X0202 4 2006-09-25 0 0000009389 BALL CORP BLL 0001186033 HOOVER R DAVID BALL CORPORATION 10 LONGS PEAK DR. BROOMFIELD CO 80021-2510 1 1 0 0 CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO Common Stock 2006-09-25 4 G 0 30000 40.4 D 481527 D Common Stock 2006-09-25 4 G 0 30000 40.4 A 280225 I by trust Common Stock 2836 I 401(k) plan Shares received from September 22, 2006, stock option exercise were gifted to the Suzanne A. Hoover Trust rather than held in reporting person's direct ownership. Total number of Common Shares directly owned includes shares acquired through participation in the Ball Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Total number of 401(k) Plan shares includes shares acquired through periodic dividend reinvestment and employer matching contributions. By: Charles E. Baker, VP,GenCoun&AsstCorpSec For: R. David Hoover 2006-09-28