UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 15, 2005



                               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:


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

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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





                            Section 8 - Other Events


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August  15,  2005,  the  Registrant  announced  that its  Board of  Directors
declared a two-for-one stock split of the issued Common Stock of the Registrant,
to be effected in the form of a stock  dividend.  Stockholders  of record at the
close of business on  September 1, 2005 will be issued one  additional  share of
Common Stock of the  Registrant for each share of Common Stock of the Registrant
owned on that date.  Such  additional  shares of Common Stock of the  Registrant
will be distributed on September 15, 2005. For additional  information regarding
this announcement,  refer to Exhibit 99.1 filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K.


                  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 August 15, 2005 regarding the approval of a
                 two-for-one stock split.




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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: August 16, 2005
















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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



     Exhibit No.                     Description
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       99.1           Press Release dated August 15, 2005 regarding the approval
                      of a two-for-one stock split.



















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