Hayes John A Form 4 BALL / JOHN A HAYES ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HAYES JOHN A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

BALL CORPORATION

10 LONGS PEAK DR.

(Street)

BROOMFIELD CO 80021-2510

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BALL Corp [ BLL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & C.E.O..

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/01/2017		M(1)		7,545	A	$25.055	211,140.297	D
Common Stock	05/01/2017		F(2)		4,828	D	$76.92	206,312.297	D
Common Stock								4,532.111	I	401(k) Plan(3)
Common Stock								80,672	I	JAH Irrevocable Trust(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights (sars)	$25.055	05/01/2017		M(5)			7,545	04/23/2009	04/23/2018	Common Stock	7,545	$0	60,365	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common stock acquired upon the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS)

2. Shares utilized to pay for the cost of the SARs and the tax obligation resulting from the exercise of the SARs.

3. Total number of 401(k) Plan shares acquired through periodic dividend reinvestment, participant's contributions and employer matching contributions.

4. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

5. Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS) pursuant to reporting person's February 10, 2017, 10b5-1 Plan.

	/s/ Janice L. Rodriguez, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Hayes	05/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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