DEF: Silgan Holdings Inc. Announces Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement

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Proxy Statement 17 April 2025 9:40 AM

Silgan Holdings Inc. has announced its annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 27, 2025, to elect directors, ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, and hold an advisory vote on executive compensation.

Summary

Silgan Holdings Inc. will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on May 27, 2025, at the Courtyard by MarriottNorwalk in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Stockholders will vote to elect three directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting.
The meeting will also include a vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
An advisory vote will be held to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers.
The record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote is April 4, 2025.
As of the record date, there were 106,993,180 shares of common stock outstanding.
The proxy statement and the company's annual report for 2024 are available online at www.silganholdings.com/proxyandannualreport.

Sentiment

Score: 7

Explanation: The document is primarily informational and procedural, with a neutral to slightly positive tone. The company is adhering to corporate governance best practices and providing detailed information to stockholders.

Positives

The company is adhering to corporate governance best practices by holding an advisory vote on executive compensation.
The company provides detailed information on director and executive compensation.
The company has a clawback policy in place to recover erroneously awarded incentive compensation.
The company has stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers to align their interests with those of stockholders.

Negatives

The CEO pay ratio of 129 to 1 may be viewed as high by some stakeholders.
The company's financial performance goals for executive bonuses are based on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure and may not be directly comparable to other companies.

Risks

The advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding, so the company is not required to take any action as a result of the vote.
The company's future performance may not be sufficient to meet the minimum performance levels required for equity awards to vest.
Changes in accounting standards or regulations could impact the company's financial reporting and compensation practices.

Future Outlook

The Board of Directors will consider the outcome of the advisory vote on executive compensation when reviewing compensation matters in the future.

Industry Context

Silgan Holdings operates in the consumer goods packaging industry, competing with companies like Ball Corporation, Crown Holdings, and AptarGroup. The proxy statement provides insights into the company's corporate governance practices and executive compensation strategies, which are relevant to understanding its competitive positioning within the industry.

Comparison to Industry Standards

The peer group for total shareholder return calculation includes Amcor plc, AptarGroup Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation, Ball Corporation, Berry Global Group Inc., Crown Holdings Inc., Graphic Packaging Holding Company, International Paper Company, Packaging Corporation of America, Sealed Air Corporation, Silgan Holdings Inc., Smurfit WestRock plc and Sonoco Products Company.
The director compensation structure, including retainers and equity awards, is generally consistent with industry practices for publicly traded companies of similar size and complexity.
The executive compensation program, with its emphasis on base salary, annual cash bonuses, and equity-based compensation, aligns with common practices in the manufacturing and packaging industries.
The CEO pay ratio of 129 to 1 is within a reasonable range compared to other companies in the industry, but may be subject to scrutiny from stakeholders concerned about income inequality.

Stakeholder Impact

Stockholders will have the opportunity to vote on key corporate governance matters.
The outcome of the advisory vote on executive compensation may influence future compensation decisions.
The election of directors will shape the composition of the Board of Directors and its oversight of the company.

Next Steps

Stockholders should review the proxy statement and vote on the proposals.
The company will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on May 27, 2025.
The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee will consider the outcome of the advisory vote on executive compensation when making future decisions.

Key Dates

Date	Description
1989	Prior agreements entered into in June 1989 among the parties thereto, including the founding stockholders of the Company.
1992	From 1992 until July 1994, Mr. Allott was Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Reporting of Ground Round Restaurants.
1993	Prior agreements entered into in December 1993 among the parties thereto, including the founding stockholders of the Company.
1997-02-14	Time of the initial public offering of shares of Common Stock of the Company.
2003-12-31	A copy of this Code of Ethics was filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
2004-08	From August 2004 until March 2023, he was our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
2006-03	From March 2006 through August 2021, Mr. Allott was our Chief Executive Officer.
2007-10-01	Mr. Greenlee is entitled to a severance benefit, as provided in an employment letter from the Company dated October 1, 2007.
2022-11-02	R. Philip Silver, a founder of the Company who was a Director on our Board of Directors until his retirement on November 2, 2022.
2022-11-28	On November 28, 2022, the Company and R. Philip Silver, a founder of the Company who was a Director on our Board of Directors until his retirement on November 2, 2022, and D. Greg Horrigan, a founder of the Company who was a Director on our Board of Directors until his retirement on May 30, 2023, entered into the Stockholders Agreement.
2023-05-30	D. Greg Horrigan, a founder of the Company who was a Director on our Board of Directors until his retirement on May 30, 2023.
2023-12-01	The listing standards required all NYSE listed companies to adopt a clawback policy that applies to its executive officers by December 1, 2023.
2023-12-31	A copy of our Clawback Policy was filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
2024-07-11	Each of Kimberly A. Fields, who served as a Director of the Company during 2024 until her resignation on July 11, 2024.
2024-12-31	The Company has adopted a general trading restrictions policy applicable to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries that prohibits trading in any securities of the Company while in possession of material, non-public information. A copy of the Company's trading restrictions policy was filed as Exhibit 19 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
2025-04-04	The close of business on April 4, 2025 has been fixed as the record date for determining the stockholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting.
2025-04-17	This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card will first be mailed to stockholders on or about April 17, 2025.
2025-05-09	REQUESTS FOR SUCH COPIES BEFORE MAY 9, 2025 SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SILGAN HOLDINGS INC., 4 LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 400, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06901, TELEPHONE NUMBER: (203) 975-7110, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL. REQUESTS FOR SUCH COPIES ON AND AFTER MAY 9, 2025 SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SILGAN HOLDINGS INC., 601 MERRITT 7, FLOOR 1, NORWALK, CT 06851, TELEPHONE NUMBER: (203) 975-7110, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.
2025-05-27	YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the annual meeting of stockholders of Silgan Holdings Inc., or the Company, a Delaware corporation, will be held at the Courtyard by MarriottNorwalk, 474 Main Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851, at 9:00 a.m. on May 27, 2025.
2025-12-18	Proposals to be considered for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and the form of proxy for our annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 must be received by us at our principal executive offices not later than December 18, 2025.
2026-03-03	In accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, proxies solicited by our Board of Directors will confer discretionary voting authority with respect to any proposal raised at our annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 as to which the proponent has not notified us by March 3, 2026.
2028	To elect three directors of the Company to serve until the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2028 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2029	The Board of Directors of the Company decided that the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its Named Executive Officers each year at its annual meeting of stockholders until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the same, which is no later than the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2029.

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