Exhibit 10.1


                       THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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     THIRD  AMENDMENT  TO  CREDIT  AGREEMENT  (this  "Amendment"),  dated  as of
December  19,  2006,   among  SILGAN  HOLDINGS  INC.,  a  Delaware   corporation
("Silgan"),    SILGAN   CONTAINERS    CORPORATION,    a   Delaware   corporation
("Containers"),    SILGAN   PLASTICS   CORPORATION,   a   Delaware   corporation
("Plastics"),   SILGAN   CONTAINERS   MANUFACTURING   CORPORATION,   a  Delaware
corporation  ("Manufacturing"),  SILGAN  CAN  COMPANY,  a  Delaware  corporation
("CanCo"), SILGAN PLASTICS CANADA INC., an Ontario corporation ("Silgan Plastics
Canada"),  827599 ONTARIO INC., an Ontario  corporation  ("Canadian Holdco" and,
together  with Silgan,  Containers,  Plastics,  Manufacturing,  CanCo and Silgan
Plastics  Canada,  the "Borrowers," and each  individually,  a "Borrower"),  the
lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement  referred to below (each
a "Lender"  and,  collectively,  the  "Lenders"),  and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative  Agent"),
and  acknowledged  and  agreed to by each of the other  Credit  Parties.  Unless
otherwise  defined herein  (including those capitalized terms defined in Section
30 of this  Amendment),  all  capitalized  terms used  herein and defined in the
Credit Agreement referred to below are used herein as therein defined.


                              W I T N E S S E T H :
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     WHEREAS,  the  Borrowers,   the  Lenders,  the  Administrative  Agent,  the
Co-Syndication Agents and the Co-Documentation Agents have entered into a Credit
Agreement,  dated as of June 30, 2005 (as  amended,  modified  and  supplemented
through, but not including, the date hereof, the "Credit Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,  subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereto wish to amend  certain  provisions  of the Credit  Agreement  as provided
herein;


     NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed;

A.   Amendments to the Credit Agreement
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     1. The last sentence of Section  1.01(c) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby
restated in its entirety as follows:

  "In addition to the  foregoing,  in the case of Canadian  Term Loans,  such
  Incremental Term Loans (x) shall be denominated solely in Canadian Dollars,
  and  (y)  shall,  at the  option  of the  Canadian  Incremental  Term  Loan
  Borrower,  be incurred and maintained as, and/or  converted into,  Canadian
  Prime Rate Loans or B/A  Discount  Rate Loans,  provided  that all Canadian
  Term Loans made as part of the same Borrowing under the respective  Tranche
  shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, be of the same Type."





     2.  Section  1.03(a)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by (i)
deleting the text "Canadian Incremental Term Loans" each place such text appears
in clauses  (w) and (x) of the first  sentence  thereof and  inserting  the text
"Canadian  Term  Loans" in lieu  thereof  in each such  place and (ii)  deleting
clause  (vi)(y) of the the second  sentence  thereof and inserting the following
new clause (vi)(y) in lieu thereof:

  "(y) in the case of Canadian Term Loans under a given Tranche, whether such
  Canadian  Term  Loans  being  made  pursuant  to such  Borrowing  are to be
  initially  maintained  as  Canadian  Prime  Rate  Loans or,  to the  extent
  permitted hereunder, B/A Discount Rate Loans,".

     3. Section 1.04 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting the
text "any Canadian  Incremental Term Loan" appearing in the proviso to the third
sentence of said Section and inserting the text "any Canadian Term Loan" in lieu
thereof.

     4. Section 1.06 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by (i) deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" each place such text appears therein
and inserting the text "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof in each such place,
(ii)  deleting the text  "Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan" each place such text
appears  therein and inserting the text  "Canadian Term Loan" in lieu thereof in
each  such  place and  (iii)  deleting  the text  "Canadian  Incremental  Loans"
appearing in the third  sentence  thereof and inserting the text  "Canadian Term
Loans" in lieu thereof.

     5.  Section  1.08(b)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by (i)
deleting  the text  "Canadian  Incremental  Term  Loans"  appearing  therein and
inserting the text  "Canadian  Term Loans" in lieu thereof and (ii) deleting the
text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loan" appearing  therein and inserting the text
"Canadian Term Loan" in lieu thereof.

     6. Section  1.08(c) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" each place such text appears therein
and inserting the text "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof in each such place.

     7. Section 1.09 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by (i) deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" each place such text appears therein
and inserting the text  "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof in each such place
and (ii) inserting the word "applicable"  immediately  before the text "Canadian
Incremental Term Loan Lender" appearing therein.

     8.  Section  1.14(a)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by (i)
deleting the proviso  appearing at the end of clause (iv) of the proviso to said
Section and inserting the following new proviso in lieu thereof:

  "provided  that, in the case of each Tranche of Canadian  Term Loans,  such
  minimum   aggregate  amount  may  equal  the  Dollar   Equivalent  of  Cdn.
  $45,000,000,"

and (ii) deleting the proviso  appearing at the end of clause (v) of the proviso
to said Section and inserting the following new proviso in lieu thereof:



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  "provided,  however,  (x) such aggregate amount may be increased by the sum
  of (I) the Dollar Equivalent of Cdn. $45,000,000 (as determined at the time
  that the Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan  Commitments are obtained) to the
  extent that the Canadian  Incremental Term Loans to be incurred pursuant to
  said  Commitments  are fully  funded on or prior to December  31, 2005 plus
  (II) up to the Dollar  Equivalent of EUR  200,000,000 (as determined at the
  time that the Incremental  Term Loan  Commitments in respect of the Foreign
  White Cap  Incremental  Term Loans are  obtained)  to the  extent  that the
  Foreign White Cap  Incremental  Term Loans to be incurred  pursuant to said
  Commitments  are fully  funded on or prior to July 31,  2006 plus (III) the
  Dollar  Equivalent of Cdn.  $45,000,000 (as determined at the time that the
  Canadian B Incremental  Term Loan  Commitments  are obtained) to the extent
  that the Canadian B Incremental Term Loans to be incurred  pursuant to said
  Commitments are fully funded on or prior to December 31, 2006,"

and (iii)  deleting  the text "except for the  Canadian  Incremental  Term Loans
incurred pursuant to the Canadian Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement and
the Foreign White Cap  Incremental  Term Loans incurred  pursuant to the Foreign
White  Cap  Incremental  Term  Loan  Commitment  Agreement,"  appearing  at  the
beginning  of clause  (vii) of the  proviso to said  Section and  inserting  the
following text in lieu thereof:

  "except for the Canadian  Incremental  Term Loans incurred  pursuant to the
  Canadian Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement,  the Foreign White Cap
  Incremental  Term  Loans  incurred   pursuant  to  the  Foreign  White  Cap
  Incremental  Term Loan Commitment  Agreement and the Canadian B Incremental
  Term  Loans  incurred  pursuant  to the  Canadian B  Incremental  Term Loan
  Commitment Agreement,".

     9. Section  1.15(a) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting
the proviso  appearing  at the end of clause (iv) of the proviso to said Section
and inserting the following new proviso in lieu thereof:

  "provided,  however,  such aggregate  amount may be increased by the sum of
  (I) the Dollar  Equivalent of Cdn.  $45,000,000  (as determined at the time
  that the Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan  Commitments are obtained) to the
  extent that the Canadian  Incremental Term Loans to be incurred pursuant to
  said  Commitments  are fully  funded on or prior to December  31, 2005 plus
  (II) up to the Dollar  Equivalent of EUR  200,000,000 (as determined at the
  time that the Incremental  Term Loan  Commitments in respect of the Foreign
  White Cap  Incremental  Term Loans are  obtained)  to the  extent  that the
  Foreign White Cap  Incremental  Term Loans to be incurred  pursuant to said
  Commitments  are fully  funded on or prior to July 31,  2006 plus (III) the
  Dollar  Equivalent of Cdn.  $45,000,000 (as determined at the time that the
  Canadian B Incremental  Term Loan  Commitments  are obtained) to the extent
  that the Canadian B Incremental Term Loans to be incurred  pursuant to said
  Commitments are fully funded on or prior to December 31, 2006,".



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     10.  Section  4.01(a)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by (i)
deleting the text "(other than Canadian  Incremental  Term Loans)"  appearing in
clause (iii) of said Section and  inserting  the text "(other than Canadian Term
Loans)"  in lieu  thereof  and (ii)  deleting  the text  "and (y) any  voluntary
prepayments of Canadian  Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01(a)
which  are  made in  2005,  2006 or 2007  shall  be  applied  to the  respective
Incremental  Term Loans Scheduled  Repayment which is due on December 31, 2008)"
appearing in clause (v) of said Section and inserting the following text in lieu
thereof:

  ",  (y) any  voluntary  prepayments  of  Canadian  Incremental  Term  Loans
  pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) which are made in 2005, 2006 or 2007 shall
  be applied to the respective  Incremental Term Loans Scheduled Repayment of
  such  Tranche  which is due on  December  31,  2008) and (z) any  voluntary
  prepayments  of Canadian B Incremental  Term Loans pursuant to this Section
  4.01(a)  which  are made in 2006,  2007 or 2008  shall  be  applied  to the
  respective Incremental Term Loans Scheduled Repayment of such Tranche which
  is due on December 31, 2009)".

     11. Section  4.02(f) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" each place such text appears therein
and inserting the text "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof in each such place.

     12. Section  4.02(g) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" each place such text appears therein
and inserting the text "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof in each such place.

     13.  Section  4.02(k) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  restated  in its
entirety as follows:

  "(k)(I) Except as otherwise  provided in sub-clause (II) below,  any amount
  required to be applied  pursuant to this Section  4.02(k)  shall be applied
  (i) first,  as a  mandatory  repayment  of the then  outstanding  principal
  amount of Term Loans,  (ii)  second,  to the extent in excess of the amount
  required to be applied pursuant to the preceding clause (i), as a mandatory
  reduction to the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment for each Tranche of
  Incremental  Term  Loans and (iii)  third,  to the  extent in excess of the
  amount  required to be applied  pursuant to the  preceding  clauses (i) and
  (ii), as a mandatory reduction to the Total Revolving Loan Commitment.  The
  amount to be applied to repay principal of outstanding  Term Loans shall be
  allocated  among each of the  Tranches  of Term Loans on a pro rata  basis,
  with each Tranche of Term Loans to be allocated its Term Loan Percentage of
  the amount of such  prepayment  and with the amount  allocated to each such
  Tranche  of Term Loans to be  applied  (1)  first,  to reduce the Term Loan
  Scheduled  Repayment  of each such  Tranche of Term  Loans  which is due on
  December  31 of the  year  in  which  such  repayment  is  made  (it  being
  understood  that (x) any  mandatory  repayments  of A Term Loans  which are
  required  to be applied  pursuant to this  Section  4.02(k) in 2005 or 2006
  shall be applied  to the A Term Loan  Scheduled  Repayment  which is due on
  December 31, 2007, (y) any mandatory  prepayments  of Canadian  Incremental
  Term Loans pursuant to this



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  Section  4.01(a)  which are made in 2005,  2006 or 2007 shall be applied to
  the respective  Incremental Term Loans Scheduled  Repayment of such Tranche
  which is due on December  31,  2008 and (z) any  mandatory  prepayments  of
  Canadian B Incremental  Term Loans  pursuant to this Section  4.01(a) which
  are  made  in  2006,  2007 or  2008  shall  be  applied  to the  respective
  Incremental Term Loans Scheduled  Repayment of such Tranche which is due on
  December  31,  2009) and (2) second,  to the extent in excess  thereof,  to
  reduce the then remaining  Term Loan  Scheduled  Repayments of each such of
  Tranche of Term Loans on a pro rata basis  (based  upon the then  remaining
  principal amounts of such Term Loan Scheduled Repayments of such Tranche of
  Term  Loans  after  giving  effect  to  all  prior   reductions   thereto).
  Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary  contained  above in this Section
  4.02(k),  (A) in no case will the aggregate amount of mandatory  repayments
  of Canadian  Incremental  Term Loans or Canadian B  Incremental  Term Loans
  made (or required to be made) pursuant to Sections  4.02(d),  (e), (h), (i)
  and (j) during the applicable  Canadian  Five-Year Period exceed 25% of the
  initial  aggregate  principal  amount  of the  Canadian  Term  Loans of the
  respective  Tranche  and (B) to the  extent  that the  aggregate  amount of
  mandatory  repayments  of  Canadian  Incremental  Term Loans or  Canadian B
  Incremental  Term Loans made (or that  otherwise  would be  required  to be
  made)  pursuant  to  Sections  4.02(d),  (e),  (h),  (i) and (j) during the
  applicable  Canadian  Five-Year Period exceeds 25% of the initial aggregate
  principal amount of the Canadian Term Loans of the respective  Tranche,  an
  amount equal to the Dollar  Equivalent of such excess shall be applied as a
  mandatory  repayment of the other Tranches of Term Loans in accordance with
  the  provisions  set forth above in this  Section  4.02(k)  (but,  for this
  purpose,  determined  as if no  Canadian  Term Loans of such  Tranche  were
  outstanding at the time of such repayment).

  (II) Each  amount  required  to be used to make an offer to repay  Canadian
  Term Loans  pursuant to Sections  4.02(f) and (g) in  accordance  with this
  Section  4.02(k)  (with any such  offer to prepay  being  herein  called an
  "Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Term Loans")  shall be subject to the following
  requirements: (A) the Canadian Incremental Term Loan Borrower shall deliver
  a notice (each,  an "Offer to Prepay Notice") to the  Administrative  Agent
  (for distribution to the applicable Canadian Incremental Term Loan Lenders)
  irrevocably and unconditionally offering to prepay Canadian Term Loans made
  by such Canadian Incremental Term Loan Lenders in an aggregate amount equal
  to the Term Loan Percentage allocated to the respective Tranche of Canadian
  Term Loans of the Net Sale Proceeds of the respective Asset Sale or the Net
  Insurance  Proceeds of the respective  Recovery  Event, as the case may be,
  giving rise to such Offer to Prepay Canadian Term Loans pursuant to Section
  4.02(f) or (g), as the case may be,  which  notice  shall set forth (i) the
  date of the proposed  consummation  of such Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Term
  Loans  (which  shall be no later  than the  fifth  Business  Day  following
  delivery of the respective Offer to Prepay Notice),  (ii) the last Business
  Day on which such Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Term Loans may be  accepted or
  declined  (which shall in no event be later than the date  occurring  three
  Business  Days after the date of delivery  of such Offer to Prepay  Notice)
  and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the Canadian Term Loans of such
  Tranche subject to such



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  Offer  to  Prepay  Canadian  Term  Loans;  and (B) on or  prior to the last
  Business  Day on which  such  Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Term  Loans may be
  accepted or declined,  the Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan Borrower  shall
  repay  Canadian  Term  Loans  of  the  respective  Tranche  subject  to the
  respective  Offer to Prepay  Canadian Term Loans,  with such  prepayment of
  Canadian Term Loans to be applied in accordance  with the  requirements  of
  sub-clause (I) above;  provided,  however,  to the extent that any Canadian
  Incremental  Term Loan Lender  declines such Offer to Prepay  Canadian Term
  Loans,  the  aggregate  amount of such Net Sale  Proceeds or Net  Insurance
  Proceeds that otherwise  would have been applied to the respective  Tranche
  of Canadian Term Loans of such Canadian  Incremental Term Loan Lender shall
  instead be applied as a mandatory  repayment of the other  Tranches of Term
  Loans in accordance  with the  provisions set forth in sub-clause (I) above
  (but,  for this  purpose,  determined  as if no Canadian Term Loans of such
  Tranche were  outstanding  at the time of such  repayment).  Each  Canadian
  Incremental  Term Loan Lender,  the  Administrative  Agent and the Canadian
  Incremental  Term Loan Borrower hereby agree that nothing in this Agreement
  shall be understood to mean or suggest that the Canadian Term Loans subject
  to an Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Term  Loans  constitute  "securities"  for
  purposes of either the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act."


     14. Section  4.02(m) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" appearing  therein and inserting the
text "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof.

     15. Section 5.04(b) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the text "and the Third Amendment,  dated as of December 19, 2006, in each case"
immediately  after the text "December 19, 2005," appearing therein in sub-clause
(i) of the second sentence thereof.

     16. Section 6.10(a) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the following proviso at the end of the second sentence thereof:

  "; provided, however, all proceeds of the Canadian B Incremental Term Loans
  shall be used solely to finance,  in part, the Cousins  Acquisition  and to
  pay  the  fees  and  expenses  incurred  in  connection  therewith  and  in
  connection with the Canadian B Incremental Term Loan Commitments".

     17.  Section  8.04(xviii)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by
deleting the proviso  appearing  therein and inserting the following new proviso
in lieu thereof:

  "provided that (x) the aggregate  principal amount of all such Indebtedness
  incurred  pursuant to this clause (xviii) shall not exceed  $125,000,000 at
  any time outstanding and (y) all such  Indebtedness may be guaranteed on an
  unsecured basis by Silgan".

     18. Section 8.06(ix) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the  text  "and  license  agreements"  immediately  after  the  text  "franchise
agreements" appearing therein.



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     19. The definition of "Alternate Currency  Incremental Term Loan" appearing
in Section 10.01 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text
"Canadian  Incremental Term Loan" appearing in said definition and inserting the
text "Canadian Term Loan" in lieu thereof.

     20. The  definition of "B/A Discount Rate Loan"  appearing in Section 10.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:

  "B/A Discount Rate Loan" shall mean any Canadian Term Loan bearing interest
  at a rate determined by reference to the B/A Discount Rate.

     21. The  definition  of "Business  Day"  appearing in Section  10.01 of the
Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text  "Canadian  Incremental
Term Loans"  appearing in clause (iii) of said definition and inserting the text
"Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof.

     22. The  definition  of "Canadian  Five-Year  Period"  appearing in Section
10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:

  "Canadian  Five-Year  Period"  shall  mean (i) in the case of the  Canadian
  Incremental Term Loans,  the period  beginning on the Canadian  Incremental
  Term Loan  Borrowing Date and ending on the five-year  anniversary  thereof
  and (ii) in the case of the Canadian B Incremental  Term Loans,  the period
  beginning on the Canadian B Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date and ending
  on the five-year anniversary thereof.

     23. The definition of "Canadian  Incremental Term Loan Lender" appearing in
Section  10.01 of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  restated in its  entirety as
follows:

  "Canadian  Incremental Term Loan Lender" shall mean each Lender holding any
  Canadian Term Loan and/or any Canadian Term Loan Commitment.

     24. The  definition  of  "Canadian  Prime Rate Loans"  appearing in Section
10.01 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting the text "Canadian
Incremental  Term Loan"  appearing in said  definition  and  inserting  the text
"Canadian Term Loan" in lieu thereof.

     25. The definition of "Euro Rate"  appearing in Section 10.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting  the text  "Canadian  Incremental  Term
Loan"  appearing in said  definition and inserting the text "Canadian Term Loan"
in lieu thereof.

     26. The  definition  of "Euro Rate Loan"  appearing in Section 10.01 of the
Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text  "Canadian  Incremental
Term Loan"  appearing in said  definition  and inserting the text "Canadian Term
Loan" in lieu thereof.

     27. The  definition of "Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Incremental  Term Loans"
appearing  in Section  10.01 of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  deleted in its
entirety.



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     28. The  definition  of "Tranche"  appearing in Section 10.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text "Revolving Loans," immediately
after the text "B Term Loans," appearing therein.

     29. The  definition  of "Type"  appearing  in  Section  10.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting  the text  "Canadian  Incremental  Term
Loan" each place such text appears therein and inserting the text "Canadian Term
Loan" in lieu thereof in each such place.

     30.  Section  10.01 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  further  amended by
inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:

  "Canadian B Incremental  Term Loan Borrowing Date" shall mean the date upon
  which the Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan  Borrower  incurs the Canadian B
  Incremental Term Loans.

  "Canadian B  Incremental  Term Loan  Commitment  Agreement"  shall mean the
  Incremental  Term Loan Commitment  Agreement to be entered into on or prior
  to December  31, 2006 among  Silgan,  the  Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan
  Borrower,  the financial  institutions  party thereto as "Incremental  Term
  Loan Lenders" and the  Administrative  Agent,  and  acknowledged  and to be
  agreed to by the other Credit Parties.

  "Canadian B Incremental Term Loan  Commitments"  shall mean the Incremental
  Term Loan  Commitments of the  applicable  Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan
  Lenders  provided to, and obtained by, the Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan
  Borrower  pursuant  to the  Canadian  B  Incremental  Term Loan  Commitment
  Agreement.

  "Canadian B Incremental  Term Loans" shall mean the Tranche of  Incremental
  Term Loans made pursuant to the Canadian B Incremental Term Loan Commitment
  Agreement.

  "Canadian Term Loan Commitments"  shall mean the Canadian  Incremental Term
  Loan Commitments and the Canadian B Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

  "Canadian  Term Loan" shall mean each  Canadian  Incremental  Term Loan and
  each Canadian B Incremental Term Loan.

  "Cousins  Acquisition" shall mean the acquisition by Silgan Plastics Canada
  of various assets of Cousins-Currie Ltd.

  "Offer to Prepay  Canadian  Term Loans" shall have the meaning  provided in
  Section 4.02(k)(II).

     31. Section  12.04(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (vi) of said Section in its  entirety and  inserting  the  following  new
clause (vi) in lieu thereof:



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  "(vi) for the  avoidance of doubt,  no assignment of Canadian Term Loans or
  Canadian Term Loan Commitments  shall constitute or be deemed to constitute
  a new obligation of the Canadian Incremental Term Loan Borrower as a result
  of such assignment".

     32. Section  12.07(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the text "Canadian  Incremental Term Loans" appearing  therein and inserting the
text "Canadian Term Loans" in lieu thereof.


B.   Miscellaneous Provisions
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     1. Silgan represents and warrants that, except for the Canadian Incremental
Term Loans and the Foreign White Cap Incremental Term Loans,  neither it nor any
of its  Subsidiaries has incurred any Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section
1.14 of the Credit  Agreement  or any  Incremental  Revolving  Loan  Commitments
pursuant to Section  1.15 of the Credit  Agreement,  in either case prior to the
Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below).

     2. In order to  induce  the  Lenders  to enter  into this  Amendment,  each
Borrower  hereby  represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that (i) all of
the representations and warranties  contained in the Credit Agreement and in the
other Credit  Documents are true and correct in all material  respects on and as
of the Third  Amendment  Effective  Date, both before and after giving effect to
this Amendment (unless such  representations and warranties relate to a specific
earlier date, in which case such  representations  and warranties  shall be true
and correct in all material  respects as of such earlier  date),  and (ii) there
exists no Default or Event of Default  on the Third  Amendment  Effective  Date,
both before and after giving effect to this Amendment.

     3. This  Amendment  is  limited as  specified  and shall not  constitute  a
modification,  acceptance  or  waiver  of any  other  provision  of  the  Credit
Agreement or any other Credit Document.

     4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts  and by the
different parties hereto on separate  counterparts,  each of which  counterparts
when  executed  and  delivered  shall be an  original,  but all of  which  shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.  A complete set of counterparts
executed  by all  the  parties  hereto  shall  be  lodged  with  Silgan  and the
Administrative Agent.

     5. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND  OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES  HEREUNDER
SHALL BE  CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.

     6. This Amendment shall become  effective on the date (the "Third Amendment
Effective Date") when:

  (a) each Borrower and the Required  Lenders shall have signed a counterpart
  hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have



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  delivered (including by way of telecopier) same to the Administrative Agent
  at the applicable Notice Office; and

       (b) the  closing  of the  Cousins  Acquisition  shall  have  been  (or
  concurrently  with the incurrence of the Canadian B Incremental  Term Loans
  shall be) consummated.

     7. From and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, all references in the
Credit  Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to the Credit Agreement
shall be deemed to be references to the Credit  Agreement as modified  hereby on
the Third Amendment Effective Date.

                                      * * *




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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

                               SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.


                               By: /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary

                               SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION
                               SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION
                               SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING
                                  CORPORATION
                               SILGAN CAN COMPANY
                               827599 ONTARIO INC.
                               SILGAN PLASTICS CANADA INC.


                               By: /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President and Secretary





                               DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
                               Individually and as Administrative Agent


                               By: /s/ Evelyn Thierry
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President


                               By: /s/ Susan LeFevre
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Title: Director





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                    SIGNATURE  PAGE  TO  THE  THIRD   AMENDMENT  TO  THE  CREDIT
                    AGREEMENT,  DATED AS OF  DECEMBER  19,  2006,  AMONG  SILGAN
                    HOLDINGS  INC.,   SILGAN  CONTAINERS   CORPORATION,   SILGAN
                    PLASTICS   CORPORATION,   SILGAN  CONTAINERS   MANUFACTURING
                    CORPORATION,  SILGAN CAN  COMPANY,  SILGAN  PLASTICS  CANADA
                    INC.,  827599  ONTARIO  INC.,  THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME
                    PARTY TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
                    BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, AND ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED
                    TO BY EACH OF THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES

                    COOPERATIEVE   CENTRALE    RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK    B.A.
                    "RABOBANK NEDERLAND", NEW YORK BRANCH

                    By: /s/ Betty Mills
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: Executive Director

                    By: /s/ Brett Delfino
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: Executive Director

                    RZB FINANCE LLC

                    By: /s/ John A. Valiska
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: First Vice President

                    By: /s/ Astrid Wilke
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: Vice President

                    COBANK, ACB

                    By: /s/ S. Richard Dill
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: Vice President

                    THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    By: /s/ Kenneth P. Sneider, Jr.
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: Vice President

                    NORTH FORK BUSINESS CAPITAL
                    CORPORATION

                    By: /s/ Ron Walker
                        ----------------------------------------
                        Title: Vice President







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                               BNP PARIBAS (CANADA)

                               By: /s/ Andrew Sclater
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President

                               By: /s/ Don R. Lee
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Managing Director


                               ING CAPITAL LLC

                               By: /s/ Gil Kirkpatrick
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Director

                               SOVEREIGN BANK

                               By: /s/ Dexter Freeman
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Senior Vice President

                               U.S. BANK N.A.

                               By: /s/ M. Scott Donaldson
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President


                               DEUTSCHE BANK AG, CANADA BRANCH

                               By: /s/ Robert A. Johnston
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President

                               By: /s/ Marcellus Leung
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Assistant Vice President

                               MORGAN STANLEY BANK

                               By: /s/ Jaap Tonckens
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Authorized Signatory


                               CITIBANK, N.A.

                               By: /s/ James M. Buchanan
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President





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                               AIB DEBT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

                               By: /s/ Joseph Augustini
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Senior Vice President

                               By: /s/ Roisin O'Connell
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President
                                       Investment Advisor to AIB Debt
                                       Management, Limited



                               ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.

                               By: /s/ Joseph Augustini
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Senior Vice President

                               By: /s/ Roisin O'Connell
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President


                               NATIONAL CITY BANK

                               By: /s/ Michael Pearl
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Assistant Vice President


                               LASALLE COMMERCIAL LENDING, A DIVISION
                               OF ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

                               By: /s/ Nazmin Adatia
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President

                               By: /s/ Darcy Mack
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Title: First Vice President






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                             DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL-
                             GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, FRANKFURT AM
                             MAIN

                             By: /s/ James A. Kyprios
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             By: /s/ Paul Fiztpatrick
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             PEOPLE'S BANK

                             By: /s/ Francis J. McGinn
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President


                             1st FARM CREDIT SERVICES

                             By: /s/ Dale A. Richardson
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President, Illinois Capital Markets

                             FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.

                             By: /s/ Douglas V. Riahi
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Managing Director

                             By: /s/ Kerri Fox
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Managing Director

                             COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND
                             CAYMAN BRANCHES

                             By: /s/ Robert S. Taylor
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Senior Vice President

                             By: /s/ Eric J. Rogowski
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Assistant Treasurer

                             BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST
                             COMPANY (f/k/a BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI
                             TRUST COMPANY)

                             By: /s/ Karen A. Brinkman
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President






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                             BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH
                             (f/k/a UFJ BANK LIMITED)

                             By: /s/ Karen A. Brinkman
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President


                             MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.

                             By: /s/ Robert Gallagher
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Team Leader & Senior Vice President

                             ERSTE BANK DER OESTERREICHISCHEN
                             SPARKASSEN AG

                             By: /s/ Brandon A. Meyerson
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             By: /s/ Bryan J. Lynch
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: First Vice President

                             WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                             By: /s/ Robert G. McGill Jr.
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Director

                             UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.

                             By: /s/ Tawny J. Palovchik
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Investment Banking Officer

                             UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED, NY
                             AGENCY

                             By: /s/ George Lim
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: FVP & General Manager

                             By: /s/ Mario Sheng
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: AVP





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                             CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL

                             By: /s/ Anthony Rock
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             By: /s/ Brian O'Leary
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             BNP PARIBAS

                             By: /s/ Berangere Allen
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             By: /s/ Nuala Marley
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Managing Director

                             BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                             By: /s/ Colleen Briscoe
                                -------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President

                             LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                             By: /s/ Lincoln Schoff
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Senior Vice President

                             BANK LEUMI USA

                             By: /s/ Juong Hee Hong
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: First Vice President

                             GE CANADA FINANCE HOLDING COMPANY

                             By: /s/ Dan Billard
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Duly Authorized Signatory


                             GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION

                             By: /s/ Amanda J. van Heyst
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Duly Authorized Signatory




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                             FCS FINANCIAL, FCLA, formerly known as FARM
                             CREDIT SERVICES OF MISSOURI, FCLA

                             By: /s/ Lee Fuchs
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President



                             CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS

                             By: /s/ Dacry L. Salinger
                                 ------------------------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President





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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED
AS OF THE DATE WRITTEN ABOVE:

SILGAN LLC
   By:   Silgan Containers Corporation,
         as Manager
SILGAN CORPORATION
RXI PLASTICS, INC.
SILGAN CLOSURES CORPORATION
SILGAN WHITE CAP AMERICAS LLC
SILGAN CLOSURES HOLDING COMPANY
SILGAN CLOSURES INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY
SILGAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY
SILGAN TUBES CORPORATION
SILGAN TUBES HOLDING COMPANY
828745 ONTARIO INC.
827599 ONTARIO INC.
SILGAN PLASTICS CANADA INC.


By: /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III
   --------------------------------------------------
   Title: Vice President and Secretary





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