Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Earnings and Dividends Per Share

Schedule of earnings per share

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	October 2,		September 26,		October 2,		September 26,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	132.1	$	227.5	$	366.5	$	375.8
Basic weighted average common shares (a)	163,898		179,264		166,779		183,146
Effect of dilutive securities (a)	3,465		2,894		3,469		2,648
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share (a)	167,363		182,158		170,248		185,794
Per basic share (a)	$	0.81	$	1.27	$	2.20	$	2.05
Per diluted share (a)	$	0.79	$	1.25	$	2.15	$	2.02

(a)Amounts in 2010 have been retrospectively adjusted for the two-for-one stock split that was effective on February 15, 2011.