Listen Live to Ball Presentation at Banc of America Securities Basic Industries Conference
April 29 2005 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Listen Live to Ball Presentation at Banc of America Securities
Basic Industries Conference BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 29
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL), one of the
world's leading suppliers of metal and plastic packaging to the
beverage and food industries, will speak to the investment
community on May 4, 2005, at the Banc of America Securities Basic
Industries Conference in New York City. Raymond J. Seabrook, Ball's
senior vice president and chief financial officer, will speak at
the conference. Ball's presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:05
a.m. Eastern. To listen to the presentation live via Web cast, use
the following URL:
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/basic-industries-2005/id43206252.cfm
A replay of the presentation will be available approximately two
hours after the presentation ends and will be accessible through
May 20. Ball Corporation is a supplier of metal and plastic
packaging products, primarily for the beverage and food industries.
The company also owns Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.,
which develops sensors, spacecraft, systems and components for
government and commercial markets. Ball Corporation employs more
than 13,200 people and reported 2004 sales of $5.4 billion.
Forward-Looking Statements The information in this news release
contains "forward-looking" statements and other statements
concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as
"expects," "anticipates," "estimates," and variations of same and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied. The company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
especially in Exhibit 99.2 in the most recent Form 10-K. These
filings are available at our Web site and at http://www.sec.gov/.
Factors that might affect our packaging segments include
fluctuation in consumer and customer demand; availability and cost
of raw materials, particularly the recent significant increases in
resin, steel, aluminum and energy costs, and the ability to pass
such increases on to customers; competitive packaging availability,
pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; fruit,
vegetable and fishing yields; industry productive capacity and
competitive activity; lack of productivity improvement or
production cost reductions; the German mandatory deposit or other
restrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or supplier
contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; international
business risks, including foreign exchange rates, tax rates and
activities of foreign subsidiaries; and the effect of LIFO
accounting on earnings. Factors that might affect aerospace segment
include: funding, authorization and availability of government
contracts and the nature and continuation of those contracts; and
technical uncertainty associated with segment contracts. Factors
that could affect the company as a whole include those listed plus:
acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; regulatory action or
laws including environmental and workplace safety; governmental
investigations; goodwill impairment; antitrust and other
litigation; strikes; boycotts; increases in employee benefits and
labor costs; rates of return projected and earned on assets of the
company's defined benefit retirement plans; reduced cash flow;
interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results
due to statutory audits or management's evaluation of the company's
internal control over financial reporting. DATASOURCE: Ball
Corporation CONTACT: Investors, Ann. T. Scott, +1-303-460-3537, ,
or Media, Scott McCarty, +1-303-460-2103, , both of Ball
Corporation Web site: http://www.ball.com/
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