SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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^*

BERNLOHR TIMOTHY J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4 ALDAN'S WAY

(Street)

NEWTOWN

18940

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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)
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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)

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
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