UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000


                                        OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from ________________ to ________________


                        Commission file number 000-22117

                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                   Delaware                               06-1269834
         (State or Other Jurisdiction                  (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation or Organization)              Identification No.)

               4 Landmark Square
             Stamford, Connecticut                          06901
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (203) 975-7110

                                      N/A
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report


Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  Registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                               Yes [ X ] No [ ]

As of November 10, 2000, the number of shares  outstanding  of the  Registrant's
common stock, $0.01 par value, was 17,702,897.









                                        SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

                                         TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                Page No.
                                                                                                --------

                                                                                                
Part I.  Financial Information ................................................................    3

      Item 1.  Financial Statements ...........................................................    3

               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2000
               and December 31, 1999 ..........................................................    3

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three
               months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .......................................    4

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine
               months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .......................................    5

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine
               months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .......................................    6

               Condensed Consolidated Statement of Deficiency in Stockholders'
               Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 ............................    7

               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements ...........................    8

      Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
               Results of Operations ..........................................................   16

      Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk .....................   25

Part II.  Other Information ...................................................................   26

      Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ...............................................   26

Signatures ....................................................................................   27

Exhibit Index .................................................................................   28






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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements



                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in thousands)


                                               Sept. 30,    Sept. 30,    Dec. 31,
                                                 2000         1999         1999
                                                 ----         ----         ----
                                             (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (Note 1)

                                                              
ASSETS

Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents ............  $    3,514   $    6,309   $    2,411
     Trade accounts receivable, net .......     332,475      305,206      128,095
     Inventories ..........................     249,797      263,250      249,571
     Prepaid expenses and other current
        assets ............................       8,941        8,564        8,864
                                             ----------   ----------   ----------
         Total current assets .............     594,727      583,329      388,941

Property, plant and equipment, net ........     641,222      651,338      645,515
Investment in equity affiliate ............       3,078         --           --
Other non-current assets, net .............     140,234      146,657      150,829
                                             ----------   ----------   ----------
                                             $1,379,261   $1,381,324   $1,185,285
                                             ==========   ==========   ==========


LIABILITIES AND DEFICIENCY IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
     Trade accounts payable ...............  $  135,169   $  129,517   $  175,430
     Accrued payroll and related costs ....      52,749       46,127       56,100
     Accrued interest payable .............      15,505       16,151       10,998
     Accrued expenses and other current
        liabilities .......................      16,188       22,860       25,093
     Bank revolving loans .................     214,900      200,241         --
     Current portion of long-term debt ....      38,054       31,807       39,351
                                             ----------   ----------   ----------
         Total current liabilities ........     472,565      446,703      306,972

Long-term debt ............................     843,452      893,729      843,909
Other long-term liabilities ...............      83,926       90,471       83,138

Deficiency in stockholders' equity:
     Common stock .........................         204          201          201
     Additional paid-in capital ...........     118,349      118,666      118,666
     Accumulated deficit ..................     (77,990)    (108,797)    (108,010)
     Accumulated other comprehensive
       (loss) .............................        (852)        (390)        (273)
     Treasury stock .......................     (60,393)     (59,259)     (59,318)
                                             ----------    ---------   ----------
         Total deficiency in stockholders'
           equity .........................     (20,682)     (49,579)     (48,734)
                                             ----------    ---------   ----------
                                             $1,379,261   $1,381,324   $1,185,285
                                             ==========   ==========   ==========


                             See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)
            (Dollars in thousands, except per common share amounts)



                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                             ------------------
                                                            Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,
                                                              2000        1999
                                                              ----        ----

                                                                  
Net sales ..............................................    $562,375    $571,666

Cost of goods sold .....................................     487,867     496,988
                                                            --------    --------

     Gross profit ......................................      74,508      74,678

Selling, general and administrative expenses ...........      17,732      17,947

Reduction in carrying value of assets ..................        --        24,214
                                                            --------    --------

     Income from operations ............................      56,776      32,517

Interest expense and other related financing costs .....      23,500      22,785
                                                            --------    --------

     Income before income taxes and equity in
       losses of affiliate .............................      33,276       9,732

Income tax provision ...................................      12,978       3,699
                                                            --------    --------

     Income before equity in losses of affiliate .......      20,298       6,033

Equity in losses of affiliate ..........................       1,813        --
                                                            --------    --------

     Net income ........................................    $ 18,485    $  6,033
                                                            ========    ========



Per common share data:

     Basic earnings per common share ...................       $1.04       $0.34
                                                               =====       =====

     Diluted earnings per common share .................       $1.03       $0.34
                                                               =====       =====


Weighted average shares used in computation (000's):

     Basic .............................................      17,703      17,515

     Effect of dilutive employee stock options .........         289         475
                                                              ------      ------

     Diluted ...........................................      17,992      17,990
                                                              ======      ======



                             See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)
           (Dollars in thousands, except per common share amounts)



                                                               Nine Months Ended
                                                               -----------------
                                                             Sept. 30,     Sept. 30,
                                                               2000          1999
                                                               ----          ----

                                                                    
Net sales ..............................................    $1,395,527    $1,403,389

Cost of goods sold .....................................     1,219,658     1,221,043
                                                            ----------    ----------

     Gross profit ......................................       175,869       182,346

Selling, general and administrative expenses ...........        54,085        55,263

Reduction in carrying value of assets ..................          --          24,214
                                                            ----------    ----------

     Income from operations ............................       121,784       102,869

Interest expense and other related financing costs .....        66,097        65,085
                                                            ----------    ----------

     Income before income taxes and equity in
       losses of affiliate .............................        55,687        37,784

Income tax provision ...................................        21,719        14,641
                                                            ----------    ----------

     Income before equity in losses of affiliate .......        33,968        23,143

Equity in losses of affiliate ..........................         3,948          --
                                                            ----------    ----------

     Net income ........................................    $   30,020    $   23,143
                                                            ==========    ==========



Per common share data:

     Basic earnings per common share ...................         $1.70         $1.30
                                                                 =====         =====

     Diluted earnings per common share .................         $1.67         $1.27
                                                                 =====         =====


Weighted average shares used in computation (000's):

     Basic .............................................        17,634        17,757

     Effect of dilutive employee stock options .........           365           494
                                                                ------        ------

     Diluted ...........................................        17,999        18,251
                                                                ======        ======



                             See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                             (Dollars in thousands)


                                                             Nine Months Ended
                                                             -----------------
                                                            Sept. 30,    Sept. 30,
                                                              2000         1999
                                                              ----         ----

                                                                  
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income ........................................   $  30,020    $  23,143
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
       used in operating activities:
         Depreciation ..................................      62,350       60,227
         Amortization ..................................       4,115        4,125
         Reduction in carrying value of assets .........        --         24,214
         Equity in losses of affiliate .................       3,948         --
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
             (Increase) in trade accounts receivable ...    (204,380)    (171,202)
             (Increase) in inventories .................        (226)     (14,549)
             (Increase) decrease in other
                 non-current assets ....................      (7,784)       7,469
             (Decrease) in trade accounts payable ......     (40,261)     (55,026)
             Other, net ................................       6,461        2,689
                                                           ---------    ---------
                 Total adjustments .....................    (175,777)    (142,053)
                                                           ---------    ---------
         Net cash used in operating activities .........    (145,757)    (118,910)
                                                           ---------    ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:

     Investment in equity affiliate ....................      (7,026)        --
     Capital expenditures ..............................     (60,401)     (61,899)
     Proceeds from sale of assets ......................       1,167          262
                                                           ---------    ---------
         Net cash used in investing activities .........     (66,260)     (61,637)
                                                           ---------    ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:

     Borrowings under revolving loans ..................     682,824      729,609
     Repayments under revolving loans ..................    (467,924)    (529,368)
     Purchases of treasury stock .......................      (1,075)     (16,504)
     Proceeds from stock option exercises ..............         512          514
     Repayments of long-term debt ......................      (1,217)      (2,148)
                                                           ---------    ---------
         Net cash provided by financing activities .....     213,120      182,103
                                                           ---------    ---------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ..............       1,103        1,556
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year .........       2,411        4,753
                                                           ---------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .............   $   3,514    $   6,309
                                                           =========    =========

Supplementary data:
     Cash interest payments ............................   $  60,548    $  58,241
     Cash income tax payments, net of refunds ..........       8,505        4,042



                             See accompanying notes.



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                                                       SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCY IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                                     (Unaudited, see Note 1)
                                                (Dollars and shares in thousands)




                                                Common stock                                 Accumulated                   Total
                                                ------------     Additional                    other                   deficiency in
                                                          Par     paid-in     Accumulated  comprehensive   Treasury    stockholders'
                                               Shares    value    capital       deficit        (loss)       stock         equity
                                               ------    -----    -------       -------         ----        -----         ------

                                                                                                   
Balance at December 31, 1999                   17,547    $201    $118,666     $(108,010)       $(273)      $(59,318)    $(48,734)

Comprehensive income:

   Net income ...........................                                        30,020                                   30,020

   Foreign currency translation .........                                                       (579)                       (579)
                                                                                                                        --------

Comprehensive income ....................                                                                                 29,441

Issuance of common shares
  under stock option plan,
  including income tax
  provision of $826 .....................         256       3        (317)                                                  (314)

Purchase of treasury stock ..............        (100)                                                       (1,075)      (1,075)
                                               ------    ----    --------     ---------        -----       --------     --------

Balance at September 30, 2000 ...........      17,703    $204    $118,349     $ (77,990)       $(852)      $(60,393)    $(20,682)
                                               ======    ====    ========     =========        =====       ========     ========
























                                                     See accompanying notes.


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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)


1.       Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Silgan
Holdings Inc.  ("Holdings"  or the  "Company")  have been prepared in accordance
with accounting  principles  generally accepted in the United States for interim
financial  information and with the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and
footnotes  required by accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United
States for complete  financial  statements.  In the opinion of  management,  the
accompanying financial statements include all adjustments  (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation. The results of
operations for any interim period are not necessarily  indicative of the results
of operations for the full year.

The condensed  consolidated  balance sheet at December 31, 1999 has been derived
from the  Company's  audited  financial  statements  at that date,  but does not
include all of the information and footnotes  required by accounting  principles
generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

The  accompanying  financial  statements  should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated  financial  statements and notes thereto  included in the Holdings'
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

2.       Rationalization and Acquisition Reserves

As part of its plan to integrate and  rationalize  the operations of its various
acquired   businesses,   the  Company  has  established  reserves  for  employee
termination and severance, plant exit costs and assumed liabilities. These costs
are expected to be incurred or realized  principally  through 2001.  Activity in
the Company's  rationalization and acquisition  reserves since December 31, 1999
is summarized as follows:




                                  Employee
                                 Termination
                                     and      Plant Exit    Assumed
                                  Severance     Costs     Liabilities   Total
                                 -----------  ----------  -----------   -----
                                            (Dollars in thousands)

                                                           
Balance at December 31, 1999 ....  $ 4,347     $10,750     $ 6,956     $22,053

Utilized ........................   (2,860)     (3,130)     (2,152)     (8,142)
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------

Balance at September 30, 2000 ...  $ 1,487     $ 7,620     $ 4,804     $13,911
                                   =======     =======     =======     =======





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)


2.       Rationalization and Acquisition Reserves  (continued)

Rationalization   and  acquisition   reserves  are  included  in  the  Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:




                                                         Sept. 30,    Dec. 31,
                                                           2000         1999
                                                           ----         ----
                                                        (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ......     $ 7,797     $14,523
Other long-term liabilities .........................       6,114       7,530
                                                          -------     -------
                                                          $13,911     $22,053
                                                          =======     =======



3.       Investment in E-Commerce Packaging Venture

On April 5, 2000, the Company announced that it would invest up to $20.0 million
for a minority  interest in a neutral,  independent  e-commerce  joint  venture,
Packtion  Corporation  ("Packtion"),  with Morgan  Stanley  Dean Witter  Private
Equity and Diamond Technology  Partners.  The new company,  which has over $52.7
million in combined funding  commitments,  is expected to provide  comprehensive
online solutions for the global packaging value chain.

On June 2, 2000,  the  Company  funded its  initial  equity  investment  of $3.5
million for  approximately  45% of the  interests in Packaging  Markets LLC, the
parent company of Packtion. On August 28, 2000, the Company funded an additional
equity investment of $3.5 million as part of a capital contribution to Packaging
Markets LLC by its members, and maintained its 45% ownership of the interests in
Packaging  Markets LLC.  During the third quarter of 2000, the Company  recorded
its equity in losses of Packtion  of $1.8  million.  For the nine  months  ended
September  30,  2000,  the  Company  recorded  its equity in losses of  Packtion
aggregating $3.9 million.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)



4.       Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive  income is reported in the  Condensed  Consolidated  Statement  of
Deficiency  in  Stockholders'  Equity.  Amounts  included in  accumulated  other
comprehensive  (loss) at  September  30,  2000 and 1999 and  December  31,  1999
consist of the following:

                                                  Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
                                                    2000      1999      1999
                                                    ----      ----      ----
                                                      (Dollars in thousands)

Foreign currency translation .................     $(752)    $(370)    $(173)
Additional minimum pension liability .........      (100)      (20)     (100)
                                                   -----     -----     -----
   Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) ....     $(852)    $(390)    $(273)
                                                   =====     =====     =====


The  components  of  comprehensive  income for the three and nine  months  ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999 are as follows:




                                     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                     ------------------     -----------------
                                     Sept. 30,  Sept. 30,  Sept. 30,  Sept. 30,
                                       2000       1999       2000       1999
                                       ----       ----       ----       ----
                                              (Dollars in thousands)

                                                           
Net income .......................   $18,485     $6,033    $30,020     $23,143
Foreign currency translation .....      (249)        46       (579)        333
                                     -------     ------    -------     -------
   Comprehensive income ..........   $18,236     $6,079    $29,441     $23,476
                                     =======     ======    =======     =======





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)



5.       Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:




                                           Sept. 30,    Sept. 30,     Dec. 31,
                                             2000         1999          1999
                                             ----         ----          ----
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)

                                                            
Raw materials ........................     $ 36,242     $ 44,033     $ 33,453
Work-in-process ......................       50,279       49,986       49,799
Finished goods .......................      144,397      153,714      148,135
Spare parts and other ................       11,743       10,769       10,493
                                           --------     --------     --------
                                            242,661      258,502      241,880
Adjustment to value inventory
   at cost on the LIFO method ........        7,136        4,748        7,691
                                           --------     --------     --------
                                           $249,797     $263,250     $249,571
                                           ========     ========     ========





6.       Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:




                                             Sept. 30,    Sept. 30,    Dec. 31,
                                               2000         1999         1999
                                               ----         ----         ----
                                                   (Dollars in thousands)

                                                             
Bank debt:
     Bank Revolving Loans ...............   $  340,100   $  335,800   $125,200
     Bank A Term Loans ..................      194,047      223,900    194,047
     Bank B Term Loans ..................      190,495      192,449    190,495
     Canadian Bank Facility .............       12,558       14,422     14,312
                                            ----------   ----------   --------
        Total bank debt .................      737,200      766,571    524,054

Subordinated debt:
     9% Senior Subordinated Debentures ..      300,000      300,000    300,000
     13 1/4% Subordinated Debentures
        (Note 10) .......................       56,206       56,206     56,206
     Other ..............................        3,000        3,000      3,000
                                            ----------   ----------   --------
        Total subordinated debt .........      359,206      359,206    359,206

Total debt ..............................    1,096,406    1,125,777    883,260
     Less:  Amounts to be repaid within
        one year ........................      252,954      232,048     39,351
                                            ----------   ----------   --------
                                            $  843,452   $  893,729   $843,909
                                            ==========   ==========   ========





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)


6.       Long-Term Debt  (continued)

At September 30, 2000,  bank revolving loans consisted of $214.9 million related
primarily  to  seasonal  working  capital  needs and $125.2  million  related to
long-term financing of acquisitions.  At September 30, 2000, amounts expected to
be repaid within one year consisted of $214.9  million of bank  revolving  loans
and $38.1 million of bank term loans.  Bank  revolving  loans not expected to be
repaid within one year have been recorded as long-term debt.

7.       Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the provision for income
taxes was  recorded at an effective  tax rate of 39.0% and 38.0%,  respectively.
The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and
1999 was recorded at an effective tax rate of 39.0% and 38.7%, respectively.

8.       Deficiency in Stockholders' Equity

In 1998,  the  Company's  Board of Directors  authorized  the  repurchase by the
Company of up to $60.0 million of its common stock. In 1999, the Company's Board
of Directors  authorized  the  repurchase  by the Company of up to an additional
$10.0  million  of its  common  stock,  for a total  of $70.0  million.  Through
September 30, 2000, the Company had repurchased  2,708,975  shares of its common
stock for $61.0 million. The Company's  repurchases of common stock are recorded
as  treasury  stock and result in an  increase in  deficiency  in  stockholders'
equity.



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                                                         SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                        (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                                            three and nine months then ended is unaudited)


9.       Business Segment Information

Presented  below is a table setting forth  reportable  business  segment  profit
(loss) for the three and nine months ended  September  30, 2000 and 1999 for the
Company's three business segments.




                                                      Metal Food        Plastic       Specialty
                                                      Containers(1)    Containers     Packaging      Other(2)       Total
                                                      ----------       ----------     ---------      -----          -----
                                                                           (Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2000
- ------------------
                                                                                                  
Net sales ................................           $  445.3          $ 85.8         $ 31.2         $ --        $  562.3
EBITDA(3) ................................               62.6            13.8            2.7          (0.6)          78.5
Depreciation and amortization(4) .........               13.4             5.8            2.4           0.1           21.7
Segment profit (loss) ....................               49.2             8.0            0.3          (0.7)          56.8

Three Months Ended
September 30, 1999
- ------------------
Net sales ................................           $  456.2          $ 79.1         $ 36.4         $ --        $  571.7
EBITDA(3) ................................               58.1            15.7            4.6          (0.7)          77.7
Depreciation and amortization(4) .........               12.4             6.2            2.4           --            21.0
Segment profit (loss) ....................               45.7             9.5            2.2          (0.7)          56.7

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2000
- ------------------
Net sales ................................           $1,044.5          $256.5         $ 94.5         $ --        $1,395.5
EBITDA(3) ................................              136.7            43.9            9.0          (2.5)         187.1
Depreciation and amortization(4) .........               39.6            18.2            7.4           0.1           65.3
Segment profit (loss) ....................               97.1            25.7            1.6          (2.6)         121.8

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1999
- ------------------
Net sales ................................           $1,058.3          $242.0         $103.1         $ --        $1,403.4
EBITDA(3) ................................              131.5            48.1           13.5          (2.8)         190.3
Depreciation and amortization(4) .........               38.1            17.7            7.3           0.1           63.2
Segment profit (loss) ....................               93.4            30.4            6.2          (2.9)         127.1






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                             SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)


9.       Business Segment Information (continued)


    (1)Excludes a non-cash  charge of $24.2  million for the  reduction  in  the
       carrying  value of certain  assets of the metal food  container  business
       recorded in 1999.
    (2)The other  category  provides  information pertaining  to  the  corporate
       holding company.
    (3)EBITDA    means  earnings   before  interest,  taxes,  depreciation   and
       amortization.
    (4)Depreciation  and amortization  excludes debt cost  amortization of  $0.4
       million for each of the three  months ended  September  30, 2000 and 1999
       and $1.2 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and
       1999.

Total  segment  profit is reconciled to income before income taxes and equity in
losses of affiliate as follows:



                                         Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                         ------------------  -----------------
                                         Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
                                           2000      1999      2000      1999
                                           ----      ----      ----      ----
                                                  (Dollars in millions)


                                                            
Total segment profit ...................  $56.8     $56.7     $121.8    $127.1
Reduction in carrying value of assets
  of metal food container business .....    --       24.2       --        24.2
Interest expense and other related
  financing costs ......................   23.5      22.8       66.1      65.1
                                          -----     -----     ------    ------
    Income before income taxes and
      equity in losses of affiliate ....  $33.3     $ 9.7     $ 55.7    $ 37.8
                                          =====     =====     ======    ======



10.      Subsequent Events

     Acquisition  of RXI  Holdings,  Inc.  Effective  October  1,  2000,  Silgan
Plastics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings, acquired all of the
outstanding  stock  of  RXI  Holdings,   Inc.,  a  Delaware   corporation  ("RXI
Holdings"),  for  approximately  $125.0 in cash. The Company funded the purchase
price for RXI Holdings using  revolving loans under its U.S. senior secured bank
credit facility (the "U.S. Credit Agreement"). The transaction will be accounted
for using the purchase  method of  accounting,  and the  purchase  price will be
allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed
based on their fair value.



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                             SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (Information at September 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the
                three and nine months then ended is unaudited)


10.      Subsequent Events  (continued)


         RXI Holdings  through its  subsidiary,  RXI Plastics,  Inc., a Delaware
corporation, is a manufacturer and seller of rigid plastic packaging,  including
plastic bottles and closures for the pet care,  food,  personal care,  household
and industrial chemical, agricultural chemical and automotive industries as well
as thermoformed plastic containers. RXI Holdings had net sales of $102.4 million
for its fiscal year ended June 30,  2000.  The  operations  of RXI  Holdings are
conducted at seven manufacturing facilities in the United States. The facilities
are located in  Richmond,  Virginia;  Triadelphia,  West  Virginia;  Plainfield,
Indiana; Ottawa, Ohio; Cape Girardeau,  Missouri;  Houston, Texas; and Valencia,
California.

         U.S.  Credit  Agreement.  Pursuant to the U.S.  Credit  Agreement,  the
Company  has the right at any time to request  one or more  lenders to  increase
their  revolving  loan  commitments  thereunder  by up to an aggregate of $200.0
million.  In October  2000,  certain  lenders  agreed  pursuant to the Company's
request to increase  their  revolving  loan  commitments  under the U.S.  Credit
Agreement by an aggregate of $125.0 million. Accordingly,  under the U.S. Credit
Agreement,  the Company  currently has  available to it up to $670.5  million of
bank revolving  loans. The Company also has $4.3 million of bank revolving loans
available to it under its Canadian bank facility.  Bank  revolving  loans may be
used by the  Company for  working  capital  needs,  acquisitions,  common  stock
repurchases and other permitted purposes.  Bank revolving loans may be borrowed,
repaid and reborrowed  until December 31, 2003,  their final maturity date under
both facilities.

     Redemption of 13 1/4%  Subordinated  Debentures.  On November 3, 2000,  the
Company gave irrevocable  notice to redeem all $56.2 million principal amount of
its  outstanding  13  1/4%  Subordinated  Debentures  due  2006  (the  "13  1/4%
Debentures").  The  Company  has  fixed  December  8,  2000 as the date for this
redemption.  The redemption  price for all of the 13 1/4% Debentures is 109.938%
of their principal  amount,  or  approximately  $61.8 million,  plus accrued and
unpaid  interest to the  redemption  date.  As permitted  under the U.S.  Credit
Agreement and the other  documents  governing the  Company's  indebtedness,  the
Company will fund the  redemption  of all of the 13 1/4%  Debentures  with lower
cost revolving loans under its U.S. Credit  Agreement.  In the fourth quarter of
2000,  the  Company  will  incur  an  extraordinary   charge,  net  of  tax,  of
approximately  $4.2 million,  or $0.23 per diluted share,  for the premium to be
paid in connection  with this  redemption  and for the write-off of  unamortized
financing costs related to the 13 1/4% Debentures.



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Item 2.
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                  ---------------------------------------------

Statements  included in  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations"  and elsewhere in this Quarterly  Report on
Form 10-Q which are not historical facts are  "forward-looking  statements" made
pursuant to the safe harbor  provisions  of the  Private  Securities  Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934.  Such  forward-looking
statements are made based upon management's  expectations and beliefs concerning
future  events  impacting  the  Company  and  therefore   involve  a  number  of
uncertainties and risks,  including,  but not limited to, those described in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  As
a result, the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company
could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such  forward-looking
statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - THREE MONTHS

Summary  unaudited  results  of  operations  for the  Company's  three  business
segments, metal food containers, plastic containers and specialty packaging, for
the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 are provided below.





                                                   Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                   --------------------------------
                                                          2000          1999
                                                          ----          ----
                                                             (In millions)
                                                                 
Net sales:
     Metal food containers .....................         $445.3        $456.2
     Plastic containers ........................           85.8          79.1
     Specialty packaging .......................           31.2          36.4
                                                         ------        ------
        Consolidated ...........................         $562.3        $571.7
                                                         ======        ======

Operating profit:
     Metal food containers (a) .................         $ 49.2        $ 21.5
     Plastic containers ........................            8.0           9.5
     Specialty packaging .......................            0.3           2.2
     Other .....................................           (0.7)         (0.7)
                                                         ------        ------
       Consolidated ............................         $ 56.8        $ 32.5
                                                         ======        ======

- ----------

  (a)  Includes a  non-cash charge of $24.2  million for the  reduction  in  the
       carrying  value of  certain  assets of  the metal food container business
       recorded in 1999.







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Three Months Ended September 30, 2000 Compared with Three Months Ended September
30, 1999

Net Sales.  Consolidated net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2000
decreased  $9.4  million,  or 1.6%,  to $562.3  million as compared to the third
quarter of 1999 as a result of lower net sales of the metal food  container  and
specialty  packaging  businesses,  offset  in part by  higher  net  sales of the
plastic container business.

Net sales for the metal food  container  business  were  $445.3  million for the
three months ended  September  30, 2000, a decrease of $10.9  million,  or 2.4%,
from net sales of $456.2  million for the same period in 1999.  The  decrease in
third  quarter  net  sales  was  primarily  attributable  to  lower  unit  sales
principally  because of a reduced  fruit and  vegetable  pack as compared to the
prior year and the loss of lower margin  sales  related to the closure of a West
Coast facility earlier this year.

Net sales for the plastic  container  business of $85.8 million during the three
months ended September 30, 2000 increased $6.7 million,  or 8.5%, from net sales
of $79.1  million  for the same  period in 1999.  The  increase in net sales was
principally  attributable  to higher prices due to the pass through of increased
resin  costs,  and was  partially  offset by lower unit  sales to certain  major
customers  who were  adjusting  their  inventory  levels  and due to  fewer  new
products being introduced by customers as compared to the prior year.

Net sales for the specialty packaging business decreased $5.2 million, or 14.3%,
to $31.2 million  during the three months ended  September 30, 2000, as compared
to $36.4 million for the same period in 1999. This decrease was primarily due to
generally  soft demand from  customers and to lower unit sales of metal closures
as a result of conversions from metal to plastic.

Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of consolidated net sales
was 86.8%  ($487.9  million) for the three months  ended  September  30, 2000, a
decrease of 0.1 percentage  points as compared to 86.9% ($497.0 million) for the
same period in 1999.  The slight  increase in gross profit  margin was primarily
attributable to the metal food container business  principally as a result of an
improved  sales mix and  benefits  realized  from plant  rationalizations.  This
improvement  was largely  offset by the effect of  increased  resin costs of the
plastic  container  business,  lower unit sales of the Company's  three business
segments and operating  inefficiencies  at one plant of the specialty  packaging
business.

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative  expenses as a percentage  of  consolidated  net sales  increased
slightly to 3.2% ($17.7  million) for the three months ended September 30, 2000,
as compared to 3.1% ($17.9  million) for the three months  ended  September  30,
1999.



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Income  from  Operations.  Income from  operations  for the three  months  ended
September 30, 2000 was $56.8 million,  as compared to $56.7 million for the same
period in 1999  excluding  the  effect of the  non-cash  charge in 1999 of $24.2
million to write  down the  carrying  value of certain  assets of the metal food
container business described below. Including the effect of the non-cash charge,
income from  operations for the three months ended  September 30, 1999 was $32.5
million.  Income from  operations  as a  percentage  of  consolidated  net sales
increased to 10.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2000, as compared to
9.9% for the same period in 1999 excluding the effect of the non-cash charge.

During the third  quarter  of 1999,  the  Company  completed  a study  initiated
earlier that year to evaluate  the  long-term  utilization  of all assets of its
metal food container business,  including assets acquired through  acquisitions.
As a result,  the  Company  recorded a non-cash  charge to earnings in the third
quarter of 1999 of $24.2  million to reduce the  carrying  value of those assets
determined to be surplus or obsolete.

Income  from  operations  for the metal food  container  business  for the three
months ended  September  30, 2000  increased  $3.5  million,  or 7.7%,  to $49.2
million,  as compared to $45.7 million for the same period in 1999 excluding the
effect of the non-cash  charge.  Including  the effect of the  non-cash  charge,
income from operations of the metal food container business for the three months
ended  September  30,  1999 was  $21.5  million.  Income  from  operations  as a
percentage  of net sales of the metal  food  container  business  increased  1.0
percentage  point to 11.0% for the three months  ended  September  30, 2000,  as
compared  to 10.0%  for the same  period  in 1999  excluding  the  effect of the
non-cash  charge.  The increase in operating income and improvement in operating
margins  of the metal  food  container  business  was  primarily  a result of an
improved sales mix and benefits realized from plant rationalizations,  offset in
part by other higher manufacturing costs, including energy costs.

Income from operations for the plastic  container  business for the three months
ended  September 30, 2000 was $8.0 million,  as compared to $9.5 million for the
third  quarter of 1999.  Income from  operations as a percentage of net sales of
the plastic  container  business  declined 2.7 percentage  points to 9.3% in the
third quarter of 2000,  as compared to 12.0% in the third quarter of 1999.  This
decline was due to the effect of sharply  increased resin prices,  lower selling
prices  resulting  from  competitive  pricing and higher per unit  manufacturing
costs primarily as a result of lower unit production.

Income from operations for the specialty packaging business for the three months
ended  September 30, 2000 was $0.3  million,  as compared to $2.2 million in the
same period in the prior year.  This decrease was primarily due to the effect of
lower net sales and operating  inefficiencies at one plant. Operating margins of
the specialty  packaging  business declined to 0.1% in the third quarter of 2000
as  compared  to 6.0% in the third  quarter  of 1999 for the  reasons  mentioned
above.



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Interest  Expense.  Interest expense increased $0.7 million to $23.5 million for
the three  months  ended  September  30,  2000 as compared to the same period in
1999. Lower average borrowings  outstanding during the quarter due to repayments
made late in the prior  year and to lower net  working  capital  usage this year
offset much of the effect of higher current period interest rates.

Income  Taxes.  The  provision  for  income  taxes  for the three  months  ended
September  30, 2000 and 1999 was recorded at an effective  tax rate of 39.0% and
38.0%, respectively ($13.0 million and $3.7 million, respectively).

Net Income and Earnings per Share.  Income  before equity in losses of affiliate
for the three months ended  September 30, 2000 was $20.3  million,  or $1.13 per
diluted share, as compared to $21.0 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, for the
same period in 1999 excluding the effect of the non-cash charge described above.
Including  the  Company's  equity in losses of  affiliate of $1.8  million,  net
income for the three months ended September 30, 2000 was $18.5 million, or $1.03
per diluted share.  Including the effect of the non-cash charge,  net income for
the three months ended September 30, 1999 was $6.0 million, or $0.34 per diluted
share.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - NINE MONTHS

Summary  unaudited  results  of  operations  for the  Company's  three  business
segments, metal food containers, plastic containers and specialty packaging, for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 are provided below.





                                                Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                -------------------------------
                                                     2000            1999
                                                     ----            ----
                                                         (In millions)

                                                             
Net sales:
     Metal food containers .................       $1,044.5        $1,058.3
     Plastic containers ....................          256.5           242.0
     Specialty packaging ...................           94.5           103.1
                                                   --------        --------
        Consolidated .......................       $1,395.5        $1,403.4
                                                   ========        ========

Operating profit:
     Metal food containers(a) ..............       $   97.1        $   69.2
     Plastic containers ....................           25.7            30.4
     Specialty packaging ...................            1.6             6.2
     Other .................................           (2.6)           (2.9)
                                                   --------        --------
       Consolidated ........................       $  121.8        $  102.9
                                                   ========        ========


  (a)  Includes a  non-cash  charge of $24.2  million for  the  reduction in the
       carrying  value of certain  assets of the  metal food container  business
       recorded in 1999.




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Nine Months Ended  September 30, 2000 Compared with Nine Months Ended  September
30, 1999

Net Sales.  Consolidated net sales decreased $7.9 million,  or 0.1%, to $1,395.5
million for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000, as compared to net sales
of $1,403.4  million  for the same nine  months in the prior  year.  This slight
decrease was primarily  attributable  to lower unit sales of the Company's three
business  segments  which was  mostly  offset by  higher  prices of the  plastic
container business due to the pass through of increased resin costs.

Net sales for the metal food  container  business were $1,044.5  million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2000, a decrease of $13.8 million, or 1.3%, from
net sales of $1,058.3  million for the same period in 1999.  This  decrease  was
primarily due to the loss of lower margin sales related to the closure of a West
Coast facility earlier this year and to lower unit sales principally  because of
a reduced fruit and  vegetable  pack as compared to the prior year and generally
lower demand.

Net sales for the plastic  container  business of $256.5 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 increased $14.5 million, or 6.0%, from net sales
of $242.0  million  for the same period in 1999.  The  increase in net sales was
principally  attributable  to higher prices due to the pass through of increased
resin costs and to a favorable  sales mix,  and was offset in part by lower unit
sales to certain major customers who were adjusting  their inventory  levels and
due to fewer new products being introduced by customers as compared to the prior
year.

Net sales for the specialty  packaging business decreased $8.6 million, or 8.3%,
to $94.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2000, as compared to
$103.1  million  for the  same  period  in 1999.  This  decrease  was  primarily
attributable  to lower  unit sales as a result of  generally  soft  demand  from
customers, the conversion of metal closures to plastic and a change in sales mix
during the current period as compared to the same period in 1999.

Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of consolidated net sales
was 87.4%  ($1,219.7  million) for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000, an
increase of 0.4 percentage  points as compared to 87.0%  ($1,221.0  million) for
the same period in 1999.  The  decline in gross  profit  margins  was  primarily
attributable  to the effect of  increased  resin costs of the plastic  container
business and lower unit sales of the Company's three business segments.

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative  expenses as a  percentage  of  consolidated  net sales  remained
constant at 3.9% for the nine months  ended  September  30, 2000 and 1999 ($54.1
million and $55.3 million, respectively).

Income  from  Operations.  Income  from  operations  for the nine  months  ended
September  30, 2000 was $121.8  million,  as compared to $127.1  million for the
same period in 1999 excluding the effect of the non-cash charge in 1999 of $24.2


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million to write  down the  carrying  value of certain  assets of the metal food
container business described above. Including the effect of the non-cash charge,
income from  operations for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999 was $102.9
million.  Income from  operations  as a  percentage  of  consolidated  net sales
decreased to 8.7% for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000, as compared to
9.1% for the same period in 1999 excluding the effect of the non-cash charge.

Income from operations for the metal food container business for the nine months
ended September 30, 2000 increased $3.7 million,  or 4.0%, to $97.1 million,  as
compared to $93.4  million for the same period in 1999  excluding  the effect of
the non-cash charge.  Including the effect of the non-cash  charge,  income from
operations  of the metal  food  container  business  for the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999 was $69.2 million.  Income from operations as a percentage of
net sales of the metal food container  business  increased 0.5 percentage points
to 9.3% for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000,  as compared to 8.8% for
the same  period in 1999  excluding  the  effect  of the  non-cash  charge.  The
increase in operating  income and improvement in operating  margins of the metal
food  container  business  was  primarily  a result of an  improved  sales  mix,
benefits  realized from plant  rationalizations  and lower selling,  general and
administrative  expenses,  offset in part by  increased  per unit  manufacturing
costs  due to a  planned  reduction  in  inventory  and by  higher  depreciation
expense.

Income from  operations for the plastic  container  business for the nine months
ended  September 30, 2000 was $25.7  million,  as compared to $30.4 for the same
period in 1999.  Income from  operations  as a  percentage  of net sales for the
plastic  container  business  for the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000
decreased  2.6  percentage  points to 10.0%,  as  compared to 12.6% for the same
period in 1999.  The decrease in income from  operations  as a percentage of net
sales was principally attributable to the effects of lower unit sales, increased
resin costs, lower selling prices resulting from competitive  pricing and higher
depreciation.

Income from operations for the specialty  packaging business for the nine months
ended  September 30, 2000 was $1.6 million,  as compared to $6.2 million for the
same nine months in 1999.  Income from  operations  as a percentage of net sales
for the specialty packaging business decreased to 1.7% for the nine months ended
September  30,  2000,  as  compared  to 6.0% for the same  period in 1999.  This
decrease was primarily due to the effects of lower net sales,  a change in sales
mix and operating inefficiencies at one plant.

Interest  Expense.  Interest expense increased $1.0 million to $66.1 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to the same period in 1999.
Lower  average  borrowings  outstanding  during the  current  year period due to
repayments  made late in the prior year and to lower net working  capital  usage
this year offset much of the effect of higher current period interest rates.

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September
30,  2000 and 1999 was  recorded  at an  effective  tax rate of 39.0% and 38.7%,
respectively ($21.7 million and $14.6 million, respectively).


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Net Income and Earnings per Share.  Income  before equity in losses of affiliate
for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000 was $33.9  million,  or $1.89 per
diluted share, as compared to $38.2 million, or $2.09 per diluted share, for the
same period in 1999 excluding the effect of the non-cash charge described above.
Including  the  Company's  equity in losses of  affiliate of $3.9  million,  net
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was $30.0 million,  or $1.67
per diluted share.  Including the effect of the non-cash charge,  net income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was $23.1 million, or $1.27 per diluted
share.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

The Company's liquidity  requirements arise primarily from its obligations under
the   indebtedness   incurred  in  connection  with  its  acquisitions  and  the
refinancing  of  such  indebtedness,  capital  investment  in new  and  existing
equipment  and the funding of the  Company's  seasonal  working  capital  needs.
Historically, the Company has met these liquidity requirements through cash flow
generated from operating activities and revolving loan borrowings.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Company used net borrowings of
revolving  loans of  $214.9  million  under  the  Company's  credit  agreements,
proceeds  from asset sales of $1.2  million and  proceeds  from the  exercise of
stock options of $0.5 million to fund cash used by operations of $145.8  million
for the Company's  seasonal working capital needs,  the Company's  investment of
$7.0 million in Packtion, an e-commerce packaging venture, repurchases of common
stock for $1.1  million,  the  repayment of $1.2  million of long-term  debt and
capital  expenditures  of $60.4  million and to increase  cash  balances by $1.1
million.

Because the Company  sells metal  containers  used in fruit and  vegetable  pack
processing,  its sales are seasonal.  As is common in the industry,  the Company
must  access  working  capital  to  build  inventory  and  then  carry  accounts
receivable  for some  customers  beyond the end of the  summer and fall  packing
season.  Seasonal  accounts  are  generally  settled  by  year  end.  Due to the
Company's  seasonal  requirements,  the  Company  expects  to  incur  short-term
indebtedness to finance its working capital requirements.

The Company  utilizes its revolving loan facilities for seasonal working capital
needs and for other  general  corporate  purposes,  including  acquisitions  and
repurchases  of its  common  stock.  During the third  quarter  of 2000,  at its
month-end peak the Company had incurred  approximately $215 million of revolving
loan borrowings for seasonal working capital needs.  Amounts available under the
Company's  revolving loan  facilities in excess of its seasonal  working capital
needs are  available to the Company to pursue its growth  strategy and for other
permitted purposes.

As of September  30,  2000,  the Company had $340.1  million of revolving  loans
outstanding,  of which $214.9  million  related  primarily  to seasonal  working
capital needs and $125.2 million related to long-term financing of acquisitions.
Revolving  loans not expected to be repaid within one year have been recorded as
long-term  debt.  The unused  portion of revolving  loan  commitments  under the
Company's  credit  agreements at September  30, 2000,  after taking into account


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outstanding  letters of credit but before the  increase  in October  2000 in the
Company's  revolving loan facility under the U.S. Credit  Agreement,  was $192.9
million.

In October  2000,  pursuant to the  agreement of certain  lenders under the U.S.
Credit Agreement the Company's  revolving loan facility thereunder was increased
by $125.0 million from $545.5  million to $670.5 million in accordance  with the
terms of the U.S. Credit Agreement.

Effective  October 1, 2000, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of
RXI  Holdings,  a  manufacturer  and  seller  of rigid  plastic  packaging,  for
approximately  $125.0 in cash.  The Company  funded the  purchase  price for RXI
Holdings using revolving loans under its U.S. Credit Agreement.

On November 3, 2000,  the Company gave  irrevocable  notice to redeem all of its
outstanding 13 1/4% Debentures ($56.2 million principal amount), at a redemption
price of 109.938% of their principal  amount,  or  approximately  $61.8 million,
plus accrued and unpaid  interest to the redemption  date. The Company has fixed
December 8, 2000 as the date for this  redemption.  As permitted  under the U.S.
Credit Agreement and the other documents  governing the Company's  indebtedness,
the Company  will fund the  redemption  price for all of the 13 1/4%  Debentures
with lower cost revolving  loans under the U.S. Credit  Agreement.  Based on the
current interest rates for its revolving loans under the U.S. Credit  Agreement,
the Company  estimates annual interest savings of approximately  $2.6 million on
the indebtedness  being  refinanced as a result of this  redemption.  After this
redemption,  the Company estimates that approximately  $120-$130 million, taking
into account the Company's  anticipated month-end peak seasonal borrowing needs,
of its revolving loan facility under its U.S. Credit Agreement will be available
to it  for  acquisitions,  repurchases  of  common  stock  and  other  permitted
purposes. In the fourth quarter of 2000, the Company will incur an extraordinary
charge, net of tax, of approximately  $4.2 million,  or $0.23 per diluted share,
for the  premium  to be paid in  connection  with  this  redemption  and for the
write-off of unamortized financing costs related to the 13 1/4% Debentures.

In 1998,  the Company's  Board of Directors  authorized  the repurchase of up to
$60.0 million of its common  stock.  In 1999,  the Company's  Board of Directors
authorized the repurchase by the Company of up to an additional $10.0 million of
its common stock,  for a total of $70.0  million.  As of September 30, 2000, the
Company had  repurchased  2,708,975  shares of its common stock for an aggregate
cost of approximately $61.0 million. The Company intends to finance future share
repurchases,  if any,  through  revolving loan borrowings  under its U.S. Credit
Agreement or through internally generated funds.

Management  believes that cash  generated by operations and funds from revolving
loan borrowings under the Company's credit agreements will be sufficient to meet
the  Company's   expected   operating  needs,   planned  capital   expenditures,
investments  in  an  affiliate,  debt  service,   rationalization  costs,  share
repurchase plan and tax obligations for the foreseeable future.

The  Company  is in  compliance  with  all  financial  and  operating  covenants
contained in the  instruments  and  agreements  governing its  indebtedness  and
believes  that it will  continue  to be in  compliance  with all such  covenants
during 2000.


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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

During May 2000, the Emerging  Issues Task Force ("EITF")  issued EITF Issue No.
00-10,  "Accounting  for Shipping  and Handling  Fees and Costs." EITF No. 00-10
addresses the income statement classification for shipping and handling fees and
costs.  The Company plans to adopt EITF No. 00-10 in the fourth quarter of 2000.
The Company's  income  statements,  including  those  presented for  comparative
purposes,  will include the  reclassification  of certain revenue  reductions to
cost of goods sold. These reclassifications will not affect the Company's income
from operations or net income.

In June 1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board (the "FASB")  issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No. 133,  "Accounting for
Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging  Activities." In June 1999, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 137,  which amended SFAS No. 133 to delay its  effective  date. In June
2000,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 138,  which  further  amended  SFAS No. 133. The
Company  will adopt SFAS No. 133, as amended,  on January 1, 2001.  SFAS No. 133
requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the consolidated balance
sheet at their fair  value.  Changes in the fair  value of  derivatives  will be
recorded each period in net income or other comprehensive  income,  depending on
whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if it is,
the type of hedge transaction. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption
of SFAS No.  133,  as  amended,  will have a  material  impact on its  financial
position or results of operations.




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Item 3.

           QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
           ----------------------------------------------------------

Market risks relating to the Company's  operations result primarily from changes
in interest rates. The Company also has limited foreign currency risk associated
with its  Canadian  operations.  The Company  employs  established  policies and
procedures  to manage its  exposure to  fluctuations  in interest  rates and the
value of foreign currencies. Interest rate and foreign currency transactions are
used only to the extent considered  necessary to meet the Company's  objectives.
The Company does not utilize  derivative  financial  instruments  for trading or
other speculative purposes.

Information  regarding  the Company's  interest  rate risk and foreign  currency
exchange rate risk has been  disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. There has not been a material change to the
Company's  interest rate risk or foreign currency  exchange rate risk since such
filing.



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Part II.  Other Information

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits

     Exhibit Number                       Description
     --------------                       -----------
          12                         Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
          27                         Financial Data Schedule

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

None



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant has duly caused this  Quarterly  Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.


Dated:  November 13, 2000                 /s/Harley Rankin, Jr.
- -------------------------                 -------------------------------
                                          Harley Rankin, Jr.
                                          Executive Vice President, Chief
                                          Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                          (Principal Financial Officer)









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                             EXHIBIT INDEX



         EXHIBIT NO.                             EXHIBIT
         -----------                             -------

             12                      Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                     for the three and nine months ended
                                     September 30, 2000 and 1999

             27                      Financial Data Schedule for the nine
                                     months ended September 30, 2000,
                                     submitted to the Securities and Exchange
                                     Commission in electronic format










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                                                             Exhibit 12


                                                          SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                                   RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES




                                                                               Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                                                                               ------------------           -----------------
                                                                             Sept. 30,     Sept. 30,     Sept. 30,      Sept. 30,
                                                                               2000          1999          2000           1999
                                                                               ----          ----          ----           ----
                                                                                                (Unaudited)
                                                                                           (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                                              

Income before income taxes and equity in losses
  of affiliate .........................................................     $33,276       $ 9,732       $ 55,687       $ 37,784

Add:
       Interest expense and debt amortization ..........................      23,500        22,785         66,097         65,085

       Rental expense representative of interest factor ................         311           259            906            762
                                                                             -------       -------       --------       --------

       Earnings, as adjusted ...........................................     $57,087       $32,776       $122,690       $103,631
                                                                             =======       =======       ========       ========

Fixed charges:
       Interest expense and debt amortization ..........................     $23,500       $22,785       $ 66,097       $ 65,085

       Rental expense representative of interest factor ................         311           259            906            762
                                                                             -------       -------       --------       --------

       Total fixed charges .............................................     $23,811       $23,044       $ 67,003       $ 65,847
                                                                             =======       =======       ========       ========


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges .....................................        2.40          1.42           1.83           1.57