Ball Corporation Declares Dividend

Tag : Metal Products

BROOMFIELD, Colo. , July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation's (NYSE: BLL) board ofdirectors today declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share, payable Sept. 15, 2008 , to shareholders of record on Sept. 2, 2008 .
Ball will announce its second quarter 2008 results on Thursday, July 24 , before the market opens. Conference call details are below.
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plasticpackaging for beverage, food and household products customers, andof aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for theU.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ morethan 15,500 people worldwide and reported 2007 sales ofapproximately $7.4 billion .
Conference Call Details
Ball Corporation will hold its regular quarterly conference call onthe company's results and performance tomorrow at 9 a.m. Mountain Time ( 11 a.m. Eastern). The North American toll-free number for the call is800-734-8583. International callers should dial 212-231-2900.Please use the following URL for a Web cast of the live call:http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=115234&eventID=1882825
For those unable to listen to the live call, a taped replay will beavailable about an hour after the live call's conclusion until 1 p.m. Eastern Time on July 31, 2008 . To access the replay, call 800-633-8284 (North American callers)or 402-977-9140 (international callers) and use reservation number21386780.
A written transcript of the call will be posted within 48 hours ofthe call's conclusion to Ball's Web site at http://www.ball.com in the investors section under "presentations."
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking" statementsconcerning future events and financial performance. Words such as"expects," "anticipates," "estimates"and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-lookingstatements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertaintieswhich could cause actual results to differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied. The company undertakes no obligation topublicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whetheras a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Keyrisks and uncertainties are summarized in filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.2 in ourForm 10-K, which are available at our Web site and at http://www.sec.gov . Factors that might affect our packaging segments includefluctuation in product demand and preferences; availability andcost of raw materials, including recent significant increases inresin, steel, aluminum and energy costs, and the ability to passsuch increases on to customers; competitive packaging availability,pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; cropyields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipatedproductivity improvements or production cost reductions, includingour beverage can end project; mandatory deposit or otherrestrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or suppliercontracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; and changes inforeign exchange rates, tax rates and activities of foreignsubsidiaries. Factors that might affect our aerospace segmentinclude: funding, authorization, availability and returns ofgovernment and commercial contracts; and delays, extensions andtechnical uncertainties affecting segment contracts. Factors thatmight affect the company as a whole include those listed plus:accounting changes; changes in senior management; the currentglobal credit squeeze; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions,joint ventures or divestitures; integration of recently acquiredbusinesses; regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental,health and workplace safety, including in respect of chemicals orsubstances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process;governmental investigations; technological developments andinnovations; goodwill impairment; antitrust, patent and otherlitigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return projectedand earned on assets of the company's defined benefit retirementplans; pension changes; reduced cash flow; interest rates affectingour debt; and changes to unaudited results due to statutory auditsor other effects.
SOURCE Ball Corporation
For further information: investors, Ann T. Scott, +1-303-460-3537,ascott@ball.com, or media, Scott McCarty, +1-303-460-2103,smccarty@ball.com, both of Ball Corporation
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