BALL Corp — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 7, 2005

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BALL CORP (BLL)
CIK: 0000009389
Period of Report: 2004-12-31

Reporting Person: HOOVER R DAVID (Director, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-31	Common Stock	W	3200	—	Disposed	374993	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	430282	Direct
Common Stock	2523	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Ball common shares in Mr. Hoover's mother's estate were willed to a family trust (of which Mr. Hoover's spouse is trustee), two beneficiaries of which are Mr. Hoover's grown non-dependent children. Transfers to the trust occurred on 5/6/04. The trust subsequently transferred the shares to each child, 1,600 shares to one child on 9/1/04 and 800 shares on 8/16/04 and again 800 shares on 9/3/04 to the other child. Mr. Hoover disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the shares referred to in this footnote.

F2: The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.