EXHIBIT 99.1


News
For Immediate Release                                 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                                      4 Landmark Square
                                                      Suite 400
                                                      Stamford, CT  06901

                                                      Telephone: (203) 975-7110
                                                      Fax:       (203) 975-7902


                                                      Contact:
                                                      Robert B. Lewis
                                                      (203) 406-3160


                   SILGAN HOLDINGS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


STAMFORD,  CT,  May 8, 2007 -- Silgan  Holdings  Inc.  (Nasdaq:SLGN),  a leading
supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today that its Board of
Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock.  The Board
of Directors approved a $0.16 per share quarterly cash dividend, payable on June
15,  2007 to the  holders  of record of common  stock of the  Company on June 1,
2007.

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Silgan Holdings is a leading  manufacturer of consumer goods packaging  products
with annual net sales of approximately  $2.7 billion in 2006. Silgan operates 69
manufacturing  facilities in North and South America,  Europe and Asia. In North
America,  the  Company is the  largest  supplier  of metal  containers  for food
products  and a  leading  supplier  of  plastic  containers  for  personal  care
products.  In  addition,  Silgan  is a  leading  worldwide  supplier  of  metal,
composite and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products.


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