BALL EGGLESTON, PC

distributions (“RMDs”), special distribution provisions (related to emergency and domestic abuse victims), Roth accounts, surviving spouse treatment, Roth catch-up contributions, matching contributions for student loan repayments, mandatory distribution limits for terminated employee account balances, employer-offered emergency savings accounts and plan corrections for elective deferrals. All of the required provisions have been implemented as of the date the financial statements were available to be issued. ​ Effective January 1, 2024, the Administrative Services Agreement (“ASA”) between the Company and Voya Institutional Plan Services, LLC. was amended to address the collection and handling of float earnings. The float earnings are calculated based on the Plan’s monthly average check b

t to the restrictions noted in the Company Stock paragraph below. The Company contributions of this type were $ 905,971 in 2025 and $ 977,940 in 2024. ​ Vesting ​ Participants are fully vested in their own contributions and related earnings, any Company matching contributions and certain additional Company contributions, including related earnings. Vesting in the NECC is based on completed years of service. A participant becomes 100 percent vested in the NECC after three completed years of service. ​ Forfeitures ​ The forfeitures balance was $ 58,660 and $ 31,521 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Forfeitures, if any, are used to pay plan expenses or reduce employer contributions. During 2025, $ 550,024 was used for employer contributions and $ 0 was used for expenses. During 202

t. Eligibility to participate in the Plan begins with the first day of employment. An eligible employee who does not make an election about his or her participation in the Plan is automatically enrolled 30 days after his or her eligibility date. ​ Employee Contributions ​ The Plan allows eligible participants to contribute a portion of their eligible pay to the Plan on a pre-tax basis and post-tax basis (“Roth”), within limits defined by the Plan. Such limits vary among certain employee classifications. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan Year are eligible to make catch-up contributions, subject to annual Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limitations. In all cases, the maximum contribution for a participant may not exceed the annual maximum limits established under

96 Total additions ​ ​ 354,932,877 ​ ​ 364,073,267 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Deductions: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Distributions to participants and loans deemed distributed ​ ​ 413,884,743 ​ ​ 849,904,874 Administrative expenses ​ ​ 1,195,852 ​ ​ 1,185,480 Total deductions ​ ​ 415,080,595 ​ ​ 851,090,354 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net (decrease) in net assets ​ ​ ( 60,147,718 ) ​ ​ ( 487,017,087 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net assets available for benefits: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Beginning of the year ​ ​ 2,319,532,435 ​ ​ 2,806,549,522 End of the year ​ $ 2,259,384,717 ​ $ 2,319,532,435 ​ See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements ​ ​ 4 ​ Table of Contents BALL CORPORATION 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2025 and 2024 Note 1–Description of the Plan ​ The following is a brief description of the