Plan and Plan Restatement Effective Date. The effective date of this Plan was November 22, 1961. The effective date of this amended and restated Plan is January 1, 2015 (except for those provisions of the Plan which have an alternative effective date). Except to the extent otherwise specifically provided herein, the provisions of the amended and restated Plan as set forth herein shall apply to a Participant who is employed by the Employer on or after January 1, 2015. The rights and benefits of any Participant whose employment with the Employer terminated prior to January 1, 2015, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as in effect from time to time prior to January 1, 2015, provided, however, that if the Account balance of any such Participant has not been completely distributed before January 1, 2015, then such Account balance shall be invested, accounted for and distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as set forth in this document except as otherwise required by applicable law or as otherwise specifically provided herein.

Effective Date; Amendment and Restatement. This Plan became effective, and Awards could be granted under this Plan, on and after April 5, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the date on which the Company’s shareholders approved this Plan at the annual shareholders meeting. This Plan is being amended and restated effective as of May 8, 2020, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting. This Plan will terminate as provided in Section 17.

Restatement Effective Date Conditions. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement shall become effective at such time (the “Restatement Effective Date”) when all of the conditions set forth in this Section 6.1 have been satisfied or waived by the Lenders, and thereafter this Credit Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns:

Restatement Effective Date Conditions. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement shall become effective at such time (the “Restatement Effective Date”) when all of the conditions set forth in this Section 6.1 have been satisfied or waived by the Lenders, and thereafter this Credit Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns:

Amendment Effective Date. The Amendment Effective Date is the date specified in the Adoption Agreement as of which the Plan is amended and restated. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein or in the Adoption Agreement, the Plan shall apply to amounts deferred and benefit payments made on or after the Amendment Effective Date.

Effective Date; Amendment. The Plan is effective as of April 11, 2019. The Committee may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part.

Amendment Effective Date. This Amendment shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

Effective Date; Amendment and Restatement. This Plan became effective, and Awards could be granted under this Plan, on and after April 5, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the date on which the Company’s shareholders approved this Plan at the annual shareholders meeting. This Plan was amended and restated effective as of May 8, 2020, and is again being amended and restated effective as of April 8, 2021, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting. This Plan will terminate as provided in Section 17.

Amendment and Effective Date. WestRock adopted the WestRock Company Executive Severance Plan (the "Plan") as of April 5, 2019 and effective as of February 1, 2019 (the "Effective Date"). WestRock desires to amend the Plan as set forth herein (the "Amendment"). All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the definition set forth in the Plan.

Effective Date; Amendment and Restatement. This Plan became effective, and Awards could be granted under this Plan, on and after April 5, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the date on which the Company’s shareholders approved this Plan at the annual shareholders meeting. This Plan was amended and restated effective as of May 8, 2020, and is again being amended and restated effective as of April 8, 2021, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting. This Plan will terminate as provided in Section 17.