UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 13, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)
Commission file number 1-7349
BALL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 1-7349 | 35-0160610 |
| (State of | Commission | IRS Employer |
| Incorporation) | File No.) | Identification No.) |
10 Longs Peak Drive, P.O. Box 5000, Broomfield, CO 80021-2510
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 469-3131
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Ball Corporation
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated May 13, 2003
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company has furnished as correspondence the certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by R. David Hoover, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation and by Raymond J. Seabrook, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ball Corporation.
These certifications are not deemed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but the copies of the Certificates of Messrs. Hoover and Seabrook are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.
Limitation of Incorporation by Reference
In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BALL CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Raymond J. Seabrook Name: Raymond J. Seabrook Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 13, 2003
| EXHIBIT INDEX | |
|---|---|
| Description | Exhibit |
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to |
99.1 |
| Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by R. David Hoover, Chairman | |
| of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. | |
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to |
99.2 |
| Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Raymond J. Seabrook, | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. |