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NYSE
0001205944
Officer
Ball Corporation
0000009389
IRS-NUMBER 35-0160610
03/31/03
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
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Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
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Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
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| 3. | I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) |
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Statement for Month/Day/Year |
| 5. | If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) |
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Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock 03/31/03 M 5,000 A $22.1250 D Direct
Common Stock 03/31/03 M 15,000 A $21.2250 D Direct
Common Stock 03/31/03 S 20,000 D $55.6500 69,377 D Direct
Common Stock 867 I 401(k) plan
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Employee Stock Option (right to$21.2250 03/31/03 M 15,000 (1) 03/06/11
buy)
Employee Stock Option (right to$22.1250 03/31/03 M 5,000 (1) 09/22/09
buy)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Employee Stock Option (right to03/31/03 Common Stock 15,000 30,000 D Direct
buy)
Employee Stock Option (right to03/31/03 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D Direct
buy)
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares exercisable beginning one year after grant in 25% increments.
- Total number of Common Shares directly owned includes shares acquired through participation in the Ball
Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Total number of 401(k) Plan shares includes shares acquired through periodic dividend
reinvestment and employer matching contributions.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Mary L. Rose, Dir., Exec. Comp. Prog.
For: Leon A. Midgett
DATE 03/31/03