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0001787930
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000009389
BALL CORPORATION
001-07349
9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE
WESTMINSTER
CO
80021
3034695511
HOWARD H YU
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
12802
698588.50
277417504
06/11/2025
NYSE
Common
12/16/2024
Dividend Reinvestment
Dividend Reinvestment
N
43
12/16/2024
Services Rendered
Common
03/18/2025
Dividend Reinvestment
Dividend Reinvestment
N
49
03/18/2025
Services Rendered
Common
10/13/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
12710
10/13/2024
Services Rendered
Y
06/11/2025
/s/ Howard Yu