** British drinks can maker Rexam jumps 6.4 pct, aftersaying U.S. rival Ball Corp offered to buy the companyin a cash-and-stock deal valued at about 4.43 bln pounds ($6.85bln)
** Stock up 23 pct YTD, easily one of the most activelytraded stock on FTSE 250
** Rexam said its shareholders will get 407 pence in cashand 0.04568 new Ball share for each Rexam share held, amountingto 628 pence per share.
** The offer was at a 17 pct premium to Rexam's Wednesdayclose. Ball's shares closed at $77.16 on Wednesday. (RM: aastha.agnihotri.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)
