Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act of 1933
Registration Statement No. 333-132143

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated March 7, 2006
(Supplementing Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 2, 2006)

$450,000,000

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Ball Corporation

65/8% Senior Notes due 2018

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Issuer   Ball Corporation.

Notes Offered
 
$450,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 65/8% Senior Notes due 2018.

Maturity Date
 
March 15, 2018.*

Interest Rate
 
65/8% per year.

Public Offering Price
 
99.799% of principal amount.

Yield to Maturity
 
6.650%.

Interest Payment Dates
 
March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing September 15, 2006.

Record Dates
 
March 1 and September 1.

Principal Amount per Bond
 
$1,000.

Underwriting Discount
 
1.25% of principal amount.

Proceeds, before expenses, to Ball Corporation
 
$443,481,806.

Optional Redemption
 
At any time prior to March 15, 2009, Ball may, on any one or more occasions, redeem, in whole or in part, up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes issued under the indenture governing such notes at a redemption price of 106.625% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net proceeds of one or more equity offerings, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated March 2, 2006.

 
 
At any time prior to March 15, 2011, Ball, at its option, may redeem all or a part of the notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes redeemed plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 
 
On or after March 15, 2011, Ball, at its option, may redeem all or a part of the notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices, expressed as percentages of principal amount, set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:

 
 
Year
 
Percentage
 
 
    2011   103.313 %  

 
 
2012
 
102.208
%
 

 
 
2013
 
101.104
%
 

 
 
2014 and thereafter
 
100.000
%
 

Ranking
 
Senior unsecured.

Trade Date
 
March 7, 2006.

Settlement Date
 
March 27, 2006.

CUSIP
 
058498 AL 0.

Underwriters
 
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Banc of America Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, a Division of McDonald Investments Inc.
*
Note that maturity has been changed from Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.