BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball
Corporation's (NYSE: BLL) board of directors today declared a cash
dividend of 10 cents per share,
payable Sept. 15, 2010, to
shareholders of record on Sept. 1,
2010. Ball will report its second quarter 2010 results on
July 29 before the market opens.
Conference call details are below.
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality 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 2009 sales of more than
$7.3 billion including discontinued
operations. For the latest Ball news and for other company
information, please visit www.ball.com.
Conference Call Details
Ball Corporation will hold its regular quarterly conference call
on the company's results and performance on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at 9 a.m. Mountain Time (11
a.m. Eastern). The North American toll-free number for the
call is 800-732-5617. International callers should dial
212-231-2900. Please use the following URL for a webcast of the
live call:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=115234&eventID=3183780
For those unable to listen to the live call, a taped replay will
be available after the call's conclusion until 11 a.m. Mountain Time (1
p.m. Eastern) on Aug. 5, 2010.
To access the replay, call 800-633-8284 (North American callers) or
402-977-9140 (international callers) and use reservation number
21474804. A written transcript of the call will be posted within 48
hours of the call's conclusion to Ball's Web site at www.ball.com
in the investors section under "presentations."
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
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; 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 or tax rates.
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 recession
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 climate change, or
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.
SOURCE Ball Corporation