BALL Corp — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BALL CORP (BLL)
CIK: 0000009389
Period of Report: 2012-01-31

Reporting Person: HOOVER R DAVID (Director, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-31	Common Stock	J	106500	$39.26	Acquired	118459	Indirect
2012-01-31	Common Stock	F	43751	$39.26	Disposed	74708	Indirect
2012-02-01	Common Stock	M	12000	$11.8725	Acquired	412408.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	12000	$40.00	Disposed	400408.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	M	25000	$11.8725	Acquired	425408.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	100	$39.62	Disposed	425308.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	1080	$39.54	Disposed	424228.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	100	$39.47	Disposed	424128.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	315	$39.61	Disposed	423813.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	2100	$39.59	Disposed	421713.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	500	$39.52	Disposed	421213.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	1100	$39.55	Disposed	420113.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	100	$39.555	Disposed	420013.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	3444	$39.53	Disposed	416569.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	100	$39.49	Disposed	416469.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	5000	$39.45	Disposed	411469.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	5083	$39.48	Disposed	406386.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	300	$39.57	Disposed	406086.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	5000	$39.50	Disposed	401086.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	300	$39.5201	Disposed	400786.872	Direct
2012-02-01	Common Stock	S	378	$39.51	Disposed	400408.872	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-31	Restricted Stock Units	$	J	112000	Disposed		Common Stock (112000)	Direct
2012-01-31	Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan	$	J	6009.4244	Acquired		Common Stock (6009.4244)	Direct
2012-02-01	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.8725	M	12000	Disposed	2012-04-23	Common Stock (12000)	Direct
2012-02-01	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.8725	M	25000	Disposed	2012-04-23	Common Stock (25000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7668.547	Indirect
Common Stock	366002	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Common stock acquired upon the lapse of Table II Restricted Stock Units.

F2: Shares withheld for the payment of the tax obligation on the lapse of restrictions on Table II restricted stock units.

F3: Exercise of stock options in accordance with reporting person's pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on December 14, 2011.

F4: Sale of stock in accordance with reporting person's pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on December 14, 2011.

F5: Total number of 401(k) Plan shares acquired through periodic dividend reinvestment, participant's contributions and employer matching contributions.

F6: The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities in the Suzanne A. Hoover Trust.

F7: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Ball Corporation Common Stock.

F8: Lapse of restricted stock units.

F9: Each unit may be settled for a single share of stock or the equivalent amount of cash pursuant to the Ball Corporation Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan.

F10: Lapsed restricted stock units deferred into Ball Corporation's Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan as stock units and may include company match.

F11: Stock units in Ball Corporation's Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan are distributed upon the separation of service in accordance with the Plan.

F12: Shares exercisable beginning one year after grant in 25% increments and thereafter annually upon the anniversary of the date of the grant of the stock option.