JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Published on February 10, 2003
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This JOINT FILING AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and among The Governor
and Company of the Bank of Ireland, IBI Interfunding, BancIreland/First
Financial, Inc., BIAM (US) Inc., Iridian Asset Management LLC ("Iridian"), COLE
Partners LLC ("COLE"), Iridian Partners Fund, L.P. ("Iridian Partners"), Iridian
Investors, L.P. ("Iridian Investors") Iridian Private Business Value Equity
Fund, L.P. ("Iridian Private Business"), David L. Cohen ("Cohen") and Harold J.
Levy ("Levy").
The parties to this Agreement hereby agree to prepare jointly and file timely
(or otherwise deliver as appropriate) all filings on Schedule 13D and Schedule
13G (the "Filings") required to be filed by them pursunat to Section 13(d) or
13(g) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to
their respective ownership of any securities of Ball Corporation that are
requireed to be reportd on any Filings. Each party to this Agreement further
agrees and covenants to the other parties that it will fully cooperate with such
other parties in the preparation and timely filing (and other delivery) of all
such Filings.
Date: February 10, 2003
THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IRELAND
By: /s/ John Clifford
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John Clifford
Group Secretary
IBI INTERFUNDING
By: /s/ Terry Forsyth
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Terry Forsyth
Secretary
BANCIRELAND/FIRST FINANCIAL,INC.
By: /s/ Diane Morrison
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Diane Morrison
Director
BIAM (US) INC.
By: /s/ Diane Morrison
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Diane Morrison
Director
IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott
Executive Vice President
COLE PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott
Executive Vice President
IRIDIAN PARTNERS FUND, L.P.
By: COLE PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott
Executive Vice President
IRIDIAN INVESTORS, L.P.
By: COLE PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott
Executive Vice President
IRIDIAN PRIVATE BUSINESS VALUE EQUITY FUND, L.P.
By: COLE PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott
Executive Vice President
By: /s/ David L. Cohen
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David L. Cohen, individually
By: /s/ Harold J. Levy
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Harold J. Levy, individually