4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities
Published on March 18, 2003
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NYSE
0001012939
Director
Ball Corporation
0000009389
IRS-NUMBER 35-0160610
03/17/03
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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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| 2. | Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
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| 3. | I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) |
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Statement for Month/Day/Year
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| 5. | If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) |
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Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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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 03/17/03 M 20,000 A $17.9688 D Direct
Common Stock 03/17/03 S 20,000 D $53.2800 D Direct
Common Stock 03/17/03 J (1) 65 A $53.6700 128,947 D Direct
Common Stock 19,600 I by Spouse
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 to$17.9688 03/17/03 M 20,000 (2) 04/21/08
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 to03/17/03 Common Stock 20,000 40,000 D Direct
buy)
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Dividend reinvestment in Ball Corporation Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan.
(2) Shares exercisable beginning one year after grant in 25% increments.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING
PERSON/S/
By: Mary L. Rose, Dir., Exec. Comp. Prog.
For: George A. Sissel
DATE 03/17/03