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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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) 4 LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/23/2009 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06901 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 11/23/2009   M   20,000 A $ 19 178,312 D   Common Stock 11/23/2009   S   20,000 D $ 55.1009 (1) 158,312 D   Common Stock 11/23/2009   M   10,000 A $ 10.13 168,312 D   Common Stock 11/23/2009   S   10,000 D $ 55.1009 (1) 158,312 (2) D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

$ 19

11/23/2009

M

20,000

(3)

05/19/2012

Common Stock

20,000

$ 19

190,000

D

Nonqualified options to purchase Common Stock

$ 10.13

11/23/2009

M

10,000

(4)

02/27/2013

Common Stock

10,000

$ 10.13

180,000 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ALLOTT ANTHONY J 4 LANDMARK SQUARE SUITE 400 STAMFORD, CT 06901	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Anthony J. Allott		11/25/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The range of sale prices for 11/23/2009 was $55.00 - $55.45. 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)	This amount includes 139,800 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.
(3)	These options were granted on May 20, 2002 and vested ratably over a five year period beginning on May 20, 2003. All of these options were exercisable prior to the transactions reported on this Form 4.
(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.
(5)	This amount includes 120,000 options granted on May 20, 2002 (all of which are currently exercisable) and 60,000 options granted on February 28, 2002 (all of which are currently exercisable).

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