Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

30 Sep 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

DS SMITH PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

common stock

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

896,405

0.26%

452,654

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

356,792

0.10%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,253,197

0.36%

452,654

0.13%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

common stock

Purchase

104,589

48.8570 USD

common stock

Purchase

45,570

48.8508 USD

common stock

Purchase

29,765

48.8500 USD

common stock

Purchase

24,891

48.8659 USD

common stock

Purchase

16,205

48.9136 USD

common stock

Purchase

10,716

48.9156 USD

common stock

Purchase

9,774

48.9119 USD

common stock

Purchase

8,221

48.8686 USD

common stock

Purchase

7,393

48.9351 USD

common stock

Purchase

4,405

48.8538 USD

common stock

Purchase

4,203

48.8517 USD

common stock

Purchase

3,772

48.9277 USD

common stock

Purchase

3,490

48.9610 USD

common stock

Purchase

2,495

48.9489 USD

common stock

Purchase

1,980

48.9403 USD

common stock

Purchase

1,785

48.7755 USD

common stock

Purchase

1,740

48.7505 USD

common stock

Purchase

1,417

48.9319 USD

common stock

Purchase

1,076

48.8525 USD

common stock

Purchase

817

48.9239 USD

common stock

Purchase

545

43.8000 EUR

common stock

Purchase

536

48.9346 USD

common stock

Purchase

364

48.9197 USD

common stock

Purchase

327

48.8991 USD

common stock

Purchase

263

48.8637 USD

common stock

Purchase

205

48.9751 USD

common stock

Purchase

202

48.8962 USD

common stock

Purchase

200

48.7650 USD

common stock

Purchase

146

48.9415 USD

common stock

Purchase

103

48.9250 USD

common stock

Purchase

100

49.0000 USD

common stock

Purchase

100

48.7600 USD

common stock

Purchase

100

48.9600 USD

common stock

Purchase

92

48.9300 USD

common stock

Purchase

91

48.9350 USD

common stock

Purchase

49

48.9916 USD

common stock

Purchase

20

48.8000 USD

common stock

Purchase

15

48.8383 USD

common stock

Purchase

10

48.7300 USD

common stock

Purchase

5

49.0200 USD

common stock

Sale

120,132

48.8740 USD

common stock

Sale

43,715

48.8500 USD

common stock

Sale

42,853

48.8522 USD

common stock

Sale

16,550

48.9020 USD

common stock

Sale

8,651

48.8016 USD

common stock

Sale

8,315

48.9197 USD

common stock

Sale

6,793

48.8409 USD

common stock

Sale

6,099

48.9325 USD

common stock

Sale

5,128

48.9569 USD

common stock

Sale

4,405

48.8538 USD

common stock

Sale

3,783

48.8768 USD

common stock

Sale

3,149

48.8215 USD

common stock

Sale

2,995

48.9200 USD

common stock

Sale

1,477

48.8736 USD

common stock

Sale

1,476

48.8698 USD

common stock

Sale

1,449

48.9313 USD

common stock

Sale

1,330

48.9474 USD

common stock

Sale

1,076

48.8525 USD

common stock

Sale

1,007

48.9408 USD

common stock

Sale

545

43.8000 EUR

common stock

Sale

410

48.8018 USD

common stock

Sale

343

48.5706 USD

common stock

Sale

336

48.6725 USD

common stock

Sale

321

48.8097 USD

common stock

Sale

286

48.8022 USD

common stock

Sale

277

48.8600 USD

common stock

Sale

263

48.8637 USD

common stock

Sale

217

48.7831 USD

common stock

Sale

192

48.9600 USD

common stock

Sale

192

48.9300 USD

common stock

Sale

151

48.6736 USD

common stock

Sale

100

48.9100 USD

common stock

Sale

65

48.8800 USD

common stock

Sale

59

48.5761 USD

common stock

Sale

30

48.8383 USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

common stock

SWAP

Decreasing Long

647

48.8525 USD

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

01 Oct 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213