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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Peterson James N   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BALL CORP [BLL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Marketing & Corp. Affairs (Last) (First) (Middle) 10 LONGS PEAK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2013 (Street) BROOMFIELD, CO 80021 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 03/15/2013   J(1)   1,456 A $ 46.01 13,377.1212 D   Common Stock 03/15/2013   F(2)   466 D $ 46.01 12,911.1212 D   Common Stock               1,536.741 I 401(k) Plan (3)

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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

Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan

(4)

03/15/2013

J(5)

29.8626

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

29.8626

$ 46.01

10,598.8569

D

Restricted Stock Units

(7)

03/15/2013

J(8)

2,911

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

2,911

$ 46.01

17,839

D

Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan

(4)

03/15/2013

J(9)

1,457.8922

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

1,457.8922

$ 46.01

12,056.7491

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Peterson James N 10 LONGS PEAK DRIVE BROOMFIELD, CO 80021			VP, Marketing & Corp. Affairs

Signatures

/s/ Charles E. Baker, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Peterson		03/19/2013
**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)	Common stock acquired upon the lapse of Table II Deposit Share Program (DSP) Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
(2)	Shares withheld for the payment of the tax obligation on the lapse of restrictions on Table II DSP Restricted Stock Units.
(3)	Total number of 401(k) Plan shares acquired through periodic dividend reinvestment, participant's contributions and employer matching contributions.
(4)	Each unit may be settled for a single share of stock or the equivalent amount of cash pursuant to the Ball Corporation Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan.
(5)	Dividend reinvestment in Ball Corporation's Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan.
(6)	Stock Units in Ball Corporation's Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan are distributed upon the separation of service in accordance with the Plan.
(7)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Ball Corporation Common Stock.
(8)	Lapse of DSP Restricted Stock Units.
(9)	Lapse of DSP Restricted Stock Units deferred into Ball Corporation's Deferred Compensation Company Stock Plan and may include company match.

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