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MWV, RockTenn Announce Special Meetings, Expected Close Date for Combination

Merger into WestRock is expected to close on July 1, 2015.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) and Rock-Tenn Company each announced a date for special meetings of their respective shareholders or stockholders to approve the previously announced combination of the two packaging companies. Subject to these approvals and certain regulatory approvals, the merger is currently expected to close on July 1, 2015, at which point MWV and RockTenn will become subsidiaries of WestRock Company, which will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WRK. ...

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