| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/02/2018 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WestRock Co [ WRK ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 0(1)(2) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On November 2, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 28, 2018, by and among WRKCo Inc. (formerly known as WestRock Company), KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation ("KapStone"), Whiskey Holdco, Inc. (which has been renamed WestRock Company and is referred to herein as "WestRock"), Whiskey Merger Sub, Inc. and Kola Merger Sub Inc.: (i) Whiskey Merger Sub, Inc. merged with and into WRKCo Inc., with WRKCo Inc. surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of WestRock and (ii) Kola Merger Sub, Inc. merged with and into KapStone with KapStone surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of WestRock (such mergers, together, the "Mergers"). This report reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person at the time of the consummation of the Mergers and does not include the securities of WestRock acquired by the reporting person upon the consummation of the Mergers. |
| 2. The reporting person will file a Form 4 reflecting his acquisition of WestRock securities in connection with the consummation of the Mergers. |
| Remarks: |
| Robert B. McIntosh (Attorney-in-fact pursuant to power of attorney previously filed with SEC) | 11/06/2018 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
