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  0001603595
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000849869
  SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
  001-41459
  4 LANDMARK SQ
  STAMFORD
  CT
  06901
  2039757110
  Jordan Joseph M
  Director
  Common Stock
  Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
  3000 Schwab Way
  Westlake
  TX
  76262
  2967
  132535.89
  109946430
  08/18/2023
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  05/31/2022
  Common Stock received in settlement of a non-employee director grant of restricted stock units upon vesting.
  Issuer
  N
  2967
  05/31/2022
  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.
  08/17/2023
  /s/ Joseph M. Jordan