BALL CORPORATION (NYSE:BLL) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

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BALL CORPORATION (NYSE:BLL) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
On May 5, 2017, Ball Corporation (the “Company”) filed Articles of Amendment of the Amended Articles of Incorporation with the Indiana Secretary of State in order to effectuate an increase in the number of shares of authorized capital stock from 565,000,000 to 1,115,000,000, to designate 1,100,000,000 of such shares of capital stock as common shares and to effect the previously announced 2-for-1 stock split of the issues and outstanding common shares to be paid as a stock dividend on May 16, 2017, to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2017. The amendments were effective on May 4, 2017. The substantive text of the amendments is attached hereto as Exhibit 3(ii)(a).
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this form:
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 3(ii)(a)
Substantive Text of Articles of Amendment


About BALL CORPORATION (NYSE:BLL)

Ball Corporation (Ball) is a supplier of metal packaging to the beverage, food, personal care and household products industries. The Company’s packaging products are produced for a range of end uses and are manufactured in facilities around the world. The Company operates in four segments: metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia; metal beverage packaging, Europe; metal food and household products packaging, and aerospace and technologies. Its product lines include aluminum and steel beverage containers. The Company also produces steel food, aerosol, paint, general line and decorative specialty containers, as well as extruded aluminum aerosol and beverage containers and aluminum slugs. The Company sells its packaging products to multinational beverage, food, personal care and household products companies. Its aerospace business is engaged in the designing, development and manufacturing of aerospace systems for civil, commercial and national security aerospace markets.

BALL CORPORATION (NYSE:BLL) Recent Trading Information

BALL CORPORATION (NYSE:BLL) closed its last trading session down -0.22 at 80.27 with 3,575,173 shares trading hands.