Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HOOVER R DAVID
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BALL CORP [BLL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BALL CORPORATION, 10 LONGS PEAK DR.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/18/2009
(Street)

BROOMFIELD, CO 80021-2510		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/18/2009   J(1)   64,736 D $ 50.93 148,790 I By Trust (2)
Common Stock               3,494.303 I 401(k) Plan (3)
Common Stock               202,588.2017 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Prepaid Variable Forward Contract (1) 09/18/2009   J(1)     80,000 09/18/2009 09/18/2009 Common Stock 80,000 (1) 0 I By Trust (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HOOVER R DAVID
BALL CORPORATION
10 LONGS PEAK DR.
BROOMFIELD, CO 80021-2510		   X     CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Charles E. Baker, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Hoover   09/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On 09-18-06, the Suzanne A. Hoover Revocable Trust dated 1-30-97 as amended and restated 7-11-03 (the Trust) entered into a prepaid variable forward contract (Contract) with a broker/dealer (Buyer) for disposition of up to 80,000 shares of Ball Corporation Common Stock (Ball Shares). On 9-18-09, the Settlement Date, the Contract obligated the Trust to deliver to Buyer a number of Ball Shares equal to $3,297,216. This transaction was disclosed on a Form 4 filing with the SEC on 9-18-06 and was settled in accordance with the Contract's terms through delivery by the Trust of 64,736 Ball Shares to the Buyer.
(2) The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(3) Total number of 401(k) Plan shares includes shares acquired through periodic dividend reinvestment, participant's contributions and employer matching contributions.
(4) The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities; 80,000 of these shares are committed for use in a prepaid variable forward contract dated 09-18-06.

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