Exhibit 12


Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


($ in millions)
 
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
                               
Earnings before taxes
  $ 606.4     $ 536.6     $ 442.9     $ 334.1     $ 414.5  
Plus:
                                       
Interest expensed and capitalized (a)
    161.1       120.8       144.9       155.2       141.1  
Interest expense within rent
    20.4       20.9       23.3       23.7       23.9  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    3.8       3.7       4.0       2.5       2.3  
Distributed income of equity investees
    2.2             14.2       12.9       6.0  
Less:
                                       
Interest capitalized
    (2.9 )     (3.6 )     (7.2 )     (5.8 )     (6.7 )
                                         
Adjusted earnings
  $ 791.0     $ 678.4     $ 622.1     $ 522.6     $ 581.1  
                                         
Fixed charges (b)
    181.5       141.7       168.2       178.9       165.0  
                                         
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    4.4 x     4.8 x     3.7 x     2.9 x     3.5 x


(a)      Amounts do not include interest for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.
(b)      Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized as well as interest expense within rent.

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