BALL Corp — Director's Dealing 2003

Mar 27, 2003

4 1 form4_bracken27.htm BALL CORPORATION FORM 4 FOR BRACKEN Ball Corporation Form 4 for Bracken MARKER FORMAT-SHEET="Head Left" FSL="Default"

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NYSE

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0001012743

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Director

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Ball Corporation

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0000009389 IRS-NUMBER 35-0160610

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03/27/03

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 4

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. MARKER FORMAT-SHEET="Para (List) Hang " FSL="Default"

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) Bracken, Frank A. 10 Longs Peak Dr. Broomfield, CO 80021-2510

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1. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ball Corporation (BLL)

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1. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

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1. Statement for Month/Day/Year 3/27/2003

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1. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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1. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) BOARD DIRECTOR

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1. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 03/27/03 M 6,000 A $22.1563 576,704 D Direct Common Stock 12,440 I by Spouse Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (right to buy) $22.1563 03/27/03 M 6,000 (1) 07/22/08 Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (right to buy) 03/27/03 Common Stock 6,000 14,000 D Direct Explanation of Responses: (1) Shares exercisable beginning one year after grant in 25% increments. MARKER FORMAT-SHEET="Head Left" FSL="Default"

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON/S/ By: Mary L. Rose, Dir., Exec. Comp. Prog.

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For: Frank A. Bracken

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DATE 03/27/03