Edgar Filing: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

Silgan Holdings Inc.

Dated: October 8, 2010

/S/ ROBERT B. LEWIS

Robert B. Lewis

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Schedule TO

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT

under Section 14(d)(1) or Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

(Name Of Subject Company (Issuer))

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror))

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

827048 10 9

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Frank W. Hogan, III, Esq.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Silgan Holdings Inc.

4 Landmark Square

Stamford, Connecticut 06901

(203) 975-7110

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

with copies to:

Robert J. Rawn

Bryan Cave LLP

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(212) 541-2000

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE



Transaction Valuation*		Amount of Filing Fee**
$175,000,000		$12,477.50

*	Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee pursuant to Rules 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on the dollar amount to be used in the purchase of shares in the tender offer described in this Schedule TO.

**	The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $71.30 per million of the aggregate amount of transaction value.

¨	Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.


Amount Previously Paid:		N/A
Form or Registration No.:		N/A
Filing Party:		N/A
Date Filed:		N/A

¨	Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

¨	third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

x	issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

¨	going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

¨	amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨

This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with the exhibits hereto, this “Schedule TO”) relates to a tender offer by Silgan Holdings Inc. (“Silgan” or the “Company”) to purchase shares of its common stock, par value $0.01, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $175 million, to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated October 8, 2010 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the accompanying letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which together, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the tender offer (the “Offer”). This Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are attached to this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively, is incorporated herein by reference in response to all of the items of this Schedule TO as more particularly described below.

ITEM 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET

The information set forth in the Summary Term Sheet of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 2. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION

(a) Name and Address. The name of the issuer is Silgan Holdings Inc. The address of its principal executive offices is 4 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. The telephone number of the principal executive offices of Silgan is (203) 975-7110.

(b) Securities. The information set forth in the Introduction to the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Trading and Market Price. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol “SLGN.” The information set forth in Section 8 of the Offer to Purchase (“Price Range of Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON

The Company is the filing person. The Company’s address and telephone number are set forth in Item 2 above. The information set forth in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase (“Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION

(a) Material Terms. The following sections of the Offer to Purchase contain information regarding the material terms of the transaction and are incorporated herein by reference:

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Summary Term Sheet;

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Introduction;

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Section 1 (“Number of Shares; Proration; Odd Lots”);

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Section 2 (“Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer; Other Plans or Proposals”);

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Section 3 (“Procedures for Tendering Shares”);

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Section 4 (“Withdrawal Rights”);

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Section 5 (“Purchase of Shares and Payment of Purchase Price”);

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Section 6 (“Conditional Tender of Shares”);

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Section 7 (“Conditions of the Offer”);

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Section 9 (“Source and Amount of Funds”);

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Section 11 (“Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”);

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Section 14 (“Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences”); and

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Section 15 (“Extension of the Offer; Termination; Amendment”).

(b) Purchases. The information set forth in the Introduction to the Offer to Purchase and in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase (“Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 5. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS

(e) Agreements Involving the Subject Company’s Securities. The information set forth in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase (“Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS

(a); (b); (c) Purposes; Use of Securities Acquired; Plans. The following sections of the Offer to Purchase, which contain information regarding the purposes of the transaction, the use of securities acquired in the transaction and plans, are incorporated herein by reference:

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Summary Term Sheet; and

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Section 2 (“Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer; Other Plans or Proposals”).

ITEM 7. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

(a); (b); (d) Source of Funds; Conditions; Borrowed Funds. The information set forth in Section 9 (“Source and Amount of Funds”) and Section 7 (“Conditions of the Offer”) of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY

(a); (b) Securities Ownership; Securities Transactions. The information set forth in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase (“Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9. PERSONS/ASSETS, RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED

(a) Solicitations or Recommendations. The information set forth in Section 16 of the Offer to Purchase (“Fees and Expenses”) is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal Proceedings. The information set forth in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase (“Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”), Section 12 of the Offer to Purchase (“Effects of the Offer on the Market for Our Shares; Registration Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934”) and Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase (“Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals”) is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Other Material Information. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

See Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page.

ITEM 13. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Document
(a)(1)(A)		Offer to Purchase dated October 8, 2010.

(a)(1)(B)		Form of Letter of Transmittal.

(a)(1)(C)		Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (including Guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on substitute Form W-9).

(a)(1)(D)		Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.

(a)(1)(E)		Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.

(a)(1)(F)		Form of Instructions for Tender through Conditional Exercise of Options.

(a)(5)		Form of Summary Advertisement.

(b)(1)		Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2010, among Silgan Holdings Inc., Silgan Containers LLC, Silgan Plastics LLC, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, Silgan Can Company, Silgan Plastics Canada Inc., each other revolving borrower party thereto from time to time, each other incremental term loan borrower party thereto from time to time, various lenders party thereto from time to time, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, Banc of America Securities LLC, as Syndication Agent, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and BNP Paribas, as Co-Documentation Agents, and various lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 13, 2010).

(d)(1)		Silgan Holdings Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1989 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).

(d)(2)		Silgan Holdings Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).

(d)(3)		Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).

(d)(4)		Amendment to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006).

(d)(5)		Second Amendment to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 29, 2009).

(d)(6)		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 7, 2010, by and among Silgan Holdings Inc., R. Philip Silver and D. Greg Horrigan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 7, 2010).

(d)(7)		Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2003, between Silgan Holdings Inc. and National City Bank, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the 6³/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, dated January 13, 2004, Registration Statement No. 333-111893).

(d)(8)		Indenture dated as of May 12, 2009 between Silgan Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, with respect to the 7¹/4% Senior Notes due 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 13, 2009).


Exhibit Number		Document
(d)(9)		Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2001, among R. Philip Silver, D. Greg Horrigan and Silgan Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).

(g)		Not applicable.

(h)		Not applicable.