UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2017
WestRock Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-37484 | 47-3335141 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| of Incorporation) |
| 501 South 5th Street, Richmond, VA | 23219 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(804) 444-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This current report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends the current report on Form 8-K filed by WestRock Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The Original Form 8-K reported the final voting results of WestRock’s annual meeting of stockholders held on January 27, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose WestRock’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct future stockholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of its named executive officers (“say on pay”). No other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(d)
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders cast over a majority of votes in favor of holding future say on pay votes on an annual basis. WestRock’s board of directors had recommended a vote for annual frequency of say on pay votes. In light of the stockholder vote, WestRock’s board of directors has determined that WestRock will hold future say on pay votes on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of say on pay votes occurs. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of say on pay votes is required to occur no later than WestRock’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WESTROCK COMPANY | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: April 24, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert B. McIntosh | |
| Robert B. McIntosh | |||
| Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||