EXHIBIT 99.1




News                                                   SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
For Immediate Release                                  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 7, 2008 -- 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 $0.17 per share quarterly cash dividend, payable on June
13,  2008 to the  holders  of record of common  stock of the  Company on May 30,
2008.

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Silgan Holdings is a leading  manufacturer of consumer goods packaging  products
with annual net sales of approximately  $2.9 billion in 2007. Silgan operates 69
manufacturing  facilities in North and South America,  Europe and Asia. In North
America,  Silgan 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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