Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Chalovich Jeffrey Wayne
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WestRock Co [WRK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
504 THRASHER STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - Corrugated Pkging
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NORCROSS, GA 30071		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 0
D
 
Resticted Stock 43,331 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock option right-to-buy 03/18/2009 03/18/2019 Common Stock 11,868 $ 11.81 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 01/29/2010 01/29/2020 Common Stock 5,430 $ 19.07 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 02/28/2011 02/28/2021 Common Stock 4,030 $ 30.66 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 07/20/2011 07/20/2021 Common Stock 615 $ 27.72 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 02/01/2012 02/01/2022 Common Stock 6,270 $ 28.31 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 01/25/2013 01/25/2023 Common Stock 8,666 $ 35.64 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 01/31/2014 01/31/2024 Common Stock 6,942 $ 45.32 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 08/05/2015 08/05/2025 Common Stock 7,104 $ 56.05 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 02/02/2016 02/02/2026 Common Stock 22,114 $ 29.8 D  
Stock option right-to-buy 07/01/2015 01/30/2025 Common Stock 1,059 $ 57.97 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Chalovich Jeffrey Wayne
504 THRASHER STREET
NORCROSS, GA 30071		       President - Corrugated Pkging  

Signatures

Robert B. McIntosh (attorney-in-fact pursuant to power of attorney filed with SEC) 09/20/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted stock vesting 11,253 shares on 01/31/2017, 10,731 shares on 01/30/2018 and 21,347 shares on 02/02/2019.

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