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 March 31, 2001

[ ] 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 May 14, 2001, 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.
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Part I. Financial Information ........................................ 3

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

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
March 31, 2001 and 2000 and December 31, 2000 ........... 3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
for the three months ended March 31, 2001
and 2000 ................................................ 4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2001
and 2000 ................................................ 5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Deficiency
in Stockholders' Equity for the three months
ended March 31, 2000 and 2001 ........................... 6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements .............................................. 7

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations ........... 15

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About
Market Risk ............................................. 21

Part II. Other Information ........................................... 21

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ........................ 21

Signatures ............................................................ 22

Exhibit Index ......................................................... 23

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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited, see Note 1)

March 31, March 31, Dec. 31,
2001 2000 2000
---- ---- ----
Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ...................... $ 20,974 $ 5,681 $ 20,073
Trade accounts receivable, net ................. 171,501 153,974 168,307
Inventories .................................... 323,909 296,005 279,737
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ...... 18,131 9,723 11,874
---------- ---------- ----------
Total current assets ....................... 534,515 465,383 479,991

Property, plant and equipment, net ............... 705,778 640,041 709,513
Goodwill, net .................................... 151,625 106,567 153,038
Other assets ..................................... 42,679 48,051 41,282
---------- --------- ----------
$1,434,597 $1,260,042 $1,383,824
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Liabilities and Deficiency in Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
Bank revolving loans ........................... $ 110,925 $ 110,849 $ --
Current portion of long-term debt .............. 44,778 39,342 44,948
Trade accounts payable ......................... 133,682 128,323 208,144
Accrued payroll and related costs .............. 55,625 55,828 56,452
Accrued interest payable ....................... 15,088 15,957 9,564
Accrued liabilities ............................ 15,432 22,594 13,142
---------- ---------- ----------
Total current liabilities .................. 375,530 372,893 332,250

Long-term debt ................................... 986,067 843,866 986,527
Other liabilities ................................ 93,686 86,828 85,427

Deficiency in stockholders' equity:
Common stock ................................... 204 202 204
Paid-in capital ................................ 118,099 118,610 118,099
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) ........ (74,477) (102,719) (76,702)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) ......... (4,119) (320) (1,588)
Treasury stock ................................. (60,393) (59,318) (60,393)
---------- ---------- ----------
Total deficiency in stockholders' equity ... (20,686) (43,545) (20,380)
---------- ---------- ----------
$1,434,597 $1,260,042 $1,383,824
========== ========== ==========

See accompanying notes.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

2001 2000
---- ----

Net sales ............................................ $443,514 $418,505

Cost of goods sold ................................... 392,584 369,787
-------- --------
Gross profit .................................... 50,930 48,718

Selling, general and administrative expenses ......... 18,732 19,063

Rationalization charge ............................... 3,490 --
-------- --------
Income from operations .......................... 28,708 29,655

Interest and other debt expense ...................... 22,868 20,981
-------- --------
Income before income taxes and equity in ........ 5,840 8,674
losses of affiliate

Provision for income taxes ........................... 2,347 3,383
-------- --------
Income before equity in losses of affiliate ..... 3,493 5,291

Equity in losses of affiliate ........................ 1,268 --
-------- --------
Net income ...................................... $ 2,225 $ 5,291
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Per share data:

Basic earnings per share ........................ $0.13 $0.30
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Diluted earnings per share ...................... $0.12 $0.29
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Weighted average number of shares:

Basic ........................................... 17,703 17,552

Assumed exercise of employee stock options ...... 281 482
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Diluted ......................................... 17,984 18,034
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See accompanying notes.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

2001 2000
---- ----

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income ......................................... $ 2,225 $ 5,291
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation ................................... 21,906 20,817
Amortization ................................... 1,887 1,372
Rationalization charge ......................... 3,490 --
Equity in losses of affiliate .................. 1,268 --
Other changes that provided (used) cash:
Trade accounts receivable, net ............ (3,193) (25,879)
Inventories ............................... (44,172) (46,434)
Trade accounts payable .................... (74,462) (47,107)
Other, net ................................ 3,377 (59)
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Net cash used in operating activities .......... (87,674) (91,999)
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Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Investment in equity affiliate ..................... (3,039) --
Capital expenditures ............................... (19,312) (16,169)
Proceeds from asset sales .......................... 75 507
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Net cash used in investing activities .......... (22,276) (15,662)
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Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving loans ................... 282,051 272,944
Repayments under revolving loans ................... (171,126) (162,095)
Proceeds from stock option exercises ............... -- 82
Repayments and redemptions of long-term debt ....... (74) --
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities ...... 110,851 110,931
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Cash and cash equivalents:
Net increase ....................................... 901 3,270
Balance at beginning of year ....................... 20,073 2,411
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Balance at end of period ........................... $ 20,974 $ 5,681
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Interest paid ........................................ $ 16,379 $ 15,673
Income taxes paid .................................... 489 1,335

See accompanying notes.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIENCY
IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001
(Dollars and shares in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Common Stock Retained Accumulated Total
------------ earnings other deficiency in
Par Paid-in (accumulated comprehensive Treasury stockholders'
Shares value capital deficit) income (loss) stock equity
------ ----- ------- ------- ------------- ----- ------

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

Comprehensive income:

Net income ........................... 5,291 5,291

Foreign currency translation ......... (47) (47)
--------
Comprehensive income .................... 5,244

Stock option exercises, net of
tax provision of $137 ................ 45 1 (56) (55)
------ ---- -------- --------- ------- -------- --------
Balance at March 31, 2000 ............... 17,592 $202 $118,610 $(102,719) $ (320) $(59,318) $(43,545)
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Balance at December 31, 2000 ............ 17,703 $204 $118,099 $ (76,702) $(1,588) $(60,393) $(20,380)

Comprehensive income:

Net income ........................... 2,225 2,225

Change in fair value of
derivatives, net of tax
benefit of $1,086 ................. (1,617) (1,617)

Foreign currency translation ......... (914) (914)
--------
Comprehensive income (loss).............. (306)
------ ---- -------- --------- ------- -------- --------
Balance at March 31, 2001................ 17,703 $204 $118,099 $ (74,477) $(4,119) $(60,393) $(20,686)
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See accompanying notes.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 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, 2000 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, 2000.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current
year's presentation.

Note 2. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities," as amended by SFAS No. 138. SFAS No. 133 requires all derivative
instruments to be recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at their fair
values. Changes in the fair value of derivatives will be recorded each period in
earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether a derivative is
designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if it is, the type and
effectiveness of the hedge transaction.

The Company utilizes certain financial instruments to manage its interest rate
and energy cost exposures. The Company limits its use of derivative financial
instruments to interest rate and natural gas swap agreements. The Company does
not utilize derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 2. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement (continued)

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage its
exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The interest rate swap agreements
effectively convert interest rate exposure from variable rates to fixed rates of
interest. At March 31, 2001 and January 1, 2001, the aggregate notional
principal amounts of these agreements were $200 million and $150 million,
respectively. Under these agreements, the Company pays fixed rates of interest
ranging from 4.7% to 6.4% and receives floating rates of interest based on three
month LIBOR. These agreements mature in 2002 ($100 million notional principal
amount) and in 2003 ($100 million notional principal amount).

The Company periodically enters into natural gas swap agreements to manage its
exposure to fluctuations in natural gas prices. At January 1, 2001, the
aggregate notional principal amount of these agreements was 170,000 MMBtu of
natural gas. Under these agreements, the Company paid a fixed natural gas price
of $5.33 per MMBtu and received a NYMEX-based natural gas price. There were no
natural gas swap agreements in effect at March 31, 2001.

The interest rate and natural gas swap agreements are accounted for as cash flow
hedges. To the extent these swap agreements are effective pursuant to SFAS No.
133 in offsetting the variability of the hedged cash flows, changes in their
fair values will be recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a
component of stockholders' equity, and reclassified into earnings in future
periods when earnings are also affected by the variability of the hedged cash
flows. To the extent these swap agreements are not effective as hedges, changes
in their fair values will be recorded in earnings.

The adoption of SFAS No. 133 on January 1, 2001 resulted in the Company
recording a net liability of $0.1 million on the balance sheet to reflect the
fair value of outstanding swap agreements and a transition adjustment of $0.1
million ($0.1 million net of tax) to reflect the cumulative effect of adoption
in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The fair value of the
outstanding swap agreements in effect at March 31, 2001 was $2.7 million and
recorded in other liabilities. As a result, the Company recorded an additional
decrease to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of $1.5 million, net
of both taxes and net gains reclassified to earnings. The company estimates that
it will reclassify $0.8 million of the amount recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) to earnings during the next nine months. The actual
amount that will be reclassified to earnings will vary from this amount as a
result of changes in market conditions.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 3. Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves

During the first quarter of 2001, the Company completed its plan to close one
plastic container facility. The plan includes elimination of approximately 150
plant employees and other related exit costs. This decision resulted in a first
quarter pre-tax charge to earnings of $3.5 million (including approximately $1.0
million in anticipated cash payments), which consists of $2.6 million for plant
exit costs and $0.9 million for employee severance and benefits. Cash payments
related to this facility closing are expected through 2001.

As part of its plan to integrate and rationalize the operations of its various
acquired businesses, the Company has established reserves for employee severance
and benefits, plant exit costs and assumed liabilities. These costs are expected
to be incurred through 2002.

Activity in the Company's rationalization and acquisition reserves since
December 31, 2000 is summarized as follows:

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

Balance at December 31, 2000 ... $2,364 $5,559 $4,252 $12,175

Rationalization Charge ......... 874 2,616 -- 3,490

Utilized ....................... (763) (390) (386) (1,539)
------ ------ ------ -------

Balance at March 31, 2001 ...... $2,475 $7,785 $3,866 $14,126
====== ====== ====== =======

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

March 31, March 31, Dec. 31,
2001 2000 2000
---- ---- ----
(Dollars in thousands)

Accrued liabilities ............ $ 9,413 $11,157 $ 7,462
Other liabilities .............. 4,713 8,115 4,713
------- ------- -------
$14,126 $19,272 $12,175
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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 4. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income is reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Deficiency in Stockholders' Equity. Amounts included in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

March 31, March 31, Dec. 31,
2001 2000 2000
---- ---- ----
(Dollars in thousands)

Foreign currency translation ............ $(1,605) $(220) $ (691)
Change in fair value of derivatives ..... (1,617) -- --
Minimum pension liability ............... (897) (100) (897)
------- ----- -------
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) ..................... $(4,119) $(320) $(1,588)
======= ===== =======

The change in fair value of derivatives component of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of $0.1 million, net of tax, for the
cumulative effect of adopting SFAS No. 133 and $1.5 million, net of both tax and
net gains reclassified to earnings, for the change in fair value of derivatives
for the three months ended March 31, 2001. The amount reclassified to earnings
for the three months ended March 31, 2001 was not material.

Note 5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

March 31, March 31, Dec. 31,
2001 2000 2000
---- ---- ----
(Dollars in thousands)

Raw materials ........................ $ 32,983 $ 39,172 $ 43,873
Work-in-process ...................... 54,591 49,496 51,191
Finished goods ....................... 217,059 188,515 165,680
Spare parts and other ................ 12,262 10,891 11,698
-------- -------- --------
316,895 288,074 272,442
Adjustment to value inventory
at cost on the LIFO Method ........ 7,014 7,931 7,295
-------- -------- --------
$323,909 $296,005 $279,737
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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 6. Investment in E-Commerce Packaging Venture

In April 2000, the Company announced that it would invest in a neutral,
independent e-commerce joint venture, Packtion Corporation ("Packtion"), with
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity and Diamondcluster International, Inc.
Packtion offers an e-commerce solution that integrates the entire packaging
supply chain, from design through manufacturing and procurement.

In the first quarter of 2001 in connection with an investment by The Proctor &
Gamble Company and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. in Packtion, the Company funded
additional equity investments of $3.1 million, for a total investment of $10.1
million representing approximately a 25% interest in Packtion. The Company has
no further obligation to invest or otherwise provide funding to Packtion.

The Company accounts for its investment in Packtion using the equity method. For
the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company recorded equity losses from
Packtion aggregating $1.3 million.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2000, the Company incurred start-up costs
aggregating $0.7 million related to this venture which were included in selling,
general and administrative expenses.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 7. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

March 31, March 31, Dec. 31,
2001 2000 2000
---- ---- ----
(Dollars in thousands)

Bank debt:
Bank Revolving Loans ................... $ 478,400 $234,600 $ 367,400
Bank A Term Loans ...................... 159,218 194,047 159,218
Bank B Term Loans ...................... 188,542 190,495 188,542
Canadian Bank Facility ................. 12,220 15,709 12,850
---------- -------- ----------
Total bank debt ..................... 838,380 634,851 728,010

Subordinated debt:
9% Senior Subordinated Debentures ...... 300,000 300,000 300,000
13 1/4% Subordinated Debentures ........ -- 56,206 --
Other .................................. 3,390 3,000 3,456
---------- -------- ----------
Total subordinated debt ............. 303,390 359,206 303,465

Total debt ............................... 1,141,770 994,057 1,031,475
Less current portion ................... 155,703 150,191 44,948
---------- -------- ----------
$ 986,067 $843,866 $ 986,527
========== ======== ==========

Under the Company's U.S. senior secured bank credit facility (the "U.S. Credit
Agreement"), the Company has available to it $670.5 million of bank revolving
loans. The Company also has $4.5 million of bank revolving loans available to it
under its Canadian bank facility (the "Canadian Bank Facility"). Bank revolving
loans may be used by the Company for working capital needs, acquisitions and
other permitted purposes. Bank revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and
reborrowed until December 31, 2003, their final maturity date under both
facilities.

At March 31, 2001, bank revolving loans under the U.S. Credit Agreement
consisted of $110.9 million related primarily to seasonal working capital needs
and $367.5 million related primarily to long-term financing of acquisitions. At
March 31, 2001, there were Cdn. $2.3 million (U.S. $1.5 million) of revolving
loans outstanding under the Canadian Bank Facility. At March 31, 2001, amounts
expected to be repaid within one year consisted of $110.9 million of bank
revolving loans and $44.8 million of bank term loans. Bank revolving loans not
expected to be repaid within one year have been reclassified as long-term debt.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 8. Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and
2000 was recorded at an effective tax rate of 40.2% and 39.0%, respectively.

Note 9. Business Segment Information

Reportable business segment information for the three months ended March 31,
2001 and 2000 for the Company's three business segments is as follows:

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

2001
- ----
Net sales ................................... $291,696 $122,296 $29,522 $ -- $443,514
EBITDA(3) ................................... 30,626 23,819 1,841 (714) 55,572
Depreciation and amortization(4) ............ 13,032 7,985 2,331 26 23,374
Segment profit (loss) ....................... 17,594 15,834 (490) (740) 32,198

2000
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Net sales ................................... $301,997 $ 85,020 $31,488 $ -- $418,505
EBITDA(3) ................................... 34,640 15,444 2,753 (1,392) 51,445
Depreciation and amortization(4) ............ 13,069 6,225 2,470 26 21,790
Segment profit (loss) ....................... 21,571 9,219 283 (1,418) 29,655

(1) Excludes a rationalization charge of $3.5 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2001 related to the closing of a facility.
(2) The other category provides information pertaining to the corporate
holding company and includes $0.7 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2000 related to start-up costs for Packtion, an e-commerce
packaging venture.
(3) EBITDA means earnings before equity in losses of affiliate, interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(4) Depreciation and amortization excludes debt cost amortization of $0.4
million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000.

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SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Information at March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
three months then ended is unaudited)

Note 9. Business Segment Information (continued)

Total segment profit for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 is
reconciled to income before income taxes as follows:

2001 2000
---- ----
(Dollars in thousands)

Total segment profit ........................ $32,198 $29,655
Interest and other debt expense ............. 22,868 20,981
Rationalization charge ...................... 3,490 --
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Income before income taxes ............... $ 5,840 $ 8,674
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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, 2000
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

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 March 31, 2001 and 2000 are provided below.

2001 2000
---- ----
(Dollars in millions)
Net sales:
Metal food containers ............... $291.7 $302.0
Plastic containers .................. 122.3 85.0
Specialty packaging ................. 29.5 31.5
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Consolidated ..................... $443.5 $418.5
====== ======

Operating profit:
Metal food containers ............... $ 17.6 $ 21.6
Plastic containers(1) ............... 12.3 9.2
Specialty packaging ................. (0.5) 0.3
Other (2) ........................... (0.7) (1.4)
------ ------
Consolidated ..................... $ 28.7 $ 29.7
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(1) Includes a rationalization charge of $3.5 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2001 related to the closing of a facility.

(2) Includes $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2000
related to start-up costs for Packtion, an e-commerce packaging
venture.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2001 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31,
2000

Net Sales. Consolidated net sales increased $25.0 million, or 6.0%, to $443.5
million for the three months ended March 31, 2001, as compared to net sales of
$418.5 million for the same three months in the prior year. This increase was
the result of higher net sales in the plastic container business, partially
offset by lower sales in the metal food container and specialty packaging
businesses.

Net sales for the metal food container business were $291.7 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2001, a decrease of $10.3 million, or 3.4%, from
net sales of $302.0 million for the same period in 2000. This decrease was
primarily attributable to lower unit sales in comparison to a particularly
strong first quarter of 2000 in the food can segment.

Net sales for the plastic container business of $122.3 million during the three
months ended March 31, 2001 increased $37.3 million, or 43.9%, from net sales of
$85.0 million for the same period in 2000. The increase in net sales was
principally attributable to the acquisition of RXI Plastics, Inc. ("RXI"), which
was acquired in October 2000, and higher unit sales from the existing business.
Excluding RXI, first quarter 2001 net sales increased $8.6 million, or 10.1%,
versus the same period last year.

Net sales for the specialty packaging business decreased $2.0 million, or 6.3%,
to $29.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2001, as compared to
net sales of $31.5 million for the same period in 2000. This decrease was
primarily due to lower unit sales.

Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of consolidated net sales
was 88.5% ($392.6 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2001, an
increase of 0.1 percentage points as compared to 88.4% ($369.8 million) for the
same period in 2000. The slight decline in gross profit margins was primarily
attributable to higher energy costs and lower unit sales of the metal food
container and specialty packaging businesses.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of consolidated net sales decreased by
0.4 percentage points to 4.2% ($18.7 million) for the three months ended March
31, 2001, as compared to 4.6% ($19.1 million) for the same period in 2000. This
decrease was the result of lower selling, general and administrative expenses in
the metal food container and specialty packaging businesses and the absence of
$0.7 million in start-up costs for Packtion incurred in 2000. This decrease was
partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses in the
plastic container business primarily as a result of the acquisition of RXI.

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Income from Operations. Excluding the rationalization charge of $3.5 million
related to the planned closing of a plastic container manufacturing facility in
the second quarter of 2001, operating income for the first quarter of 2001
increased $2.5 million to $32.2 million, as compared to $29.7 million in the
same period in 2000. This increase was a result of higher unit volume in the
plastic container business, partially offset by lower unit volume and operating
income in the metal food container and specialty packaging businesses. Excluding
the rationalization charge, income from operations as a percentage of
consolidated net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2001 improved 0.2
percentage points to 7.3%, as compared to 7.1% for the same period in 2000. This
increase was primarily a result of higher operating margins of the plastic
container business. Including the rationalization charge, operating income for
the first quarter of 2001 was $28.7 million or 6.5% of consolidated net sales.

Income from operations as a percentage of net sales for the metal food container
business decreased 1.1 percentage points to 6.0% ($17.6 million) for the three
months ended March 31, 2001, as compared to 7.1% ($21.6 million) for the same
period in 2000. The decrease in income from operations as a percentage of net
sales for the metal food container business was primarily a result of lower unit
volume and higher per unit manufacturing costs including higher energy costs,
partially offset by benefits realized from previous plant rationalizations.

Excluding the rationalization charge, income from operations as a percentage of
net sales for the plastic container business increased 2.1 percentage points to
12.9% ($15.8 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2001, as compared to
10.8% ($9.2 million) for the same period in 2000. The increase in income from
operations as a percentage of net sales for the plastic container business was
primarily a result of higher unit volume. Including the rationalization charge,
operating income for the first quarter of 2001 was $12.3 million or 10.0% of
consolidated net sales.

The specialty packaging business had a loss from operations of $0.5 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2001, as compared to income from operations of
$0.3 million for the same period in 2000. The decline in operating performance
of the specialty packaging business was due to the effects of lower unit sales
and higher energy costs.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $1.9 million to $22.9 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2001 as compared to the same period in 2000 as
a result of higher average borrowings outstanding during the quarter principally
due to debt incurred in October 2000 for the acquisition of RXI.

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March
31, 2001 and 2000 was recorded at an effective tax rate of 40.2% and 39.0%,
respectively ($2.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively).

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Net Income and Earnings per Share. Before the rationalization charge and equity
losses in Packtion, income for the three months ended March 31, 2001 was $5.6
million and earnings per diluted share were $0.31, as compared to $5.3 million
and $0.29, respectively, for the same period in the prior year. Including the
rationalization charge and equity losses in Packtion, net income for the three
months ended March 31, 2001 was $2.2 million, or $0.12 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 three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company used net borrowings of
revolving loans of $110.9 million under the U.S. Credit Agreement to fund cash
used by operations of $87.7 million for the Company's seasonal working capital
needs, net capital expenditures of $19.2 million and its investment in Packtion
of $3.1 million and to increase cash balances by $0.9 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. For
2001, the Company estimates that at its month-end peak it will utilize
approximately $550 - $560 million of its revolving loan facilities including
letters of credit. 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 March 31, 2001, the Company had $478.4 million of revolving loans
outstanding under the U.S. Credit Agreement, of which $110.9 million related
primarily to seasonal working capital needs and $367.5 million related to
long-term financing of acquisitions. At March 31, 2001, there were Cdn. $2.3
million (U.S. $1.5 million) of revolving loans outstanding under the Canadian
Bank Facility. Revolving loans not expected to be repaid within one year have
been reclassified as long-term debt. The unused portion of revolving loan
commitments under the Company's credit agreements at March 31, 2001, after
taking into account outstanding letters of credit, was $174.1 million.

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The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $70
million of its common stock. As of March 31, 2001, 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, debt
service, rationalization costs and tax obligations until the final maturity of
its revolving loan facilities under its credit agreements on December 31, 2003.
Management also believes that it will be able to refinance its credit agreements
and replace its revolving loan facilities prior to December 31, 2003 on terms
which will be acceptable to the Company. However, there can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to effect such refinancing or, if it is able to effect
such refinancing, that such refinancing will be effected on the same terms
(including interest rates) as the Company's current credit agreements. The
ability of the Company to effect any such refinancing and the terms thereof
(including interest rates) will depend on a variety of factors, including the
future performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, which will be subject to
prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors
(including the state of the economy and the financial markets and other factors
beyond the control of the Company and its subsidiaries) affecting the business
and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as well as prevailing
interest rates, the timing of such refinancing and the amount of debt to be
refinanced.

The Company is continually evaluating and pursuing acquisition opportunities in
the consumer goods packaging market and will likely incur additional
indebtedness, including indebtedness under the revolving loan facility under its
U.S. Credit Agreement, to finance any such acquisition and to fund any resulting
increased operating needs. However, the Company may need to incur additional new
indebtedness to finance any such acquisitions and to fund any resulting
increased operating needs. Any new financing will have to be effected in
compliance with the agreements governing the Company's indebtedness. There can
be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete any such acquisition
or obtain any such new financing.

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 2001.

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RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

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Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
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Market risks relating to the Company's operations result primarily from changes
in interest rates. In the normal course of business, the Company also has
limited foreign currency risk associated with its Canadian operations and risk
related to commodity price charges for items such as natural gas. The Company
employs established policies and procedures to manage its exposure to such
risks. Interest rate, foreign currency and commodity pricing 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, foreign currency
exchange rate risk and commodity pricing risk has been disclosed in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. Since such
filing, there has not been a material change to the Company's interest rate
risk, foreign currency rate risk or commodity pricing risk or to the Company's
policies and procedures to manage its exposure to such risks, except that
beginning in the second quarter of 2001 the Company intends to manage its
exposure to fluctuations in natural gas prices for up to a significant portion
of its natural gas purchases over a period of up to one year by entering into
natural gas swap agreements with major trading companies to convert pricing
exposure from market prices to fixed prices.

Part II. Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description
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12 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(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: May 15, 2001 /s/Harley Rankin, Jr.
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Harley Rankin, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: May 15, 2001 /s/Nancy Merola
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Nancy Merola
Vice President and Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO. EXHIBIT
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12 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
for the three months ended
March 31, 2001 and 2000

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