Sec Form 4 Filing - Snyder Thomas James @ SILGAN HOLDINGS INC - 2018-02-28

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 Snyder Thomas James 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SILGAN HOLDINGS INC [ SLGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - Silgan Containers (Last) (First) (Middle) SILGAN CONTAINERS LLC, 21600 OXNARD STREET - SUITE 1600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/28/2018 (Street) WOODLAND HILLS, CA91367 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 02/28/2018 A 70,000 A 137,680 D Common Stock 03/01/2018 F 5,536 D $ 28.55 132,144 D Common Stock 03/01/2018 A 15,200 A 147,344 ( 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Snyder Thomas James SILGAN CONTAINERS LLC 21600 OXNARD STREET - SUITE 1600 WOODLAND HILLS, CA91367 President - Silgan Containers Signatures /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III, Attorney-in-fact for Thomas J. Snyder 03/02/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On March 1, 2017, the reporting person was granted 35,000 restricted stock units (70,000 restricted stock units following the two-for-one stock split of the Common Stock of Silgan Holdings Inc. effected on May 26, 2017) under the Silgan Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the Issuer's 2017 fiscal year. The performance criteria for the Issuer's 2017 fiscal year was determined to have been met upon the finalization of the Issuer's audited financial statements for 2017. Accordingly, these restricted stock units are no longer subject to cancellation. These restricted stock units vest all at once on March 1, 2022 and will be settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. ( 2 )These securities are restricted stock units that were granted on March 1, 2018 under the Silgan Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. These restricted stock units vest ratably over a 5 year period beginning on March 1, 2019 and will be settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis upon vesting. ( 3 )This amount includes 136,880 restricted stock units that are not yet vested that have been granted under the Silgan Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. Upon vesting, these restricted stock units will be settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

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