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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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August 17, 2023

(Date of earliest event reported)

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BALL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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​	Indiana	​	001-07349	​	35-0160610	​
​	(State of	​	(Commission	​	(IRS Employer	​
​	Incorporation)	​	File No.)	​	Identification No.)	​

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9200 W. 108^th Circle, P.O. Box 5000, Westminster, CO 80021-2510

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP Code)

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(303) 469-3131

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par value	BALL	NYSE

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Ball Corporation

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated August 17, 2023

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

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On August 17, 2023, Ball Corporation (“Ball”) issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a definitive agreement with BAE Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), pursuant to which Purchaser will acquire Ball’s aerospace business segment (the "Business") by acquiring all of the outstanding equity interests in the entities that own and operate the Business. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. The information furnished in this report shall neither be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

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Exhibits.

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The following are furnished as exhibits to this report:

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​	Exhibit 99.1	Ball Corporation Press Release dated August 17, 2023
​	Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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Ball Corporation

Form 8-K

August 3, 2023

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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description	​	Exhibit
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Ball Corporation Press Release dated August 17, 2023	​	99.1
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SIGNATURE

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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.

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​	BALL CORPORATION
​	(Registrant)
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​	By:	/s/ Charles E. Baker
​	​	Charles E. Baker
​	​	Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Date: August 17, 2023

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