UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2019

WestRock Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	001-38736	37-1880617
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)

1000 Abernathy Road, Atlanta, GA	30328
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(770) 448-2193

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders

WestRock Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on February 1, 2019, at which the Company submitted the following matters to a vote of its stockholders:

Votes cast for, against or withheld regarding 13 individuals nominated for election to serve on the Company’s board of directors for a term expiring in 2020 were as follows:

	For		Against		Withheld		Broker Non-Vote
Colleen F. Arnold		202,873,130		303,918		100,847		26,552,244
Timothy J. Bernlohr		195,154,569		8,014,120		109,206		26,552,244
J. Powell Brown		202,463,863		710,053		103,979		26,552,244
Michael E. Campbell		201,904,769		1,266,787		106,339		26,552,244
Terrell K. Crews		202,641,613		528,991		107,291		26,552,244
Russell M. Currey		201,089,363		2,080,539		107,993		26,552,244
John A. Luke, Jr		200,865,690		2,315,050		97,155		26,552,244
Gracia C. Martore		202,014,122		1,167,051		96,722		26,552,244
James E. Nevels		202,543,462		627,179		107,254		26,552,244
Timothy H. Powers		202,054,002		1,114,431		109,462		26,552,244
Steven C. Voorhees		202,869,553		308,938		99,404		26,552,244
Bettina M. Whyte		202,354,366		819,915		103,614		26,552,244
Alan D. Wilson		202,520,981		646,014		110,900		26,552,244

Votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes regarding each of the matters noted below, were as follows:

	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
Approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WRKCo Inc.		202,546,305		594,806		136,784		26,552,244
Advisory vote on executive compensation		190,472,530		12,578,418		226,947		26,552,244
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company		222,468,625		7,048,811		312,703		n/a

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: February 5, 2019	By:	/s/ Robert B. McIntosh
		Robert B. McIntosh
		Executive Vice-President, General Counsel
		And Secretary