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): July 5, 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)



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





                                                                   


                            Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 5, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the completion
of a new senior secured credit facility to refinance its existing senior secured
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  July  5, 2005  regarding  the
                            completion by the Registrant of a new senior secured
                            credit facility  to refinance  its  existing  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:  July 7, 2005



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



       Exhibit No.                           Description
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          99.1              Press  Release  dated  July  5, 2005  regarding  the
                            completion by the Registrant of a new senior secured
                            credit  facility to  refinance its  existing  senior
                            secured credit facility.
















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