Ball (BALL) 8-K Ball Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results

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

August 4, 2022

(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)

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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	BALL	NYSE

Ball Corporation

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated August 4, 2022

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 4, 2022, Ball Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its second quarter earnings for 2022. The Company’s results and earnings information regarding its second quarter, as well as information regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures, are set forth in the attached press release dated August 4, 2022, and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 2.05Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On August 4, 2022, the Company also announced that it will cease production at its Phoenix, Arizona and St. Paul, Minnesota beverage can manufacturing facilities, with further details to be provided in due course.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits.

The following are furnished as exhibits to this report:

Exhibit 99.1	Ball Corporation Press Release dated August 4, 2022
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Ball Corporation

Form 8-K

August 4, 2022

EXHIBIT INDEX
Description	Exhibit
Ball Corporation Press Release dated August 4, 2022	99.1

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/ Scott C. Morrison
	Name: Scott C. Morrison
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 4, 2022