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  0001439747
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000849869
  SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
  001-41459
  4 LANDMARK SQ
  STAMFORD
  CT
  06901
  2039757110
  Prinzen B Frederik
  Officer
  Common Stock
  BNY Mellon Brokerage Services - A Division of BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
  144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard
  Uniondale
  NY
  11556
  2378
  130433.30
  106993180
  05/06/2025
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  03/01/2025
  Common Stock received in settlement of an employee grant of restricted stock units upon vesting.
  Issuer
  N
  2378
  03/01/2025
  The securities to be sold were received upon the settlement of vested restricted stock units. Under the applicable plan, upon vesting restricted stock units are settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis without any payment
  Y
  The securities to be sold were received upon the settlement of vested restricted stock units. Under the applicable plan, upon vesting restricted stock units are settled in shares of Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis without any payment.
  05/05/2025
  /s/ B. Frederik Prinzen