WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events.
On August 21, 2017, WestRock Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% senior notes due 2024 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.375% senior notes due 2027 (the “Notes”). The offering is expected to close on August 24, 2017, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The Notes will be offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers to Rule 144Aunder the Securities Act, and outside the United States to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the Notes is hereby incorporated by reference and attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release, dated August 21, 2017
WestRock Co ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm PRESS RELEASE EdgarFilingEXHIBIT 99.1WestRock Prices $1.0 Billion of Senior Notes NORCROSS,…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.
