June 4, 2024 - 8-K: Current report filing

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 3, 2024

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

BALL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


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

9200 W. 108^th Circle, Westminster, CO 80021-2510

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP Code)

(303) 469-3131

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

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

Ball Corporation

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated June 3, 2024


Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Director

On June 3, 2024, the Ball Corporation Board of Directors formally elected Aaron Erter as a Class I director of the Company. Mr. Erter is the current CEO of James Hardie Industries plc. Mr. Erter previously served in key leadership roles at Plz Corp, The Sherwin-Williams Company and The Valspar Corporation.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 5.03	Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 3, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the Bylaws to increase the Board of Directors from eleven to twelve, by increasing to five the number of director positions in Class I. Exhibit 3(ii) attached hereto provides the text of the amendment.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.	Description
3.ii	Article 3, Section A of the Amended Bylaws
99.1	Press release dated June 3, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	BALL CORPORATION



Date: June 3, 2024	By:	/s/ Hannah Lim-Johnson
		Name:	Hannah Lim-Johnson
		Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Form: 8-K

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