BALL Corp|4Feb 6, 4:50 PM ET

Carey Nate C 4

4 · BALL Corp · Filed Feb 6, 2026

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Updated Feb 6, 2026

BALL Corp (BALL) VP Nate C. Carey Exercises Options, Sells Shares

What Happened

Nate C. Carey, Vice President & Controller of Ball Corporation (BALL), exercised stock options and sold shares on Feb 5, 2026. The filing reports exercises of 1,734 and 7,607 option-derived shares (9,341 total) at $0 reported exercise price, 6,676 shares were surrendered to cover tax withholding (worth $441,884), and 10,718 shares were sold in the open market at a weighted average price of $66.45 for proceeds of $712,165.
These transactions are sales (routine disposition following option exercises) rather than purchases.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-02-05; Form 4 filed 2026-02-06 (timely).
Reported option exercises: 1,734 and 7,607 shares (derivative code M), total 9,341 shares.
Tax withholding: 6,676 shares surrendered (code F) at $66.19 per share = $441,884 (footnote F1: shares surrendered to pay tax liability from exercise).
Open market sale: 10,718 shares (code S) at weighted average $66.45 = $712,165. Footnote F2: trade prices ranged $66.2750–$66.6850; weighted average reported.
Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the filing.

Context

This is a common cashless exercise pattern: options were exercised and some shares were surrendered to cover tax withholding, with remaining shares (and/or previously held shares) sold on the open market. Such transactions are routine for option holders and do not by themselves indicate a change in company outlook.
The filer offers to provide a breakdown of the individual sale prices within the reported range upon request (per footnote).

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-05

Vice President & Controller

Transactions

Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-05+1,734→ 17,052 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-05+7,607→ 24,659 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]
2026-02-05$66.19/sh−6,676$441,884→ 17,983 total
Sale
Common Stock
[F2]
2026-02-05$66.45/sh−10,718$712,165→ 7,265 total
Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2026-02-05−1,734→ 0 total
Exercise: $37.59From: 2018-04-26Exp: 2027-04-26→ Common Stock (1,734 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2026-02-05−7,607→ 0 total
Exercise: $38.84From: 2019-01-24Exp: 2028-01-24→ Common Stock (7,607 underlying)

Footnotes (2)

[F1]Shares deemed surrendered in payment of tax liability resulting from the exercise of stock options, previously granted under the Ball Corporation Stock and Cash Incentive plan.
[F2]This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $66.2750 to $66.6850. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein.

Signature

/s/ Derek Redmond, attorney-in-fact to Mr. Carey|2026-02-06

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