Exhibit 10.1
                                                       SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.



Anthony J. Allott                                      4 Landmark Square
President and Chief Executive Officer                  Suite 400
                                                       Stamford, CT  06901





October 1, 2007


Mr. Adam J. Greenlee
3N446 Laura Ingalls Wilder Road
St. Charles, IL 60175

Dear Adam:

     This letter sets forth the terms of your  employment  with Silgan  Holdings
Inc. ("Silgan") and replaces in its entirety any other employment  agreement you
may have with Silgan or any of its subsidiaries.

     You will be employed on a full-time at will basis by Silgan, serving as its
Executive  Vice  President,  Operations  and  reporting  to the Chief  Executive
Officer of Silgan. Additionally, you will serve as an officer of subsidiaries of
Silgan as directed.

     While you are employed by Silgan, as compensation for your services, Silgan
will pay you a salary  at an  annual  rate of  $400,000.  Your  salary  shall be
payable to you in accordance with the prevailing  payroll  practices  (including
the  withholding  of taxes) of Silgan.  Your annual  salary  shall be subject to
increase  at the  discretion  of the  Compensation  Committee  of the  Board  of
Directors of Silgan.

     While you are employed by Silgan,  you shall also be eligible to receive an
annual bonus for each year (pro rated for 2007),  payable in the following  year
in accordance with Silgan's  practices  (including the withholding of taxes), in
an amount up to a maximum of thirty  percent  (30%) of your salary paid for that
year.  Your bonus for any year shall be payable to you on the same basis that an
annual bonus is payable to the Chief  Executive  Officer of Silgan for such year
under the Silgan Holdings Inc. Senior  Executive  Performance  Plan. For 2007, a
bonus in an amount  equal to the  applicable  maximum  amount is  payable to the
Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Silgan  under  and  based on such  plan if Silgan
achieves  EBITDA  (as  defined in such plan) of at least the amount of EBITDA of
Silgan  for 2006.  It is  acknowledged  that you remain  eligible  to receive an
annual bonus for 2007 (pro rated to the date hereof) under the applicable  bonus
plan of Silgan White Cap Americas LLC that you had  participated in prior to the
date hereof, all in accordance with and pursuant to such bonus plan.

     During your  employment  with  Silgan,  you will be entitled to (i) receive
health and welfare  benefits that are made  available  generally to employees of
Silgan,  with the full cost for such  benefits  to be borne by you,  and (ii) to
participate  in  the  401(K)  savings  plan  that  other   employees  of  Silgan
participate in, subject to the rules and policies thereof,  except that you will
not be entitled to any matching  contributions in respect of

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Mr. Adam J. Greenlee                                             October 1, 2007



your  contributions  to such 401(K)  savings plan.  You will also be entitled to
paid  vacation in  accordance  with the policies of Silgan.  Additionally,  with
respect  to your  relocation  to join  Silgan you shall be  entitled  to receive
relocation   benefits  in  accordance  with  the  relocation  policy  of  Silgan
Containers  Corporation  applicable  for its officers,  as well as a settling in
allowance of up to $150,000.

     Other than as set forth above,  you shall not be entitled to participate in
any other benefit plans of, or receive any other benefits from, Silgan or any of
its subsidiaries,  including, without limitation, under any pension plan, except
that you shall be entitled to also participate in and receive benefits under any
stock option,  restricted stock or other stock based  compensation plan in which
other  officers of Silgan  participates.  You agree to execute  such waivers and
other  documents  that  Silgan  shall  require to  acknowledge  that you are not
entitled to participate in any such other benefits plans of, or receive any such
other  benefits  from,  Silgan or any of its  subsidiaries,  including,  without
limitation,  under any pension  plan.  For your  information,  the  Compensation
Committee  of the Board of  Directors of Silgan has approved the grant to you in
2008 of 10,000  restricted stock units under the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock
Incentive  Plan,  subject to the  attainment  by Silgan of  certain  performance
criteria, which restricted stock units will vest ratably over a five year period
beginning  one year from the date of grant and will carry with them the right to
dividend  equivalents  (all as provided in the Silgan  Holdings  Inc. 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan and the applicable restricted stock unit agreement therefor).

     In the event that your employment  with Silgan is terminated  without cause
by Silgan,  you will be entitled to receive a lump sum  severance  payment in an
amount  equal to the sum of (i) your  annual  salary at such time plus (ii) your
annual bonus,  calculated at thirty  percent (30%) of your annual salary at such
time, as further provided in the Officer  Agreement between Silgan and you dated
the date hereof.

     Please  acknowledge  your agreement with the foregoing by signing a copy of
this letter below.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.


                                       By: /s/ Anthony J. Allott
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                                           Anthony J. Allott
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


Acknowledged and agreed:


/s/ Adam J. Greenlee
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Adam J. Greenlee