8-A12B/A: Form for the registration / listing of a class of securities on a national securities exchange pursuant to Section 12(b)
Published on January 25, 2002
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 AMENDED FORM 8-A FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 BALL CORPORATION - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 35-0160610 - -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- (State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 10 Longs Peak Drive, Broomfield, Colorado 80021-2510 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange on Title of each class to be so registered which each class is to be registered - -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Common Stock with Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Pacific Stock Exchange Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class)Amended Form 8-A Item 1. Description of the Amendment to Form 8-A On December 14, 2001, the Company and the First Chicago Trust Company, as Rights Agent, amended the Rights Agreement to appoint EquiServe Trust Company, NA, a federally chartered trust company, doing business at 525 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 as the successor Rights Agent. On January 23, 2002, Ball announced that its Board of Directors declared a two-for-one split of the Company's common stock. As a result of the stock split the rights attaching to the shares automatically split so that one half of a right attaches to each Ball Corporation Common Stock share outstanding upon the effective date of the stock split, which is February 22, 2002, for shareholders of record on February 1, 2002. Item 2. Exhibits The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement. 4.1 Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 14, 2001, between Ball Corporation and The First Chicago Trust Company. EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT 4.1 Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 14, 2001, between Ball Corporation and The First Chicago Trust Company. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. BALL CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: January 25, 2002 /s/ R. David Hoover -------------------------------------------------- Name: R. David Hoover Title: President and Chief Executive Officer