Silgan Increases Dividend for 14th Consecutive Year since Initiation and Declares Quarterly Dividend
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:SLGN), a leading supplier of rigid
packaging for consumer goods products, announced today that based on its
continued strong financial performance and business prospects its Board
of Directors declared a $0.10 per share quarterly cash dividend on its
common stock, payable on March 30, 2018 to the holders of record of the
common stock of the Company on March 16, 2018. This represents
approximately an 11 percent increase from last year in the Company’s
quarterly cash dividend, which the Company has increased every year
since it began paying cash dividends in 2004.
Silgan is a leading supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods
products with annual net sales of approximately $4.1 billion in 2017.
Silgan operates 100 manufacturing facilities in North and South America,
Europe and Asia. The Company is a leading supplier of metal containers
in North America and Europe for food and general line products. The
Company is also a leading worldwide supplier of metal and plastic
closures and dispensing systems for food, beverage, health care, garden,
personal care, home and beauty products. In addition, the Company is a
leading supplier of plastic containers for shelf-stable food and
personal care products in North America.
Contacts
Silgan Holdings Inc.
Robert B. Lewis, (203)
406-3160