Company: SLGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-083646
Chunk: 13

Company: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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 our Corporate Secretary.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors has three standing committees. The principal responsibilities of each of the standing committees and the members of such committees are set forth below.

1.Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has the responsibility of overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of our Board of Directors. The functions performed by the Audit Committee are described in the section of this Proxy Statement titled “Report of the Audit Committee.” During 2024, the Audit Committee held eight meetings and acted by written consent twice. The Audit Committee currently consists of Ms. Ramdev, Mr. Abramson, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Lich and Ms. Cleland Nielsen, each of whom our Board of Directors has determined is independent as required by the written charter of the Audit Committee, the applicable listing standards of the NYSE and the applicable rules of the SEC. All of our “independent directors” are members of the Audit Committee. Ms. Ramdev has been the Chairperson of the Audit Committee since May 2024. Mr. Jordan served as a member of the Audit Committee and as Chairperson of the Audit Committee until his retirement from our Board of Directors on May 28, 2024 upon the expiration of his term of office as a Director of the Company. Ms. Fields served as a member of the Audit Committee until her resignation from our Board of Directors on July 11, 2024. Both Mr. Jordan and Ms. Fields were independent as required by the written charter of the Audit Committee, the applicable listing standards of the NYSE and the applicable rules of the SEC. The Board of Directors has determined that each of Ms. Ramdev, Mr. Abramson and Mr. Donovan meets the criteria of an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable rules of the SEC. Ms. Ramdev’s extensive background and experience includes more than twenty years serving in several senior financial officer and finance management positions for a public company. Mr. Abramson’s extensive experience includes evaluating and analyzing financial statements and serving on various audit committees and performing functions of an audit committee for various companies. Mr. Donovan’s extensive background and experience includes serving as a principal financial officer of a public company and actively supervising a principal financial officer of a public company. The Board of Directors had also determined that Mr. Jordan met the criteria of an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC rules while he served as a member of the Audit Committee in 2024 due to his extensive background and experience while serving as a financial services