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): May 26, 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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CFR 230.425)

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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 7 - Regulation FD

     Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On May 26, 2005,  the  Registrant  issued a press  release  announcing  the
     proposed  refinancing of its current senior secured credit  facility with a
     new credit facility. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith and
     attached hereto 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  May 26, 2005 regarding the proposed
                        refinancing of  the  Registrant's  senior secured credit
                        facility.






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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:  May 31, 2005












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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



       Exhibit No.                           Description
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          99.1           Press Release dated May 26, 2005 regarding the proposed
                         refinancing of  the  Registrant's senior secured credit
                         facility.

















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