906 CERTIFICATIONS
Published on February 22, 2007
Exhibit
32
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
and
Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)
My
name
is R. David Hoover and I am the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Ball Corporation (the “Company”).
I
hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that to the best of my knowledge and
belief:
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the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006,
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February
22,
2007 (“Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended;
and
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(2)
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the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of
Ball
Corporation as of, and for, the periods presented in the
Report.
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/s/
R.
David Hoover
R.
David
Hoover
Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ball
Corporation
Date:
February 22, 2007
This
certification accompanies the Form 10-K to which it relates, is not deemed
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by
reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before
or after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation
language contained in such filing.
A
signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears
in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required
by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.
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Exhibit
32 (continued)
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
and
Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)
My
name
is Raymond J. Seabrook and I am the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Ball Corporation (the “Company”).
I
hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted by Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that to the best of my knowledge and
belief:
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(1)
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the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006,
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 22, 2007 (“Report”), fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended;
and
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(2)
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the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of
Ball
Corporation as of, and for, the periods presented in the
Report.
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/s/
Raymond J. Seabrook
Raymond
J. Seabrook
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ball
Corporation
Date:
February 22, 2007
This
certification accompanies the Form 10-K to which it relates, is not deemed
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by
reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before
or after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation
language contained in such filing.
A
signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears
in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required
by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.
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