BALL Corp — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 17, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BALL CORP (BLL)
CIK: 0000009389
Period of Report: 2005-03-16

Reporting Person: HAYES JOHN A (VP, CORP STRATEGY & DEV)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-16	Common Stock	M	15000	$10.6125	Acquired	155026	Direct
2005-03-16	Common Stock	S	15000	$45.21	Disposed	140026	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-16	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.6125	M	15000	Disposed	2011-03-06	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1004	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares exercisable beginning one year after grant in 25% increments.