WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 7, 2018, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into (i) the third amendment (“Amendment No. 3”) to the credit agreement, dated July 1, 2015 (the “2015 Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo, as administrative agent and multicurrency agent, and the lenders under the 2015 Credit Agreement, (ii) the first amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the credit agreement, dated October 31, 2017 (the “2017 Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo, as administrative agent, and the lenders under the 2017 Credit Agreement and (iii) the second amendment (“Amendment No. 2” and, together with Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 1, the “Amendments”) to the credit agreement, dated July 1, 2015 (the “Farm Loan Credit Agreement” and, together with the 2015 Credit Agreement and the 2017 Credit Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreements”), with CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent, and the lenders under the Farm Loan Credit Agreement. The Amendments, among other things, modify each of the Existing Credit Agreements to permit the consummation of the Transactions. Except as changed by the Amendments, all of the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreements remain in full force and effect.
The foregoing summary of the Amendments does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendments, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.01. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 with respect to the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation of the Company.
Item 1.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 10.1 | Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2018, among Whiskey Holdco, Inc., as borrower, WestRock Company and its subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. |
| 10.2 | Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2018, among WestRock Company, WestRock Company of Canada Holdings Corp./Compagnie de Holdings WestRock du Canada Corp., WestRock RKT Company, WestRock MWV, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and the lenders party thereto. |
| 10.3 | Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2018, among WestRock Company, WestRock RKT Company, WestRock MWV, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and the lenders party thereto. |
| 10.4 | Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2018, among WestRock Company, WestRock CP, LLC, WestRock Converting Company, WestRock Virginia Corporation, WestRock RKT Company, WestRock MWV, LLC, CoBank ACB and the voting participants party thereto. |
WestRock Co ExhibitEX-10.1 2 exh_101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit 10.1 EXECUTION VERSION DEAL CUSIP: 96335LAA5 364-DAY TERM LOAN CUSIP: 96335LAB3 THREE-YEAR TERM LOAN CUSIP: 96335LAC1 FIVE-YEAR TERM LOAN CUSIP: 96335LAD9 $3,…To view the full exhibit click here
About WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)
WestRock Company is a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer and corrugated packaging markets. The Company also develops real estate in the Charleston, South Carolina region. The Company’s segments include Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, and Land and Development. The Corrugated Packaging segment consists of its containerboard mill and corrugated packaging operations, as well as its recycling operations. The Consumer Packaging segment consists of consumer mills, folding carton, beverage, merchandising displays, home, health and beauty dispensing, and partition operations. The Land and Development segment is engaged in the development and sale of real estate primarily in Charleston, South Carolina. As of September 30, 2016, the Company owned approximately 61,000 acres of development landholdings primarily in the Charleston, South Carolina region. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboard and high-graphics preprinted linerboard.
