Board Declares Quarterly Dividend; Increases Share Repurchase Authorization and Elects New Officer

WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation's (NYSE: BALL) board of directors (the "Board") today declared a cash dividend of 20 cents per share, payable June 17, 2024, to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2024. In addition, the board also approved the repurchase by the company of up to a total of 40 million shares of its common stock. The repurchase authorization replaces all previous authorizations.

"Today's increased share repurchase authorization will enable our ongoing multi-year return of capital to shareholders," said Howard Yu, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The Board also elected Mandy Glew to serve as senior vice president and president, EMEA of the corporation. In March, Ms. Glew was promoted to the role of president, EMEA succeeding Carey Causey, Ball's chief growth officer. Mandy joined Ball in 2020, and previously held the role of vice president, commercial Ball EMEA. Ms. Glew started her career in manufacturing and logistics after which she moved into marketing, commercial and management roles at Proctor & Gamble. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Hull and studied managerial finance at the London School of Economics and Politics.

Ball Corporation will announce its first quarter 2024 earnings on Friday, April 26^th, 2024, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. At 9 a.m. Mountain time on that day (11 a.m. Eastern time), Ball will hold its regular quarterly conference call on the company's results and performance.

Please use the following URL to join via webcast.

https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=aiuPuLZY

To participate in the live call Q&A session, North American callers should use the following number, 877-497-9071. International callers should use the following number, +1 201-689-8727.

For those unable to listen to the live call, a taped replay and transcript of the event will be available within 48 hours on Ball's website at www.ball.com/investors under "Events and Presentations".

About Ball Corporation

Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers. Ball Corporation employs 16,000 people worldwide (excluding divested aerospace staff) and reported 2023 net sales of $14.03 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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