UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    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): September 15, 2004



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


           Delaware                    000-22117               06-1269834
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission            (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)


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


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 975-7110


                                      N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



     Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the
following provisions:


    [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

    [ ] Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    [ ]  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule  13e-4(c)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))







                             Section 8--Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 15, 2004, the registrant issued a press release  announcing that it
had  acquired  the plastic  tube  manufacturing  assets of Amcor  Plastube  Inc.
located in  Breinigsville,  Pennsylvania.  A copy of the press  release is filed
with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


                  Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                       Description
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99.1           Press Release dated September 15, 2004 announcing the acquisition
               of the plastic tube  manufacturing  assets of Amcor Plastube Inc.
               located in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania.




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                                   SIGNATURES


     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 hereunto duly authorized.


                               SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.


                               By:   /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III
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                                     Frank W. Hogan, III
                                     Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                        and Secretary


     Date: September 16, 2004



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



     Exhibit No.                         Description
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       99.1         Press  Release  dated  September  15,  2004  announcing  the
                    acquisition  of the  plastic  tube  manufacturing  assets of
                    Amcor Plastube Inc. located in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania.








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