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, 2005

                                       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)


                                 (203)975-7110
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       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 [ ]

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  Registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ X ] No [ ]

As of July 29, 2005, the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common
stock, $0.01 par value, was 18,568,416.




                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------

Part I.  Financial Information                                              3

     Item 1.    Financial Statements                                        3

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at                    3
                June 30, 2005 and 2004 and December 31, 2004

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the         4
                three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004                   

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the         5
                six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for         6
                the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'          7
                Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

                Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements        8

     Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial          19
                Condition and Results of Operations

     Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market      26
                Risk

     Item 4.    Controls and Procedures                                    27

Part II.  Other Information                                                27

     Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders        27

     Item 6.    Exhibits                                                   28

Signatures                                                                 29

Exhibit Index                                                              30






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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,
                                                                       2005             2004            2004
                                                                       ----             ----            ----

                                                                                           
Assets

Current assets
     Cash and cash equivalents ...............................     $   82,333       $   23,908      $   35,416
     Trade accounts receivable, net ..........................        249,531          258,753         148,073
     Inventories .............................................        445,127          439,270         318,665
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets ...............         42,521           44,491          53,776
                                                                   ----------       ----------      ----------
         Total current assets ................................        819,512          766,422         555,930

Property, plant and equipment, net ...........................        776,143          802,671         792,936
Goodwill, net ................................................        198,283          204,512         198,346
Other assets, net ............................................         40,311           59,885          49,947
                                                                   ----------       ----------      ----------
                                                                   $1,834,249       $1,833,490      $1,597,159
                                                                   ==========       ==========      ==========


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities
     Bank revolving loans ....................................     $  351,600      $  226,900      $     --
     Current portion of long-term debt .......................          1,250          23,670          21,804
     Trade accounts payable ..................................        175,533         168,363         244,116
     Accrued payroll and related costs .......................         58,235          69,145          57,364
     Accrued liabilities .....................................         44,382          42,360          21,152
                                                                   ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total current liabilities ...........................        631,000         530,438         344,436

Long-term debt ...............................................        751,750         953,910         819,864
Other liabilities ............................................        218,048         194,933         225,423


Stockholders' equity
     Common stock ............................................            213             211             211
     Paid-in capital .........................................        137,608         128,455         131,685
     Retained earnings .......................................        157,702          87,473         136,768
     Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ...........            485          (1,433)            859
     Unamortized stock compensation ..........................         (2,164)           (104)         (1,694)
     Treasury stock ..........................................        (60,393)        (60,393)        (60,393)
                                                                   ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total stockholders' equity ..........................        233,451         154,209         207,436
                                                                   ----------      ----------      ----------
                                                                   $1,834,249      $1,833,490      $1,597,159
                                                                   ==========      ==========      ==========


                                             See accompanying notes.




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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
           (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                             2005         2004
                                                             ----         ----

                                                                  
Net sales ............................................     $581,158     $551,311

Cost of goods sold ...................................      503,389      479,556
                                                           --------     --------

     Gross profit ....................................       77,769       71,755

Selling, general and administrative expenses .........       28,093       26,314

Rationalization charges ..............................          181          211
                                                           --------     --------

     Income from operations ..........................       49,495       45,230

Interest and other debt expense before loss on
   early extinguishment of debt ......................       13,633       15,083

Loss on early extinguishment of debt .................       11,035         --
                                                           --------     --------

     Interest and other debt expense .................       24,668       15,083

     Income before income taxes ......................       24,827       30,147

Provision for income taxes ...........................        9,409       11,908
                                                           --------     --------

     Net income ......................................     $ 15,418     $ 18,239
                                                           ========     ========


Earnings per share:

     Basic net income per share ......................        $0.83        $0.99
                                                              =====        =====

     Diluted net income per share ....................        $0.82        $0.98
                                                              =====        =====


Dividends per share: .................................        $0.20        $0.15
                                                              =====        =====


Weighted average number of shares:

     Basic ...........................................       18,540       18,362

     Effect of dilutive securities ...................          246          227
                                                             ------       ------

     Diluted .........................................       18,786       18,589
                                                             ======       ======



                             See accompanying notes.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
           (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                            2005          2004
                                                            ----          ----

Net sales ..........................................    $1,111,202    $1,069,641

Cost of goods sold .................................       971,249       935,726
                                                        ----------    ----------

     Gross profit ..................................       139,953       133,915

Selling, general and administrative expenses .......        56,378        53,940

Rationalization charges ............................           464         1,201
                                                        ----------    ----------

     Income from operations ........................        83,111        78,774

Interest and other debt expense before loss on
   early extinguishment of debt ....................        25,915        30,305

Loss on early extinguishment of debt ...............        11,035          --
                                                        ----------    ----------

     Interest and other debt expense ...............        36,950        30,305

     Income before income taxes ....................        46,161        48,469

Provision for income taxes .........................        17,815        19,145
                                                        ----------    ----------

     Net income ....................................    $   28,346    $   29,324
                                                        ==========    ==========


Earnings per share:

     Basic net income per share ....................         $1.53         $1.60
                                                             =====         =====

     Diluted net income per share ..................         $1.51         $1.58
                                                             =====         =====


Dividends per share: ...............................         $0.40         $0.15
                                                             =====         =====

Weighted average number of shares:

     Basic ........................................         18,501        18,335

     Effect of dilutive securities ................            267           243
                                                            ------        ------

     Diluted ......................................         18,768        18,578
                                                            ======        ======


                             See accompanying notes.




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                                      SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
                                     (Dollars in thousands)
                                           (Unaudited)

                                                                                2005              2004
                                                                                ----              ----

                                                                                        
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
     Net income ..................................................          $  28,346         $  29,324
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
       used in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization ...........................             61,660            59,866
         Rationalization charges .................................                464             1,201
         Loss on early extinguishment of debt ....................             11,035              --
         Other changes that provided (used) cash:
              Trade accounts receivable, net .....................           (101,458)          (99,480)
              Inventories ........................................           (126,462)         (119,156)
              Trade accounts payable .............................             11,234            33,385
              Accrued liabilities ................................             23,637            18,781
              Other, net .........................................              7,569             8,493
                                                                            ---------         ---------
         Net cash used in operating activities ...................            (83,975)          (67,586)
                                                                            ---------         ---------

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
     Capital expenditures ........................................            (44,199)          (46,556)
     Proceeds from asset sales ...................................                188             2,101
                                                                            ---------         ---------
         Net cash used in investing activities ...................            (44,011)          (44,455)
                                                                            ---------         ---------

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
     Borrowings under revolving loans ............................            779,225           535,875
     Repayments under revolving loans ............................           (427,625)         (333,975)
     Proceeds from stock option exercises ........................              2,675             1,528
     Changes in outstanding checks - principally vendors .........            (79,817)          (76,661)
     Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt ....................            550,000              --
     Repayments of long-term debt ................................           (638,668)             --
     Dividends paid on common stock ..............................             (7,412)           (2,756)
     Debt issuance costs .........................................             (3,475)             (162)
                                                                            ---------         ---------
         Net cash provided by financing activities ...............            174,903           123,849
                                                                            ---------         ---------

Cash and cash equivalents
     Net increase ................................................             46,917            11,808
     Balance at beginning of year ................................             35,416            12,100
                                                                            ---------         ---------
     Balance at end of period ....................................          $  82,333         $  23,908
                                                                            =========         =========

Interest paid ....................................................          $  25,615         $  28,616
Income taxes (refunded) paid, net ................................               (476)              977


                                     See accompanying notes.




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                                                          SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
                                                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
                                                          STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                             For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
                                                    (Dollars and shares in thousands)
                                                              (Unaudited)


                                             Common Stock                        Accumulated
                                             -------------    Paid-                 Other      Unamortized                Total
                                                      Par      in      Retained Comprehensive     Stock     Treasury   Stockholders'
                                             Shares  Value   Capital   Earnings Income (Loss)  Compensation   Stock       Equity
                                             ------  -----   --------  -------- -------------  ------------ --------   -------------
                                                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2003 .............   18,273   $210   $125,758  $ 60,905    $(5,675)      $  --      $(60,393)    $120,805

Comprehensive income:

   Net income ............................     --      --        --      29,324       --            --          --         29,324

   Change in fair value of derivatives,
    net of tax provision of $3,629 .......     --      --        --        --        5,555          --          --          5,555

   Foreign currency translation ..........     --      --        --        --       (1,313)         --          --         (1,313)
                                                                                                                         --------
Comprehensive income .....................                                                                                 33,566
                                                                                                                         --------

Dividends declared on common stock .......     --      --        --      (2,756)      --            --          --         (2,756)

Issuance of restricted stock units .......     --      --         127      --         --            (127)       --           --

Amortization of stock compensation .......     --      --        --        --         --              23        --             23

Stock option exercises, including
  tax benefit of $1,043 ..................       98      1      2,570      --         --            --          --          2,571
                                             ------   ----   --------  --------    -------       -------    --------     --------
Balance at June 30, 2004 .................   18,371   $211   $128,455  $ 87,473    $(1,433)      $  (104)   $(60,393)    $154,209
                                             ======   ====   ========  ========    =======       =======    ========     ========

Balance at December 31, 2004 .............   18,423   $211   $131,685  $136,768    $   859       $(1,694)   $(60,393)    $207,436

Comprehensive income:

   Net income ............................     --      --        --      28,346       --            --          --         28,346

   Change in fair value of derivatives,
     net of tax provision of $274 ........     --      --        --        --          653          --          --            653

   Foreign currency translation ..........     --      --        --        --       (1,027)         --          --         (1,027)
                                                                                                                         --------
Comprehensive income .....................                                                                                 27,972
                                                                                                                         --------

Dividends declared on common stock .......     --      --        --      (7,412)      --            --          --         (7,412)

Issuance of restricted stock units .......     --      --         706      --         --            (706)       --           --

Amortization of stock compensation .......     --      --        --        --         --             236        --            236

Stock option exercises, including
  tax benefit of $2,544 ..................      145      2      5,217      --         --            --          --          5,219
                                             ------   ----   --------  --------    -------       -------    --------     --------
Balance at June 30, 2005 .................   18,568   $213   $137,608  $157,702    $   485       $(2,164)   $(60,393)    $233,451
                                             ======   ====   ========  ========    =======       =======    ========     ========






                                                        See accompanying notes.

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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 1.      Significant Accounting Policies

Basis  of  Presentation.   The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated
financial statements of Silgan Holdings Inc., or Holdings, have been prepared in
accordance  with U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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, 2004 has been derived
from our audited  consolidated  financial  statements at that date, but does not
include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements.

You should read the accompanying  condensed consolidated financial statements in
conjunction  with  our  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Certain  prior year amounts have been  reclassified  to conform with the current
year's presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash equivalents represent short-term, highly liquid
investments  which are readily  convertible to cash and have maturities of three
months  or less at the  time of  purchase.  As a result  of our cash  management
system,  checks  issued for payment may create  negative book  balances.  Checks
outstanding in excess of related book balances of  approximately  $25.7 million,
$22.8  million  and $105.5  million at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and  December  31,
2004,  respectively,  are included in trade  accounts  payable in our  Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, we
reclassified  the changes in  outstanding  checks from  operating  activities to
financing activities in our Condensed  Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows to
treat them as, in substance, cash advances.

Stock-Based Compensation. We currently have one stock-based compensation plan in
effect,  under which we have issued  options and  restricted  stock units to our
officers,  other key employees and outside  directors.  We apply the recognition
and measurement  principles of Accounting  Principles Board, or APB, Opinion No.
25,  "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related  interpretations in
accounting for stock awards.  Accordingly,  no compensation expense for employee
stock options is recognized,  as all options  granted had an exercise price that
was equal to or greater  than the market  value of the  underlying  stock on the
date of the grant.  Restricted  stock units  issued are  accounted  for as fixed
grants and,  accordingly,  the fair value at the grant date has been  charged to
stockholders'  equity as unamortized  stock  compensation and is being amortized
ratably over the respective vesting period.



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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 1.      Significant Accounting Policies  (continued)

Stock-Based  Compensation  (continued).  In the first  half of 2005,  we granted
8,000 restricted stock units to certain of our officers and key employees. These
restricted  stock units vest  ratably  over a five-year  period from the date of
grant.  The fair  value of these  units at the date of grant  was $0.5  million.
Additionally,  in May 2005,  we  granted  3,564  restricted  stock  units to the
independent members of our Board of Directors,  which vest in full one year from
the date of grant.  The fair value of these  units at the date of grant was $0.2
million.  Unvested  restricted stock units may not be disposed of or transferred
during the vesting period.

If we had  applied  the  fair  value  recognition  provisions  of  Statement  of
Financial  Accounting  Standards,  or SFAS, No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation,"  net income and basic and diluted  earnings  per share would have
been as follows:




                                                                         Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                                                                         ------------------           ----------------
                                                                       June 30,      June 30,      June 30,      June 30,
                                                                         2005          2004          2005          2004
                                                                         ----          ----          ----          ----
                                                                         (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                                                     
    Net income, as reported ....................................       $15,418       $18,239       $28,346       $29,324
    Add: Stock-based compensation expense
         included in reported net income, net of
         income taxes ..........................................            80            14           143            14
    Deduct:  Total stock-based compensation
         expense determined under fair value
         method for all awards, net of
         income taxes ..........................................          (346)         (401)         (705)         (876)
                                                                       -------       -------       -------       -------
    Pro forma net income .......................................       $15,152       $17,852       $27,784       $28,462
                                                                       =======       =======       =======       =======

    Earnings per share:
        Basic net income per share - as reported ...............         $0.83         $0.99         $1.53         $1.60
                                                                         =====         =====         =====         =====
        Basic net income per share - pro forma .................          0.82          0.97          1.50          1.55
                                                                         =====         =====         =====         =====

        Diluted net income per share - as reported .............         $0.82         $0.98         $1.51         $1.58
                                                                         =====         =====         =====         =====
        Diluted net income per share - pro forma ...............          0.81          0.96          1.48          1.54
                                                                         =====         =====         =====         =====



Recently  Issued  Accounting  Pronouncements.  In November  2004,  the Financial
Accounting  Standards Board, or the FASB, issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs,
an amendment of ARB No. 43,  Chapter 4." SFAS No. 151  clarifies  that  abnormal
amounts of idle facility expense,  freight,  handling costs and wasted materials
should be recognized as current  period charges in all  circumstances.  SFAS No.
151 will be  effective  for us beginning  January 1, 2006.  We do not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 151 to have a material  effect on our  financial  position,
results of operations or cash flows.


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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 1.      Significant Accounting Policies  (continued)

Recently Issued  Accounting  Pronouncements  (continued).  In December 2004, the
FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),  "Share-Based  Payment."  SFAS No. 123(R)  requires
that public companies recognize  compensation  expense in an amount equal to the
fair value of the share-based  payment.  We will adopt SFAS No. 123(R) beginning
January 1, 2006.  SFAS No. 123(R)  permits  companies to adopt its  requirements
using one of two methods:

     1.   A  "modified   prospective"  method  in  which  compensation  cost  is
          recognized  beginning  with  the  effective  date  (a)  based  on  the
          requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based  payments  granted
          after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No.
          123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of
          SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date.

     2.   A "modified  retrospective"  method which includes the requirements of
          the modified  prospective  method  described  above,  but also permits
          entities to restate based on the amounts  previously  recognized under
          SFAS No.  123 for  purposes  of pro forma  disclosures  either (a) all
          prior periods  presented or (b) prior  interim  periods of the year of
          adoption.

We are still assessing which transition method to utilize.

As permitted by SFAS No. 123, we currently  account for share-based  payments to
employees  using APB  Opinion  No.  25's  intrinsic  value  method and, as such,
recognize no compensation expense for employee stock options.  Accordingly,  the
adoption  of SFAS No.  123(R)'s  fair  value  method  will have an impact on our
results of operations,  although it will have no impact on our overall financial
position.  The impact of adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) cannot be predicted at this
time  because it will depend on levels of  share-based  payments  granted in the
future.  However, had we adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of
that standard would have approximated the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in
the  disclosure of pro forma net income and diluted net income per share in Note
1 to our  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  SFAS No.  123(R) also
requires the benefits of tax  deductions  in excess of  recognized  compensation
expense to be  reported  as a financing  cash flow  activity,  rather than as an
operating  cash  flow  activity  as  required  under  current  literature.  This
requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash
flows in periods  after  adoption.  While we cannot  estimate what those amounts
will be in the  future  (because  they  depend  on,  among  other  things,  when
employees  exercise  stock  options),   the  amounts  of  operating  cash  flows
recognized  in  prior  periods  for such  excess  tax  deductions  have not been
material to our cash flows.

On October 22, 2004,  the American Jobs  Creation  Act, or the AJCA,  was signed
into law.  The AJCA  includes a  deduction  of 85  percent  on  certain  foreign
earnings that are repatriated during the calendar years of 2004 and 2005. We may
elect to apply this  provision to qualifying  earnings  repatriated in 2005. The
range of possible  amounts that we are  evaluating for  repatriation  under this
provision is between zero and $48 million. The related potential range of income
tax cannot be determined  at this time. We expect to complete our  evaluation of
the repatriation provision under the AJCA in the fourth quarter of 2005.





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                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 2.      Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves

As part of our  plans  to  integrate  the  operations  of our  various  acquired
businesses and to rationalize certain facilities,  we have established  reserves
for  employee  severance  and  benefits  and plant exit  costs.  Activity in our
rationalization  and acquisition  reserves since December 31, 2004 is summarized
as follows:






                                                              Employee        Plant       Non-Cash
                                                              Severance       Exit          Asset
                                                            and Benefits      Costs       Write Down     Total
                                                            ------------      -----       ----------     -----
                                                                            (Dollars in thousands)


                                                                                            

Balance at December 31, 2004
----------------------------
Fairfield Rationalization ..............................        $--          $  893        $ --         $  893
2003 Acquisition Plans .................................         160             46          --            206
2003 Rationalization Plans .............................          37            690          --            727
                                                                ----         ------        -----        ------
Balance at December 31, 2004 ...........................         197          1,629          --          1,826

Activity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
-----------------------------------------------
Fairfield Rationalization ..............................         --            (181)         --           (181)
2003 Acquisition Plan Reserves Utilized ................         (76)          --            --            (76)
2003 Rationalization Plan Reserves Utilized ............         --             (86)         --            (86)
2005 Rationalization Plan Reserves Established .........         287             48          129           464
2005 Rationalization Plan Reserves Utilized ............         (57)          --           (129)         (186)
                                                                ----         ------        -----        ------
Total Activity .........................................         154           (219)         --            (65)

Balance at June 30, 2005
------------------------
Fairfield Rationalization ..............................         --             712          --            712
2003 Acquisition Plans .................................          84             46          --            130
2003 Rationalization Plans .............................          37            604          --            641
2005 Rationalization Plan ..............................         230             48          --            278
                                                                ----         ------         -----       ------
Balance at June 30, 2005 ...............................        $351         $1,410        $ --         $1,761
                                                                ====         ======         =====       ======





                                      -11-




                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 2.      Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves  (continued)

2005 Rationalization Plan
-------------------------

During the first  quarter of 2005, we approved and announced to employees a plan
to relocate the operations of one of our Mississauga,  Ontario plastic container
manufacturing  facilities to other operating facilities.  This decision resulted
in a charge to earnings of $0.5 million, which consisted of $0.1 million for the
non-cash  write-down  in carrying  value of assets and $0.4 million for employee
severance and benefits and plant exit costs.  The  relocation of operations  has
been substantially  completed.  Through June 30, 2005, there were no significant
cash payments  related to relocating  this  facility.  Cash payments  related to
these  reserves are expected  through 2006 for employee  severance  and benefits
costs.

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

                                   June 30,        June 30,      Dec. 31,
                                     2005            2004          2004
                                     ----            ----          ----
                                           (Dollars in thousands)

Accrued liabilities..........       $  716          $1,297        $  877
Other liabilities............        1,045           1,587           949
                                    ------          ------        ------
                                    $1,761          $2,884        $1,826
                                    ======          ======        ======


Note 3.      Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  (loss) is reported  in the  Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity. Amounts included in accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:




                                                          June 30,      June 30,      Dec. 31,
                                                            2005          2004          2004
                                                            ----          ----          ----
                                                                 (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                            
Foreign currency translation ........................    $  8,610       $ 3,322      $  9,637
Change in fair value of derivatives .................       3,578         4,794         2,925
Minimum pension liability ...........................     (11,703)       (9,549)      (11,703)
                                                         --------       -------      --------
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).....    $    485       $(1,433)     $    859
                                                         ========       =======      ========








                                      -12-




                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 4.      Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

                                             June 30,      June 30,     Dec. 31,
                                               2005          2004         2004
                                               ----          ----         ----
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)

  Raw materials ........................    $ 62,574      $ 45,803     $ 63,225
  Work-in-process ......................      65,273        64,798       50,366
  Finished goods .......................     311,881       314,410      198,697
  Spare parts and other ................      17,460        19,744       19,324
                                            --------      --------     --------
                                             457,188       444,755      331,612
  Adjustment to value inventory
      at cost on the LIFO method .......     (12,061)       (5,485)     (12,947)
                                            --------      --------     --------
                                            $445,127      $439,270     $318,665
                                            ========      ========     ========


Note 5.      Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

                                              June 30,     June 30,    Dec. 31,
                                                2005         2004        2004
                                                ----         ----        ----
                                                   (Dollars in thousands)
Bank debt
     Bank revolving loans ...............   $  351,600   $  226,900   $   --
     Bank A term loans ..................      425,000       83,330     63,669
     Bank B term loans ..................      125,000      691,250    574,999
                                            ----------   ----------   --------
        Total bank debt .................      901,600    1,001,480    638,668

Subordinated debt
     6 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes ...      200,000      200,000    200,000
     Other ..............................        3,000        3,000      3,000
                                            ----------   ----------   --------
        Total subordinated debt .........      203,000      203,000    203,000
                                            ----------   ----------   --------

Total debt ..............................    1,104,600    1,204,480    841,668
     Less current portion ...............      352,850      250,570     21,804
                                            ----------   ----------   --------
                                            $  751,750   $  953,910   $819,864
                                            ==========   ==========   ========




                                      -13-



                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 5.      Long-Term Debt  (continued)

Bank Credit Agreement
---------------------

On June 30, 2005, we completed the  refinancing  of our previous  senior secured
credit  facility by  entering  into a new $1.0  billion  senior  secured  credit
facility,  or the Credit Agreement.  Our Credit Agreement  provided us with $425
million of A term loans and $125  million of B term loans,  and provides us with
up to $450 million of revolving loans. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, we also
have a $350 million  incremental  uncommitted loan facility,  of which all of it
may be borrowed in the form of term loans and up to $150 million may be borrowed
in the form of revolving loans under the revolving loan facility.

Revolving  loans  may be used  for  working  capital  needs  and  other  general
corporate  purposes,  including  acquisitions.  Revolving loans may be borrowed,
repaid and reborrowed  over the life of the Credit  Agreement  until their final
maturity.  The A term loans and revolving loans mature on June 30, 2011, and the
B term loans mature on June 30,  2012.  Principal on the A term loans and B term
loans is required to be repaid in scheduled annual  installments  during each of
the  years  set  forth  below  and  amounts  repaid  may not be  reborrowed  (in
thousands):

             Year             A Term Loans       B Term Loans
             ----             ------------       ------------
             2005               $   --             $  1,250
             2006                   --                1,250
             2007                 63,750              1,250
             2008                 63,750              1,250
             2009                 85,000              1,250
             2010                 85,000              1,250
             2011                127,500              1,250
             2012                   --              116,250
                                --------           --------
                                $425,000           $125,000
                                ========           ========

The Credit Agreement requires us to prepay the term loans with proceeds received
from the incurrence of certain indebtedness, with proceeds received from certain
assets sales and,  under  certain  circumstances,  with 50 percent of our excess
cash flow. Generally, mandatory prepayments of term loans are allocated pro rata
to  the A term  loans  and B term  loans  and  applied  first  to the  scheduled
amortization  payments  in the year of such  prepayments  and,  to the extent in
excess  thereof,  pro rata to the  remaining  installments  of the  term  loans.
Voluntary  prepayments of term loans may be applied to any tranche of term loans
at our discretion and are applied first to the scheduled  amortization  payments
in the year of such prepayment and, to the extent in excess thereof, pro rata to
the remaining installments.

The incremental  uncommitted  term loan facility  provides,  among other things,
that any  incremental  term  loan  borrowing  shall be  denominated  in a single
currency,  either U.S.  dollars or certain foreign  currencies;  have a maturity
date no earlier  than the  maturity  date for the B term  loans;  and be used to
finance  acquisitions,  refinance  any  indebtedness  assumed  as  part  of such
acquisitions,  to refinance or repurchase  subordinated debt as permitted and to
repay outstanding revolving loans.


                                      -14-


                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 5.      Long-Term Debt  (continued)

Bank Credit Agreement (continued)
---------------------

Under the Credit Agreement,  the interest rate for all U.S. loans will either be
base rate or  LIBOR,  plus a  margin.  The base rate is the  higher of the prime
lending rate of Deutsche  Bank AG New York Branch,  or Deutsche  Bank, or 1/2 of
one  percent in excess of the  overnight  federal  funds  rate.  Initially,  the
interest rate for A term and revolving  loans under the Credit  Agreement is the
base  rate  plus a margin  of 0.125  percent  or  LIBOR  plus a margin  of 1.125
percent.  After  September  30,  2005,  the  interest  rate margin on A term and
revolving  borrowings  will be reset  quarterly  based  upon our Total  Leverage
Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The interest rate for B term loans is
the base  rate  plus a margin  of 0.25  percent  or LIBOR  plus a margin of 1.25
percent. The margin for B term loans is fixed through maturity.

The Credit  Agreement  provides for the payment of a commitment fee ranging from
0.20 percent to 0.50 percent per annum on the daily  average  unused  portion of
commitments  available  under  the  revolving  loan  facility.   Initially,  the
commitment  fee will be 0.30 percent per annum.  After  September 30, 2005,  the
commitment fee will be reset quarterly based on our Total Leverage Ratio.

We may utilize up to a maximum of $75  million of our  revolving  loan  facility
under the Credit Agreement for letters of credit as long as the aggregate amount
of borrowings of revolving  loans and letters of credit do not exceed the amount
of the  commitment  under such revolving  loan  facility.  The Credit  Agreement
provides for payment to the  applicable  lenders of a letter of credit fee equal
to the applicable margin in effect for revolving loans and to the issuers of the
letters of credit of a facing fee of 1/8 of one percent per annum, calculated on
the aggregate stated amount of all letters of credit.

The  indebtedness  under the Credit Agreement is guaranteed by us and certain of
our U.S.  subsidiaries.  The stock of certain of our U.S.  subsidiaries has also
been pledged as security to the lenders under the Credit  Agreement.  The Credit
Agreement contains certain financial and operating  covenants which limit, among
other things,  our ability and the ability of our  subsidiaries  to grant liens,
sell assets and use the proceeds from certain asset sales, make certain payments
(including  dividends)  on our  capital  stock,  incur  indebtedness  or provide
guarantees, make loans or investments,  enter into transactions with affiliates,
make  certain  capital  expenditures,  engage  in any  business  other  than the
packaging  business,  and,  with respect to our  subsidiaries,  issue stock.  In
addition,  we are  required  to meet  specified  financial  covenants  including
Interest  Coverage  and Total  Leverage  Ratios,  each as  defined in the Credit
Agreement.  We are currently in compliance  with all covenants  under the Credit
Agreement.

As a result of this refinancing, we recorded a non-cash, pre-tax charge of $11.0
million for the loss on early  extinguishment  of debt to write-off  unamortized
debt issuance costs of the previous credit facility.

In June  2005,  an  interest  rate  swap  agreement  for $100  million  notional
principal amount with a fixed rate of 1.3%, expired.



                                      -15-



                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 5.      Long-Term Debt  (continued)

At June 30, 2005,  amounts  expected to be repaid  within one year  consisted of
$351.6 million of bank  revolving  loans related  primarily to seasonal  working
capital needs and $1.3 million of bank term loans under our Credit Agreement.


Note 6.      Retirement Benefits

The components of the net periodic pension benefits costs are as follows:




                                                           Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                           ------------------         ----------------
                                                          June 30,     June 30,     June 30,      June 30,
                                                            2005         2004         2005          2004
                                                            ----         ----         ----          ----
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                     
    Service cost .................................        $ 3,249      $ 3,099     $  6,485      $  6,287
    Interest cost ................................          5,201        4,926       10,366         9,885
    Expected return on plan assets ...............         (6,601)      (5,560)     (13,089)      (11,131)
    Amortization of prior service cost ...........            785          793        1,580         1,607
    Amortization of actuarial losses .............            354          416          750           854
                                                          -------      -------     --------      --------
    Net periodic benefit cost ....................        $ 2,988      $ 3,674     $  6,092      $  7,502
                                                          =======      =======     ========      ========


The components of the net periodic other postretirement benefits costs are as
follows:




                                                           Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                           ------------------         ----------------
                                                          June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                                                            2005         2004         2005         2004
                                                            ----         ----         ----         ----
                                                                        (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                     
    Service cost .................................        $  394       $  770       $  813       $1,557
    Interest cost ................................         1,373        1,441        2,756        2,903
    Amortization of prior service cost ...........           --           --             3            3
    Amortization of actuarial losses .............           100          286          213          577
                                                          ------       ------       ------       ------
    Net periodic benefit cost ....................        $1,867       $2,497       $3,785       $5,040
                                                          ======       ======       ======       ======



As  previously  disclosed in our  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes
thereto  included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December
31, 2004, based on current tax law, there are no minimum required  contributions
to our pension plans in 2005. However,  this estimate is subject to change based
on current proposals before Congress, as well as asset performance significantly
below the assumed  long-term  rate of return on plan assets.  In order to reduce
our  unfunded  pension  liability,  it has  been  our  recent  practice  to make
contributions  in excess of the ERISA minimum  requirements,  to the extent they
are  tax  deductible.   During  the  first  six  months  of  2005,  we  made  no
contributions to fund our pension plans for 2005.



                                      -16-




                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 7.      Business Segment Information

Reportable business segment information for the three and six months ended June
30 is as follows:




                                                    Metal Food       Plastic
                                                    Containers(1)   Containers(2)      Corporate         Total
                                                    ----------      ----------         ---------         -----
                                                                       (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                          
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
--------------------------------

Net sales ....................................       $422,470        $158,688          $   --         $  581,158
Depreciation and amortization(3) .............         19,611          10,458               10            30,079
Segment income from operations ...............         38,919          12,872           (2,296)           49,495

Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
--------------------------------

Net sales ....................................       $407,084        $144,227          $   --         $  551,311
Depreciation and amortization(3) .............         19,403           9,870               11            29,284
Segment income from operations ...............         33,265          14,067           (2,102)           45,230

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
------------------------------

Net sales ....................................       $796,592        $314,610          $   --         $1,111,202
Depreciation and amortization(3) .............         39,059          20,767               19            59,845
Segment income from operations ...............         66,155          22,033           (5,077)           83,111

Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
------------------------------

Net sales ....................................       $780,019        $289,622          $   --         $1,069,641
Depreciation and amortization(3) .............         37,440          20,450               20            57,910
Segment income from operations ...............         54,395          27,933           (3,554)           78,774

-------------


     (1)  Segment income from  operations  includes  rationalization  charges of
          $0.2  million and $0.9 million for the three and six months ended June
          30, 2004, respectively.
     (2)  Segment income from  operations  includes  rationalization  charges of
          $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and $0.5 million
          and $0.3  million  for the six months  ended  June 30,  2005 and 2004,
          respectively.
     (3)  Depreciation   and   amortization   excludes   amortization   of  debt
          issuance costs of $0.9  million and $1.0  million for the three months
          ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively,  and $1.8 million and $2.0
          million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.


                                      -17-



                              SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (Information at June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the
                  three and six months then ended is unaudited)


Note 7.      Business Segment Information  (continued)

Total segment income from operations is reconciled to income before income taxes
as follows:




                                                       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                       ------------------         ----------------
                                                      June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                                                        2005         2004         2005         2004
                                                        ----         ----         ----         ----
                                                                  (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                 
    Total segment income from operations .......      $49,495      $45,230      $83,111      $78,774
    Interest and other debt expense ............       24,668       15,083       36,950       30,305
                                                      -------      -------      -------      -------
        Income before income taxes .............      $24,827      $30,147      $46,161      $48,469
                                                      =======      =======      =======      =======



Note 8.      Dividends

On March 15,  2005,  we paid a quarterly  cash  dividend on our common  stock of
$0.20 per share to the  holders of record of our common  stock on March 1, 2005.
The cash payment for this dividend was $3.7 million.

On June 15, 2005, we paid a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.20
per share to the holders of record of our common stock on June 1, 2005. The cash
payment for this dividend was $3.7 million.

On July 26, 2005,  our Board of Directors  declared a quarterly cash dividend on
our common stock of $0.20 per share, payable on September 15, 2005 to holders of
record of our common  stock on  September  1, 2005.  The cash  payment  for this
dividend is expected to be approximately $3.7 million.
















                                      -18-




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 us and therefore  involve a number of uncertainties  and
risks,  including,  but not limited to, those  described in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and our other filings with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  As a result, the actual results of our
operations  or our  financial  condition  could  differ  materially  from  those
expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.


General

We are a leading North American manufacturer of metal and plastic consumer goods
packaging  products.  We produce steel and aluminum containers for human and pet
food;  metal,  composite  and  plastic  vacuum  closures  for food and  beverage
products;  and  custom  designed  plastic  containers,  tubes and  closures  for
personal care, health care,  pharmaceutical,  household and industrial chemical,
food, pet care, agricultural chemical,  automotive and marine chemical products.
We are the largest  manufacturer  of metal food  containers in North America,  a
leading  manufacturer  of plastic  containers  in North America for a variety of
markets,  including the personal  care,  health care,  household and  industrial
chemical and pet care markets,  and a leading  manufacturer of metal,  composite
and plastic vacuum closures in North America for food and beverage products.

Our objective is to increase shareholder value by efficiently  deploying capital
and management  resources to grow our business,  reduce operating  costs,  build
sustainable competitive positions,  or franchises,  and to complete acquisitions
that generate  attractive  cash returns.  We have grown our net sales and income
from operations over the years,  largely through  acquisitions  but also through
internal growth,  and we continue to evaluate  acquisition  opportunities in the
consumer goods packaging  market.  However,  in the absence of such  acquisition
opportunities,  we  expect  to use our  cash  flow to  repay  debt or for  other
permitted purposes.

In 2003, we announced that in the absence of compelling acquisitions we intended
to focus on reducing  our debt and expected to repay $200 - $300 million of debt
over the period from 2004 through 2006. In 2004, we paid down $160.9  million of
debt,  making  significant  progress  toward this debt  reduction  goal.  In the
absence of  compelling  acquisitions,  we  anticipate  further  reducing debt by
approximately   $125  million  in  2005  as  compared  with  our  year-end  2004
outstanding debt balance.









                                      -19-




RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth certain unaudited income statement data expressed
as a percentage of net sales for the periods presented.




                                                                  Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended
                                                                  ------------------                 ----------------
                                                               June 30,        June 30,          June 30,        June 30,
                                                                 2005            2004              2005            2004
                                                                 ----            ----              ----            ----
                                                                                                      
Net sales
  Metal food containers..................................        72.7%           73.8%             71.7%           72.9%
  Plastic containers.....................................        27.3            26.2              28.3            27.1
                                                                -----           -----             -----           -----
     Consolidated........................................       100.0           100.0             100.0           100.0
Cost of goods sold.......................................        86.6            87.0              87.4            87.5
                                                                -----           -----             -----           -----
Gross profit.............................................        13.4            13.0              12.6            12.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses.............         4.8             4.8               5.1             5.1
Rationalization charges .................................         --              --                --              0.1
                                                                -----           -----             -----           -----
Income from operations...................................         8.6             8.2               7.5             7.3
Interest and other debt expense..........................         4.3             2.7               3.3             2.8
                                                                -----           -----             -----           -----
Income before income taxes ..............................         4.3             5.5               4.2             4.5
Provision for income taxes...............................         1.6             2.2               1.6             1.8
                                                                ------          -----             -----           -----
Net income...............................................         2.7%            3.3%              2.6%            2.7%
                                                                =====           =====             =====           =====



Summary unaudited results of operations for the three and six months ended June
30, 2005 and 2004 are provided below.




                                                                 Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended
                                                                 ------------------                 ----------------
                                                              June 30,        June 30,          June 30,        June 30,
                                                                2005            2004              2005            2004
                                                                ----            ----              ----            ----
                                                                                (Dollars in millions)

                                                                                                    
Net sales
     Metal food containers ..............................      $422.5          $407.1           $  796.6        $  780.0
     Plastic containers .................................       158.7           144.2              314.6           289.6
                                                               ------          ------           --------        --------
        Consolidated ....................................      $581.2          $551.3           $1,111.2        $1,069.6
                                                               ======          ======           ========        ========

Income from operations
     Metal food containers(1) ...........................      $ 38.9          $ 33.2           $   66.2        $   54.4
     Plastic containers(2) ..............................        12.9            14.1               22.0            27.9
     Corporate ..........................................        (2.3)           (2.1)              (5.1)           (3.5)
                                                               ------          ------           --------        --------
        Consolidated ....................................      $ 49.5          $ 45.2           $   83.1        $   78.8
                                                               ======          ======           ========        ========

-------------


     (1)  Includes  rationalization charges of $0.2 million and $0.9 million for
          the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively.
     (2)  Includes  rationalization charges of $0.2 million for the three months
          ended June 30,  2005 and $0.5  million  and $0.3  million  for the six
          months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.





                                      -20-




Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2004

Overview.  Consolidated  net sales were $581.2  million in the second quarter of
2005,  representing a 5.4 percent  increase as compared to the second quarter of
2004  primarily due to higher  average  selling  prices  resulting from the pass
through  of higher  raw  material  costs in both the metal  food  container  and
plastic container  businesses.  Income from operations for the second quarter of
2005 increased by $4.3 million,  or 9.5 percent,  as compared to the same period
in 2004 due to higher income from  operations and improved  margins in our metal
food container business, partially offset by lower income from operations in the
plastic container business.  On June 30, 2005, we refinanced our previous senior
secured credit facility with a new $1.0 billion senior secured credit  facility.
In connection with the  refinancing,  we recorded a non-cash,  pre-tax charge of
$11.0  million,  or $0.36 per diluted  share net of income tax,  for the loss on
early  extinguishment  of debt.  Net income  for the second  quarter of 2005 was
$15.4  million,  or $0.82 per diluted share,  as compared to $18.2  million,  or
$0.98 per diluted share, for the same period in 2004.

Net Sales.  The $29.9 million  increase in consolidated  net sales in the second
quarter  of 2005 as  compared  to the  second  quarter  of  2004  was  primarily
attributable to higher average selling prices resulting from the pass through of
higher raw material costs in both the metal food container and plastic container
businesses.

Net sales for the metal food container business increased $15.4 million,  or 3.8
percent,  in the second  quarter of 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004.
This increase was  attributable to higher average selling prices due to the pass
through of higher raw  material  costs and an improved  product  mix,  partially
offset by a decline in food can unit volume. The decline in food can unit volume
was primarily  the result of certain low margin  business with one customer that
was not retained upon contract renewal last year.

Net sales for the  plastic  container  business  in the  second  quarter of 2005
increased  $14.5  million,  or 10.1  percent,  as compared to the same period in
2004.  This increase was primarily the result of higher  average  selling prices
due to the pass through of increased resin costs.

Gross Profit. The increase in gross profit margin for the second quarter of 2005
as compared to the same period in 2004 was principally due to continued benefits
from  rationalization and integration  initiatives in the closures operations of
our metal food container  business and an improved product mix, partially offset
by increases in other manufacturing costs.

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative expenses as a percentage of consolidated net sales for the second
quarter of 2005 remained  relatively flat at 4.8 percent as compared to the same
period in 2004. The $1.8 million increase in selling, general and administrative
expenses  in the second  quarter of 2005 as  compared to the same period in 2004
was primarily due to higher employee benefit costs.

Income from  Operations.  Income from  operations for the second quarter of 2005
increased  by $4.3  million  as  compared  to the  second  quarter  of 2004  and
operating  margin  increased  to 8.6  percent  from  8.2  percent  over the same
periods.





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Income  from  operations  of the metal food  container  business  for the second
quarter of 2005 increased $5.7 million, or 17.2 percent, as compared to the same
period in 2004, and operating  margin  increased to 9.2 percent from 8.2 percent
over the same  periods.  These  increases  were  principally  due to an improved
product mix, continued benefits from rationalization and integration  activities
at our manufacturing facilities,  particularly in the metal closures operations,
and benefits  from  relatively  higher  capital  spending  over the last several
years. These favorable items were partially offset by increases in certain other
manufacturing costs.

Income from operations of the plastic container  business for the second quarter
of 2005 decreased $1.2 million,  or 8.5 percent,  as compared to the same period
in 2004, and operating margin decreased to 8.1 percent from 9.8 percent over the
same periods. These decreases were primarily a result of higher employee benefit
and other manufacturing costs.

Interest and Other Debt Expense.  Interest and other debt expense for the second
quarter of 2005  increased $9.6 million to $24.7 million as compared to the same
period  in 2004.  This  increase  resulted  primarily  from the  inclusion  of a
non-cash charge of $11.0 million to write-off unamortized debt issuance costs in
connection  with the  refinancing of our senior secured credit  facility in June
2005.  This charge was partially  offset by lower  interest  expense  versus the
prior year quarter as a result of lower average  borrowings  due to our on-going
debt reduction program.

Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes for the second quarter of 2005 and
2004 was  recorded at an  effective  annual  income tax rate of 37.9 percent and
39.5 percent,  respectively.  The rate decrease in 2005 was primarily due to the
benefits of the  manufacturing  credit afforded under the American Jobs Creation
Act as well as the benefits of a tax  initiative  that was completed  during the
quarter.


Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2004

Overview.  Consolidated  net sales were $1.11 billion in the first six months of
2005, representing a 3.9 percent increase as compared to the first six months of
2004  primarily  due to higher  average  selling  prices in both the metal  food
container  and  plastic  container  businesses  largely  as a result of the pass
through of higher raw material  costs,  partially  offset by volume  declines in
both  businesses.  Income  from  operations  for the  first  six  months of 2005
increased by $4.3  million,  or 5.5  percent,  as compared to the same period in
2004 due to higher income from operations in our metal food container  business,
partially  offset by lower  income  from  operations  in the  plastic  container
business and higher selling,  general and administrative  costs. The results for
2005 included a non-cash,  pre-tax charge of $11.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted
share  net of  income  tax,  for the loss on early  extinguishment  of debt as a
result of the refinancing of our senior secured credit facility.  Net income for
the first six  months of 2005 was $28.3  million,  or $1.51 per  diluted  share,
compared to $29.3 million,  or $1.58 per diluted  share,  for the same period in
2004.

Net Sales. The $41.6 million increase in consolidated net sales in the first six
months of 2005 as  compared  to the first six  months of 2004 was the  result of
higher  net  sales in both the  metal  food and  plastic  container  businesses,
partially offset by volume declines in both businesses.

Net sales for the metal food container business increased $16.6 million,  or 2.1
percent, in the first six months of 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004.
This increase was primarily attributable to higher average selling prices due to
the pass  through of higher raw  material  costs and an  improved  product  mix,
partially offset by volume declines.



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Net sales for the  plastic  container  business  in the first six months of 2005
increased $25.0 million, or 8.6 percent, as compared to the same period in 2004.
This increase was primarily the result of higher  average  selling prices due to
the pass through of higher resin costs partially offset by volume declines.

Gross Profit.  Gross profit margin increased 0.1 percentage points for the first
six months of 2005 as  compared to the same period in 2004.  This  increase  was
principally due to an improved product mix in the metal food container business,
partially offset by increases in other  manufacturing  costs and volume declines
in both businesses.

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative  expenses as a  percentage  of  consolidated  net sales  remained
relatively  flat at 5.1  percent for the first six months of 2005 as compared to
the same period in 2004.  The $2.5  million  increase  in  selling,  general and
administrative expenses for the first six months of 2005 as compared to the same
period in 2004 was primarily  related to increases in employee benefit costs and
costs  incurred  as a result  of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act,  partially  offset by
continued benefits from the  rationalization  and integration  activities at our
manufacturing facilities.

Income from Operations.  Income from operations for the first six months of 2005
increased  by $4.3  million as  compared  to the first six  months of 2004,  and
operating  margin  increased  to 7.5  percent  from  7.3  percent  over the same
periods.   Results  for  the  first  six  months  of  2005  and  2004   included
rationalization charges totaling $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

Income from  operations of the metal food  container  business for the first six
months of 2005 increased $11.8 million, or 21.7 percent, as compared to the same
period in 2004, and operating  margin  increased to 8.3 percent from 7.0 percent
over the same  periods.  These  increases  were  principally  due to an improved
product mix, continued benefits from rationalization and integration  activities
at our manufacturing facilities,  particularly in the metal closures operations,
and benefits  from  relatively  higher  capital  spending  over the last several
years.  These  favorable  items  were  partially  offset by the  impact of lower
volumes and increases in certain other manufacturing costs.

Income from  operations  of the  plastic  container  business  for the first six
months of 2005 decreased $5.9 million,  or 21.1 percent, as compared to the same
period in 2004, and operating  margin  decreased to 7.0 percent from 9.6 percent
over the same  periods.  Income  from  operations  and  operating  margins  were
negatively  impacted in 2005 by lower sales volumes,  resin inflation and higher
employee benefit and other manufacturing costs.

Interest and Other Debt  Expense.  Interest and other debt expense for the first
six months of 2005  increased  $6.7 million to $37.0  million as compared to the
same period in 2004.  This increase  resulted  primarily  from the $11.0 million
non-cash charge to write-off  unamortized debt issuance costs in connection with
the refinancing of our senior secured credit facility in June 2005.


CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash from operations and borrowings
under our debt  instruments,  including  our  Credit  Agreement.  Our  liquidity
requirements  arise  primarily  from  our  obligations  under  the  indebtedness
incurred  in  connection  with  our  acquisitions  and the  refinancing  of that
indebtedness,  capital  investment in new and existing equipment and the funding
of our seasonal working capital needs.


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On June 30, 2005, we completed the  refinancing  of our previous  senior secured
credit  facility by  entering  into a new $1.0  billion  senior  secured  credit
facility. The Credit Agreement provided us with $425 million of A term loans and
$125 million of B term loans,  and provides us with a revolving loan facility of
up to $450 million.  Under the Credit Agreement,  we may use revolving loans for
working capital and other general corporate  purposes,  including  acquisitions.
The A term loans and revolving loan facility  mature on June 30, 2011, and the B
term loans mature on June 30, 2012.  The Credit  Agreement also provides us with
an incremental  uncommitted  loan facility of up to an additional  $350 million,
which may be used to finance acquisitions and for other permitted purposes.  You
should also read Note 5 to our Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements for
the  three  and six  months  ended  June 30,  2005  included  elsewhere  in this
Quarterly Report.

Under the Credit Agreement,  the interest rate for all U.S. loans will either be
base rate or  LIBOR,  plus a  margin.  The base rate is the  higher of the prime
lending rate of Deutsche  Bank or 1/2 of one percent in excess of the  overnight
federal  funds rate.  Initially,  for the A term loans and  revolving  loans the
margin  will be 1.125  percent  for LIBOR rate loans and 0.125  percent for base
rate  loans.  The  margin  for A term  loans and  revolving  loans is subject to
adjustment  quarterly  based upon financial  ratios.  For the B term loans,  the
margin  for LIBOR rate  loans is fixed at 1.25  percent  and the margin for base
rate loans is fixed at 0.25 percent. Prior to the refinancing, the interest rate
for A term loans and  revolving  loans under our  previous  credit  facility was
LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50 percent or the prime  lending rate of Deutsche  Bank
plus a margin of 0.50 percent,  and for B term loans an additional 0.25 percent,
or LIBOR plus 1.75 percent.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, we used proceeds of $550.0  million from
the  refinancing  of our senior  secured  credit  facility,  net  borrowings  of
revolving loans of $351.6 million,  proceeds from stock option exercises of $2.7
million and proceeds  from asset sales of $0.2 million to fund the  repayment of
term loans of $638.7 million, cash used in operations of $84.0 million primarily
for our seasonal working capital needs,  capital  expenditures of $44.2 million,
decreases in outstanding  checks of $79.8 million,  dividends paid on our common
stock of $7.4  million and debt  issuance  costs of $3.5 million and to increase
cash balances by $46.9 million.

For the six months  ended June 30,  2004,  we used net  borrowings  of revolving
loans of $201.9  million,  proceeds from stock option  exercises of $1.5 million
and proceeds from asset sales of $2.1 million to fund cash used in operations of
$67.6  million  primarily  for  our  seasonal  working  capital  needs,  capital
expenditures of $46.5 million, decreases in outstanding checks of $76.6 million,
dividends  paid on common stock of $2.8 million and debt issuance  costs of $0.2
million and to increase cash balances by $11.8 million.

Because we sell metal containers used in fruit and vegetable pack processing, we
have  seasonal  sales.  As is common in the  industry,  we must utilize  working
capital to build inventory and then carry accounts receivable for some customers
beyond the end of the packing season. Due to our seasonal requirements, we incur
short-term indebtedness to finance our working capital requirements.

At June 30, 2005, we had $351.6 million of revolving loans outstanding under the
Credit Agreement.  Amounts borrowed at June 30, 2005 included $207.0 million for
seasonal  working  capital needs,  $88.7 million for the repayment of term loans
under our previous senior secured credit facility and $55.9 million held as cash
and cash  equivalents at June 30, 2005 for payments of certain  accounts payable
in the beginning of July 2005. After taking into account  outstanding letters of
credit,  the available  portion of the revolving  loan facility under the Credit
Agreement at June 30, 2005 was $72.4 million.  We may use the available  portion
of our revolving loan facility, after taking into account our seasonal needs and
outstanding  letters of credit,  for  acquisitions or other permitted  purposes.
During 2005, we estimate that we will utilize  approximately $250 - $300 million
of revolving  loans under the Credit  Agreement  for our peak  seasonal  working
capital requirements.


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During the first six months of 2005, we paid cash  dividends on our common stock
totaling  $7.4  million.  On July 26, 2005,  our Board of  Directors  declared a
quarterly  cash  dividend  on our common  stock of $0.20 per  share,  payable on
September  15,  2005 to holders of record of our common  stock on  September  1,
2005.  The cash payment for this dividend is expected to be  approximately  $3.7
million.

We  believe  that cash  generated  from  operations  and funds  from  borrowings
available  under the Credit  Agreement  will be  sufficient to meet our expected
operating needs, planned capital expenditures, debt service, tax obligations and
common  stock  dividends  for the  foreseeable  future.  We continue to evaluate
acquisition  opportunities  in the consumer goods packaging market and may incur
additional  indebtedness,  including indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, to
finance  any  such   acquisition.   However,   in  the  absence  of  acquisition
opportunities,  we expect to use our free cash flow to repay indebtedness or for
other permitted purposes.

We are in compliance with all financial and operating covenants contained in our
financing  agreements  and believe  that we will  continue  to be in  compliance
during 2005 with all of these covenants.

Rationalization Charges and Acquisition Reserves

During the first  quarter of 2005, we approved and announced to employees a plan
to relocate the operations of one of our Mississauga,  Ontario plastic container
manufacturing  facilities to other operating facilities.  This decision resulted
in a charge to earnings of $0.5 million, which consisted of $0.1 million for the
non-cash  write-down  in carrying  value of assets and $0.4 million for employee
severance and benefits and plant exit costs.  The  relocation of operations  has
been substantially  completed.  Through June 30, 2005, there were no significant
cash payments  related to relocating  this  facility.  Cash payments  related to
these  reserves are expected  through 2006 for employee  severance  and benefits
costs.

Under our  rationalization  and acquisition plans, we made cash payments of $0.4
million  and $5.1  million  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2005 and 2004,
respectively.  Total future cash spending of $1.8 million is expected  under our
Fairfield  and 2005  and 2003  rationalization  plans  and our 2003  acquisition
plans.  Spending under these plans in 2005 is not expected to be material to our
cash flows.

You should also read Note 2 to our Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements
for the three and six months  ended June 30,  2005  included  elsewhere  in this
Quarterly Report.

We continually evaluate cost reduction opportunities in our business,  including
rationalizations   of  our  existing   facilities  through  plant  closings  and
downsizings.  We use a  disciplined  approach  to  identify  opportunities  that
generate attractive cash returns.  In line with our ongoing  evaluation,  we are
currently  reviewing certain  facilities for potential  rationalization  actions
which may result in cash expenditures and charges to our earnings.


NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151,  "Inventory  Costs, an amendment
of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4." SFAS No. 151 clarifies that abnormal  amounts of idle
facility  expense,  freight,  handling  costs  and  wasted  materials  should be
recognized as current period charges in all circumstances.  SFAS No. 151 will be
effective  for us  beginning  January 1, 2006.  We do not expect the adoption of
SFAS No. 151 to have a material  effect on our  financial  position,  results of
operations or cash flows.


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In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),  "Share-Based  Payment." SFAS
No. 123(R) requires that public companies recognize  compensation  expense in an
amount  equal to the fair value of the  share-based  payment.  Based on a recent
deferral of the effective date, we will adopt SFAS No. 123(R) beginning  January
1, 2006.  SFAS No.  123(R)  permits  companies to adopt its  requirements  using
either the "modified prospective" method or the "modified retrospective" method.
We are still assessing which transition method to utilize.  As permitted by SFAS
No. 123, we currently  account for  share-based  payments to employees using APB
Opinion No. 25's intrinsic value method and, as such,  recognize no compensation
expense  for  employee  stock  options.  Accordingly,  the  adoption of SFAS No.
123(R)'s  fair value  method will have an impact on our  results of  operations,
although it will have no impact on our overall financial position. The impact of
adoption of SFAS No.  123(R)  cannot be  predicted  at this time because it will
depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future.  However, had we
adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of that standard would have
approximated  the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in the  disclosure  of pro
forma net income  and  diluted  net income per share in Note 1 to our  Condensed
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  for the three and six months ended June 30,
2005.  SFAS No. 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of
recognized  compensation  expense  to  be  reported  as a  financing  cash  flow
activity,  rather than as an  operating  cash flow  activity  as required  under
current  literature.  This  requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and
increase net  financing  cash flows in periods after  adoption.  While we cannot
estimate what those amounts will be in the future (because they depend on, among
other things,  when employees exercise stock options),  the amounts of operating
cash flows  recognized in prior periods for such excess tax deductions  have not
been material to our cash flows.

On October 22,  2004,  the American  Jobs  Creation Act was signed into law. The
AJCA  includes a deduction of 85 percent on certain  foreign  earnings  that are
repatriated  during the calendar  years of 2004 and 2005.  We may elect to apply
this provision to qualifying earnings repatriated in 2005. The range of possible
amounts that we are evaluating for repatriation  under this provision is between
zero and $48  million.  The  related  potential  range of income  tax  cannot be
determined  at  this  time.  We  expect  to  complete  our   evaluation  of  the
repatriation provision under the AJCA in the fourth quarter of 2005.


Item 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
         ----------------------------------------------------------

Market  risks  relating  to our  operations  result  primarily  from  changes in
interest rates.  In the normal course of business,  we also have limited foreign
currency  exchange rate risk  associated  with our operations in Canada and risk
related to  commodity  price  changes  for items such as natural  gas. We employ
established  policies  and  procedures  to manage our  exposure to these  risks.
Interest rate, foreign currency and commodity pricing transactions are used only
to the extent  considered  necessary to meet our  objectives.  We do not utilize
derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

Information  regarding our interest rate risk,  foreign  currency  exchange rate
risk and commodity  pricing risk has been disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.  Since such filing,  there has
not been a material change to our interest rate risk,  foreign currency exchange
rate risk or commodity  pricing risk or to our policies and procedures to manage
our exposure to these risks.






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Item 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
         -----------------------

We carried out an evaluation,  under the supervision and with the  participation
of management,  including our Co-Chief  Executive  Officers and Chief  Financial
Officer,  of the  effectiveness  of our  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule  13a-15(e) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934).  Based upon
that  evaluation,  as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly  Report
our Co-Chief  Executive  Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
disclosure  controls and  procedures are effective in ensuring that all material
information  required to be  disclosed  in this  Quarterly  Report has been made
known to them in a timely fashion.

There were no changes in our internal  controls over financial  reporting during
the period covered by this Quarterly  Report that have materially  affected,  or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal controls.


Part II.  Other Information

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

Our annual meeting of  stockholders,  or 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, 2005 for the purposes of (1) electing two
directors  to  serve  for  a  three  year  term  until  our  annual  meeting  of
stockholders in 2008 and until their  successors are duly elected and qualified;
(2) approving an amendment to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan
with  respect  to awards  for  non-employee  directors;  and (3)  ratifying  the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

The  nominees  for  director  listed  in our 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 our common stock being
entitled to one vote):

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

          D. Greg Horrigan        11,074,738              5,462,453
          John W. Alden           16,055,294                481,897

Our  directors  whose  term of office  continued  after the Annual  Meeting  are
Jeffrey  C.  Crowe and  Edward  A.  Lapekas,  each of whose  term of office as a
director  continues  until our annual  meeting of  stockholders  in 2006, and R.
Philip  Silver  and  William  C.  Jennings,  each of whose  term of  office as a
director continues until our annual meeting of stockholders in 2007.

The amendment to the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan was approved
at  the  Annual  Meeting.  There  were  15,294,288  votes  cast  approving  such
amendment, 578,956 votes cast against such amendment and 1,880 votes abstaining.

The  ratification  of the  appointment  of Ernst & Young LLP as our  independent
registered  public  accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005
was approved at the Annual Meeting.  There were 16,504,271  votes cast ratifying
such appointment, 29,635 votes cast against ratification of such appointment and
3,285 votes abstaining.


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Item 6.  Exhibits


Exhibit Number                            Description
--------------                            -----------


     12             Ratio of  Earnings to Fixed  Charges for  the three and  six
                    months  ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.

     31.1           Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     31.2           Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     31.3           Certification  by  the  Chief  Financial  Officer   pursuant
                    to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     32.1           Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     32.2           Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     32.3           Certification  by  the Chief   Financial  Officer   pursuant
                    to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.





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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 9, 2005                           /s/ Robert B. Lewis
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 Robert B. Lewis
                                                 Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                 (Principal Financial 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, 2005 and 2004.

    31.1            Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

    31.2            Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

    31.3            Certification  by  the  Chief  Financial  Officer   pursuant
                    to  Section  302  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

    32.1            Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

    32.2            Certification by  the Co-Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant
                    to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

    32.3            Certification  by  the Chief   Financial  Officer   pursuant
                    to  Section  906  of  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.




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