


CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash from operations and borrowings
under the Credit Agreement.  Our liquidity requirements arise primarily from our
obligations under the indebtedness  incurred in connection with our acquisitions
and the refinancing of that indebtedness, capital investment in new and existing
equipment and the funding of our seasonal working capital needs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2005,  we used net  borrowings of revolving
loans of $151.0 million,  proceeds from stock option  exercises of $1.5 million,
proceeds  from asset sales of $0.1 million and cash  balances of $0.7 million to
fund cash used in operations of $54.1 million primarily for our seasonal working
capital needs, capital  expenditures of $23.0 million,  decreases in outstanding
checks of $72.5 million and dividends paid on common stock of $3.7 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2004,  we used net  borrowings of revolving
loans of $139.5  million,  proceeds from stock option  exercises of $1.3 million
and proceeds from asset sales of $0.7 million to fund cash used in operations of
$36.9  million  primarily  for  our  seasonal  working  capital  needs,  capital
expenditures of $24.7 million,  decreases in outstanding checks of $73.4 million
and debt  issuance  costs of $0.1 million and to increase  cash balances by $6.4
million.

Because we sell metal containers used in fruit and vegetable pack processing, we
have  seasonal  sales.  As is common in the  industry,  we must utilize  working
capital to build inventory and then carry accounts receivable for some customers
beyond the end of the packing season. Due to our seasonal requirements, we incur
short-term indebtedness to finance our working capital requirements.

At March 31, 2005, we had $151.0 million of revolving  loans  outstanding  under
the Credit Agreement, related primarily to seasonal working capital needs. After
taking into account  outstanding letters of credit, the available portion of the
revolving loan facility under the Credit  Agreement at March 31, 2005 was $216.4
million. We may use the available portion of our revolving loan facility,  after
taking into account our seasonal needs and  outstanding  letters of credit,  for
acquisitions or other permitted purposes.  During 2005, we estimate that we will
utilize  approximately  $250 - $300 million of revolving  loans under the Credit
Agreement for our peak seasonal working capital requirements.



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On March 15,  2005,  we paid a quarterly  cash  dividend on our common  stock of
$0.20 per share to the  holders of record of our common  stock on March 1, 2005.
The cash payment for this dividend was $3.7 million.

In April 2005, our Board of Directors  declared a quarterly cash dividend on our
common  stock of $0.20 per  share,  payable on June 15,  2005 to the  holders of
record of our common stock on June 1, 2005.  The cash payment for this  dividend
is expected to be approximately $3.7 million.

We  believe  that cash  generated  from  operations  and funds  from  borrowings
available  under the Credit  Agreement  will be  sufficient to meet our expected
operating needs, planned capital expenditures, debt service, tax obligations and
common  stock  dividends  for the  foreseeable  future.  We continue to evaluate
acquisition  opportunities  in the consumer goods packaging market and may incur
additional  indebtedness,  including indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, to
finance  any  such   acquisition.   However,   in  the  absence  of  acquisition
opportunities,  we expect to use our free cash flow to repay indebtedness or for
other permitted purposes.

We are in compliance with all financial and operating covenants contained in our
financing  agreements  and believe  that we will  continue  to be in  compliance
during 2005 with all of these covenants.

Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves

During the first  quarter of 2005, we approved and announced to employees a plan
to relocate the operations of one of our Mississauga,  Ontario plastic container
manufacturing  facilities to other operating facilities.  This decision resulted
in a charge to earnings of $0.3 million, which consisted of $0.1 million for the
non-cash  write-down  in carrying  value of assets and $0.2 million for employee
severance   and   benefits   costs.   Additional   rationalization   charges  of
approximately  $0.1  million are expected in 2005,  bringing the total  expected
charges related to this plan to an aggregate of $0.4 million.  Through March 31,
2005,  there  were no  significant  cash  payments  related to  relocating  this
facility.  Cash payments related to these reserves are expected through 2006 for
employee severance and benefits costs.

Under our  rationalization  and acquisition plans, we made cash payments of $0.2
million  and $3.4  million for the three  months  ended March 31, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.  Total future cash spending of $1.9 million is expected  under our
Fairfield  and 2005  and 2003  rationalization  plans  and our 2003  acquisition
plans.  Spending under these plans in 2005 is not expected to be material to our
cash flows.

You should also read Note 2 to our Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements
for the three months ended March 31, 2005 included  elsewhere in this  Quarterly
Report.

We continually evaluate cost reduction opportunities in our business,  including
rationalizations   of  our  existing   facilities  through  plant  closings  and
downsizings.  We use a  disciplined  approach  to  identify  opportunities  that
generate an attractive cash return. In line with our ongoing evaluation,  we are
currently  reviewing certain  facilities for potential  rationalization  actions
which may result in charges to our earnings and cash expenditures.






                                      -19-


NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151,  "Inventory  Costs, an amendment
of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4." SFAS No. 151 clarifies that abnormal  amounts of idle
facility  expense,  freight,  handling  costs  and  wasted  materials  should be
recognized as current period charges in all circumstances.  SFAS No. 151 will be
effective  for us  beginning  January 1, 2006.  We do not expect the adoption of
SFAS No. 151 to have a material  effect on our  financial  position,  results of
operations or cash flows.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),  "Share-Based  Payment." SFAS
No. 123(R) requires that public companies recognize  compensation  expense in an
amount  equal to the fair value of the  share-based  payment.  Based on a recent
deferral of the effective date, we will adopt SFAS No. 123(R) beginning  January
1, 2006.  SFAS No.  123(R)  permits  companies to adopt its  requirements  using
either the "modified prospective" method or the "modified retrospective" method.
We are still assessing which transition method to utilize.  As permitted by SFAS
No. 123, we currently  account for  share-based  payments to employees using APB
Opinion No. 25's intrinsic value method and, as such,  recognize no compensation
expense  for  employee  stock  options.  Accordingly,  the  adoption of SFAS No.
123(R)'s  fair value  method will have an impact on our  results of  operations,
although it will have no impact on our overall financial position. The impact of
adoption of SFAS No.  123(R)  cannot be  predicted  at this time because it will
depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future.  However, had we
adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of that standard would have
approximated  the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in the  disclosure  of pro
forma net income  and  diluted  net income per share in Note 1 to our  Condensed
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  for the three  months ended March 31, 2005.
SFAS No.  123(R)  also  requires  the  benefits of tax  deductions  in excess of
recognized  compensation  expense  to  be  reported  as a  financing  cash  flow
activity,  rather than as an  operating  cash flow  activity  as required  under
current  literature.  This  requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and
increase net  financing  cash flows in periods after  adoption.  While we cannot
estimate what those amounts will be in the future (because they depend on, among
other things,  when employees exercise stock options),  the amounts of operating
cash flows  recognized in prior periods for such excess tax deductions  have not
been material to our cash flows.

On October 22,  2004,  the American  Jobs  Creation Act was signed into law. The
AJCA  includes a deduction of 85 percent on certain  foreign  earnings  that are
repatriated  during the calendar  years of 2004 and 2005.  We may elect to apply
this  provision to qualifying  earnings  repatriated in 2005. We have started an
evaluation  of the effects of the  repatriation  provision;  however,  we do not
expect to be able to  complete  this  evaluation  until  after  Congress  or the
Treasury Department  provides additional  clarifying language on key elements of
the  provision.  The  range  of  possible  amounts  that we are  evaluating  for
repatriation under this provision is between zero and $42.6 million. The related
potential range of income tax cannot be determined at this time.


Item 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
         ----------------------------------------------------------

Market  risks  relating  to our  operations  result  primarily  from  changes in
interest rates.  In the normal course of business,  we also have limited foreign
currency  risk  associated  with our  operations  in Canada and risk  related to
commodity  price  changes for items such as natural  gas. We employ  established
policies and  procedures to manage our exposure to these risks.  Interest  rate,
foreign currency and commodity pricing  transactions are used only to the extent
considered  necessary  to meet  our  objectives.  We do not  utilize  derivative
financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.




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Information  regarding our interest rate risk,  foreign  currency  exchange rate
risk and commodity  pricing risk has been disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.  Since such filing,  there has
not been a material change to our interest rate risk, foreign currency rate risk
or  commodity  pricing  risk or to our  policies  and  procedures  to manage our
exposure to these risks.

Item 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
         -----------------------

We carried out an evaluation,  under the supervision and with the  participation
of management,  including our Co-Chief  Executive  Officers and Chief  Financial
Officer,  of the  effectiveness  of our  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule  13a-15(e) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934).  Based upon
that  evaluation,  as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly  Report
our Co-Chief  Executive  Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure  controls and  procedures are effective in ensuring that all material
information  required to be  disclosed  in this  Quarterly  Report has been made
known to them in a timely fashion.

There were no changes in our internal  controls over financial  reporting during
the period covered by this Quarterly  Report that have materially  affected,  or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal controls.


Part II.  Other Information


Item 6.  Exhibits

    Exhibit Number                          Description
    --------------                          -----------

         12              Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the three months
                         ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

         31.1            Certification  by   the   Co-Chief   Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         31.2            Certification  by   the  Co-Chief    Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         31.3            Certification   by   the   Chief    Financial   Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         32.1            Certification  by   the   Co-Chief   Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         32.2            Certification  by   the   Co-Chief   Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         32.3            Certification   by   the   Chief    Financial   Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant has duly caused this  Quarterly  Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                                 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.



Dated:  May 10, 2005                             /s/ Robert B. Lewis
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                 Robert B. Lewis
                                                 Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                 (Principal Financial Officer)







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                                              EXHIBIT INDEX


     EXHIBIT NO.                                 EXHIBIT
     -----------                                 -------

         12              Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the three months
                         ended  March 31, 2005 and 2004.

         31.1            Certification  by   the   Co-Chief   Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         31.2            Certification  by   the  Co-Chief    Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         31.3            Certification   by   the   Chief    Financial   Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         32.1            Certification  by   the   Co-Chief   Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         32.2            Certification  by   the   Co-Chief   Executive  Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

         32.3            Certification   by   the   Chief    Financial   Officer
                         pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.



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