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  9200 West 108th Circle
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  CO
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  303-469-3131
  Participayoes lndustriais do Nordeste S.A.
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  Common Stock
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue - 6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  250000
  12407500
  298430000
  02/14/2025
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  12/21/2015
  Share exchange; shares of Ball Corp. common stock issued as consideration for 20,553,128 common shares of Latapack, S.A., a Brazilian corporation
  Ball International Holdings B.V.
  N
  5729662
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  02/14/2025
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