8-K

                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 18, 2001
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                              Alltrista Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                         0-21052                     35-1828377
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(State or other                  (Commission                 (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                  File Number)                Identification No.)
incorporation)

           555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite B302, Rye, New York 10580
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (914) 967 9426
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 5875 Castle Creek Parkway, North Drive, Suite 440, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 5. Other Events.

     On December 18, 2001, at a special meeting of stockholders, the
Registrant's stockholders approved the following proposals: (i) to reincorporate
the Registrant in the State of Delaware (the "Reincorporation"); (ii) to
increase the number of the Registrant's shares of common stock authorized for
issuance; (iii) to include a provision in the certificate of incorporation of
the Registrant following the Reincorporation eliminating liability for directors
other than as required under Delaware law; (iv) to amend and restate the
Registrant's 1998 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of
shares of common stock that may be issued thereunder by 350,000 shares and to
eliminate the annual automatic share increase currently provided for in said
plan; and (v) to adopt the Registrant's 2001 Stock Option Plan.

     A copy of the Registrant's press release announcing the stockholders'
approval of the above proposals is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits:

         The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

         99.1  Press Release of the Registrant, dated December 24, 2001.






                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        ALLTRISTA CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken
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                                            Ian G.H. Ashken
                                            Vice President, Secretary and
                                            Treasurer

Dated: January 9, 2002






                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Press Release of the Registrant, dated December 24, 2001.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
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                           Alltrista Corporation News
           555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, SUITE B302, RYE, NEW YORK 10580

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     Alltrista Corporation Stockholders Approve Proposals at Special Meeting
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RYE, New York, -- December 24, 2001 - Alltrista Corporation (NYSE:ALC) announced
that, at a special meeting for stockholders held on December 18, 2001, the
Corporation's stockholders approved all five proposals. The proposals were (i)
to reincorporate the Corporation in the State of Delaware, (ii) to increase the
number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance, (iii) to include a
provision in the certificate of incorporation of the new Delaware Corporation
eliminating liability for directors other than as required under Delaware law,
(iv) to amend the Corporation's 1998 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, and (v) to
adopt the Corporation's 2001 Stock Option Plan. Following the approval of the
stockholders to reincorporate, Alltrista began trading as a Delaware Corporation
on December 20, 2001.

     Martin E. Franklin, Alltrista's chairman and chief executive officer said,
"We are pleased that the shareholders supported the continuing reorganization of
the Company into a platform from which we can start to grow in 2002."

     Alltrista Corporation operates two distinct business segments, Consumer
Products and Materials Based. Consumer Products is a leading marketer of home
food preservation products and is the leading provider of home canning products
in North America under the Ball(R), Kerr(R) and Bernardin(R) brands. The
Materials Based group consists of manufacturing operations in Injection Molding
plastics and Thermoforming plastics and is the country's largest producer of
zinc strip and fabricated products, including coin blanks for U.S. and foreign
mints. Please visit the Company's web site at www.alltrista.com for further
information.

Note: This news release contains" forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the federal securities laws and is intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor
from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements regarding the outlook for Alltrista's markets and the
demand for its products. These projections and statements are based on
management's estimates and assumptions with respect to future events and
financial performance and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently
uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected as a result of certain factors. A discussion of factors that






could cause results to vary are included in the Company's periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and its Form 10-Q for the three months ended
September 30, 2001.