SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Snyder Thomas James

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION

21800 OXNARD STREET, SUITE 600

(Street)

WOODLAND HILLS

91367

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SILGAN HOLDINGS INC [ SLGN ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President - Silgan Containers

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	9,285⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Nonqualified employee stock options to purchase Common Stock	⁽²⁾	07/31/2012	Common Stock	8,000	$16.03	D
Nonqualified employee stock options to purchase Common Stock	⁽³⁾	11/06/2010	Common Stock	12,000	$16.54	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Securities beneficially owned includes 8,000 restricted stock units granted on August 1, 2006 pursuant to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, that have yet not vested. Upon vesting, these restricted stock units will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

2. These options were granted on August 1, 2002 and became exercisable ratably over a five-year period beginning August 1, 2003. All of these options are vested and currently exercisable.

3. These options were granted on November 7, 2003 and become exercisable ratably over a four-year period beginning November 7, 2004. 6,000 of these options are vested and currently exercisable.

	/s/ Frank W. Hogan, III. Attorney-in-fact for Thomas James Snyder	10/03/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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