UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 30, 1996 BALL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-7349 35-0160610 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 345 South High Street, Muncie, IN 47307-0407 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (317) 747-6100 BALL CORPORATION FORM 8-K Dated December 30, 1996 Item 5. Restatement of Financial Statements for Exit of the Commercial Glass Packaging Business On October 1, 1996, the company sold its remaining interest in Ball-Foster Glass Container Co., L.L.C., (Ball-Foster), a joint-venture company formed in 1995, to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. With this sale, the company no longer participates in the manufacture of glass containers. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1995 and notes thereto, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine month period ended September 29, 1996 and notes thereto, filed as Exhibit 13.1 and Exhibit 13.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, have been restated from amounts previously reported to segregate the financial effects of the commercial glass packaging business as discontinued operations. Note: This Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated exhibits may contain forward-looking statements as encouraged by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are necessarily projections which are subject to change upon the occurrence of certain events which may affect the business, many of which are set forth in the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 1996. (c) Exhibits. 13.1 Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements For the year ended December 31, 1995 13.2 Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the nine month period ended September 29, 1996 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants 27.1 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1995 27.2 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1994 27.3 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine month period ended September 29, 1996 27.4 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine month period ended October 1, 1995 27.5 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the six month period ended June 30, 1996 27.6 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the six month period ended July 2, 1995 27.7 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three month period ended March 31, 1996 27.8 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three month period ended April 2, 1995 See Exhibit Index. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. BALL CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ R. David Hoover R. David Hoover Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Date: December 30, 1996 BALL CORPORATION FORM 8-K Dated December 30, 1996 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 13.1 Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements For the year ended December 31, 1995 13.2 Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the nine month period ended September 29, 1996 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants 27.1 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1995 27.2 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1994 27.3 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine month period ended September 29, 1996 27.4 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine month period ended October 1, 1995 27.5 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the six month period ended June 30, 1996 27.6 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the six month period ended July 2, 1995 27.7 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three month period ended March 31, 1996 27.8 Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three month period ended April 2, 1995