Ball Selected for Key Social Responsibility Index
May 21 2009 - 5:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball
Corporation (NYSE:BLL) has been selected for inclusion in the
FTSE4Good Index Series. The index is designed to facilitate
investment in companies that meet globally recognized corporate
responsibility standards. Companies in the FTSE4Good Index Series
have met stringent social and environmental criteria, and are
positioned to capitalize on the benefits of responsible business
practice. To be included to the index, Ball was independently
assessed and met the stringent social and environmental criteria of
FTSE4Good. "Social responsibility and sustainability offer
opportunities to public companies to prosper while creating
economic, social and environmental value," said R. David Hoover,
Ball's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The
inclusion of Ball in the FTSE4Good Index Series offers investors a
means to evaluate our company as a socially responsible
investment." The index was created by the global index company FTSE
Group, based in the United Kingdom. To learn more about the
FTSE4Good Index Series, go to
http://www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE4Good_Index_Series. Ball
Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic
packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and
of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the
U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more
than 14,000 people worldwide and reported 2008 sales of
approximately $7.6 billion. For the latest Ball news and for other
company information, please visit http://www.ball.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements This release contains "forward-looking"
statements concerning future events and financial performance.
Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such 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 filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.2 in our Form 10-K, which
are available at our Web site and at http://www.sec.gov/. Factors
that might affect our packaging segments include fluctuation in
product demand and preferences; availability and cost of raw
materials; competitive packaging availability, pricing and
substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop yields;
competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated productivity
improvements or production cost reductions, including our beverage
can end project; mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging
laws; changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a
major customer or supplier; and changes in foreign exchange rates,
tax rates and activities of foreign subsidiaries. Factors that
might affect our aerospace segment include: funding, authorization,
availability and returns of government and commercial contracts;
and delays, extensions and technical uncertainties affecting
segment contracts. Factors that might affect the company as a whole
include those listed plus: accounting changes; changes in senior
management; the current global credit squeeze and its effects on
liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the economy; successful or
unsuccessful acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures;
integration of recently acquired businesses; regulatory action or
laws including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety,
including in respect of chemicals or substances used in raw
materials or in the manufacturing process; governmental
investigations; technological developments and innovations;
goodwill impairment; antitrust, patent and other litigation;
strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return projected and earned
on assets of the company's defined benefit retirement plans;
pension changes; reduced cash flow; interest rates affecting our
debt; and changes to unaudited results due to statutory audits or
other effects. 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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