302 CERTIFICATIONS
Published on November 7, 2007
Exhibit
31
Certification
I,
R. David Hoover, certify
that:
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1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q of Ball
Corporation;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with
respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included
in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the
periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant
and have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls
and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the
period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over
financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based
on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent
functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over
financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have
a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date:
November 7,
2007
/s/
R. David Hoover
R.
David Hoover
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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Exhibit
31
(continued)
Certification
I,
Raymond J. Seabrook, certify
that:
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1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q of Ball
Corporation;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with
respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included
in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the
periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant
and have:
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|
|
a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls
and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the
period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over
financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by
this report based on such evaluation;
and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect
the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent
functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over
financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have
a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date:
November 7,
2007
/s/
Raymond J. Seabrook
Raymond
J. Seabrook
Executive
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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