form8ksnyder11-3.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 3, 2011
 
SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
000-22117
06-1269834
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
4 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut
06901
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (203) 975-7110
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(e)  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
 
On November 3, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Silgan Holdings Inc. approved an increase in the annual base salary for Thomas J. Snyder, President of Silgan Containers LLC, from $413,100 to $450,000, effective January 1, 2012.
 
On November 3, 2011, the Compensation Committee also approved and granted a performance award to Mr. Snyder under the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, or the Stock Incentive Plan.  Mr. Snyder received a performance award of 40,000 restricted stock units, with each restricted stock unit representing the right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Company.  The Compensation Committee established the performance criteria for such performance award as the Company’s 2012 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rationalization charges and the minimum level of performance for such performance award as 75 percent of the Company’s 2011 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rationalization charges.  In the event such minimum level of performance is not attained, such performance award will be canceled and be null and void.  If such minimum level of performance is attained, then all such restricted stock units under such performance award will vest all at once on November 3, 2016, subject to the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan, and such restricted stock units carry with them the right to receive dividend equivalents in an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one share of Common Stock of the Company for each restricted stock unit while such stock unit is outstanding and until such restricted stock unit vests.
 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Frank W. Hogan, III  
    Frank W. Hogan, III  
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel  
      and Secretary  
 
 
Date: November 9, 2011
 
 
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