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                                                       EXHIBIT 99.1   
 
  
News
For Immediate Release
     
4 Landmark Square
Suite 400
Stamford, CT  06901
 
Telephone:      (203) 975-7110
Fax:                (203) 975-7902
 
Contact:
Robert B. Lewis
(203) 406-3160

 
SILGAN DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
 
STAMFORD, CT, May 10, 2011 -- Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:SLGN), a leading supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock.  The Board of Directors approved a $0.11 per share quarterly cash dividend, payable on June 15, 2011 to the holders of record of common stock of the Company on June 1, 2011
 
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Silgan Holdings is a leading supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products with annual net sales of approximately $3.1 billion in 2010.  Silgan operates 83 manufacturing facilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia.  Silgan is a leading supplier of metal containers in North America and Europe, and a leading worldwide supplier of metal, composite and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products.  In addition, Silgan is a leading supplier of plastic containers for personal care products in North America.
 
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