UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 714, 2025

(Date of earliest event reported)

	BALL CORPORATION
	(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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

9200 W. 108th 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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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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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:	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, without par value	BALL	NYSE

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 7 14, 2025, Ball Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), ~~entered~~completed ~~into~~its anpreviously ~~underwriting~~announced ~~agreement~~underwritten ~~(the~~public offering of ~~“Underwriting~~$750 ~~Agreement”)~~million ~~among~~aggregate ~~the~~principal ~~Company,~~amount ~~the~~of ~~subsidiary~~5.500% ~~guarantors~~Senior ~~party~~Notes ~~thereto~~due 2033 (the “~~Guarantors~~Notes”) ~~and BofA Securities, Inc~~., asThe ~~representative~~Notes ofwere ~~the~~issued ~~several~~under ~~underwriters~~an ~~named~~Indenture, dated ~~therein~~November 27, 2015 (the “~~Underwriters~~Base Indenture”), inbetween ~~connection with~~ the Company’s ~~previously~~and ~~announced~~Deutsche ~~underwritten~~Bank ~~public~~Trust ~~offering~~Company Americas, as trustee (the “~~Offering~~Trustee”), ofas ~~$750~~supplemented ~~million~~by ~~aggregate principal~~an ~~amount~~Eighteenth ofSupplemental ~~5.500%~~Indenture, ~~Senior~~dated ~~Notes~~August 14, ~~due~~2025, ~~2033~~among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “~~Notes~~Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The ~~Offering~~Indenture and the form of the Notes, which is ~~expected~~attached as an exhibit to ~~close~~the onEighteenth ~~August~~Supplemental Indenture, 14provide, ~~2025~~among other things, ~~subject~~ tothat ~~customary~~the ~~closing~~Notes ~~conditions~~are ~~and~~the ~~other~~senior ~~factors~~unsecured obligations of the Company.

~~The~~Interest ~~Notes~~on ~~were~~the ~~offered~~Notes ~~pursuant~~is topayable asemiannually ~~prospectus,~~on ~~dated~~the ~~May~~Notes 7,on ~~2025,~~January 1 ~~forming~~and aJuly 1 ~~part~~ of ~~the~~each ~~Company’s~~year ~~shelf~~beginning ~~registration statement~~ on ~~Form~~January 1, ~~S-3 (Registration No~~2026. ~~333-287034), and~~The aNotes ~~prospectus~~will ~~supplement,~~mature on ~~dated August 7~~September 15, ~~2025~~2033.

The ~~Underwriting~~Company ~~Agreement~~may redeem the ~~includes~~Notes ~~customary~~at ~~representations~~any time in whole, ~~warranties~~or from time to time in part, ~~covenants~~prior ~~and~~to ~~closing~~June 15, ~~conditions.~~2033, Itat ~~also~~its ~~provides~~option ~~for~~at ~~customary~~a ~~indemnification~~price byequal ~~each~~to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, plus a “make-whole” premium, as described in the Indenture. The Company, may also redeem the ~~Guarantors~~Notes ~~and~~at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or after June 15, 2033, at its option at a price equal to 100% of the ~~Underwriters~~principal ~~against~~amount ~~certain~~plus ~~liabilities~~accrued and ~~customary~~unpaid ~~contribution~~interest ~~provisions~~to, inbut ~~respect~~excluding, the date of ~~those liabilities~~redemption.

The Company’s ~~intends~~payment obligations tounder ~~use~~ the ~~net~~Notes ~~proceeds~~are ~~from~~fully ~~the~~and ~~Offering~~unconditionally ~~for~~guaranteed ~~general~~on ~~corporate~~an ~~purposes,~~unsecured ~~which~~senior ~~may~~basis ~~include~~by ~~the~~substantially ~~refinancing~~all ~~or repayment~~ of ~~debt. Prior to the application of such proceeds, the Company intends to repay outstanding borrowings under~~ its ~~U.S. dollar~~domestic ~~and~~subsidiaries ~~multi-currency~~that ~~revolving~~guarantee ~~credit facilities, without a reduction in commitment, using a portion of~~ the ~~net~~Company’s ~~proceeds~~existing ~~from the Offering, together with cash on hand~~indebtedness. The ~~exact~~Notes ~~allocation~~are ofnot ~~such~~guaranteed ~~proceeds~~by ~~and~~any ~~the timing thereof is at the discretion~~ of the Company’s ~~management~~foreign subsidiaries.

ASubject ~~copy~~to ofcertain limitations, in the ~~Underwriting Agreement~~event isof ~~attached~~a ~~hereto~~change asof ~~Exhibit~~control ~~1.1~~repurchase toevent, ~~this~~the ~~Current~~Company ~~Report~~will onbe ~~Form~~required ~~8-K~~to ~~and~~make isan ~~incorporated~~offer byto ~~reference~~purchase ~~herein.~~the ~~The~~Notes ~~above~~at a price equal ~~description~~to 101% of the ~~material~~principal ~~terms~~amount of the ~~Underwriting~~Notes, ~~Agreement~~plus ~~does~~accrued ~~not~~and ~~purport~~unpaid interest to, bebut ~~complete~~excluding, the date of repurchase. The Indenture also contains certain limitations on the Company’s ability to incur liens and isenter ~~qualified~~into insale ~~its~~lease-back ~~entirety~~transactions, byas ~~reference~~well as tocustomary ~~such~~events ~~Exhibit~~of default.

~~Item~~A 9copy of the Base Indenture is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.011 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and a copy of the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 ~~Financial~~to ~~Statements~~this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The above description of the material terms of the Base Indenture, the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibits.

~~(d)~~Item ~~Exhibits~~2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated August 7, 2025, among Ball Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and BofA Securities, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein
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The information set forth in Item 1.01 above with respect to the Notes and the Indenture is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03, insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation.

2Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~SIGNATURE~~(d) Exhibits.

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.

Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Indenture, dated as of November 27, 2015, between Ball Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Ball Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, dated November 27, 2015)
4.2		Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 14, 2025, among Ball Corporation, the guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee
4.3		Form of Ball Corporation’s 5.500% Senior Notes due 2033 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
5.1		Opinion of Todd A. Mikesell
5.2		Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
23.1		Consent of Todd A. Mikesell (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2		Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
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~~BALL CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Hannah Lim-Johnson Name: Hannah Lim-Johnson Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary~~2

~~Date: August 8, 2025~~SIGNATURE

3Pursuant 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
	Name:	Hannah Lim-Johnson
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Date: August 14, 2025

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