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NYSE
0001205946
Officer
Ball Corporation
0000009389
IRS-NUMBER 35-0160610
03/17/03
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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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| 2. | 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
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| 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 01/15/03 G 800 D D Direct
Common Stock 03/17/03 J (1) 14 A $53.6700 113,586 D Direct
Common Stock 4,823 I 401(k) plan
Common Stock 01/15/03 G 400 A 800 I by Daughter
Common Stock 01/15/03 G 400 A 800 I by Son
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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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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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Dividend reinvestment in Ball Corporation Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan.
- 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: Raymond J. Seabrook
DATE 03/17/03