8-K: Current report filing
Published on June 22, 2016
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 22, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
BALL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-07349 |
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35-0160610 |
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10 Longs Peak Drive, P.O. Box 5000, Broomfield, CO 80021-2510
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP Code)
(303) 469-3131
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Ball Corporation
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated June 22, 2016
Item 8.01. Other Events
As previously announced, on February 19, 2015, Ball Corporation, an Indiana corporation (Ball), issued an announcement pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers disclosing the terms of a recommended offer (the Offer) by Ball to acquire all of the issued and to be issued shares of Rexam PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales (Rexam), in a cash and stock transaction (the Acquisition) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Rexam and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, and the consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated June 22, 2016, are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 23.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated June 22, 2016
Exhibit 99.1 Consolidated Financial Statements of Rexam and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Charles E. Baker |
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Name: Charles E. Baker |
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Title: Vice President, General Counsel |
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and Corporate Secretary |
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Date: June 22, 2016 |
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