On April13, 2018, KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (“KapStone”) and WestRock Company (“WestRock”) received requests for additional information and documentary materials from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in connection with the pending acquisition of KapStone by WestRock, through Whiskey Holdco,Inc. (“Holdco”). The requests, frequently referred to as a “second request”, were issued under notification requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.