SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2023-11-17

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 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Exhibit 10.18(b)</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">This FIRST AMENDMENT, dated as of September 27, 2023 (this &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">Amendment</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), is made by and among, WestRock Southeast, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">Borrower</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), WestRock Company, a Delaware corporation (&#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">WestRock</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), WestRock RKT, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (&#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">RKT</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), WRKCo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">WRKCo</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), WestRock MWV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">MWV</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), each of the Lenders signatory hereto, each of the Voting Participants signatory hereto and CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;). Except as otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">RECITALS:</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, reference is made to the amended and restated credit agreement originally dated as of July 7, 2022 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">Existing Credit Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d; and as amended by this Amendment, the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), by and among, </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">inter alios</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">, Borrower, WestRock, RKT, WRKCo, MWV, the Lenders party thereto and CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent.</font></p>
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