Executive Change

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 ​ March 10, 2023 (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) ​ 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): ​ ​ ​ ☐ 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)) ​ 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). ​ Emerging growth company ☐ ​ ​ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ ​ 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 March 10, 2023 ​ Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. ​ Departure of Director. ​ On March 10, 2023, the Company announced that John A. Hayes, Chairman of the Board since 2013, will not be seeking reelection to the board when his current term ends on April 26, 2023. The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Hayes for his service. ​ Appointment of Director. ​ The Company concurrently announced the appointment of Daniel W. Fisher as Chairman of the Board of Ball Corporation, effective April 26, 2023. ​ Mr. Fisher has been president of Ball Corporation since January 2021 and CEO since April 2022. He has 13 years of executive leadership experience at Ball in a variety of positions, including senior vice president and chief operating officer of the global beverage packaging business from 2016 to 2021, and president of the North and Central America beverage packaging business during the Corporation’s acquisition of Rexam PLC in 2016, after ever-increasing roles of responsibility within the North and Central America beverage packaging business. When he was named president of Ball Corporation in 2021, he also assumed responsibility for Ball’s aerospace, aluminum aerosol and aluminum cups businesses. ​ Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits ​ Exhibits. ​ The following are furnished as exhibits to this report: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Exhibit 99.1 Ball Corporation Press Release dated March 10, 2023 ​ Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) ​ Ball Corporation Form 8-K March 10, 2023 ​ ​ ​ EXHIBIT INDEX ​ ​ ​ ​ Description ​ Exhibit ​ ​ ​ Ball Corporation Press Release dated March 10, 2023 ​ 99.1 ​ ​ ​ ​ 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/ Charles E. Baker ​ ​ Charles E. Baker ​ ​ Title: Vice President and General Counsel ​ ​ ​ ​ Date: March 10, 2023 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​