4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities
Published on March 12, 2003
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0001209349
Officer
Ball Corporation
0000009389<IRS-NUMBER>35-0160610
03/12/034
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
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Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
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Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ball Corporation (BLL) |
| 3. | I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) |
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Statement for Month/Day/Year |
| 5. | If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) |
| 6. | Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) VP, ASST CORP SECY & GENERAL COUNSEL |
| 7. | Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock 03/12/03 M 2,000 A $16.0000 55,430 D Direct
Common Stock 813 I 401(k) plan
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Employee Stock Option (right $16.0000 03/12/03 M 2,000 (1) 04/27/03
to buy)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Employee Stock Option (right 03/12/03 Common Stock 2,000 0 D Direct
to buy)
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares exercisable beginning one year after grant in 25% increments.
- 401(k) Plan shares include shares acquired through periodic dividend reinvestment and employer matching contributions.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING
PERSON/S/
By: Mary L. Rose, Dir., Exec. Comp. Prog.
For: Donald C. Lewis
DATE 03/12/03