KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP : Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (form 8-K)

Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

The following proposals were voted upon and approved at the annual meeting of stockholders of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (the "Company") held on June 14, 2018.

1.       Election as directors of the nominees listed below.

The holders of the common stock of the Company elected each of the following directors to serve a term of three years, ending the earlier of (a) the Company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and the date a qualified successor has been elected, or (b) death, resignation or retirement. The directors were elected by the following count:

Directors              For        Against    Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
Jonathan R. Furer   72,623,380   3,016,028   113,297      7,300,943
Matthew H. Paull    74,343,930   1,295,478   113,297      7,300,943
Maurice S. Reznik   74,428,420   1,210,977   113,308      7,300,943
Roger W. Stone      72,387,111   3,252,099   113,495      7,300,943

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.

The holders of the common stock of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 by the following count:

   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
82,247,419   674,863   131,366          0

3. Advisory approval of the Company's named executive officer compensation.

The holders of the common stock of the Company supported the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following count:

   For        Against    Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
72,800,574   2,831,028   121,103      7,300,943




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