Silgan Holdings Declares Quarterly Dividend

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2006--Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:SLGN), a leading supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. The Board of Directors approved a $0.12 per share quarterly cash dividend, payable on June 15, 2006 to the holders of record of common stock of the Company on June 1, 2006.

Silgan Holdings is a leading North American manufacturer of consumer goods packaging products with annual net sales of approximately $2.5 billion in 2005. Silgan operates 60 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada. In North America, the Company is the largest supplier of metal containers for food products and a leading supplier of plastic containers for personal care products and of metal and plastic closures for food and beverage products.

CONTACT:
Silgan Holdings Inc.
Robert B. Lewis,
203-406-3160

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