BALL CORP
10-Q, 1995-08-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q


             [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended July 2, 1995


                         Commission file number 1-7349

                                BALL CORPORATION

                          State of Indiana 35-0160610

                      345 South High Street, P.O. Box 2407
                             Muncie, IN 47307-0407
                                  317/747-6100


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
         required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
         Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period
         that the  registrant  was required to file such  reports),  and (2) has
         been subject to such filing  requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]
         No [ ]

         Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's
         classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

            Class                               Outstanding at June 30, 1995  
         ____________                          _______________________________
         Common Stock,
           without par value                         30,070,020 shares        



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                       Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
                         QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                       For the period ended July 2, 1995



                                     INDEX



                                                                     Page Number
                                                                     -----------

PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Item 1.        Financial Statements

               Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income 
                 for the three and six month periods ended July 2, 
                 1995 and July 3, 1994                                    3

               Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at 
                 July 2, 1995 and December 31, 1994                       4

               Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash 
                 Flows for the six month periods ended July 2, 1995 
                 and July 3, 1994                                         5

               Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial 
                 Statements                                             6 - 7

Item 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
                 Condition and Results of Operations                    8 - 10

PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION                                       11 - 12




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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.   Financial Statements
<TABLE>

                       Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                 (Millions of dollars except per share amounts)

<CAPTION>
                                                      Three months ended       Six months ended
                                                     --------------------    --------------------
                                                      July 2,     July 3,     July 2,     July 3,
                                                       1995        1994        1995        1994
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>

Net sales                                            $  755.2    $  676.5    $1,360.8    $1,263.6
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------

Costs and expenses
  Cost of sales                                         679.4       605.1     1,220.3     1,136.3
  General and administrative expenses                    22.8        20.6        46.7        41.8
  Selling and product development expenses                5.9         7.7        13.3        13.9
  Restructuring and other                                 --          3.2        --           3.3
  Net gain on dispositions of businesses                  --         --          (3.8)       --
  Interest expense                                       10.7        10.7        20.3        21.1
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------
                                                        718.8       647.3     1,296.8     1,216.4
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------

Income before taxes on income, minority
   interests and equity in earnings (losses) of
   affiliates                                            36.4        29.2        64.0        47.2

Provision for taxes on income                           (14.0)      (11.0)      (24.1)      (17.5)

Minority interests                                       (1.2)       (0.8)       (2.6)       (2.1)

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates                 0.7        (0.2)        0.9         0.1
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------


Net income                                               21.9        17.2        38.2        27.7

Preferred dividends, net of tax benefit                  (0.8)       (0.8)       (1.6)       (1.6)
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------

Earnings attributable to common shareholders         $   21.1    $   16.4    $   36.6    $   26.1
                                                     ========    ========    ========    ========

Earnings per share of common stock                  $   0.70    $   0.55    $   1.22    $   0.88
                                                     ========    ========    ========    ========

Fully diluted earnings per share                     $   0.66    $   0.52    $   1.14    $   0.83
                                                     ========    ========    ========    ========

Cash dividends declared per common share             $   0.15    $   0.15    $   0.30    $   0.30
                                                     ========    ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>


                       Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
                 UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                             (Millions of dollars)

<CAPTION>

                                                         July 2,   December 31,
                                                          1995         1994
                                                         --------  ------------
<S>                                                      <C>         <C>

ASSETS
Current assets
  Cash and temporary investments                         $   10.2    $   10.4
  Accounts receivable, net                                  311.3       204.5
  Inventories, net
    Raw materials and supplies                              103.5       132.3
    Work in process and finished goods                      389.8       281.7
  Deferred income tax benefits and prepaid expenses          57.5        69.2
                                                         --------  ------------
    Total current assets                                    872.3       698.1
                                                         --------  ------------

Property, plant and equipment, at cost                    1,553.1     1,486.0
Accumulated depreciation                                   (745.3)     (706.1)
                                                         --------  ------------
                                                            807.8       779.9
                                                         --------  ------------

Goodwill and other intangibles, net                          93.9        93.8
                                                         --------  ------------

Other assets                                                204.2       188.0
                                                         --------  ------------

                                                         $1,978.2    $1,759.8
                                                         ========  ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
  Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt  $  166.5    $  116.7
  Accounts payable                                          237.5       209.2
  Salaries, wages and accrued employee benefits              98.9       110.5
  Other current liabilities                                  72.7        63.3
                                                         --------  ------------
    Total current liabilities                               575.6       499.7
                                                         --------  ------------

Noncurrent liabilities
  Long-term debt                                            488.9       377.0
  Deferred income taxes                                      51.2        56.6
  Employee benefit obligations, restructuring and other     192.1       193.7
                                                         --------  ------------
    Total noncurrent liabilities                            732.2       627.3
                                                         --------  ------------

Contingencies
Minority interests                                           23.2        16.1
                                                         --------  ------------

Shareholders' equity
  Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock                  66.4        67.2
  Unearned compensation - ESOP                              (53.1)      (55.3)
                                                         --------  ------------
    Preferred shareholder's equity                           13.3        11.9
                                                         --------  ------------

  Common stock (issued  31,630,415 shares - 1995;
     31,034,338 shares - 1994)                              278.1       261.3
  Retained earnings                                         405.1       378.6
  Treasury stock, at cost (1,594,793 shares - 1995;
     1,166,878 shares - 1994)                               (49.3)      (35.1)
                                                         --------  ------------
    Common shareholders' equity                             633.9       604.8
                                                         --------  ------------

                                                         $1,978.2    $1,759.8
                                                         ========  ============
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>



                       Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
                        UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                            STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Millions of dollars)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                     Six months ended
                                                                                    ------------------
                                                                                    July 2,    July 3,
                                                                                     1995       1994
                                                                                    -------    -------

<S>                                                                                 <C>        <C>

Cash flows from operating activities
  Net income                                                                        $  38.2    $  27.7
  Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by (used in)
     operating activities:
    Net provision (payment) for restructuring and other charges                         2.0       (3.6)
    Depreciation and amortization                                                      64.0       62.1
    Other, net                                                                        (18.1)       9.9
     Changes in working capital components                                           (155.7)     (59.8)
                                                                                    -------    -------
       Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                            (69.6)      36.3
                                                                                    -------    -------

Cash flows from financing activities
  Net change in long-term debt                                                        117.3       (2.9)
  Net change in short-term debt                                                        42.5       11.0
  Common and preferred dividends                                                      (11.5)     (11.5)
  Net proceeds from issuance of common stock under various employee and
     shareholder plans                                                                 16.5        9.6
  Acquisitions of treasury stock                                                      (14.2)      (3.9)
  Other, net                                                                           (0.5)      (0.8)
                                                                                    -------    -------
       Net cash provided by financing activities                                      150.1        1.5
                                                                                    -------    -------

Cash flows from investing activities
  Additions to property, plant and equipment                                          (81.1)     (45.1)
  Net proceeds from dispositions of businesses                                         14.5       --
  Investments in affiliates                                                           (15.7)       3.5
  Other, net                                                                            1.6        4.5
                                                                                    -------    -------
       Net cash used in investing activities                                          (80.7)     (37.1)
                                                                                    -------    -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash                                                        (0.2)       0.7
Cash and temporary investments:
   Beginning of period                                                                 10.4        8.2
                                                                                    -------    -------
   End of period                                                                    $  10.2    $   8.9
                                                                                    =======    =======

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
July 2, 1995

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  General.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared  by  the  company  without  audit.  Certain  information  and  footnote
disclosures,  including  significant  accounting policies,  normally included in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted.  However,  the company  believes that
the financial  statements reflect all adjustments which are necessary for a fair
statement of the results for the interim  period.  Results of operations for the
periods  shown  are  not  necessarily   indicative  of  results  for  the  year,
particularly  in  view  of  some  seasonality  in  packaging  operations.  It is
suggested that these unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial statements and
accompanying  notes  be read in  conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial
statements and the notes thereto included in the company's latest annual report.

2.  Reclassifications.

Certain prior year amounts have been  reclassified  in order to conform with the
1995 presentation.  The first quarter 1995 income statement has been restated to
reflect the adoption of LIFO retroactively to January 1, 1995.

3.  Change in Accounting Principle.

During the second  quarter of 1995, the company  adopted the last-in,  first-out
(LIFO) method of accounting for the aluminum  component of its domestic beverage
container  inventories.  Prior to the adoption of LIFO,  these  inventories were
valued  on a  first-in,  first-out  (FIFO)  basis.  This  change  in  accounting
principle was applied  retroactively to the beginning of 1995.  Significant cost
increases in aluminum are  anticipated  and therefore,  management  believes the
LIFO method results in a better matching of current costs with current  revenue.
The effect of this  change  was to reduce net income by $3.3  million in each of
the first and  second  quarters  of 1995 (11  cents per  share) or $6.6  million
year-to-date  (22 cents per share).  The  cumulative  effect of this  accounting
change and the pro forma effects on prior years' earnings are not determinable.

4.  Net Gain on Dispositions of Businesses.

The company sold its Efratom time and  frequency  measurement  division to Datum
Inc. on March 17, 1995, for cash of $15.0 million and 1,277,778  shares of Datum
common  stock  with a  value  of  $14.0  million  at the  date of the  sale.  In
conjunction with the sale of Efratom,  the company recorded an after-tax gain of
$7.7 million.  This gain was partially offset by a $4.9 million after-tax charge
recorded  in the first  quarter  of 1995  related to the wind down of the visual
image  generation  systems  business.  The Statement of Cash Flows  excludes the
noncash transaction for the disposition of the Efratom division to Datum Inc.

5.  Ball Packaging Products Canada, Inc. (Ball Canada).

Prior to the acquisition on April 19, 1991, of the lenders' position in the term
debt and 100 percent ownership of Ball Canada,  the company had owned indirectly
50 percent of Ball Canada through a joint venture  holding company owned equally
with Onex Corporation  (Onex).  The 1988 Joint Venture  Agreement had included a
provision under which Onex,  beginning in late 1993,  could "put" to the company
all of its  equity in the  holding  company at a price  based  upon the  holding
company's  fair  value.  Onex  claimed  that its "put"  option  entitled it to a
minimum  value founded on Onex's  original  investment  of  approximately  $22.0
million.  On December 9, 1993, Onex served  notice on the company  that Onex was
exercising  its alleged right under the Joint Venture  Agreement to require  the
company  to  purchase all of the holding company shares owned or  controlled  by
Onex,  directly or indirectly,  for  an  amount  including  approximately  $30.0
million  in  respect  of the Class A-2  Preference  Shares  owned by Onex in the
holding  company.  The company denied that it had any obligation to pay Onex for
such shares.  Onex  pursued its claim in  arbitration  before the  International
Chamber of Commerce.  A hearing was held on May 30, 1995. On August 1, 1995, the
arbitral tribunal rejected Onex's claim and found in favor of the company. Based
upon the  information  available to the company at the present time, the company
does not believe that this matter will have a material  adverse  effect upon the
financial condition of the company.

6.  Shareholders' Equity.

Issued and outstanding  shares of the Series B ESOP Convertible  Preferred Stock
(ESOP  Preferred) were 1,808,371 shares at July 2, 1995, and 1,827,973 shares at
December 31, 1994.

7.  Contingencies.

The Environmental  Protection Agency has designated the company as a potentially
responsible  party,  along with  numerous  other  companies,  for the cleanup of
several hazardous waste sites.  However, the company's  information at this time
does not indicate that these matters will have a material,  adverse  effect upon
financial condition, results of operations,  capital expenditures or competitive
position of the company.

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Item 2.           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 
                  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated  net  sales  of  $755.2  million  for the  second  quarter  of 1995
increased 11.6 percent compared to the second quarter of 1994. For the six month
period ended July 2, 1995, net sales increased 7.7 percent to $1.4 billion.  The
increases in net sales  primarily  reflect  higher  sales in the metal  beverage
container  business,  the  aerospace  and  communications  segment and the glass
business.  In addition,  sales from FTB Packaging  Ltd.,  the company's  Chinese
metal  packaging  business,  were  consolidated  for the  first  time  in  1995.
Consolidated  operating  earnings for the second  quarter of 1995  increased 9.3
percent to $47.1  million from $43.1  million in the second  quarter of 1994 and
include  a pretax  charge  of $5.4  million  for the  adoption  of the  last-in,
first-out  (LIFO)  method  of  accounting  for  certain  inventories.   For  the
year-to-date period,  consolidated  operating earnings increased 12.4 percent to
$80.5  million from the  comparable  period in 1994 and include a $10.8  million
pretax charge for LIFO adoption.  The quarter-to-date and year-to-date increases
in  operating  earnings  were  due to  improved  Canadian  metal  container  and
aerospace  and  communications  results,  as well as  improved  results  for the
commercial glass business. FTB Packaging Ltd. also reported positive earnings in
1995.

Consolidated  interest  expense for the second  quarter and six month periods of
1995 was  $10.7  million  and $20.3  million,  respectively,  compared  to $10.7
million and $21.1 million for the second  quarter and six month periods of 1994.
The  year-to-date  decrease was attributable to a reduction in the average level
of   borrowings   partially   offset  by  the   impact   of   higher   rates  on
interest-sensitive borrowings.

Net income  increased  27.3 percent and 37.9 percent for the second  quarter and
year-to-date  periods,  respectively,  while earnings per share  increased to 70
cents per share  for the  second  quarter  from 55 cents in 1994.  The  improved
results are primarily due to the aforementioned factors and include an after-tax
gain of $7.7 million  resulting from the sale of the company's  Efratom division
during the first quarter of 1995 net of a $4.9 million  after-tax charge related
to the wind down of the visual image  generation  systems  (VIGS)  business.  In
conjunction with the sale of the Efratom division,  the company received cash of
$15.0 million as well as 1,277,778  shares of Datum Inc.  common stock valued at
$14.0 million at the date of the sale. The second quarter and year-to-date  1994
results  include a one-time,  pretax  charge of $3.2 million ($1.9 million after
tax or seven cents per share) for costs  associated with the early retirement of
two former officers.

Business Segments

The packaging  segment  reported sales  increases of 9.8 percent and 5.5 percent
for the second quarter and year-to-date periods of 1995, respectively,  relative
to the year  earlier due  primarily  to  increased  sales in the metal  beverage
container business as well as the glass business. In addition, revenues from FTB
Packaging   Ltd.,  the  company's   Chinese  metal  packaging   business,   were
consolidated  for the first time in 1995.  Operating  earnings  improved for the
second quarter and six month periods of 1995 as a result of improved  results in
the commercial glass container  business and Canadian metal packaging  business.
FTB reported positive  earnings for the second quarter and year-to-date  periods
in 1995. Sales and operating  earnings of the metal food container business were
less than the 1994 second quarter and year-to-date amounts.

Within the packaging  segment,  sales in the metal container  business  improved
13.5  percent for the second  quarter and 7.8 percent for the six month  period.
Domestic metal beverage container sales increased despite lower unit volumes due
to higher  beverage can selling  prices and sales from FTB Packaging  Ltd. which
were  consolidated  for the first time in 1995.  As a result of the  adoption of
LIFO in the second quarter of 1995,  domestic metal beverage container operating
earnings  declined for the three month period compared to 1994 when  inventories
were  valued  under the FIFO  method.  Earnings  for the six month  period  were
unchanged compared to the same period in 1994.  Excluding the impact of the LIFO
adoption,  earnings improved in the domestic metal beverage  container  business
for  the  quarter  and  year-to-date  periods  reflecting  increased  sales  and
productivity  improvements.  Metal food container sales decreased for the second
quarter of 1995 and the first six months of 1995 as a result of lower  shipments
due to poor  vegetable  harvests.  In May 1995, the company  announced  plans to
build two beverage can plants in China during 1996 through FTB Packaging Ltd. In
addition,  the company  announced in June 1995 its plans to form a joint venture
company with BBM Participacoes S.A. to manufacture  aluminum beverage containers
in Brazil. Ball will have a 50 percent interest in this new company.

The glass  business  reported  increased  sales of 2.0  percent  for the  second
quarter  and 1.0  percent for the  year-to-date  period due to a price  increase
effective  March 1, 1995, to largely  offset cost  increases for  corrugated and
solid fiber paper and a price increase for wine products effective June 1, 1995,
partially  offset by lower unit volumes.  Operating  earnings  increased for the
quarter and  year-to-date  periods due to improved  sales,  the effects of which
more than offset the  increases in freight and  warehousing  costs and increased
costs for  corrugated  and solid fiber paper.  The glass business also benefited
from the  reconfiguration  of its plants during 1994 which included the shutdown
of its glass manufacturing plants in Okmulgee,  Oklahoma,  and Asheville,  North
Carolina,  and the capacity  increase of three other glass  plants.  The company
completed  the rebuild of two glass  furnaces  during the first  quarter of 1995
while six furnace  rebuilds were completed  during the first quarter of 1994. On
June  26,  1995,   the  company   announced  its  agreement  with  Compagnie  de
Saint-Gobain to form a new jointly-owned  company in the U.S. which will acquire
the glass manufacturing  operations of both Ball Glass Container Corporation and
the Foster-Forbes glass operations of American National Can, a unit of Pechiney,
S.A. The new company will be named  Ball-Foster  Glass Container Co. and will be
headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. This transaction is expected to occur prior to
December 31, 1995.

The company has  announced  its plans to open a plant in southern  California to
produce PET (polyethylene  terephthalate) plastic containers.  This plant should
be in  operation  near the end of 1995.  The company  will begin  supplying  PET
bottles to  Pepsi-Cola  Company  in 1996 as part of a  long-term  agreement.  In
addition,  the company plans to begin construction on a second plastic container
plant in early 1996 in New York state. The plastics division's  headquarters are
in Atlanta,  Georgia, where a research and development center is currently under
construction.

Sales of the aerospace and communications segment increased 29.1 percent for the
second quarter and 27.3 percent  year-to-date in 1995 compared to 1994 resulting
in increased operating results despite an $8.0 million pretax charge recorded in
the first quarter of 1995 for estimated  costs of winding down the VIGS business
and the sale of the  Efratom  division  during the first  quarter of 1995.  This
improvement was primarily due to new contracts awarded in 1994 and cost benefits
associated  with the company's  restructuring  plan. In April 1995,  the company
completed  the sale of its Efratom time and  frequency  measurement  division to
Datum Inc. During the second quarter of 1995, the company invested an additional
$7.5  million  in  Earthwatch,  Inc.,  its new  subsidiary  formed in late 1994.
Earthwatch and WorldView Imaging  Corporation merged during the first quarter of
1995 to serve the  market  for  satellite-based  remote  sensing  of the  earth.
Backlog  for the  aerospace  and  communications  segment at the quarter end was
approximately  $477 million  compared to $322 million at December 31, 1994,  and
$266.0  million at the end of the  second  quarter  of 1994.  Increased  backlog
reflects  a new  contract  awarded in 1995.  The  aerospace  and  communications
segment,  formally Ball Aerospace and Communications  Group, was renamed to Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in July and will operate as a subsidiary.


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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RESERVES

In 1993 the  company  recorded  aggregate  restructuring  and other  reserves of
$108.7 million pretax.  The amounts  provided  included $52.5 million pretax for
asset write-offs and write-downs to net realizable  values and $35.9 million for
employee costs and termination benefits and pension curtailment losses.  Charges
to the reserve  were $19.6  million in 1993 and $30.3  million in 1994.  For the
three  months and six months ended July 2, 1995,  charges to the  reserves  were
$2.2  million and $7.8  million,  respectively.  Included  in the  current  year
charges are costs related to the disposal of the visual imaging  product line of
$3.0  million  and  costs  associated  with  plant  closings  of  $4.7  million.
Additional  reserves  related to the VIGS unit of $4.0  million and $8.0 million
were recorded in 1994 and the first quarter of 1995, respectively.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash used by  operations  was  $69.6  million  for the first six  months of 1995
compared to cash  provided from operations of $36.3 million for the same  period
in 1994.  The  change in  cash  from  operations is  primarily due to  increased
working capital  reflecting higher receivables and inventory levels in 1995. The
current ratio was 1.5 at July 2, 1995 compared to 1.4 at December 31, 1994.

Total debt increased by $161.7  million to $655.4 million at July 2, 1995,  from
$493.7  million  at  December  31,  1994,   resulting  in  an  increase  in  the
debt-to-total  capitalization  ratio to 49.4 percent at July 2, 1995,  from 43.8
percent as of  December  31,  1994.  Increased  debt was used to finance  higher
capital expenditures and increased working capital requirements.

As of July 2, 1995,  the company had committed  revolving  credit  facilities of
$300.0  million with various banks  consisting of a $150.0  million,  three-year
facility and 364-day  facilities  which amounted to $150.0 million.  On July 19,
1995, the three-year  facility was amended to a new five-year  agreement at more
favorable   rates.   Uncommitted   credit   facilities  from  various  banks  of
approximately  $446.0 million,  of which $218.0 million was  outstanding,  and a
Canadian dollar  commercial  paper facility of approximately  $85.0 million,  of
which $27.0 million was outstanding, also were available.

The company  anticipates  total 1995 capital  spending of  approximately  $235.0
million including  significant  amounts for emerging businesses such as domestic
plastics (PET) and metal packaging in China.  Spending in existing businesses is
concentrated  within the packaging segment in part to complete the conversion of
metal beverage equipment to new industry specifications.

The Environmental  Protection Agency has designated the company as a potentially
responsible  party,  along with  numerous  other  companies,  for the cleanup of
several hazardous waste sites.  However, the company's  information at this time
does not indicate that these matters will have a material,  adverse  effect upon
financial condition, results of operations,  capital expenditures or competitive
position of the company.



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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal proceedings

There were no events required to be reported under Item 1 for the quarter ending
July 2, 1995.


Item 2.  Changes in securities

There were no events required to be reported under Item 2 for the quarter ending
July 2, 1995.


Item 3.  Defaults upon senior securities

There were no events required to be reported under Item 3 for the quarter ending
July 2, 1995.


Item 4.  Submission of matters to a vote of security holders

The Company held the Annual Meeting of Shareholders  on April 26, 1995.  Matters
voted upon by proxy were: the election of three  directors for three-year  terms
expiring in 1998; and, the  ratification of the appointment of Price  Waterhouse
as independent accountants in 1995. The results of the vote are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Voted For     Voted Against      Withheld/Abstained
                                                      ----------    -------------      ------------------
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>                  <C>

Election of directors for terms expiring in 1998:
   Frank A. Bracken                                   29,954,723         --                 157,389

   John F. Lehman                                     29,602,565         --                 509,547

   George A. Sissel                                   29,589,790         --                 522,322

Appointment of Price Waterhouse as
   independent accountants in 1995                    29,961,782       89,576                60,754
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Item 5.  Other information

There were no events required to be reported under Item 5 for the quarter ending
July 2, 1995.


Item 6.  Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits

           11.1          Statement Re: Computation of Earnings per Share

           18.1          Letter Re: Change in Accounting Principles

           27.1          Financial Data Schedule for the Six Months Ending
                           July 2, 1995

           27.2          Financial Data Schedule Restated for the Three Months 
                           Ending April 2, 1995


<PAGE>


(b)      Reports on Form 8-K


         A Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 26, 1995,  filed July 6, 1995,
         announcing  an agreement  between  Ball  Corporation  and  Compagnie de
         Saint-Gobain to form a new jointly-owned company in the U.S. which will
         acquire the glass manufacturing operations of both Ball Glass Container
         Co.,  a  wholly  owned   subsidiary  of  Ball   Corporation,   and  the
         Foster-Forbes  glass  operations  of American  National  Can, a unit of
         Pechiney, S.A.

         A Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 10, 1995, announcing the 
         receipt of the decision received by the company on August 7, 1995, of
         an arbitration award from an arbitration tribunal of the International
         Chamber of Commerce.  The arbitration decision was issued in favor of
         the company in a dispute between the company and Onex Corporation of 
         Toronto.  The ruling related to a 1988 joint venture agreement between
         the company and Onex.  Onex had sought approximately $30.0 million from
         Ball with respect to shares Onex held in the former joint venture.  The
         arbitral tribunal rejected Onex's claim.






<PAGE>



                                   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 and
           Chief Financial Officer

Date:          August 15, 1995
         ----------------------------      


<PAGE>




                       Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
                         QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                                  July 2, 1995


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

                             Description                                 Exhibit
                             -----------                                 -------



Statement Re: Computation of Earnings per Share                          EX-11.1

Letter Re:  Change in Accounting Principles                              EX-18.1

Financial Data Schedule for the Six Months Ending July 2, 1995           EX-27.1

Financial Data Schedule for the Three Months Ending April 2, 1995        EX-27.2

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                                                                    Exhibit 11.1
                                                                    ------------

                       Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
                STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                 (Millions of dollars except per share amounts)
<CAPTION>

                                                        Three months ended    Six months ended
                                                        ------------------    ----------------
                                                        July 2,     July 3,   July 2,   July 3,
                                                         1995        1994      1995      1994
                                                        ------      ------    ------    ------

<S>                                                      <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>

Earnings per Common Share - Assuming No Dilution
------------------------------------------------

Net income 1                                             $  21.9    $  17.2   $  38.2   $  27.7
Preferred dividends, net of tax                             (0.8)      (0.8)     (1.6)     (1.6)
                                                         -------    -------   -------   -------

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders         $  21.1    $  16.4   $  36.6   $  26.1
                                                         =======    =======   =======   =======

Weighted average number of common shares
   outstanding (000s)                                     29,970     29,621    29,966    29,556
                                                         =======    =======   =======   =======

Net earnings per share of common stock 1                 $  0.70    $  0.55   $  1.22   $  0.88
                                                         =======    =======   =======   =======

Earnings per Share - Assuming Full Dilution
-------------------------------------------

Net income 1                                             $  21.9    $  17.2   $  38.2   $  27.7
Adjustments for deemed ESOP cash contribution in
   lieu of Series B ESOP Preferred dividend                 (0.6)      (0.6)     (1.2)     (1.2)
                                                         -------    -------   -------   -------

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders         $  21.3    $  16.6   $  37.0   $  26.5
                                                         =======    =======   =======   =======

Weighted average number of common shares
   outstanding (000s)                                     29,970     29,621    29,966    29,556
Dilutive effect of stock options                             286         98       301       100
Common shares issuable upon conversion of Series B
   ESOP Preferred stock                                    2,089      2,140     2,098     2,147
                                                         -------    -------  --------   -------
Weighted average number shares applicable to fully
   diluted earnings per share                             32,345     31,859    32,365    31,803
                                                         =======    =======  ========   =======

Fully diluted earnings per share                         $  0.66    $  0.52  $   1.14   $  0.83
                                                         =======    =======  ========   =======
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--------
1   Includes an after-tax  charge of $3.3 million  recorded in each of the first
    and  second   quarters  of  1995  (11  cents  per  share)  or  $6.6  million
    year-to-date  (22 cents per share) to reflect the  adoption of the  last-in,
    first-out  method of accounting  for certain  inventories  retroactively  to
    January 1, 1995.

                                                  Exhibit 18.1
                                                  ------------
August 14, 1995
To the Board of Directors
of Ball Corporation

Dear Directors:

We have  been  furnished  with a copy of the  Corporation's  Form  10-Q  for the
quarter ended June 30, 1995. Note 3 therein  describes a change in the method of
determining the cost of certain inventories from the first-in,  first-out to the
last-in, first-out method. It should be understood that the preferability of one
acceptable method of inventory accounting over another has not been addressed in
any authoritative accounting literature and in arriving at our opinion expressed
below, we have relied on management's business planning and judgment. Based upon
our  discussions  with  management  and the stated  reasons for the  change,  we
believe that such change represents,  in your  circumstances,  the adoption of a
preferable  alternative  accounting principle for inventories in conformity with
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20.

We have not  made an  audit  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards of the financial  statements of Ball  Corporation for the three-months
or six-month periods ended June 30, 1995 or June 30, 1994 and,  accordingly,  we
express no opinion thereon or on the financial  information filed as part of the
Form 10-Q of which this letter is to be an exhibit.

Yours very truly,



/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 2, 1995 AND THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF JULY 2, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               JUL-02-1995
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                                0
                                     13,300
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,978,200
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              20,300
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<NET-INCOME>                                    38,200
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<TABLE> <S> <C>



<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
UNAUDITED CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 2, 1995 AND THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF APRIL
2,  1995  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED> 
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               APR-02-1995
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                                0
                                     11,000
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