Sec Form 4 Filing - ALLOTT ANTHONY J @ SILGAN HOLDINGS INC - 2012-02-27

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ALLOTT ANTHONY J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SILGAN HOLDINGS INC [ SLGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) SILGAN HOLDINGS INC., 4 LANDMARK SQUARE - SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/27/2012 (Street) STAMFORD, CT06901 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/27/2012 M 30,533 A $ 5.065 275,187 D Common Stock 02/27/2012 S 30,533 D $ 42.9329 ( 1 ) 244,654 D Common Stock 02/29/2012 A 120,000 A 364,654 ( 3 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Nonqualified options to purchase Common Stock $ 5.065 02/27/2012 M 30,533 ( 4 ) 02/27/2013 Common Stock 30,533 $ 5.065 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ALLOTT ANTHONY J SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. 4 LANDMARK SQUARE - SUITE 400 STAMFORD, CT06901 X President and CEO Signatures /s/ Anthony J. Allott 02/29/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The range of sales prices for 2/27/2012 was $42.75 - $43.13. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request of the SEC staff, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. ( 2 )On March 1, 2011, the reporting person was granted 120,000 restricted stock units under the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the Issuer's 2011 fiscal year. The performance criteria for the Issuer's 2011 fiscal year was determined to have been met upon the finalization of the Issuer's audited financial statements for 2011. Accordingly, these restricted stock units are no longer subject to cancellation. These restricted stock units will vest all at once on March 1, 2014 and will be settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. ( 3 )This amount includes 162,260 restricted stock units that are not yet vested that have been granted under the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. Upon vesting, these restricted stock units will be settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. ( 4 )These options were granted on February 28, 2003 and vested ratably over a five year period beginning on February 28, 2004. All of these options were exercisable prior to the transactions reported on this Form 4.

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