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 June 30, 2001

                                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 August 14,  2001,  the number of shares  outstanding  of the  registrant's
common stock, $0.01 par value, was 17,790,593.






                             SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------
Part I.  Financial Information ........................................    3

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

              Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
              June 30, 2001 and 2000 and December 31, 2000 ............    3

              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
              for the three months ended June 30, 2001
              and 2000 ................................................    4

              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
              for the six months ended June 30, 2001
              and 2000 ................................................    5

              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
              Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2001
              and 2000 ................................................    6

              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Deficiency
              in Stockholders' Equity for the six months
              ended June 30, 2000 and 2001 ............................    7

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

     Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations ...........   17

     Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About
              Market Risk .............................................   26

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

     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings .......................................   26

     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .....   26

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ........................   27

Signatures ............................................................   28

Exhibit Index .........................................................   29







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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)




                                                        June 30,       June 30,       Dec. 31,
                                                          2001           2000          2000
                                                          ----           ----          ----
Assets

                                                                           
Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents ......................    $   49,220     $    5,262     $   20,073
  Trade accounts receivable, net .................       200,775        197,924        168,307
  Inventories ....................................       372,758        321,458        279,737
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets ......        17,639          8,342         11,874
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------
      Total current assets .......................       640,392        532,986        479,991

Property, plant and equipment, net ...............       710,580        642,015        709,513
Goodwill, net ....................................       151,920        105,535        153,038
Other assets .....................................        37,464         48,505         41,282
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                      $1,540,356     $1,329,041     $1,383,824
                                                      ==========     ==========     ==========


Liabilities and Deficiency in Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities
  Bank revolving loans ...........................    $  173,065     $  178,870     $     --
  Current portion of long-term debt ..............        41,970         39,290         44,948
  Trade accounts payable .........................       144,112        133,838        208,144
  Accrued payroll and related costs ..............        53,276         52,887         56,452
  Accrued interest payable .......................         5,444         10,779          9,564
  Accrued liabilities ............................        49,212         18,143         13,142
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------
      Total current liabilities ..................       467,079        433,807        332,250

Long-term debt ...................................       986,072        843,629        986,527
Other liabilities ................................       101,323         90,523         85,427
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------
      Total liabilities ..........................     1,554,474      1,367,959      1,404,204

Deficiency in stockholders' equity
  Common stock ...................................           205            204            204
  Paid-in capital ................................       117,400        118,349        118,099
  Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) ........       (67,030)       (96,475)       (76,702)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ..        (4,300)          (603)        (1,588)
  Treasury stock .................................       (60,393)       (60,393)       (60,393)
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------
      Total deficiency in stockholders' equity ...       (14,118)       (38,918)       (20,380)
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                      $1,540,356     $1,329,041     $1,383,824
                                                      ==========     ==========     ==========




                                               See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                For the three months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
             (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 (Unaudited)


                                                             2001        2000
                                                             ----        ----

                                                                 
Net sales ............................................     $445,417    $430,206

Cost of goods sold ...................................      388,225     377,563
                                                           --------    --------
     Gross profit ....................................       57,192      52,643

Selling, general and administrative expenses .........       19,257      17,290
                                                            -------     -------
     Income from operations ..........................       37,935      35,353

Interest and other debt expense ......................       21,248      21,616
                                                            -------     -------
     Income before income taxes and equity in
          losses of affiliate ........................       16,687      13,737

Provision for income taxes ...........................        6,704       5,358
                                                            -------     -------
     Income before equity in losses of affiliate .....        9,983       8,379

Equity in losses of affiliate ........................        2,536       2,135
                                                            -------     -------
     Net income ......................................      $ 7,447     $ 6,244
                                                            =======     =======

Per share data

     Basic earnings per share ........................        $0.42       $0.35
                                                              =====       =====
     Diluted earnings per share ......................        $0.41       $0.35
                                                              =====       =====

Weighted average number of shares

      Basic ..........................................       17,742      17,649

      Assumed exercise of employee stock options .....          288         322
                                                             ------      ------
      Diluted ........................................       18,030      17,971
                                                             ======      ======




                                See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
             (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 (Unaudited)


                                                             2001        2000
                                                             ----        ----

                                                                 
Net sales ............................................     $888,931    $848,711

Cost of goods sold ...................................      780,809     747,350
                                                           --------    --------
     Gross profit ....................................      108,122     101,361

Selling, general and administrative expenses .........       37,989      36,353

Rationalization charge ...............................        3,490        --
                                                           --------    --------
     Income from operations ..........................       66,643      65,008

Interest and other debt expense ......................       44,116      42,597
                                                           --------    --------
     Income before income taxes and equity in
          losses of affiliate ........................       22,527      22,411

Provision for income taxes ...........................        9,051       8,741
                                                           --------    --------
     Income before equity in losses of affiliate .....       13,476      13,670

Equity in losses of affiliate ........................        3,804       2,135
                                                           --------    --------
     Net income ......................................     $  9,672    $ 11,535
                                                           ========    ========

Per share data

     Basic earnings per share ........................        $0.55       $0.66
                                                              =====       =====
     Diluted earnings per share ......................        $0.54       $0.64
                                                              =====       =====

Weighted average number of shares

      Basic ..........................................       17,723      17,600

      Assumed exercise of employee stock options .....          284         403
                                                             ------      ------
      Diluted ........................................       18,007      18,003
                                                             ======      ======






                          See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                   For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
                                (Dollars in thousands)
                                     (Unaudited)


                                                             2001         2000
                                                             ----         ----
                                                                
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
   Net income ........................................   $   9,672    $  11,535
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     used in operating activities:
       Depreciation ..................................      44,676       41,687
       Amortization ..................................       3,742        2,744
       Rationalization charge ........................       3,490         --
       Equity in losses of affiliate .................       3,804        2,135
       Other changes that provided (used) cash:
           Trade accounts receivable, net ............     (32,468)     (69,829)
           Inventories ...............................     (93,021)     (71,887)
           Trade accounts payable ....................     (64,032)     (41,592)
           Other, net ................................         220       (7,294)
                                                         ---------    ---------
       Net cash used in operating activities .........    (123,917)    (132,501)
                                                         ---------    ---------

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
   Investment in equity affiliate ....................      (3,039)      (3,516)
   Proceeds from joint venture .......................      32,388         --
   Capital expenditures ..............................     (46,697)     (40,558)
   Proceeds from asset sales .........................         281        1,119
                                                         ---------    ---------
       Net cash used in investing activities .........     (17,067)     (42,955)
                                                         ---------    ---------

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
   Borrowings under revolving loans ..................     473,524      469,353
   Repayments under revolving loans ..................    (300,459)    (290,483)
   Repurchase of common stock ........................        --         (1,075)
   Proceeds from stock option exercises ..............         311          512
   Repayments and redemptions of long-term debt ......      (3,245)        --
                                                         ---------    ---------
       Net cash provided by financing activities .....     170,131      178,307
                                                         ---------    ---------

Cash and cash equivalents
   Net increase ......................................      29,147        2,851
   Balance at beginning of year ......................      20,073        2,411
                                                         ---------    ---------
   Balance at end of period ..........................   $  49,220    $   5,262
                                                         =========    =========

Interest paid ........................................   $  47,519    $  42,109
Income taxes paid ....................................       1,112        6,242






                                   See accompanying notes.


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                                                                SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIENCY
                                                              IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                                 For the six months ended June 30, 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 ........................        --       --          --          11,535          --          --          11,535

      Foreign currency translation ......        --       --          --           --            (330)        --            (330)
                                                                                                                        --------

Comprehensive income ....................                                                                                 11,205

Repurchase of common stock ..............        (100)    --          --           --             --         (1,075)      (1,075)

Stock option exercises, net of
   tax provision of $826 ................         256       3          (317)       --             --          --            (314)
                                               ------    ----       -------    ---------      -------      --------     --------

Balance at June 30, 2000 ................      17,703    $204      $118,349    $ (96,475)     $  (603)     $(60,393)    $(38,918)
                                               ======    ====      ========    =========      =======      ========     ========


Balance at December 31, 2000 ............      17,703    $204      $118,099    $ (76,702)     $(1,588)     $(60,393)    $(20,380)

Comprehensive income:

      Net income ........................        --       --          --           9,672          --          --           9,672

      Change in fair value of derivatives
         net of tax benefit of $1,733 ...        --       --          --           --          (2,579)        --          (2,579)

      Foreign currency translation ......        --       --          --           --            (133)        --            (133)
                                                                                                                        --------

Comprehensive income ....................                                                                                  6,960

Dilution of investment in
   equity affiliate .....................        --       --         (1,402)       --             --          --          (1,402)

Stock option exercises, including
   tax benefit of $393 ..................          88       1           703        --             --          --             704
                                               ------    ----       -------    ---------      -------      --------     --------


Balance at June 30, 2001 ................      17,791    $205      $117,400    $ (67,030)     $(4,300)     $(60,393)    $(14,118)
                                               ======    ====      ========    =========      =======      ========     ========





                                                         See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six 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 ("GAAP") 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.  New Accounting Pronouncements

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
- ---------------------------------------------

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 June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 2.  New Accounting Pronouncements  (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 June 30, 2001 and January 1, 2001, the aggregate notional principal
amounts of these  agreements  were $225 million and $150 million,  respectively.
Under  these  agreements  at June 30,  2001,  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 ($125 million notional principal amount).

The Company has entered into natural gas swap  agreements to manage its exposure
to fluctuations in natural gas prices. At June 30, 2001 and January 1, 2001, the
aggregate  notional principal amount of these agreements was 1,170,000 MMBtu and
170,000 MMBtu of natural gas,  respectively.  Under these agreements at June 30,
2001, the Company pays a fixed natural gas price ranging from $4.04 per MMBtu to
$5.78 per MMBtu and receives a NYMEX-based  natural gas price.  These agreements
mature at various times through June 2002.

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 net 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 June 30,  2001 was $4.4  million and
recorded in other  liabilities.  As a result, the Company recorded an additional
charge to accumulated other comprehensive  income (loss) of $2.5 million, net of
both taxes and net losses  reclassified to earnings.  The Company estimates that
it  will  reclassify  $1.5  million,  net of  tax,  of the  amount  recorded  in
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a charge to earnings during the
next six 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 June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 2.  New Accounting Pronouncements  (continued)

Business Combinations and Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------

During July 2001, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board (the "Board") issued
SFAS No. 141, "Business  Combinations,"  which revises the accounting  treatment
for business combinations to require the use of purchase accounting and prohibit
the use of the  pooling-of-interests  method for business combinations initiated
after June 30,  2001.  During  July 2001,  the Board also  issued  SFAS No. 142,
"Goodwill  and Other  Intangible  Assets,"  which  revises  the  accounting  for
goodwill to eliminate amortization of goodwill on transactions consummated after
June 30, 2001 and of all other goodwill as of January 1, 2002.  Other intangible
assets will  continue to be  amortized  over their  useful  lives.  SFAS No. 142
requires  goodwill and other intangibles to be assessed for impairment each year
and more  frequently if  circumstances  indicate a possible  impairment.  During
2002, the Company will perform its first  impairment test as of January 1, 2002.
The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of these standards.

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 included the termination 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.  The Company closed the facility in May 2001 and expects  related cash
payments to be made 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 .......................     (1,355)       (975)       (396)    (2,726)
                                    -------      ------      ------    -------
Balance at June 30, 2001 .......    $ 1,883      $7,200      $3,856    $12,939
                                    =======      ======      ======    =======



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 3.  Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves  (continued)

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

                                    June 30,      June 30,      Dec. 31,
                                      2001          2000          2000
                                      ----          ----          ----
                                         (Dollars in thousands)

Accrued liabilities ..........      $ 8,226       $ 8,526       $ 7,462
Other liabilities ............        4,713         8,114         4,713
                                    -------       -------       -------
                                    $12,939       $16,640       $12,175
                                    =======       =======       =======


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:

                                            June 30,     June 30,    Dec. 31,
                                              2001         2000        2000
                                              ----         ----        ----
                                                (Dollars in thousands)

Foreign currency translation ...........    $  (824)     $(503)     $  (691)
Change in fair value of derivatives ....     (2,579)       --           --
Minimum pension liability ..............       (897)      (100)        (897)
                                            -------      -----      -------
   Accumulated other comprehensive
     income (loss) .....................    $(4,300)     $(603)     $(1,588)
                                            =======      =====      =======

The  change  in  fair  value  of  derivatives  component  of  accumulated  other
comprehensive  income (loss) is comprised of a $0.1 million charge,  net of tax,
for the cumulative  effect of adopting SFAS No. 133 and an additional  charge of
$2.5 million,  net of both tax and net losses reclassified to earnings,  for the
change in fair value of derivatives  for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The
amount  reclassified  to earnings for both the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 2001 was a net loss of $0.4 million.










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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 5.  Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

                                           June 30,      June 30,      Dec. 31,
                                             2001          2000          2000
                                             ----          ----          ----
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)

Raw materials .......................      $ 35,662      $ 38,008      $ 43,873
Work-in-process .....................        57,187        50,755        51,191
Finished goods ......................       260,880       214,151       165,680
Spare parts and other ...............        12,431        11,487        11,698
                                           --------      --------      --------
                                            366,160       314,401       272,442
Adjustment to value inventory
   at cost on the LIFO method .......         6,598         7,057         7,295
                                           --------      --------      --------
                                           $372,758      $321,458      $279,737
                                           ========      ========      ========


Note 6.  Investments

Packtion Corporation
- --------------------

In April 2000,  the Company,  together with Morgan  Stanley Dean Witter  Private
Equity and  Diamondcluster  International,  Inc.,  agreed to invest in  Packtion
Corporation  ("Packtion"),  an e-commerce joint venture aimed at integrating the
packaging supply chain, from design through  manufacturing and procurement.  The
parties  agreed to invest  through  Packaging  Markets LLC, a limited  liability
company.

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 $3.0 million,  bringing its total investment to
$10.1  million  representing  approximately  a  25%  interest  in  Packtion.  In
connection  therewith,  the Company also recorded a reduction to paid-in capital
of $1.4 million due to the dilution of its investment. Packtion was dissolved on
May 31, 2001.

The Company  accounted for its  investment in Packtion  using the equity method.
For the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company recorded equity in losses of
Packtion aggregating $3.8 million which includes its final losses and eliminates
its investment in Packtion.







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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 6.  Investments  (continued)

White Cap LLC
- -------------

Effective  July 1,  2001,  the  Company  formed  a joint  venture  company  with
Schmalbach-Lubeca  AG that will supply an  extensive  range of metal and plastic
closures to the food and beverage  industries in North America.  The new venture
operates  under the name White Cap LLC ("White  Cap").  The Company  contributed
certain  metal  closure  assets and  liabilities,  including  its  manufacturing
facilities in Evansville and Richmond,  Indiana, in return for a 35% interest in
and $32.4 million cash proceeds  from the joint  venture.  Net sales for the two
facilities contributed totaled approximately $88 million in 2000.

In connection  with the  formation of White Cap, the Company  received the $32.4
million  cash  proceeds  from the venture on June 29, 2001 and  contributed  its
manufacturing  facilities  effective July 1, 2001. As a result, at June 30, 2001
the Company  recorded a  short-term  liability  in an amount  equal to such cash
distribution.  When the  investment in the venture is  established  in the third
quarter of 2001, this liability will be eliminated. The Company will account for
its  investment  in White Cap LLC using the equity  method.  As a result of this
transaction, the Company expects to record a gain during the third quarter.

Also, as a result of this transaction, beginning with the third quarter of 2001,
the  Company  will no longer  report  the  financial  results  of its  remaining
specialty packaging business as a separate segment. The results of the remaining
operations,  which had net sales of  approximately  $36 million in 2000, will be
included with the Company's other businesses.






















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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 7.  Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

                                              June 30,     June 30,     Dec. 31,
                                                2001         2000         2000
                                                ----         ----         ----
                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
Bank debt
    Bank Revolving Loans ................   $  542,000   $  304,070   $  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 ..............        8,120       13,971       12,850
                                            ----------   ----------   ----------
       Total bank debt ..................      897,880      702,583      728,010

Subordinated debt
    9% Senior Subordinated Debentures ...      300,000      300,000      300,000
    13 1/4% Subordinated Debentures .....         --         56,206         --
    Other ...............................        3,227        3,000        3,465
                                            ----------   ----------   ----------
       Total subordinated debt ..........      303,227      359,206      303,465

Total debt ..............................    1,201,107    1,061,789    1,031,475
    Less current portion ................      215,035      218,160       44,948
                                            ----------   ----------   ----------
                                            $  986,072   $  843,629   $  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 June 30, 2001, bank revolving loans under the U.S. Credit Agreement consisted
of $173.1 million related primarily to seasonal working capital needs and $368.9
million related  primarily to long-term  financing of acquisitions.  At June 30,
2001,  amounts expected to be repaid within one year consisted of $173.1 million
of bank  revolving  loans and $42.0 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 June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                                      three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 8.  Business Segment Information

Reportable  business  segment  information  for  the  Company's  three  business
segments is as follows:




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

                                                                                                   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------

Net sales ....................................     $288,173        $124,725         $32,519        $   --         $445,417
EBITDA(3) ....................................       35,850          23,723           3,575         (1,000)         62,148
Depreciation and amortization(4) .............       13,508           8,113           2,566             26          24,213
Segment profit (loss) ........................       22,342          15,610           1,009         (1,026)         37,935


Three Months Ended June 30, 2000
- --------------------------------

Net sales ....................................     $309,963        $ 86,600         $33,643        $   --         $430,206
EBITDA (3) ...................................       39,428          14,615           3,636           (482)         57,197
Depreciation and amortization(4) .............       13,096           6,140           2,583             25          21,844
Segment profit (loss) ........................       26,332           8,475           1,053           (507)         35,353


Six Months Ended June 30, 2001
- ------------------------------

Net sales ....................................     $579,869        $247,021         $62,041        $   --         $888,931
EBITDA(3) ....................................       66,476          47,543           5,415         (1,714)        117,720
Depreciation and amortization(4) .............       26,540          16,098           4,897             52          47,587
Segment profit (loss) ........................       39,936          31,445             518         (1,766)         70,133


Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
- ------------------------------

Net sales ....................................     $611,960        $171,620         $65,131        $   --         $848,711
EBITDA(3) ....................................       74,068          30,059           6,389         (1,874)        108,642
Depreciation and amortization(4) .............       26,165          12,365           5,053             51          43,634
Segment profit (loss) ........................       47,903          17,694           1,336         (1,925)         65,008








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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 8.  Business Segment Information  (continued)


     (1) Excludes a  rationalization  charge of $3.5  million for the six months
         ended June 30, 2001 related to the closing of a facility.
     (2) Provides  information  pertaining  to the corporate holding company and
         includes a $0.7 million credit for the three months ended June 30, 2000
         related to the reimbursement of start-up costs for Packtion.
     (3) EBITDA  means earnings before  equity in losses of affiliate, interest,
         income taxes, depreciation  and amortization, as  adjusted  to add back
         rationalization  charges.  While EBITDA  should  not  be considered  in
         isolation  or as  a substitute  for net  income  or  other consolidated
         statement of income or cash flows data prepared in accordance with GAAP
         as  a  measure  of the  profitability  or  liquidity  of  the  Company,
         management  believes  that  many  investors  and  lenders  consider  it
         important in assessing a company's ability  to service and incur  debt.
         EBITDA   does  not  take  into  account  the  Company's  debt   service
         requirements and other commitments and, accordingly, is not necessarily
         indicative of  amounts  that  may  be available for discretionary uses.
         Additionally,  EBITDA is  not computed in  accordance with GAAP and may
         not  be  comparable  to  other  similarly   titled  measures  of  other
         companies.
     (4) Depreciation and  amortization excludes  debt cost amortization of $0.4
         million  for each of the three months ended  June 30, 2001 and 2000 and
         $0.8 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.

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




                                                   Three Months Ended              Six Months Ended
                                                 -----------------------       -----------------------
                                                 June 30,       June 30,       June 30,       June 30,
                                                   2001           2000           2001           2000
                                                   ----           ----           ----           ----
                                                                (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                  
Total segment profit ......................      $37,935        $35,353        $70,133        $65,008
Interest and other debt expense ...........       21,248         21,616         44,116         42,597
Rationalization charge ....................         --             --            3,490           --
                                                 -------        -------        -------        -------
   Income before income taxes
     and equity in losses of affiliate ....      $16,687        $13,737        $22,527        $22,411
                                                 =======        =======        =======        =======






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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 - 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 June 30, 2001 and 2000 are provided below.

                                                2001           2000
                                                ----           ----
                                               (Dollars in millions)
Net sales
     Metal food containers ...........         $288.2         $310.0
     Plastic containers ..............          124.7           86.6
     Specialty packaging .............           32.5           33.6
                                               ------         ------
        Consolidated .................         $445.4         $430.2
                                               ======         ======

Operating profit
     Metal food containers ...........         $ 22.3         $ 26.3
     Plastic containers ..............           15.6            8.5
     Specialty packaging .............            1.0            1.0
     Other (1) .......................           (1.0)          (0.5)
                                               ------         ------
        Consolidated .................         $ 37.9         $ 35.3
                                               ======         ======

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(1)   Includes a $0.7 million credit for the reimbursement of start-up costs
      for Packtion for the three months ended June 30, 2000.




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Three Months Ended June 30, 2001 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2000

Net Sales.  Consolidated  net sales increased $15.2 million,  or 3.5%, to $445.4
million for the three months  ended June 30,  2001,  as compared to net sales of
$430.2  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  $288.2  million for the
three months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of $21.8 million, or 7.0%, from net
sales of $310.0 million for the same period in 2000. This decrease was primarily
attributable to lower unit sales, reflecting generally soft market conditions.

Net sales for the plastic container  business of $124.7 million during the three
months ended June 30, 2001 increased $38.1 million,  or 44.0%, from net sales of
$86.6  million  for the same  period  in 2000.  This  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, second quarter 2001 net sales  increased $8.7 million,  or 10.0%,
versus the same period last year.

Net sales for the specialty  packaging business decreased $1.1 million, or 3.3%,
to $32.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2001, as compared to net
sales of $33.6 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 87.2% ($388.2  million) for the three months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease
of 0.5  percentage  points as compared to 87.7%  ($377.6  million)  for the same
period in 2000.  The increase in gross profit margin was primarily  attributable
to higher unit volume in the plastic  container  business,  partially  offset by
lower  unit  sales and  higher  energy  costs in 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 increased by
0.3  percentage  points to 4.3% ($19.3  million) for the three months ended June
30, 2001, as compared to 4.0% ($17.3  million) for the same period in 2000. This
increase   was   principally   the  result  of  higher   selling,   general  and
administrative expenses in the plastic container business and the absence in the
current year period of a credit  recorded in the second  quarter of 2000 for the
reimbursement of $0.7 million in start-up costs incurred for Packtion during the
first  quarter  of  2000,  partially  offset  by  lower  selling,   general  and
administrative expenses in the metal food container business.




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Income from  Operations.  Income from  operations for the second quarter of 2001
increased $2.6 million,  or 7.4%, to $37.9 million, as compared to $35.3 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 income
from operations in the metal food container business.  Income from operations as
a percentage of consolidated  net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2001
improved 0.3 percentage  points to 8.5%, as compared to 8.2% for the same period
in 2000. This increase was primarily a result of higher operating margins of the
plastic container  business,  partially offset by lower operating margins of the
metal food container business.

Income from operations as a percentage of net sales for the metal food container
business  decreased 0.8 percentage  points to 7.7% ($22.3 million) for the three
months  ended June 30,  2001,  as compared to 8.5% ($26.3  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
and  was  partially   offset  by  benefits   realized  from  a  previous   plant
rationalization.

Income from  operations as a percentage  of net sales for the plastic  container
business  increased 2.7 percentage points to 12.5% ($15.6 million) for the three
months  ended June 30,  2001,  as compared to 9.8% ($8.5  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.

Income from  operations  for the  specialty  packaging  business and income from
operations as a percentage of net sales for the specialty packaging business for
the three months  ended June 30, 2001 were $1.0 million and 3.1%,  respectively,
essentially unchanged from the same period in 2000.

Interest  Expense.  Interest expense decreased $0.4 million to $21.2 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to the same period in 2000. The
benefits of lower  interest rates during the quarter more than offset the impact
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 June 30,
2001  and 2000 was  recorded  at an  effective  tax  rate of  40.2%  and  39.0%,
respectively ($6.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively).

Net Income and Earnings per Share.  Before equity in losses of Packtion,  income
for the three  months  ended June 30, 2001 was $10.0  million and  earnings  per
diluted share were $0.55,  as compared to $8.4 million and $0.47,  respectively,
for the same period in the prior year.  Including  equity in losses of Packtion,
net income for the three months ended June 30, 2001 was $7.4  million,  or $0.41
per diluted share, as compared to $6.2 million,  or $0.35 per diluted share, for
the same period in 2000.










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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - SIX MONTHS

Summary  unaudited  results  of  operations  for the  Company's  three  business
segments, metal food containers, plastic containers and specialty packaging, for
the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 are provided below.

                                              2001         2000
                                              ----         ----
                                            (Dollars in millions)
Net sales
     Metal food containers ...........       $579.9       $612.0
     Plastic containers ..............        247.0        171.6
     Specialty packaging .............         62.0         65.1
                                             ------       ------
        Consolidated .................       $888.9       $848.7
                                             ======       ======

Operating profit
     Metal food containers ...........       $ 39.9       $ 47.9
     Plastic containers(1) ...........         27.9         17.7
     Specialty packaging .............          0.5          1.3
     Other ...........................         (1.7)        (1.9)
                                             ------       ------
        Consolidated .................       $ 66.6       $ 65.0
                                             ======       ======

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    (1)   Includes a rationalization charge of $3.5 million in the first quarter
          of 2001 related to the closing of a facility.


Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2000

Net Sales.  Consolidated  net sales increased $40.2 million,  or 4.7%, to $888.9
million  for the six months  ended June 30,  2001,  as  compared to net sales of
$848.7 million for the same six 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 $579.9 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of $32.1 million, or 5.2%, from net sales
of $612.0  million  for the same period in 2000.  This  decrease  was  primarily
attributable  to lower unit sales due to generally soft market  conditions and a
particularly strong first quarter of 2000 in the food can segment.

Net sales for the plastic  container  business of $247.0  million during the six
months ended June 30, 2001 increased $75.4 million,  or 43.9%, from net sales of
$171.6  million  for the same  period in 2000.  This  increase  in net sales was
principally  attributable  to the  acquisition of RXI in October 2000 and higher
unit sales from the existing  business.  Excluding RXI, net sales during the six
months ended June 30, 2001 increased  $17.3 million,  or 10.1%,  versus the same
period last year.

Net sales for the specialty  packaging business decreased $3.1 million, or 4.8%,
to $62.0  million  during the six months ended June 30, 2001, as compared to net
sales of $65.1 million for the same period in 2000.  This decrease was primarily
due to lower unit sales.





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Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of consolidated net sales
was 87.8% ($780.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of
0.3 percentage  points as compared to 88.1% ($747.4 million) for the same period
in 2000.  The  increase in gross profit  margin was  primarily  attributable  to
higher unit sales in the plastic container  business,  partially offset by lower
unit sales and the effects of higher  energy  costs in the metal food  container
and specialty packaging businesses.

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative  expenses were 4.3% of consolidated  net sales for the six months
ended June 30, 2001, essentially unchanged from the same period in 2000.

Income from  Operations.  Excluding the  rationalization  charge of $3.5 million
related to the closing of a plastic  container  manufacturing  facility in 2001,
income from  operations  for the six months ended June 30, 2001  increased  $5.1
million,  or 7.8%,  to $70.1  million,  as compared to $65.0 million in the same
period in 2000.  This  increase was  primarily a result of higher unit volume in
the plastic container business, partially offset by lower unit volume and higher
energy costs 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 six months  ended  June 30,  2001  improved  0.2
percentage points to 7.9%, as compared to 7.7% for the same period in 2000. This
increase  was  primarily  a result of higher  operating  margins of the  plastic
container  business,  partially  offset by lower operating  margins of the metal
food container and specialty packaging businesses. Including the rationalization
charge,  income from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2001 was $66.6
million or 7.5% of consolidated net sales.

Income from operations as a percentage of net sales for the metal food container
business  decreased 0.9  percentage  points to 6.9% ($39.9  million) for the six
months  ended June 30,  2001,  as compared to 7.8% ($47.9  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,
and  was  partially   offset  by  benefits   realized  from  a  previous   plant
rationalization.

Excluding the rationalization  charge, income from operations as a percentage of
net sales for the plastic container  business increased 2.4 percentage points to
12.7% ($31.4  million)  for the six months  ended June 30, 2001,  as compared to
10.3% ($17.7  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,
income from  operations for the six months ended June 30, 2001 was $27.9 million
or 11.3% of net sales.

The specialty  packaging business had income from operations of $0.5 million, or
0.8% of net sales, for the six months ended June 30, 2001, as compared to income
from  operations of $1.3 million,  or 2.0% of net sales,  for the same period in
2000. The decline in operating  performance of the specialty  packaging business
was due primarily to the effects of lower unit sales and higher energy costs.









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Interest  Expense.  Interest expense increased $1.5 million to $44.1 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to the same period in 2000.  This
increase was a result of higher average borrowings  outstanding during the first
six months of 2001,  principally  due to debt  incurred in October  2000 for the
acquisition of RXI, which more than offset the benefit of lower interest rates.

Income  Taxes.  The provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30,
2001  and 2000 was  recorded  at an  effective  tax  rate of  40.2%  and  39.0%,
respectively ($9.1 million and $8.7 million, respectively).

Net Income and Earnings per Share. Before the rationalization  charge and equity
in losses of  Packtion,  income for the six months ended June 30, 2001 was $15.6
million and  earnings  per diluted  share were $0.86,  as compared to income and
earnings per diluted  share before equity in losses of Packtion of $13.7 million
and $0.76,  respectively,  for the same period in the prior year.  Including the
rationalization  charge and equity in losses of Packtion, net income for the six
months  ended June 30, 2001 was $9.7  million,  or $0.54 per diluted  share,  as
compared to net income  including equity in losses of Packtion of $11.5 million,
or $0.64 per diluted share, for the same period in 2000.


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 six months  ended June 30,  2001,  the Company  used net  borrowings  of
revolving loans of $173.1 million under the U.S. Credit Agreement, cash proceeds
from White Cap of $32.4  million on June 29,  2001 and the  proceeds  from stock
option  exercises  of $0.3  million  to fund cash used by  operations  of $123.9
million  for  the  Company's   seasonal   working  capital  needs,  net  capital
expenditures  of $46.4 million,  the repayment of $3.2 million of long-term debt
and its  investment in Packtion of $3.0 million and to increase cash balances by
$29.1 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.  For
2001,  the  Company  estimates  that  at its  month-end  peak  it  will  utilize
approximately  $545 - $555 million of its  revolving  loan  facilities.  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.





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As of June  30,  2001,  the  Company  had  $542.0  million  of  revolving  loans
outstanding  under the U.S.  Credit  Agreement,  of which $173.1 million related
primarily to seasonal working capital needs and $368.9 million related primarily
to  long-term  financing  of  acquisitions.  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
June 30,  2001,  after taking into account  outstanding  letters of credit,  was
$112.1 million.

During the first  quarter of 2001,  the Company  completed its plan to close one
plastic container  facility.  The plan included the termination of approximately
150 plant  employees and other related exit costs.  This decision  resulted in a
first  quarter  2001  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.  The Company closed the facility in May 2001 and expects  related cash
payments to be made through 2001.

In April 2000,  the Company,  together with Morgan  Stanley Dean Witter  Private
Equity and Diamondcluster  International,  Inc. agreed to invest in Packtion, an
e-commerce joint venture aimed at integrating the packaging  supply chain,  from
design  through  manufacturing  and  procurement.  The parties  agreed to invest
through Packaging Markets LLC, a limited liability company. 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 in Packtion of $3.0 million,  bringing its total investment to $10.1
million  representing  approximately  a 25% interest in Packtion.  In connection
therewith,  the Company  also  recorded a reduction  to paid-in  capital of $1.4
million due to the dilution of its investment. Packtion was dissolved on May 31,
2001.  For the six months ended June 30, 2001,  the Company  recorded  equity in
losses of Packtion  aggregating $3.8 million which includes its final losses and
eliminates its investment in Packtion.

Effective  July 1,  2001,  the  Company  formed  a joint  venture  company  with
Schmalbach-Lubeca  AG that will supply an  extensive  range of metal and plastic
closures to the food and beverage  industries in North America.  The new venture
operates  under the name White Cap LLC. The Company  contributed  certain  metal
closure  assets and  liabilities,  including  its  manufacturing  facilities  in
Evansville  and  Richmond,  Indiana,  in return for a 35%  interest in and $32.4
million cash proceeds from the joint  venture.  Net sales for the two facilities
contributed totaled approximately $88 million in 2000. Also, as a result of this
transaction,  beginning  with the third  quarter of 2001,  the  Company  will no
longer  report  the  financial  results  of its  remaining  specialty  packaging
business as a separate segment. The remaining operations, which had net sales of
approximately  $36 million in 2000,  will be included with the  Company's  other
businesses.

The Company's  Board of Directors  has  authorized  the  repurchase of up to $70
million of its common stock.  As of June 30, 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.










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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 may incur  additional  indebtedness,
including  indebtedness  under the revolving loan facility under its U.S. Credit
Agreement,  to finance any such acquisitions 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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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Effective  January 1, 2001, the Company  adopted 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 of hedge  transaction.  The adoption of SFAS No. 133, as
amended,  did not have a significant impact on the Company's  financial position
or results of  operations.  See Note 2 to the Condensed  Consolidated  Financial
Statements included herein.

During July 2001, the Board issued SFAS No. 141, "Business  Combinations," which
revises the accounting treatment for business combinations to require the use of
purchase accounting and prohibit the use of the pooling-of-interests  method for
business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. During July 2001, the Board
also issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible  Assets," which revises
the   accounting  for  goodwill  to  eliminate   amortization   of  goodwill  on
transactions  consummated  after June 30,  2001 and of all other  goodwill as of
January 1, 2002.  Other  intangible  assets will  continue to be amortized  over
their useful lives.  SFAS No. 142 requires  goodwill and other intangibles to be
assessed for impairment each year and more frequently if circumstances  indicate
a  possible  impairment.  During  2002,  the  Company  will  perform  its  first
impairment  test as of January 1, 2002. The Company is currently  evaluating the
provisions of these standards.




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Item 3.

            QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
            ---------------------------------------------------------

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  changes 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 began managing 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 a major trading  company to convert  pricing  exposure
from market  prices to fixed prices.  See Note 2 to the  Condensed  Consolidated
Financial Statements included herein.


Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

On June 18, 2001, the Company received a fine from the Jefferson County, Alabama
Department  of Health  ("Jefferson  County")  for $2.3  million  for alleged air
violations at its Tarrant City, Alabama leased facility.  The alleged violations
stem from activities  occurring during the facility's ownership by a predecessor
owner,  which the Company  discovered  and  voluntarily  disclosed to such state
agency  last  year.  Initial  review  of the fine  indicates  that most of it is
related to the  Company's  alleged  "economic  benefit"  for  operating  certain
equipment  without  upgraded  control  devices that the former owner should have
installed. Based on the discovery of these alleged violations, the Company filed
an indemnity claim seeking to offset any costs or penalties that it incurs.  The
Company has filed a response to the fine which is being  considered by Jefferson
County and is also  reviewing  all of its legal  options.  The Company  does not
expect to incur any liability in excess of the indemnification available to it.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual  Meeting"),  for which
proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  as  amended,  was held on May 23,  2001  for the  purposes  of (1)
electing  two  directors of the Company to serve for a three year term until the
Company's  annual meeting of stockholders in 2004 and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified and (2)  ratifying  the  appointment  by the Board of
Directors  of the  Company  of Ernst & Young  LLP as the  Company's  independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001.



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The  nominees  for  director  listed  in the proxy  statement,  each of whom was
elected at the Annual Meeting,  are named below, and each received the number of
votes for election as indicated  below (with each share of the Company's  common
stock being entitled to one vote):

                         Number of Shares        Number of Shares
                            Voted For               Withheld
                            ---------               --------

R. Philip Silver           17,329,637                135,550
Leigh J. Abramson          17,178,291                286,896

The directors of the Company whose term of office as a director  continued after
the Annual Meeting are D. Greg Horrigan and James S. Hoch, each of whose term of
office  as  a  director   continues  until  the  Company's   annual  meeting  of
stockholders  in 2002,  and Thomas M. Begel and Jeffrey C. Crowe,  each of whose
term of office as a director  continues  until the Company's  annual  meeting of
stockholders in 2003.

The  ratification  of the  appointment  of  Ernst & Young  LLP as the  Company's
independent  auditors for the fiscal year ending  December 31, 2001 was approved
at  the  Annual  Meeting.  There  were  17,438,992  votes  cast  ratifying  such
appointment,  21,200 votes cast against  ratification  of such  appointment  and
4,995 votes abstaining.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits

     Exhibit Number                        Description
     --------------                        -----------
          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:  August 14, 2001                   /s/Harley Rankin, Jr.
- -----------------------                   -------------------------------
                                          Harley Rankin, Jr.
                                          Executive Vice President, Chief
                                          Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                          (Principal Financial Officer)




Dated:  August 14, 2001                   /s/Nancy Merola
- -----------------------                   ----------------------------
                                          Nancy Merola
                                          Vice President and Controller
                                          (Chief Accounting Officer)



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                             EXHIBIT INDEX



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

             12                      Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                     for the three  and six months ended
                                     June 30, 2001 and 2000













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