Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

October 12, 2005

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HOOVER R DAVID
(Last) (First) (Middle)
BALL CORPORATION
10 LONGS PEAK DR.
(Street)
BROOMFIELD CO 80021-2510
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BALL CORP [ BLL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. 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
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/30/2005(1) J(1) 103,669(1) D (1) 319,524 I by trust(2)
Common Stock 477,669 D
Common Stock 2,645 I 401(k) plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Prepaid Variable Forward Contract (1) 09/30/2005 J(1) 120,000(1) (1) 09/30/2005 Common Stock 103,669(1) (1) 0 I by trust(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On 9/30/02, the Suzanne A. Hoover Revocable Trust of 1/30/97 (Trust) finalized a prepaid variable forward contract (Contract) with a broker dealer (Buyer) relating to the disposition by the Trust of between 50,000 and 60,000 shares of Ball Corporation Common Stock (Ball Shares). The Contract obligated the Trust to deliver to the Buyer on 9/30/05 (Settlement Date), a number of Ball Shares equal to $3,000,000 (60,000 Ball shares @ $50.00 each). In exchange, the Trust received 85.48% of $3,000,000. The Contract provided, based on the price of Ball Shares on Settlement Date, that the Trust could receive 120% of the $50.00 per share (Floor Price) up to a maximum of $60.00 per share (Ceiling Price). This transaction was disclosed on a Form 4 filing with the SEC on 10/1/02. Ball Shares were subject to a stock split on 8/23/04. The Contract matured on 9/30/05 and was settled in accordance with its terms through delivery by the Trust of 103,669 Ball Shares to the Buyer.
2. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
By: Charles E. Baker, VP,GenCoun&AsstCorpSec For: R. David Hoover 10/13/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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