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. 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.

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

Effective Date of Amendment. This Amendment to the Plan shall become effective upon the date that it is approved by the Board.

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.

In the event of any conflict between the terms set forth in this Fifth Amendment and the terms of the Agreement, the terms in this Fifth Amendment shall supersede and control as to the subject matter. In all other respects, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used in this Fifth Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

Effective Date. The provisions of this Amendment shall be effective as of the day and year first written above.

Effective Date. The provisions of this Amendment shall be effective as of the day and year first written above.

Effective Date. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and shall be given effect in all respects as if it had been executed and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.

Effective Date. This Release shall become effective upon Executive’s execution of the Release (which shall occur no earlier than the Separation Date) and the expiration of the revocation period applicable under Section 3(d) without Executive having given notice of revocation. The “Effective Date” shall be the eighth (8th) day following Executive’s execution of this Release without revocation. Executive understands that Executive will not be given any separation benefits under this Release unless the Effective Date occurs on or before the date that is thirty (30) days following the Separation Date. In the event the Effective Date does not occur on or before the date that is thirty (30) days following the Separation Date, this Release shall be null and void. The parties agree that any material or immaterial changes to this Release shall not extend the deadline for the occurrence of the Effective Date.