<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains restated summary  financial  information  extracted from
Silgan  Holdings Inc. Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
<MULTIPLIER>  1,000                               
                                                  
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-30-1996
<CASH>                                               2,874
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                      218,883
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
<INVENTORY>                                        190,690
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   422,248
<PP&E>                                             479,505
<DEPRECIATION>                                           0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   1,006,179  
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              330,913
<BONDS>                                            732,288
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               51,307
<PREFERRED>                                              0
<COMMON>                                               152
<OTHER-SE>                                        (188,771)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                     1,006,179
<SALES>                                          1,080,486
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 1,080,486
<CGS>                                              934,807
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      934,807
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                         0 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  68,286
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     33,392
<INCOME-TAX>                                         3,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                 30,392
<DISCONTINUED>                                           0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     (2,089)
<CHANGES>                                                0
<NET-INCOME>                                        26,996
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         1.47
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         1.39