Ball Corporation
                           Current Report on Form 8-K
                               Dated May 4, 1995



                                                                   Exhibit EX-99

Following is the text of a press release disseminated by the registrant on April
26, 1995:


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  BALL CORPORATION NAMES GEORGE A. SISSEL
  PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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        MUNCIE,   Ind.,  April  26,  1995--  The  Board  of  Directors  of  Ball
  Corporation  [NYSE:BLL]  today elected George A. Sissel,  58, as the company's
  president and chief executive  officer.  Sissel has been acting  president and
  CEO since May 1994.

        "Mr. Sissel has done an outstanding job as acting president and CEO over
  the  last  11  months  and  throughout  his  distinguished  career  with  Ball
  Corporation," said Alvin Owsley, chairman of the board. "The board conducted a
  very  thorough  search over a long period.  We are confident we have found the
  right person for the job in George."

        Sissel  was  senior  vice  president,  corporate  affairs,  as  well  as
  corporate  secretary and general counsel in addition to being acting president
  and CEO. He joined Ball as group counsel in Boulder, Colo., in 1970 and became
  associate general counsel in Muncie in 1972. He was elected vice president and
  general  counsel  in 1981 and  senior  vice  president  in  1987.  He has been
  corporate secretary since 1979.

        "George  took over as  acting  president  and CEO  after  the  company's
  disappointing  performance  in 1993 and  proceeded  to turn  things  around in
  1994,"  Owsley  said.  "It is clear he has the  support  and respect of people
  throughout the corporation and elsewhere."

        Sissel was elected by the board at its  meeting  which  followed  Ball's
  annual  meeting of  shareholders,  at which the company  reviewed  record 1994
  performance in terms of sales,  earnings,  earnings per common share and sales
  per  employee.  The company also  reported that first quarter 1995 earnings of
  $18.8 million were up 93 percent over the previous year's first quarter.

        Sissel holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University
  of  Colorado  and a Juris  Doctor (cum laude)  degree from the  University  of
  Minnesota.  He completed  the Program for Senior  Executives  at the MIT Sloan
  School of Management, where he was class chairman.

        Ball  Corporation  manufacturers  containers  for the  beverage and food
  industries  and  provides  aerospace  systems  and  professional  services  to
  government and commercial  customers.  The company reported 1994 sales of $2.6
  billion.

  8/95   Media Contact:  Harold Sohn at 317/747-6483, nights at 317/573-8279, or
                         Scott McCarty at 317/747-6175, nights at 317/284-7606

         Investor Relations:  Brad Wilks, 317/747-6165, nights at 317/282-6198