8-K: Current report filing
Published on March 28, 2006
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(D) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
March 27,
2006
(Date
of
earliest event reported)
BALL
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana
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1-7349
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35-0160610
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(State
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Incorporation)
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File
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Identification
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10
Longs Peak Drive, P.O. Box 5000, Broomfield, CO 80021-2510
(Address
of principal executive offices, including ZIP Code)
(303)
469-3131
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Ball
Corporation
Current
Report on Form 8-K
Dated
March 28, 2006
Item
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure
On
March 27, 2006, Ball Corporation (the “Company”) completed its acquisition
of the United States and Argentinean operations of U.S. Can Corporation.
The Company acquired ten manufacturing plants in seven states and two plants
in
Argentina. The acquisition makes the Company the largest supplier in the
U.S. of
aerosol cans, primarily for food and household products. The operations have
sales of approximately $600 million, employ 2,300 people and produce more
than 2 billion steel aerosol containers annually. In addition to aerosol
cans, the acquired operations produce paint cans, plastic containers and
custom
and specialty cans.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
The
following is furnished as an exhibit to this report:
Exhibit
99.1 Ball Corporation Press Release dated March 27,
2006
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
BALL
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
Raymond J. Seabrook
Name: Raymond J. Seabrook
Title: Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
March
28,
2006
Ball
Corporation
Form
8-K
March
28, 2006
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EXHIBIT
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Description
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Exhibit
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Press
Release dated March 27, 2006
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99.1
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