Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2024, Smurfit WestRock did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies are more fully described in “Note 1 Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included in the Registration Statement. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There have been no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2024, to the Company’s significant accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the Registration Statement.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain “forward-looking statements” (including within the meaning of US federal securities laws), including statements made regarding the Combination and the listing of Smurfit WestRock, the rationale and expected benefits of the Combination (including, but not limited to, synergies), and any other statements regarding WestRock’s, Smurfit Kappa’s and Smurfit WestRock’s future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, or future events or performance. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “seeks,” “aims,” “projects,” “predicts,” “is optimistic,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “targets,” “anticipates,” “continues” or other comparable terms or negatives of these terms or other variations or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions, but not all forward-looking statements include such identifying words.
Forward-looking statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, regulatory or other limitations imposed on the Company as a result of the Combination, the ability to integrate the businesses of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock following the Combination, the ability of Smurfit WestRock to achieve expected synergies, the performance of stock markets generally, developments in worldwide and national economics and other international events and circumstances, changes in foreign currencies and in interest rates, catastrophic events including natural disasters, epidemics and acts of war and terrorism, the cost and outcomes of investigations, and litigation and regulatory proceedings. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual future results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. We can give no assurance that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved and therefore, actual results may differ materially from any plans, estimates or expectations in such forward-looking statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or by the rules and regulations of the SEC. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures the Company makes on related subjects.
You should also read and consider the risk factors associated with Smurfit WestRock because these risk factors may affect the operations and financial results of the new combined company and the Smurfit WestRock Shares following the closing of the Transaction. A description of the risks and uncertainties for Smurfit Kappa, Smurfit WestRock and the combined company may be found in the “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of the Registration Statement, which was declared effective on April 26, 2024, and is on file with the SEC. Additional discussion regarding certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions described above is included under the heading entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company notes these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.