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0001512259
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000009389
BALL CORPORATION
001-07349
9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE
WESTMINSTER
CO
80021
3034695511
PEDRO HENRIQUE MARIANI BITTENCOURT
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5000
349485.50
310377752
05/17/2024
NYSE
Common
09/15/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
900
09/15/2023
Services Rendered
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
1071
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Services Rendered
Common
06/15/2023
Dividend Reinvestment
Dividend Reinvestment
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06/15/2023
Dividend Reinvestment
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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Services Rendered
Y
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