SILGAN HOLDINGS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC (SLGN)
CIK: 0000849869
Period of Report: 2012-05-30

Reporting Person: SILVER R PHILIP (Director, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-18	Common Stock	G	7806	—	Disposed	6502908	Direct
2012-05-30	Common Stock	A	1189	—	Acquired	6504097	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2087223	Indirect
Common Stock	2790058	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Since the reporting person's last report 515,402 shares of Common Stock, which were indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person through a grantor retained annuity trust, were transferred by such grantor retained annuity trust to the reporting person and are now included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person directly.

F2: These securities are restricted stock units that were granted on May 30, 2012 pursuant to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and become fully vested on May 30, 2013. These restricted stock units will be settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis upon vesting.

F3: Since the reporting person's last report, 515,402 shares of Common Stock, which were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person through a grantor retained annuity trust, were transferred by such grantor retained annuity trust to the reporting person.

F4: These shares are owned by grantor retained annuity trusts, of which the reporting person is the sole trustee with sole voting and dispositive power over the shares.

F5: The direct beneficial owner of these shares are trusts over which the reporting person's spouse is a trustee.