8-K

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 28, 2021

(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	BLL	NYSE

Ball Corporation

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated April 29, 2021

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

On April 28, 2021, 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.

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	1.	Election of Directors.
			Director		For		Withheld
			John A. Bryant		187,569,215		90,644,248
			Michael J. Cave		211,313,161		66,900,302
			Daniel W. Fisher		266,258,114		11,955,349
			Pedro H. Mariani		211,966,085		66,247,378
	2.	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for the Company for 2021.
			For		Against		Abstain
			279,888,405		14,858,080		261,622
	3.	Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2021 Proxy Statement.
		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
		257,727,313		19,366,625		1,119,525		16,794,644

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 28, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 15 cents per share, payable June 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2021. The cash dividend authorization is described in the press release dated April 28, 2021, and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following are furnished as exhibits to this report:

Exhibit 99.1	Ball Corporation Press Release dated April 28, 2021
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/ Charles E. Baker
	Name: Charles E. Baker
	Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: April 29, 2021

Ball Corporation

Form 8-K

April 29, 2021

EXHIBIT INDEX
Description	Exhibit
Ball Corporation Press Release dated April 28, 2021	99.1

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

	www.ball.com	Ann T. Scott (303) 460-3537, ascott@ball.com Renee Robinson (303) 460-2476, rarobins@ball.com
	News Release For Immediate Release www.ball.com	Investor Contact: Ann T. Scott (303) 460-3537, ascott@ball.com Media Contact: Bradford Walton (415) 254-7168, bradford.walton@ball.com

Ball Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Westminster, Colo. April 28, 2021 — Ball Corporation’s (NYSE: BLL) board of directors today declared a cash dividend of 15 cents per share, payable June 15, 2021 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2021.

Ball will announce its first quarter 2021 earnings on Thursday, May 6th 2021. Conference call details are below.

Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 21,500 people worldwide and reported 2020 net sales of $11.8 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebookor Twitter.

Conference Call Details

The North American toll-free number for the call is 800-920-5564. International callers should dial +1 212-231- 2909. Please use the following URL for a webcast of the live call:

https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/569qbar7

For those unable to listen to the live call, a taped replay will be available from 11 a.m. Mountain time on May 6, 2021, until 11 a.m. Mountain time on May 13, 2021. To access the replay, call 800-633-8284 (North American callers) or +1 402-977-9140 (international callers) and use reservation number 21993264. A written transcript of the call will be posted within 48 hours of the call’s conclusion to Ball’s website at www.ball.com/investors under “news and presentations.”

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking" statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," and similar expressions typically identify forward-looking statements, which are generally any statements other than statements of historical fact. Such statements are based on current expectations or views of the future and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied. You should therefore not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements and any such statements should be read in conjunction with, and qualified in their entirety by, the cautionary statements referenced below. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Key factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be different are summarized in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99 in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at www.sec.gov. Additional factors that might affect: a) our packaging segments include product capacity, supply, and demand constraints and fluctuations and changes in consumption patterns; availability/cost of raw materials, equipment, and logistics; competitive packaging, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; footprint adjustments and other manufacturing changes, including the startup of new facilities and lines; failure to achieve synergies, productivity improvements or cost reductions; unfavorable mandatory deposit or

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packaging laws; customer and supplier consolidation; power and supply chain interruptions; changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; political instability and sanctions; currency controls; changes in foreign exchange or tax rates; and tariffs, trade actions, or other governmental actions, including business restrictions and shelter-in-place orders in any country or jurisdiction affecting goods produced by us or in our supply chain, including imported raw materials; b) our aerospace segment include funding, authorization, availability and returns of government and commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical uncertainties affecting segment contracts; c) the Company as a whole include those listed above plus: the extent to which sustainability-related opportunities arise and can be capitalized upon; changes in senior management, succession, and the ability to attract and retain skilled labor; regulatory action or issues including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and other actions or public concerns affecting products filled in our containers, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process; technological developments and innovations; the ability to manage cyber threats; litigation; strikes; disease; pandemic; labor cost changes; rates of return on assets of the Company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties surrounding geopolitical events and governmental policies both in the U.S. and in other countries, including policies, orders, and actions related to COVID-19; reduced cash flow; interest rates affecting our debt; and successful or unsuccessful joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures, and their effects on our operating results and business generally.

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