BALL CORPORATION_April 29, 2026

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

April 29, 2026

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, P.O. Box 5000, 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 April 29, 2026

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 29, 2026, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”). Following are the results of the matters voted on by shareholders at the Annual Meeting:


1.	Election of Directors.

	Director	For	Against			Abstain		Broker Non-Votes

	John A. Bryant	205,731,107	8,778,677			158,538		13,922,962
	Aaron M. Erter	202,624,799	11,882,070			161,453		13,922,962
	Ronald J. Lewis	214,216,910	293,188			158,224		13,922,962
	Cynthia A. Niekamp	211,677,288	2,832,872			158,162		13,922,962
	Johnn E. Panichella	214,013,908	493,686			160,728		13,922,962
	Todd A. Penegor	129,415,300	85,074,169			178,853		13,922,962
	Cathy D. Ross	208,106,380	6,255,279			306,663		13,922,962
	Betty J. Sapp	211,733,737	2,770,292			164,293		13,922,962
	Stuart A. Taylor II	199,731,634	14,765,442			171,246		13,922,962


2.	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for the Company for 2026.

	For	Against			Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	213,339,235	15,036,583			215,466		13,922,962

3.	Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement.

	For	Against			Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	200,367,284	13,845,238		455,800			13,922,962

4.	Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Stock and Cash Incentive Plan.

	For	Against			Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	203,577,334	10,765,613		325,375			13,922,962

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits.

The following are furnished as exhibits to this report:


	Exhibit 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
	(Registrant)


	By:	/s/ Hannah Lim-Johnson
		Hannah Lim-Johnson
		Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Date: April 29, 2026