BALL: Leadership change · Company disclosure

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On September 8, 2026, the Board of Directors of Ball Corporation elected Darlene Nicosia and Sherry Buck to serve as directors of the Company beginning on September 21, 2026. Nicosia is expected to be appointed to serve on the Finance and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees and Buck is expected to be appointed to serve on the Finance and Audit Committees. Nicosia is the Chief Executive Officer of Maker’s Pride, a position she has held since 2022. Prior to Maker’s Pride, Nicosia held various leadership positions at the Coca-Cola Company from 1993 to 2022, including her roles as President, Canada from 2019 to 2021 and President, Canada and Northeast United Stated from 2021 to 2022. Nicosia also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Foot Locker, Inc. from 2020 to 2025. Buck was the Chief Financial Officer of W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. from 2021 until her retirement in December 2025. Prior to W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., she was the Chief Financial Officer of the Waters Corporation from 2017 to 2021; Chief Financial Officer of Libbey, Inc. from 2012 to 2017; and Chief Financial Officer of the Whirlpool Corporation from 2010 to 2012. Ms. Buck has also served on the Board of Directors of Lennox International, Inc. since 2019. There are no arrangements or understandings between any person and either Nicosia or Buck pursuant to which either of them was elected to the Board of Directors. There is no family relationship between any member of the Board of Directors or any executive officer of the Company and either of Nicosia or Buck, and there are no transactions between the Company and Nicosia or Buck th