8-K
filed April 27, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker BALL
CIK 0000009389
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Ball Corp reduces board size to 11, Class II seats to 3; annual meeting votes ratified auditor and say-on-pay
BALL Corp
- Board decreased from 12 to 11 directors, Class II reduced from 4 to 3 (effective April 26, 2023).
- Shareholders re-elected directors Ross, Sapp, and Taylor II with >248M votes each.
- Ratified PwC as 2023 auditor: 264.6M for, 15.4M against, 0.2M abstain.
- Say-on-pay approved (241.3M for, 21.8M against); 1-year frequency chosen (261.5M votes).
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.9
BALL Corp: Decreased number of directors from twelve to eleven by reducing Class II director positions to three (effective 2023-04-26).
- Change
- bylaw amendment
- Effective
- 2023-04-26
Exact text from the filing
On April 26, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the Bylaws to decrease the number of directors from twelve to eleven, by decreasing to three the number of director positions in Class II.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
BALL Corp shareholders approved Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of future non-binding, advisory shareholder votes to approve the compensation of the named executive officers. at the 2023-04-26 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-26
Exact text from the filing
4. Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of future non-binding, advisory shareholder votes to approve the compensation of the named executive officers. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 261,456,008 159,326 2,131,001 448,005
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
BALL Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-26 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-26
Exact text from the filing
Following are the results of the matters voted on by shareholders at the Annual Meeting: 1. Election of Directors. Director For Against Abstain Cathy D. Ross 259,252,916 1,862,450 3,078,974 Betty J. Sapp 259,705,788 1,796,327 2,692,225 Stuart A. Taylor II 248,754,595 3,306,189 12,133,556
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
BALL Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for the Company for 2023. at the 2023-04-26 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-26
Exact text from the filing
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for the Company for 2023. For Against Abstain 264,552,219 15,375,924 225,585
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
BALL Corp shareholders approved Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2023 Proxy Statement. at the 2023-04-26 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-26
Exact text from the filing
3. Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2023 Proxy Statement. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 241,281,355 21,841,462 1,071,523 15,959,388
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