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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Nos. 333-179639
and 333-179639-01 and 333-179639-03 through 333-179639-21

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Pursuant to Rule 457(n), no separate registration fee is payable in respect of the registration of the guarantees.

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To prospectus dated February 23, 2012)

$1,000,000,000

Ball Corporation

4% Senior Notes due 2023

              Ball Corporation is offering $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4% Senior Notes due 2023. Ball Corporation will pay interest on the notes on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2013. The notes will mature on November 15, 2023. Ball Corporation may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at its option at any time at the redemption prices described in this prospectus supplement under "Description of Notes—Optional Redemption." If a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined herein) occurs we will be required to offer to purchase the notes from the holders on terms described in this prospectus supplement.

              The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Ball Corporation and will rank equally in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's future indebtedness, if any, that expressly provides for its subordination to the notes. The notes will be effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness of Ball Corporation to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of Ball Corporation's subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes.

              The notes offered by this prospectus supplement will not be listed on any securities exchange.

              Investing in the notes involves risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page S-12 of this prospectus supplement.

              Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

              The notes will be ready for delivery in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company for the accounts of its participants, including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, on or about May 16, 2013.

Joint Book-Running Managers

Co-Managers

The date of this prospectus supplement is May 9, 2013.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

              This document consists of two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of our offering of the notes. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement and provides more general information, some of which may not be applicable to this offering. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus include important information about us, the notes and other information you should know before investing in the notes. This prospectus supplement also adds, updates and changes information contained in the accompanying prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. You will find additional information about us in the registration statement. Any statements made in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus concerning the provisions of legal documents are not necessarily complete and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a more complete understanding of the document or matter. Before investing in the notes, you should carefully read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with the additional information described under "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" in this prospectus supplement.

              You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and in any term sheet we authorize that supplements this prospectus supplement. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information or make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. If anyone other than us provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

              Ball files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You can inspect and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the Public Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Ball's SEC filings will also be available to you on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and through the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, NY 10005, on which Ball's common stock is listed.

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

              The SEC allows the "incorporation by reference" of the information filed by Ball with the SEC into this prospectus supplement, which means that important information can be disclosed to you by referring you to those documents. Any information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement, and any information that we file with the SEC and incorporate by reference herein subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement will be deemed automatically to update and supersede this information. The documents listed below previously filed by Ball with the SEC are incorporated by reference herein:

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Ball's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012;



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Ball's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013; and



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Ball's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 31, 2013 (except with respect to Item 2.02) and April 25, 2013 (except with respect to Item 2.02).

              Whenever, before the termination of the offering of the securities made under this prospectus supplement, we file reports or documents under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, those reports and documents will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement from the time they are filed. We do not incorporate by reference any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K in any future filings, unless specifically stated otherwise. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus include the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

              If you make a request for such information in writing or by telephone, we will provide you, without charge, a copy of any or all of the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any such request should be directed to:

Ball Corporation
10 Longs Peak Drive, P.O. Box 5000
Broomfield, Colorado 80021-2510
(303) 469-3131
Attention: General Counsel

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

              This prospectus supplement contains, and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements represent our goals and actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that include, but are not limited to, expected earnings and cash flows, future growth and financial performance. Forward-looking statements typically can be identified by the use of words such as "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "forecast," "plan," "believe" and similar terms. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially.

              Factors that could cause our actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements are disclosed under "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and in this prospectus supplement. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include, but are not limited to:

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fluctuation in customer and consumer growth, demand and preferences;



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loss of one or more major customers or changes to contracts with one or more customers;



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insufficient production capacity or overcapacity in foreign and domestic metal container industry production facilities and its impact on pricing;



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changes in key management and personnel;



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the ongoing global recession and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the economy;



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failure to achieve anticipated productivity improvements or production cost reductions, including those associated with capital expenditures;



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changes in climate and weather;



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fruit, vegetable and fishing yields;



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power and natural resource costs or difficulty in obtaining supplies and energy, such as gas and electric power;



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availability and cost of raw materials, as well as the increases in steel, aluminum and energy costs, and the ability or inability to include or pass on to customers changes in raw material costs;



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changes in the pricing of our products and services; competition in pricing and the possible decrease in, or loss of, sales resulting therefrom;



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insufficient or reduced cash flow;



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the number and timing of the purchases of our common stock;



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the effects of restrictive legislation, including with respect to packaging, such as recycling laws and developments regarding the reporting and use of conflict minerals;



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interest rates affecting our debt;



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labor strikes;



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increases and trends in various employee benefits and labor costs, including pension, medical and health care costs as well as the rates of return projected and earned on assets and

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discount rates used to measure future obligations and expenses of our defined benefit retirement plans and multiemployer plans;

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antitrust, intellectual property, consumer and other litigation;



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maintenance and capital expenditures;



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goodwill impairment;



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changes in generally accepted accounting principles or their interpretation;



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the authorization, funding, availability and returns of contracts for the aerospace and technologies segment and the nature and continuation of those contracts and related services provided thereunder;



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delays, extensions and technical uncertainties, as well as schedules of performance associated with such segment contracts;



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political and economic instability, including periodic sell-offs on global equity markets, sanctions and the devaluation or revaluation of certain currencies;



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business risks with respect to changes in currency exchange rates;



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terrorist activity or war that disrupts our production or supply



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regulatory action or laws affecting us or our customers or suppliers, or any of their respective products, including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including in respect of climate change, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process, particularly publicity concerning Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical used in the manufacture of epoxy coatings applied to many types of containers (including certain of those produced by us);



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technological developments and innovations;



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successful or unsuccessful acquisitions, joint ventures, or divestitures and the integration activities associated therewith;



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changes to unaudited results due to statutory audits of our financial statements or management's evaluation of the our internal control over financial reporting; ongoing uncertainties surrounding sovereign debt of various European countries, including Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy, as well as ratings agency downgrades of various government's debt;



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loss contingencies related to income and other tax matters, including those arising from audits performed by national and local tax authorities; and



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changes in government regulations, including those surrounding financial risk management, or any negative findings from a U.S. government audit or investigation.

              If we are unable to achieve our goals, then our actual performance could vary materially from the goals we have expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not in fact occur. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

              The market, industry or similar data presented herein are based upon estimates by our management, using various third party sources where available. While management believes that such estimates are reasonable and reliable, in certain cases such estimates cannot be verified by information available from independent sources. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any market, industry or similar data presented herein, such data involves risks and uncertainties and is subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the headings "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in this prospectus supplement.

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RISK FACTORS

              You should carefully consider the following risk factors and the risk factors and assumptions related to our business identified or described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Exhibit 99 thereto, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before investing in the notes. The risks described below or incorporated by reference herein are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business operations. The occurrence of any one or more of the following could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such case, you may lose all or part of your original investment.

Risks Related to the Notes

Our significant debt could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the notes.

              We have now and, after this offering, will continue to have a significant amount of debt. On March 31, 2013, on an as adjusted basis, after giving effect to this offering and the application of the net proceeds as described in "Use of Proceeds," we would have had total long-term debt of $3.5 billion (of which $1 billion would have consisted of the notes, $193 million would have consisted of borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities, $2.1 billion would have consisted of our existing senior notes and $263 million would have consisted of other debt) and approximately $953 million available for additional borrowings under our revolving credit facilities. Our high level of debt could have important consequences, including the following:

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use of a large portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our notes, our senior secured credit facilities and our other debt, which will reduce the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures and other business activities;



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increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;



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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate;



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restrict us from making strategic acquisitions or exploiting business opportunities;



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place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt;



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limit our ability to make capital expenditures in order to maintain our manufacturing plants in good working order and repair; and



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limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our debt, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds, dispose of assets or pay cash dividends.

              In addition, a substantial portion of our debt bears interest at variable rates. If market interest rates increase, variable-rate debt will create higher debt service requirements, which would adversely affect our cash flow. While we sometimes enter into agreements limiting our exposure, any such agreements may not offer complete protection from this risk.

We will require a significant amount of cash to service our debt. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

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generate cash in the future. This is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that may be beyond our control.

              Based on our current operations, we believe our cash flow from operations, available cash and available borrowings under our revolving credit facilities will be adequate to meet our future liquidity needs for the next several years barring any unforeseen circumstances which are beyond our control.

              We cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under our revolving credit facilities or otherwise in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our debt, including the notes, or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the notes, on or before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our debt, including our senior secured credit facilities, the existing senior notes or the notes, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

Despite our current significant level of debt, we may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial debt.

              We may be able to incur substantial additional debt in the future. Although our senior secured credit facilities contain, and the indentures governing our existing senior notes contain, restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions and, under certain circumstances, debt incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. If new debt is added to our current debt levels, the substantial risks described above would intensify.

The notes and the subsidiary guarantees will be unsecured and effectively subordinated to our existing and future secured debt.

              Holders of our secured debt will have claims that are prior to your claims as holders of the notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing the secured debt. Notably, Ball Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors are parties to our senior secured credit facilities, which are secured by liens on the stock of substantially all of the subsidiaries of Ball Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors. The notes will be effectively subordinated to all secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral. In the event of any distribution or payment of our assets in any foreclosure, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or other bankruptcy proceeding, holders of secured debt will have prior claim to those of our assets that constitute their collateral. Holders of the notes will participate ratably with all holders of our unsecured debt that is deemed to be of the same class as the notes, and potentially with all of our other general creditors, based upon the respective amounts owed to each holder or creditor, in our remaining assets. In any of the foregoing events, we cannot assure you that there will be sufficient assets to pay amounts due on the notes. As a result, holders of notes may receive less, ratably, than holders of secured debt.

              As of March 31, 2013, the aggregate amount of our secured, long-term debt was approximately $778 million, and approximately $494 million was available for additional borrowings under our revolving credit facilities. We may be permitted to borrow substantial additional debt, including secured debt, in the future under the terms of the indenture governing the notes.

The notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.

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of any of the non-guarantor subsidiaries, holders of their liabilities, including their trade creditors, will generally be entitled to payment on their claims from assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to us. None of our foreign subsidiaries will guarantee the notes and certain of our domestic subsidiaries will not guarantee the notes. As of March 31, 2013, on an as adjusted basis, after giving effect to this offering and the application of the net proceeds as described in "Use of Proceeds," our non-guarantor subsidiaries would have had $2.5 billion of outstanding liabilities, excluding intercompany liabilities but including trade payables. In addition, the non-guarantor subsidiaries generated 39 percent of our net sales and 52 percent of our EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and held 61 percent of our assets as of March 31, 2013.

              The terms of our debt impose, or will impose, restrictions on us that may affect our ability to successfully operate our business and our ability to make payments on the notes.

              The indentures governing our existing senior notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to:

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incur additional debt and issue preferred stock;



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pay dividends or make other restricted payments;



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create liens;



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enter into transactions with affiliates.

              These covenants could materially and adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs and to engage in other business activities that may be in our best interest.

              All of these covenants may restrict our ability to expand or to pursue our business strategies. Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, such as prevailing economic conditions and changes in regulations, and if such events occur, we cannot be sure that we will be able to comply. A breach of these covenants could result in a default under the indenture governing our existing senior notes or, if it resulted in the acceleration of our obligations under the existing senior notes, under the indenture governing the notes and the 2022 notes. If there were an event of default under the indenture for the notes, holders of such defaulted notes could cause all amounts borrowed under the notes to be due and payable immediately.

The notes do not impose any limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, guarantees or other obligations.

              Although we will remain subject to the covenants contained in the indentures for our existing notes for so long as those notes remain outstanding, the indenture governing the notes does not restrict the future incurrence of unsecured indebtedness, guarantees or other obligations. Except for the limitations on granting liens on the capital stock and indebtedness of our subsidiaries and on certain limited assets we and certain of our subsidiaries own (or on entering into sale and leaseback transactions with respect to those assets) the indenture governing the notes does not restrict our ability to incur secured indebtedness, grant liens on our assets or to engage in sale and leaseback transactions. See "Description of Notes—Limitation on Liens" and "Description of Notes—Limitation on Sale and

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Leaseback Transactions." In addition, the indenture governing to the notes does not contain many other restrictions contained in our existing senior notes, including limitations on asset sales or on paying dividends or making other restricted payments or investments.

We may not be able to service the notes because of our operational structure.

              The notes are obligations solely of Ball Corporation, and each subsidiary guarantee is the obligation solely of the applicable guarantor. Ball Corporation, the issuer of the notes, is a holding company and, as such, its operations are conducted through its subsidiaries. Ball Corporation's subsidiaries are its primary source of income and it relies on that income to make payments on debt. However, Ball Corporation's subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities.

              Except for the subsidiary guarantees given by the subsidiary guarantors, holders of the notes cannot demand repayment of the notes from Ball Corporation's subsidiaries because the notes are not obligations of non-guarantor subsidiaries. Therefore, although Ball Corporation's operating subsidiaries may have cash, Ball Corporation may not be able to make payments on its debt. In addition, the non-guarantor subsidiaries are not obligated to make distributions to Ball Corporation. The ability of Ball Corporation's subsidiaries to make payments to Ball Corporation will also be affected by their own operating results and will be subject to applicable laws and contractual restrictions contained in the instruments governing any debt or leases of such subsidiaries. Although the indentures governing the existing senior notes (other than the 2022 notes) limit the ability of such subsidiaries to enter into any consensual restrictions on their ability to pay dividends and other payments to us, such limitations are subject to a number of significant qualifications.

The definition of a Change of Control requiring us to repurchase the notes is limited, and the market price of the notes may decline if we enter into a transaction that is not a Change of Control under the indenture governing the notes.

              The term "Change of Control" (as used in the notes) is limited in scope and does not include every event that might cause the market price of the notes to decline. Furthermore, if we have an investment grade rating, we are required to repurchase the notes upon a Change of Control only if, during the 60 days after the earlier of such Change of Control or public announcement thereof (which period may be extended), such notes have a credit rating below investment grade. As a result, our obligation to repurchase the notes upon the occurrence of a Change of Control is limited and may not preserve the value of the notes in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, merger or similar transaction. In addition, our existing senior notes (other than the 2022 notes) do not contain a similar limitation, such that we may be required to repurchase such existing senior notes upon the occurrence of a Change of Control even though we are not required to repurchase the notes. The indenture governing the notes does not contain any limitation on such repurchases.

We may not have sufficient funds to purchase the notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event as required by the indenture governing the notes.

              Holders of the notes may require us to repurchase their notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event as defined under "Description of Notes—Repurchase Upon Change of Control Repurchase Event." We cannot assure you that we would have sufficient financial resources, or would be able to arrange financing, to pay the repurchase price of the notes and any other then-existing indebtedness that may be tendered by the lenders thereof in such a circumstance. Furthermore, the terms of our then-existing indebtedness or other agreements may contain financial covenants, events of default provisions or other provisions that could be violated if a Change of Control were to occur or if we were required to repurchase the notes or other debt securities or repay indebtedness containing a similar repurchase or repayment requirement.

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The subsidiary guarantees of the notes could be subordinated or voided by a court.

              Under the federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, a guarantee could be voided, or claims in respect of a guarantee could be subordinated to all other debts of that guarantor if, among other things, the guarantor, at the time it incurred the debt evidenced by its guarantee:

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intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature.

              In such instances, the note holders would cease to have any claim in respect of that subsidiary guarantee and would be creditors solely of Ball Corporation and any remaining subsidiary guarantors. In addition, any payment by that subsidiary guarantor pursuant to its subsidiary guarantee could be voided and required to be returned to the subsidiary guarantor, or to a fund for the benefit of the creditors of the subsidiary guarantor.

              The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if:

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it could not pay its debts as they become due.

              We cannot assure you, however, as to what standard a court would apply in making these determinations.

A court may void the issuance of the notes in circumstances of a fraudulent transfer under federal or state fraudulent transfer laws.

              If a court determines the issuance of the notes constituted a fraudulent transfer, the holders of the notes may not receive payment on the notes.

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take other action harmful to the holders of the notes, including in certain circumstances, invalidating the notes.

              In any of these events, we could not assure you that the holders of the notes would ever receive payment on the notes.

              The measures of insolvency for the purposes of the above will be as described in the risk factor "The subsidiary guarantees of the notes could be subordinated or voided by a court." We cannot assure you as to what standard a court would apply in order to determine whether we were "insolvent" as of the date the notes were issued, or that, regardless of the method of valuation, a court would not determine that we were insolvent on that date. Nor can we assure you that a court would not determine, regardless of whether we were insolvent on the date the notes were issued, that the issuance of the notes constituted fraudulent transfers on another ground.

An active trading market may not develop for the notes.

              There is currently no public market for the notes, and we do not currently plan to list the notes on any national securities exchange. In addition, the liquidity of any trading market in the notes, and the market price quoted for the notes, may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for these securities and by changes in our financial performance or prospects. A liquid trading market in the notes may not develop.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

              We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be approximately $985 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses related to this offering. We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to fund the purchase of the 2016 Notes accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer. The remaining net proceeds will be used to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, to repay borrowings under our Term A loan facility and the balance, if any, for general corporate purposes, which may include potential investments in strategic alliances and acquisitions, the refinancing or repayment of debt, working capital, share repurchases, pension contributions or capital expenditures.

              Our revolving credit facilities mature on December 21, 2015. As of March 31, 2013, $485.7 million was outstanding under our revolving credit facilities, bearing interest at a rate of LIBOR + 1.75% and EURIBOR + 1.75%. Assuming that all of the 2016 Notes are repurchased in the Tender Offer at a purchase price equal to $1,053.22 per $1,000 principal amount of 2016 Notes accepted for purchase and the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the 2016 Notes of approximately $6 million, approximately $401 million of the net proceeds from this offering will be used to repurchase the 2016 Notes, approximately $459 million will be used to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facilities and approximately $125 million will be used to repay borrowings under our Term A loan facility. See "Recent Developments." Because the proceeds will be used to repurchase the 2016 Notes, to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facilities and to repay borrowings under our Term A loan facility, the underwriters or their affiliates may receive their pro rata portion of proceeds from this offering to the extent that the underwriters or their affiliates hold any of our existing 2016 Notes and tender such notes in the Tender Offer or are lenders under our revolving credit facilities or Term A loan facility.

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CAPITALIZATION

              The following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2013 (1) on an actual basis and (2) on an as adjusted basis after giving effect to the issuance of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of notes offered hereby and the application of the net proceeds as described in "Use of Proceeds."

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

              The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated:

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

Existing Credit Facilities

General

              Ball Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, along with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and various financial institutions (including certain affiliates of the underwriters), as lenders, are parties to a credit agreement, dated December 21, 2010, and a first amendment to credit agreement, dated July 3, 2012, in the amount of up to an aggregate U.S. dollar equivalent of approximately $1.4 billion in various tranches and currencies, referred to as the existing credit facilities.

              The following is a description of the general terms that are included in the existing credit facilities. This information relating to the existing credit facilities is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the documents entered into in connection therewith. A copy of the credit agreement was filed by Ball Corporation with the SEC as Exhibit 10.23 to Ball Corporation's Form 10-K, filed on February 28, 2011.

              The existing credit facilities were composed of the following as of March 31, 2013:

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a multicurrency revolving credit facility in the U.S. dollar equivalent amount of $850.0 million, which will terminate on December 21, 2015;



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a multicurrency revolving credit facility in the U.S. dollar equivalent amount of $150.0 million, which will terminate on December 21, 2015, referred to as the French revolving credit facility;



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a U.S. dollar denominated term loan facility in the amount of $125.0 million which will mature on December 21, 2015, referred to as the Term A loan facility;



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a British sterling denominated term loan facility in the amount of £38.2 million (or approximately $58.1 million) which will mature on December 21, 2015, referred to as the Term B loan facility; and



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a euro denominated term loan facility in the amount of €83.8 million (or approximately $107.4 million) which will mature on December 21, 2015, referred to as the Term C loan facility.

Amortization

              The term loans are amortized quarterly from December 31, 2011, through the date of maturity for each facility according to the schedule set forth below. In 2012, Ball prepaid the March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013 quarterly payments for the US dollar denominated Term A Loan. In 2013, Ball prepaid the March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013 quarterly payments for the GBP denominated Term B loan. In 2013, Ball prepaid the March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013 quarterly payments for the Euro denominated Term C loan.

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Interest

              For purposes of calculating interest, loans under the credit agreement are designated as Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, in certain circumstances, Base Rate Loans.

              Eurocurrency Rate Loans that are dollar denominated bear interest at the interbank eurocurrency rate plus a borrowing margin as described below. Eurocurrency Rate Loans that are non-dollar denominated bear interest at the LIBOR Rate for Sterling and EURIBOR Rate for euros plus a borrowing margin as described below. Interest on Eurocurrency Rate Loans is payable at the end of the applicable interest period in the case of interest periods of one, two or three months and every three months in the case of interest periods of six months or longer.

              Base Rate Loans bear interest at (a) the greater of (i) the rate most recently announced by Deutsche Bank as its "prime rate", (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% per annum or (iii) the one month LIBOR Rate plus 1.0%; plus (b) a borrowing margin as described below. Interest on Base Rate Loans is payable quarterly in arrears.

Security and Guarantees

              The existing credit facilities and any interest rate or other hedging arrangements entered into with any of the lenders under the existing credit facilities are obligations of Ball Corporation and the other subsidiary borrowers and guaranteed by Ball Corporation and all of its present and future material domestic subsidiaries. The existing credit facilities are secured by (i) a valid first priority perfected lien or pledge on 100% of the stock of each of Ball Corporation's present and future direct and indirect material domestic subsidiaries and (ii) a valid first priority perfected lien or pledge on 65% of the stock of certain of Ball Corporation's present and future material foreign subsidiaries. The obligations of each foreign subsidiary of Ball Corporation that is a subsidiary borrower are secured by a pledge of the stock of such foreign subsidiary borrowers.

Covenants

              The loan documentation contains customary negative covenants and financial covenants. During the term of the existing credit facilities, the negative covenants restrict Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries' ability to do certain things, including but not limited to: incur certain additional indebtedness; create, incur or permit certain liens on property and assets; engage in certain mergers or consolidations; engage in asset dispositions; declare or pay dividends and make equity redemptions or restrict the ability of its subsidiaries to do so; make loans and investments; enter into transactions with affiliates; enter into sale and lease-back transactions or make voluntary payments, amendments or modifications to subordinate or junior indebtedness.

              The credit agreement also requires Ball Corporation to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of not greater than 4.0 to 1 and an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.5 to 1.

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Mandatory Prepayment

              Ball Corporation is required to make a mandatory prepayment of the loans under its existing credit facilities in an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow as defined in the loan documentation unless (a)(i) the total leverage ratio is less than 3.50x, or (i) the Moody's rating is at least Ba3 and the S&P rating is at least BB-, and (b) no default or event of default exists. In addition, Ball Corporation is required to make a mandatory prepayment of the loans under its existing credit facilities with, among other things, 100% of the net cash proceeds of any asset sale or proceeds of insurance or condemnation payments, each subject to certain exceptions. Mandatory prepayments of term loans under the credit agreement shall be applied as directed by Ball Corporation if no event of default exists and otherwise on a pro rata basis.

Events of Default

              The loan documentation for the existing credit facilities contains customary events of default, including, but not limited to, cross defaults to Ball Corporation's other material debt and certain change of control events.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

              In August 2011, the Company entered into an accounts receivable securitization agreement for a term of three years with PNC Bank, N.A. as administrator and SMBC Nikko Securities America as a co-purchaser. The maximum the Company can borrow under this agreement can vary between $110 million and $235 million depending on the seasonal accounts receivable balances in the Company's North American packaging businesses. At March 31, 2013, $171 million of accounts receivable were sold under this agreement. Borrowings under the securitization agreement are included within the short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt line on the balance sheet.

7.125% Senior Notes Due 2016

General

              The following summary of the 2016 notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the indenture, dated March 27, 2006, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 27, 2006, and filed on March 30, 2006, and the second supplemental indenture, dated August 20, 2009, governing the 2016 notes, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 20, 2009, and filed on August 26, 2009.

              The 2016 notes are unsecured senior obligations of Ball Corporation. They rank senior in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's future unsecured subordinated debt and equally in right of payment with all of Ball Corporation's existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the notes.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

              The currently outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2016 notes is $375 million. The 2016 notes will mature on September 1, 2016. Interest on the 2016 notes accrues at a rate of 7.125% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on September 1 and March 1 of each year to holders of record on the immediately preceding August 15 and February 15.

Subsidiary Guarantees

              Ball Corporation's payment obligations under the 2016 notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Ball's existing and future material domestic subsidiaries,

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other than the excluded subsidiaries and the unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2016 notes are not guaranteed by any of Ball's foreign subsidiaries.

              The subsidiary guarantee of each subsidiary guarantor ranks equally in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's senior existing and future unsecured debt, is such guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's existing and future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to such subsidiary guarantor's subsidiary guarantee.

Optional Redemption

              At any time prior to September 1, 2013, we may redeem all or some of the 2016 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date. The "Applicable Premium" means the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note or (ii) the excess of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (x) the redemption price of the note at September 1, 2013 plus (y) all required interest payments due on the note through September 1, 2013 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the 2016 notes indenture) as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the note, if greater.

              On or after September 1, 2013, Ball Corporation may redeem all or some of the 2016 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices, expressed as percentages of principal amount, set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on September 1 of the years indicated below:

Change of Control

              Upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing the 2016 notes, the holders of the 2016 notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of that holder's 2016 notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.

Certain Covenants

              The 2016 notes indenture contains certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of the 2016 notes which restrict our ability to, among other things: incur additional debt or issue preferred stock; pay dividends or make other restricted payments; make certain investments; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; create liens; merge or consolidate with other entities; and place restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us.

              The 2016 notes indenture provides that if the ratings assigned to the 2016 notes by at least two of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Inc. are equal to or higher than BBB-, Baa3 and BBB-, or the equivalents thereof, respectively, and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing, certain of these restrictions will be suspended.

              Such covenants are subject to certain other limitations and exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2016 notes.

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7.375% Senior Notes Due 2019

General

              The following summary of the 2019 notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the indenture, dated March 27, 2006, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 27, 2006, and filed on March 30, 2006, and the third supplemental indenture, dated August 20, 2009, governing the 2019 notes, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 20, 2009, and filed on August 26, 2009.

              The 2019 notes are unsecured senior obligations of Ball Corporation. They rank senior in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's future unsecured subordinated debt and equally in right of payment with all of Ball Corporation's existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the notes.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

              The currently outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2019 notes is $325 million. The 2019 notes will mature on September 1, 2019. Interest on the 2019 notes accrues at a rate of 7.375% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on September 1 and March 1 of each year to holders of record on the immediately preceding August 15 and February 15.

Subsidiary Guarantees

              Ball Corporation's payment obligations under the 2019 notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Ball's existing and future material domestic subsidiaries, other than the excluded subsidiaries and the unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2019 notes are not guaranteed by any of Ball's foreign subsidiaries.

              The subsidiary guarantee of each subsidiary guarantor ranks equally in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's senior existing and future unsecured debt, is such guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's existing and future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to such subsidiary guarantor's subsidiary guarantee.

Optional Redemption

              At any time prior to September 1, 2014, we may redeem all or some of the 2019 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date. The "Applicable Premium" means the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note or (ii) the excess of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (x) the redemption price of the note at September 1, 2014 plus (y) all required interest payments due on the note through September 1, 2014 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the 2019 notes indenture) as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the note, if greater.

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redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on September 1 of the years indicated below:

Change of Control

              Upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing the 2019 notes, the holders of the 2019 notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of that holder's 2019 notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.

Certain Covenants

              The 2019 notes indenture contains certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of the 2019 notes which restrict our ability to, among other things: incur additional debt or issue preferred stock; pay dividends or make other restricted payments; make certain investments; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; create liens; merge or consolidate with other entities; and place restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us.

              The 2019 notes indenture provides that if the ratings assigned to the 2019 notes by at least two of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Inc. are equal to or higher than BBB-, Baa3 and BBB-, or the equivalents thereof, respectively, and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing, certain of these restrictions will be suspended.

              Such covenants are subject to certain other limitations and exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2019 notes.

6.75% Senior Notes Due 2020

General

              The following summary of the 2020 notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the indenture, dated March 27, 2006, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 27, 2006, and filed on March 30, 2006, and the fourth supplemental indenture, dated March 22, 2010, governing the 2020 notes, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 17, 2010, and filed on March 23, 2010.

              The 2020 notes are unsecured senior obligations of Ball Corporation. They rank senior in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's future unsecured subordinated debt and equally in right of payment with all of Ball Corporation's existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the notes.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

              The currently outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2020 notes is $500 million. The 2020 notes will mature on September 15, 2020. Interest on the 2020 notes accrues at a rate of 6.75% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year to holders of record on the immediately preceding March 1 and September 1.

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Subsidiary Guarantees

              Ball Corporation's payment obligations under the 2020 notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Ball's existing and future material domestic subsidiaries, other than the excluded subsidiaries and the unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2020 notes are not guaranteed by any of Ball's foreign subsidiaries.

              The subsidiary guarantee of each subsidiary guarantor ranks equally in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's senior existing and future unsecured debt, is such guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's existing and future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to such subsidiary guarantor's subsidiary guarantee.

Optional Redemption

              At any time prior to March 15, 2015, we may redeem all or some of the 2020 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date. The "Applicable Premium" means the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note or (ii) the excess of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (x) the redemption price of the note at March 15, 2015 plus (y) all required interest payments due on the note through March 15, 2015 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the 2020 notes indenture) as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the note, if greater.

              On or after March 15, 2015, Ball Corporation may redeem all or some of the 2020 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices, expressed as percentages of principal amount, set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on September 1 of the years indicated below:

Change of Control

              Upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing the 2020 notes, the holders of the 2020 notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of that holder's 2020 notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.

Certain Covenants

              The 2020 notes indenture contains certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of the 2020 notes which restrict our ability to, among other things: incur additional debt or issue preferred stock; pay dividends or make other restricted payments; make certain investments; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; create liens; merge or consolidate with other entities; and place restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us.

              The 2020 notes indenture provides that if the ratings assigned to the 2020 notes by at least two of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Inc. are equal to or

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higher than BBB-, Baa3 and BBB-, or the equivalents thereof, respectively, and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing, certain of these restrictions will be suspended.

              Such covenants are subject to certain other limitations and exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2020 notes.

5.75% Senior Notes Due 2021

General

              The following summary of the 2021 notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the indenture, dated March 27, 2006, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 27, 2006, and filed on March 30, 2006, and the fifth supplemental indenture, dated November 18, 2010, governing the 2021 notes, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 18, 2010, and filed on November 19, 2010.

              The 2021 notes are unsecured senior obligations of Ball Corporation. They rank senior in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's future unsecured subordinated debt and equally in right of payment with all of Ball Corporation's existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the notes.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

              The currently outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2021 notes is $500 million. The 2021 notes will mature on May 15, 2021. Interest on the 2021 notes accrues at a rate of 5.75% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year to holders of record on the immediately preceding May 1 and November 1.

Subsidiary Guarantees

              Ball Corporation's payment obligations under the 2021 notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Ball's existing and future material domestic subsidiaries, other than the excluded subsidiaries and the unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2021 notes are not guaranteed by any of Ball's foreign subsidiaries.

              The subsidiary guarantee of each subsidiary guarantor ranks equally in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's senior existing and future unsecured debt, is such guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's existing and future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to such subsidiary guarantor's subsidiary guarantee.

Optional Redemption

              At any time prior to November 15, 2013, we may, on any one or more occasions, redeem, in whole or in part, up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of 2021 notes, including additional 2021 notes, if any, issued under the indenture at a redemption price of par plus the stated interest rate, or 105.75% of the principal amount of the 2021 notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings, subject to certain limitations.

              At any time prior to November 15, 2015, we may redeem all or some of the 2021 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date. The "Applicable Premium" means the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note or (ii) the excess of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (x) the redemption price of the note

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at November 15, 2015 plus (y) all required interest payments due on the note through November 15, 2015 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the 2021 notes indenture) as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the note, if greater.

              On or after November 15, 2015, Ball Corporation may redeem all or some of the 2021 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices, expressed as percentages of principal amount, set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on November 15 of the years indicated below:

Change of Control

              Upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing the 2021 notes, the holders of the 2021 notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of that holder's 2021 notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.

Certain Covenants

              The 2021 notes indenture contains certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of the 2021 notes which restrict our ability to, among other things: incur additional debt or issue preferred stock; pay dividends or make other restricted payments; make certain investments; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; create liens; merge or consolidate with other entities; and place restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us.

              The 2021 notes indenture provides that if the ratings assigned to the 2021 notes by at least two of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Inc. are equal to or higher than BBB-, Baa3 and BBB-, or the equivalents thereof, respectively, and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing, certain of these restrictions will be suspended.

              Such covenants are subject to certain other limitations and exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2021 notes.

5% Senior Notes Due 2022

General

              The following summary of the 2022 notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the indenture, dated March 27, 2006, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 27, 2006, and filed on March 30, 2006, and the seventh supplemental indenture, dated March 9, 2012, governing the 2022 notes, which was filed with the SEC by Ball Corporation on its Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 8, 2012, and filed on March 9, 2012.

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              The 2022 notes are unsecured senior obligations of Ball Corporation. They rank senior in right of payment to all of Ball Corporation's future unsecured subordinated debt and equally in right of payment with all of Ball Corporation's existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the notes.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

              The currently outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2022 notes is $750 million. The 2022 notes will mature on March 15, 2022. Interest on the 2022 notes accrues at a rate of 5% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year to holders of record on the immediately preceding March 1 and September 1.

Subsidiary Guarantees

              Ball Corporation's payment obligations under the 2022 notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by certain of Ball's existing and future domestic subsidiaries, other than certain excluded subsidiaries. The 2022 notes are not guaranteed by any of Ball's foreign subsidiaries.

              The subsidiary guarantee of each subsidiary guarantor ranks equally in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's senior existing and future unsecured debt, is such guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to all of such subsidiary guarantor's existing and future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to such subsidiary guarantor's subsidiary guarantee.

Optional Redemption

              At any time, we may redeem all or some of the 2022 notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on such notes discounted to the date of redemption (excluding interest accrued to the date of redemption), on a semiannual basis, at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate (as defined in the 2022 note indenture) plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date.

Change of Control

              Upon a change of control repurchase event, as defined in the indenture governing the 2022 notes, the holders of the 2022 notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of that holder's 2022 notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase.

Certain Covenants

              The 2022 notes indenture contains certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of the 2022 notes which restrict our ability to, among other things: create liens; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and merge or consolidate with other entities.

              Such covenants are subject to certain other limitations and exceptions as set forth in the indenture governing the 2022 notes.

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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

              You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description under the subheading "Certain Definitions." In this description, the words "Ball," "we," "us" and "our" refer only to Ball Corporation and not to any of its Subsidiaries.

              Ball will issue 4% senior notes due 2023 (the "notes") in this offering under a base indenture dated March 27, 2006, among itself and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee, as amended and supplemented by an eighth supplemental indenture with respect to the notes among Ball, the Guarantors and the trustee (the "Eighth Supplemental Indenture"). For convenience, the base indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is referred to as the "indenture." The terms of the notes include those stated in the indenture and those made part of the indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

              The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture. It does not restate that agreement in its entirety. We urge you to read the indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the notes. Certain defined terms used in this description but not defined below under "—Certain Definitions" have the meanings assigned to them in the indenture.

              The registered holder of a note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the indenture.

Brief Description of the Notes and the Guarantees

The Notes

              The notes will be Ball's senior unsecured obligations and will rank:

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equally in right of payment to all of Ball's existing and future senior unsecured Indebtedness, including its existing senior notes; and



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senior in right of payment to all of Ball's future Indebtedness that expressly provides for its subordination to the notes.

              In the event that our secured creditors exercise their rights with respect to our pledged assets, our secured creditors, including the lenders under our existing senior secured credit facilities, would be entitled to be repaid in full from the proceeds from the sale of those assets before those proceeds would be available for distribution to our other senior creditors, including holders of the notes. Further, borrowings under our existing senior secured credit facilities are secured by a pledge of capital stock of Ball's Domestic Subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of certain of Ball's Foreign Subsidiaries. In addition, the assets of the Subsidiaries of Ball that are not Guarantors, such as Ball's Foreign Subsidiaries, Ball Capital Corp. II and the Excluded Subsidiaries, will be subject to the prior claims of all creditors, including trade creditors, of those subsidiaries. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—The notes and the subsidiary guarantees will be unsecured and effectively subordinated to our existing and future secured debt" and "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—The notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries, including trade payables, that do not guarantee the notes."

The Guarantees

              Ball's payment obligations under the notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the Guarantors. Initially, the Guarantors will be the Domestic Subsidiaries of Ball that guarantee any other Indebtedness of Ball as of the date of the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, other than Ball Capital Corp. II and the Excluded Subsidiaries. Additionally, all future

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Domestic Subsidiaries of Ball that guarantee any other Indebtedness of Ball, other than those Subsidiaries that are designated as Excluded Subsidiaries, will be required to become Guarantors.

              The subsidiary guarantee of each Guarantor will be such Guarantor's senior unsecured obligation and rank:

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equally in right of payment to all of such Guarantor's existing and future senior unsecured debt, including such Guarantor's guarantee of Ball's existing senior notes; and



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senior in right of payment to all of such Guarantor's future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to such Guarantor's subsidiary guarantee.

              In the event that the Guarantors' secured creditors exercise their rights with respect to the Guarantors' pledged assets, the Guarantors' secured creditors, including the lenders under our existing senior secured credit facilities, would be entitled to be repaid in full from the proceeds from the sale of those assets before those proceeds would be available for distribution to their other creditors, including with respect to the guarantees of the notes. In addition, although each Domestic Subsidiary of Ball that guarantees any other Indebtedness of Ball, other than Ball Capital Corp. II and the Excluded Subsidiaries will guarantee the notes, none of Ball's other Subsidiaries, including its Foreign Subsidiaries, will guarantee the notes. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of these non-guarantor subsidiaries, the non-guarantor subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debt and other liabilities, including their trade payables, before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to Ball. The non-guarantor subsidiaries generated 37% and 39% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, respectively, and held 61% of our assets as of each of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013. See note 20 to the consolidated financial statements of Ball incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement for more detail about the historical division of Ball Corporation's consolidated revenues and assets between the Guarantor and non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

              The notes will be initially limited to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount and will mature on November 15, 2023. The notes will bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum from the date of original issuance, or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for.

              We will make interest payments on the notes semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, commencing on November 15, 2013, to the holders of record at the close of business on the immediately preceding May 1 and November 1 (or, if not a business day, then the business day prior). Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

              If an interest payment date or the maturity date with respect to the notes falls on a day that is not a business day, the payment will be made on the next business day as if it were made on the date the payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that interest payment date or the maturity date, as the case may be, to the date the payment is made.

              The indenture does not limit the amount of notes that we may issue under the indenture and provides that notes may be issued from time to time in one or more series. We may from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the holders of the notes of any series, issue additional notes having the same terms (except for the issue date and, in some cases, the public offering price and the first interest payment date) and ranking equally and ratably with the notes offered hereby. The notes offered hereby and any such additional notes having the same terms, and ranking equally and ratably with, the notes offered hereby as described above, that are subsequently issued under the indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture,

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including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Ball may issue one or more other classes of notes under the base indenture and subsequent supplemental indentures. Unless the context requires otherwise, references herein to the "notes" include any additional notes subsequently issued under the indenture that are treated as a single class (but do not include notes subsequently issued under the base indenture and subsequent supplemental indentures that are treated as a different class). Ball will issue notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes

              If a holder of notes has given wire transfer instructions to Ball, Ball will pay all principal, interest and premium, if any, on that holder's notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments on notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent and registrar within the City and State of New York unless Ball elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the noteholders at their address set forth in the register of holders.

Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes

              The trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. Ball may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the holders of the notes, and Ball or any of its Subsidiaries may act as paying agent or registrar.

Transfer and Exchange

              A holder may transfer or exchange notes in accordance with the provisions of the indenture. The registrar and the trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of notes. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. Ball is not required to transfer or exchange any note selected for redemption. Also, Ball is not required to transfer or exchange any note for a period of 15 days before a selection of notes to be redeemed.

Subsidiary Guarantees

              Ball's payment obligations under the notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of Ball's current and future Domestic Subsidiaries that guarantee any other Indebtedness of Ball, other than Ball Capital Corp. II and the Excluded Subsidiaries. Ball's payment obligations under the notes will not be guaranteed by any of Ball's Foreign Subsidiaries. The subsidiary guarantees will be joint and several obligations of the Guarantors.

              Each subsidiary guarantee will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by the applicable Guarantor without rendering the applicable subsidiary guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or otherwise being void, voidable or unenforceable under any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or other similar legislation or legal principles. If a subsidiary guarantee were to be rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other Indebtedness, including guarantees and other contingent liabilities, of the applicable Guarantor, and depending on the amount of such Indebtedness, a Guarantor's liability on its subsidiary guarantee could be reduced to zero. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—The subsidiary guarantees of the notes could be subordinated or voided by a court."

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              A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into, whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person, another Person, other than Ball or another Guarantor, unless:

              (1)   immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

              (2)   the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, if other than the Guarantor, assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the indenture and its subsidiary guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the trustee.

              The subsidiary guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:

              (1)   in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) Ball or a Subsidiary of Ball;

              (2)   in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of a Guarantor, including by way of a dividend of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor to the stockholders of Ball, to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) a Subsidiary of Ball;

              (3)   upon legal defeasance, covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the indenture as provided below under the captions "—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" and "—Satisfaction and Discharge;" or

              (4)   upon release of such subsidiary Guarantor's Guarantee of all other Indebtedness of Ball.

Optional Redemption

              Ball may redeem the notes at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, in each case, at our option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on such notes discounted to the date of redemption (excluding interest accrued to the date of redemption), on a semiannual basis, at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date. The redemption prices will be calculated assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

              Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the notes that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or prior to a redemption date will be payable on the interest payment date to the registered holders as of the close of business on the relevant record date according to the notes and the indenture.

              For purposes of the foregoing discussion, the following definitions apply:

              "Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term (as measured from the date of redemption) of the notes that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the notes.

              "Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by Ball for that redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, (ii) if we are unable to obtain at

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least four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by Ball, or (iii) if only one Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such quotation.

              "Independent Investment Banker" means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., or, if such firm is unwilling or unable to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by Ball.

              "Reference Treasury Dealer" means (i) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (or its affiliates that are Primary Treasury Dealers) and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), Ball may substitute another institution to act as a Primary Treasury Dealer, and (ii) at least two other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by Ball.

              "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date for the notes, an average, as determined by Ball, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the notes, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to Ball by the Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

              "Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date applicable to the notes, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity, computed as of the third business day immediately preceding the redemption date, of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed as a percentage of its principal amount, equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the redemption date.

Mandatory Redemption

              Ball is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the notes.

Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event

              If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless Ball has exercised its right to redeem the notes as described above under "—Optional Redemption" within 60 days after the Change of Control, Ball will make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to each holder of notes to repurchase all or any part, equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000, of that holder's notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the notes repurchased to but excluding the date of repurchase (the "Change of Control Payment").

              Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at Ball's option, prior to the consummation of the Change of Control transaction, but after the public announcement thereof, Ball will send a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitutes the Change of Control and offering to repurchase notes on the date specified in the notice (the "Change of Control Payment Date"), which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent, pursuant to the procedures required by the indenture and described in such notice. If sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control transaction, the notice will state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

              Ball will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control

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Repurchase Event provisions of the indenture, Ball will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the indenture by virtue of such compliance.

              On the Change of Control Payment Date, Ball will, to the extent lawful:

              (1)   accept for payment all notes or portions of notes (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) properly tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer;

              (2)   deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all notes or portions of notes properly tendered; and

              (3)   deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the notes properly accepted together with an officers' certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of notes being repurchased by Ball.

              The paying agent will promptly mail to each holder of notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such notes, and the trustee will promptly authenticate and mail, or cause to be transferred by book entry, to each holder a new note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, if any; provided, that each new note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

              Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the notes to require that Ball repurchase or redeem the notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.

              Ball will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by Ball and purchases all notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the indenture as described above under the caption "—Optional Redemption," unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

              The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of "all or substantially all" of the assets of Ball and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase "substantially all," there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of notes to require Ball to repurchase the notes as a result of a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of Ball and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be uncertain.

Selection and Notice

              If less than all of the notes are to be redeemed at any time, the depositary will select notes for redemption as follows:

              (1)   if the notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the notes are listed; or

              (2)   if the notes are not listed on any national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis (unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange or depositary requirements).

              No notes of $2,000 or less can be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption will be sent at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the indenture.

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              If any note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that note will state the portion of the principal amount of that note that is to be redeemed. A new note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original note will be issued in the name of the holder of notes upon cancellation of the original note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on notes or portions of notes called for redemption.

              Any notice of any redemption may, at Ball's discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a sale of common stock or other corporate transaction.

Certain Covenants

Limitation on Liens

              Ball will not, nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur or assume any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any Principal Property or upon the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any of its Subsidiaries, in each case to secure Indebtedness of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any other Person, without securing the notes (together with, at the option of Ball, any other Indebtedness of Ball or any Subsidiary ranking equally in right of payment with the notes) equally and ratably with or, at the option of Ball, prior to, such other Indebtedness for so long as such other Indebtedness is so secured. Any Lien that is granted to secure the notes under this covenant shall be automatically released and discharged at the same time as the release of the Lien that gave rise to the obligation to secure the notes under this covenant.

              "Permitted Liens" means:

              (1)   Liens securing Indebtedness on any Principal Property existing at the time of its acquisition and Liens created contemporaneously with or within 270 days after (or created pursuant to firm commitment financing arrangements obtained within that period) the later of (a) the acquisition or completion of construction or completion of substantial reconstruction, renovation, remodeling, expansion or improvement (each, a "substantial improvement") of such Principal Property or (y) the placing in operation of such Principal Property after the acquisition or completion of any such construction or substantial improvement;

              (2)   Liens on property or assets or shares of Capital Stock or Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time it is merged, combined or amalgamated with or into or consolidated with, or its assets or Capital Stock are acquired by, Ball or any of its Subsidiaries or it otherwise becomes a Subsidiary of Ball; provided, however, that in each case (a) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien was not incurred in contemplation of such merger, combination, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or transaction in which such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Ball and (b) such Lien extends only to the Capital Stock and assets of such Person (and Subsidiaries of such Person) and/or to property other than Principal Property or the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of Ball;

              (3)   Liens securing Indebtedness in favor of Ball and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries;

              (4)   Liens in favor of or required by a governmental unit in any relevant jurisdiction, including any departments or instrumentality thereof, to secure payments under any contract or statute, or to secure debts incurred in financing the acquisition or construction of or improvements or alterations to property subject thereto;

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goods produced or services rendered to that customer in the ordinary course of business and consignment arrangements (whether as consignor or as consignee) or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of goods in the ordinary course of business;

              (6)   Liens existing on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Indenture;

              (7)   Liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings, refundings or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above or clauses (10) or (11) below or Liens created in connection with any amendment, consent or waiver relating to such Indebtedness, so long as (a) such Lien is limited to (i) all or part of substantially the same property which secured the Lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and/or (ii) property other than Principal Property or the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of Ball and (b) the amount of Indebtedness secured is not increased (other than by the amount equal to any costs, expenses, premiums, fees or prepayment penalties incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement);

              (8)   Liens in respect of cash in connection with the operation of cash management programs and Liens associated with the discounting or sale of letters of credit and customary rights of set off, banker's Lien, revocation, refund or chargeback or similar rights under deposit disbursement, concentration account agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or arising by operation of law;

              (9)   Liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of Ball or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges;

              (10) Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, as of the date such Indebtedness is incurred, the amount that would cause the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of Ball to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00 as of such date of incurrence; or

              (11) other Liens, in addition to those permitted in clauses (1) through (10) above, securing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including all outstanding Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (7) above to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (11)), measured as of the date of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds therefrom), taken together with the amount of all Attributable Debt of Ball and its Restricted Subsidiaries at that time outstanding relating to Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted under the covenant described below under the caption "—Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions," not to exceed 15% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of Ball measured as of the date any such Indebtedness is incurred (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds therefrom and any transaction in connection with which such Indebtedness is being incurred).

              For purposes of clauses (10) and (11) above, (a) with respect to any revolving credit facility secured by a Lien, the full amount of Indebtedness that may be borrowed thereunder will be deemed to be incurred at the time any revolving credit commitment thereunder is first extended or increased and will not be deemed to be incurred when such revolving credit facility is drawn upon and (b) if a Lien by Ball or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is granted to secure Indebtedness that was previously unsecured, such Indebtedness will be deemed to be incurred as of the date such Indebtedness is secured.

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Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions

              Ball will not, nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement with any other Person pursuant to which Ball or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries leases any Principal Property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by Ball or the Restricted Subsidiary to such other Person (a "Sale and Leaseback Transaction"), except that a Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted if Ball or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Principal Property to be leased, without equally and ratably securing the notes, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.

              In addition, the following Sale and Leaseback Transactions are not subject to the limitation above and the provisions described in "—Limitation on Liens" above:

              (1)   temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the option of the lessee, of not more than three years;

              (2)   leases between only Ball and a Restricted Subsidiary of Ball or only between Restricted Subsidiaries of Ball;

              (3)   leases where the proceeds from the sale of the subject property are at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Ball) of the subject property and Ball applies an amount equal to the net proceeds of the sale to the retirement of long term Indebtedness or the purchase, construction, development, expansion or improvement of other property or equipment used or useful in its business, within 270 days of the effective date of such sale; provided that in lieu of applying such amount to the retirement of long-term Indebtedness, Ball may deliver notes or other debt securities to the trustee for cancellation; and

              (4)   leases of property executed by the time of, or within 270 days after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction, development, expansion or improvement, or the commencement of commercial operation, of the subject property.

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

              Ball may not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Ball and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

              (1)   either:

              (a)   Ball is the surviving corporation; or

              (b)   the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, if other than Ball, or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is either a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or, if such Person is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the notes is a corporation organized or existing under any such laws;

              (2)   the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, if other than Ball, or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of Ball under the notes and the indenture pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the trustee; and

              (3)   immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.

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              This "Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets" covenant will not apply to a merger, consolidation, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among Ball and its Subsidiaries.

Additional Subsidiary Guarantees

              If Ball or any of its Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Domestic Subsidiary after the date of the Eighth Supplemental Indenture and such newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary guarantees (or is a guarantor of) any other Indebtedness of Ball, then that newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary will become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture within 20 business days of the date on which it was acquired or created or such later date on which it guarantees (or is a guarantor of) such other Indebtedness of Ball; provided, that this covenant does not apply to any Excluded Subsidiary for so long as it continues to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.

Reports

              Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any notes are outstanding, Ball will furnish to the trustee and the holders of notes or cause the trustee to furnish to the holders of the notes (or file with the SEC for public availability), within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations:

              (1)   all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if Ball were required to file such Forms, including a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by Ball's certified independent accountants; and

              (2)   all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if Ball were required to file such reports.

              In addition, whether or not required by the SEC, Ball will file a copy of all of the information and reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations unless the SEC will not accept such a filing, and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request.

              In addition, for so long as any notes remain outstanding, Ball and the Guarantors will furnish to the holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

              If Ball is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, Ball will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. Ball agrees that it will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept Ball's filings for any reason, Ball will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if Ball were required to file those reports with the SEC.

Events of Default and Remedies

              Each of the following is an Event of Default:

              (1)   default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the notes;

              (2)   default in payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the notes;

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              (3)   failure by Ball for 30 days after notice specifying the default from the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding to comply with the provisions described under the captions "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control;"

              (4)   failure by Ball or any of its Subsidiaries for 60 days after notice specifying the default from the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding to comply with any of the other agreements in the indenture or the notes;

              (5)   default under any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Ball or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a receivables securitization entity) (or the payment of which is guaranteed by Ball or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a receivables securitization entity)) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, if that default:

              (a)   is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness on or before the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a "Payment Default"); or

              (b)   results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; and

              (c)   in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there is a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $75 million or more or its foreign currency equivalent,

and in each case we have received notice specifying the default from the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding and thereafter do not cure the default within 30 days;

              (6)   failure by Ball or any of its Subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $75 million or its foreign currency equivalent, excluding amounts covered by insurance, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;

              (7)   any subsidiary guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its subsidiary guarantee, in each case except as permitted by the indenture; and

              (8)   certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency described in the indenture with respect to Ball or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary.

              In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to Ball or any Subsidiary of Ball that is a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Under certain circumstances, holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the notes and its consequences. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.

              Holders of the notes may not enforce the indenture or the notes except as provided in the indenture. Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes may direct the trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The trustee may withhold from holders of the notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it

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determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest.

              Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any holders of notes unless such holders have offered to the trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the trustee against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest when due, no holder of a note may pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or the notes unless:

              (1)   such holder has previously given the trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

              (2)   holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes have requested the trustee to pursue the remedy;

              (3)   such holders have offered the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

              (4)   the trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

              (5)   holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes have not given the trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

              The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding by notice to the trustee may on behalf of the holders of all of the notes rescind any acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the notes.

              Ball is required to deliver to the trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the indenture. Within five business days after an executive office becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, Ball is required to deliver to the trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

              No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of Ball or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of Ball or the Guarantors under the notes, the indenture, the subsidiary guarantees, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of notes by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

              Ball may, at its option and at any time elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their subsidiary guarantees ("Legal Defeasance") except for:

              (1)   the rights of holders of outstanding notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium on such notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below;

              (2)   Ball's obligations with respect to the notes concerning issuing temporary notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

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              (3)   the rights, powers, trusts duties and immunities of the trustee, and Ball's and the Guarantors' obligations in connection therewith; and

              (4)   the Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance (as defined below) provisions of the indenture.

              In addition, Ball may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of Ball and its Subsidiaries released with respect to certain covenants (including its obligation to make Change of Control Offers) that are described in the indenture ("Covenant Defeasance") and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events, not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events, described under "—Events of Default and Remedies" will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes. If Ball exercises its Legal Defeasance option, each Guarantor will be released from all of its obligations with respect to its Guarantee. Ball may exercise its Legal Defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its Covenant Defeasance option.

              In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

              (1)   Ball must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable U.S. government securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium on the outstanding notes on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and Ball must specify whether the notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;

              (2)   in the case of Legal Defeasance, Ball has delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that (a) Ball has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel will confirm that, the holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

              (3)   in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Ball has delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that the holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

              (4)   no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit, other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings;

              (5)   such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than the indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which Ball or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Ball or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

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              (6)   Ball must deliver to the trustee an officers' certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Ball with the intent of preferring the holders of notes over the other creditors of Ball with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of Ball or others; and

              (7)   Ball must deliver to the trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

              Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the indenture or the notes or the subsidiary guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes) and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the indenture or the notes or the subsidiary guarantees may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes).

              Without the consent of each holder of notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any notes held by a non-consenting holder):

              (1)   reduce the principal amount of notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

              (2)   reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any note or alter or waive the provisions with respect to the redemption of the notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event);"

              (3)   reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any note, including default interest;

              (4)   waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium on, the notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration;

              (5)   make any note payable in money other than that stated in the notes;

              (6)   make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium on the notes;

              (7)   release any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary from any of its obligations under its subsidiary guarantee or the indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the indenture; or

              (8)   make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.

              Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder or holders of notes, Ball, the Guarantors and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture, the notes or a subsidiary guarantee:

              (1)   to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

              (2)   to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes;

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               (3)   to provide for the assumption of Ball's or a Guarantor's obligations to holders of notes in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of Ball's or such Guarantor's assets, as applicable;

               (4)   to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the indenture of any such holder;

               (5)   to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, to provide for the issuance of additional notes in accordance with the indenture or to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a subsidiary guarantee with respect to the notes;

               (6)   to conform the text of the indenture, the subsidiary guarantees, or the notes to any provision of this Description of Notes to the extent that such provision in this Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the indenture, the subsidiary guarantees or the notes;

               (7)   to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee;

               (8)   to add guarantees with respect to the notes;

               (9)   to secure the notes; and

               (10) to release any Lien granted in favor of the holders of the notes pursuant to the covenant described in "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Liens" upon release of the Lien securing the underlying obligation that gave rise to such Lien.

              The consent of the holders is not necessary under the indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.

              After an amendment under the indenture becomes effective, Ball is required to mail to holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

Satisfaction and Discharge

              The indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes issued thereunder when:

              (1)   either:

              (a)   all notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed notes that have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to Ball, have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or

              (b)   all notes that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and Ball or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable U.S. government securities, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the notes not

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delivered to the trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

              (2)   no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which Ball or any Guarantor is a party or by which Ball or any Guarantor is bound;

              (3)   Ball or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the indenture; and

              (4)   Ball has delivered irrevocable instructions to the trustee under the indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the notes at maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be.

              In addition, Ball must deliver an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel to the trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Concerning the Trustee

              If the trustee becomes a creditor of Ball or any Guarantor, the indenture limits the right of the trustee to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if the indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign.

              The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any holder of notes, unless such holder has offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Book-Entry, Delivery and Form

              The notes will initially be represented by global notes in registered, global form (collectively, the "Global Notes"). Except as set forth below, the notes will be issued in registered, global form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Notes will be issued at the closing of this offering only against payment in immediately available funds. The Global Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case, for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below.

              Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes may not be exchanged for notes in certificated form except in the limited circumstances described below. See "—Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes." Except in the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of notes in certificated form.

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Depository Procedures

              The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC is provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of DTC and are subject to changes by it. Ball takes no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urges investors to contact DTC or its participants directly to discuss these matters.

              DTC has advised Ball that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the "Participants") and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the underwriters), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC's system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the "Indirect Participants"). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.

              DTC has also advised Ball that, pursuant to procedures established by it:

              (1)   upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of the Participants designated by the underwriters with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and

              (2)   ownership of these interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interest in the Global Notes).

              Investors in the Global Notes who are Participants may hold their interests therein directly through DTC. Investors in the Global Notes who are not Participants may hold their interests therein indirectly through organizations which are Participants. All interests in a Global Note may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. The laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Note to such Persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a Global Note to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests.

              Except as described below, owners of interests in the Global Notes will not have notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or "Holders" thereof under the indenture for any purpose.

              Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered holder under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, Ball and the trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither Ball, the trustee nor any agent of Ball or the trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:

              (1)   any aspect of DTC's records or any Participant's or Indirect Participant's records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interest in the Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC's records or any Participant's or

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Indirect Participant's records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or

              (2)   any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants.

              DTC has advised Ball that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the trustee or Ball. Neither Ball nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the notes, and Ball and the trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.

              Transfers between the Participants will be effected in accordance with DTC's procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds.

              DTC has advised Ball that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for legended notes in certificated form, and to distribute such notes to its Participants.

              Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in DTC, DTC is under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and may discontinue such procedures at any time. Neither Ball nor the trustee nor any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its Participants or Indirect Participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes

              A Global Note is exchangeable for definitive notes in registered certificated form ("Certificated Notes") if:

              (1)   DTC (a) notifies Ball that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and Ball fails to appoint a successor depositary or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act;

              (2)   Ball, at its option, notifies the trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or

              (3)   there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes.