Ball Corporation Amended Form 8-A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
AMENDED
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BALL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana 35-0160610
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
10 Longs Peak Drive, Broomfield, Colorado 80021-2510
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(Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class to be so registered which each class is to be registered
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Common Stock with Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
Pacific Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
Amended Form 8-A
Item 1. Description of the Amendment to Form 8-A
On December 14, 2001, the Company and the First Chicago Trust Company, as Rights Agent, amended the Rights Agreement to appoint
EquiServe Trust Company, NA, a federally chartered trust company, doing business at 525 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City,
New Jersey 07310 as the successor Rights Agent.
On January 23, 2002, Ball announced that its Board of Directors declared a two-for-one split of the Company's common stock. As a
result of the stock split the rights attaching to the shares automatically split so that one half of a right attaches to each Ball
Corporation Common Stock share outstanding upon the effective date of the stock split, which is February 22, 2002, for shareholders
of record on February 1, 2002.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement.
4.1 Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 14, 2001, between Ball Corporation and The First Chicago Trust
Company.
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
4.1 Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 14,
2001, between Ball Corporation and The First Chicago Trust
Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
BALL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: January 25, 2002 /s/ R. David Hoover
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Name: R. David Hoover
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer