Form 8.3 - INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Barclays PLC
18 July 2024
 

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:

17 Jul 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:



809,125

0.23%

418,142

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



76,162

0.02%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



24,200

0.01%

24,700

0.01%










TOTAL:



909,487

0.26%

442,842

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

222,500

45.8077  USD

common stock

Purchase

64,589

45.6753  USD

common stock

Purchase

62,335

45.7703  USD

common stock

Purchase

56,461

45.6902  USD

common stock

Purchase

38,023

45.9600  USD

common stock

Purchase

30,191

45.7500  USD

common stock

Purchase

29,807

45.5868  USD

common stock

Purchase

20,757

45.7587  USD

common stock

Purchase

13,391

45.8821  USD

common stock

Purchase

11,473

45.7650  USD

common stock

Purchase

8,111

45.6706  USD

common stock

Purchase

5,490

45.7210  USD

common stock

Purchase

5,023

45.7977  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,638

45.7816  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,616

45.8658  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,071

45.5708  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,965

45.7830  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,552

45.7344  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,122

45.6371  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,811

45.8622  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,651

45.7463  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,315

45.7415  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,120

45.5174  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,022

45.7613  USD

common stock

Purchase

814

45.6201  USD

common stock

Purchase

810

45.4887  USD

common stock

Purchase

663

45.5990  USD

common stock

Purchase

572

45.9888  USD

common stock

Purchase

503

45.9790  USD

common stock

Purchase

452

45.8361  USD

common stock

Purchase

434

45.8036  USD

common stock

Purchase

400

45.3200  USD

common stock

Purchase

283

45.8318  USD

common stock

Purchase

240

45.6638  USD

common stock

Purchase

240

45.9333  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

45.9500  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

45.6700  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

45.8400  USD

common stock

Purchase

169

45.6404  USD

common stock

Purchase

126

45.6644  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

45.4100  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

45.9400  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

45.9900  USD

common stock

Purchase

94

45.8650  USD

common stock

Purchase

35

45.6200  USD

common stock

Purchase

16

45.7787  USD

common stock

Sale

137,000

45.7749  USD

common stock

Sale

76,785

45.8937  USD

common stock

Sale

71,374

45.6577  USD

common stock

Sale

68,602

45.8090  USD

common stock

Sale

46,619

45.7784  USD

common stock

Sale

31,010

45.8059  USD

common stock

Sale

20,163

45.9013  USD

common stock

Sale

16,869

45.8577  USD

common stock

Sale

15,911

45.7454  USD

common stock

Sale

15,344

45.5710  USD

common stock

Sale

14,200

45.2624  USD

common stock

Sale

10,384

45.7500  USD

common stock

Sale

6,851

45.9210  USD

common stock

Sale

6,467

45.6272  USD

common stock

Sale

6,166

45.6962  USD

common stock

Sale

5,490

45.7210  USD

common stock

Sale

5,023

45.7977  USD

common stock

Sale

4,022

45.7465  USD

common stock

Sale

3,003

45.7998  USD

common stock

Sale

2,357

45.7396  USD

common stock

Sale

2,122

45.5074  USD

common stock

Sale

1,637

45.7781  USD

common stock

Sale

1,613

45.9886  USD

common stock

Sale

1,529

45.8893  USD

common stock

Sale

1,521

45.8969  USD

common stock

Sale

1,256

45.9541  USD

common stock

Sale

1,120

45.5174  USD

common stock

Sale

997

45.7754  USD

common stock

Sale

936

45.8351  USD

common stock

Sale

663

45.5990  USD

common stock

Sale

504

45.8964  USD

common stock

Sale

447

45.8745  USD

common stock

Sale

398

45.6703  USD

common stock

Sale

324

45.6046  USD

common stock

Sale

321

45.6201  USD

common stock

Sale

312

45.7682  USD

common stock

Sale

294

45.9146  USD

common stock

Sale

257

45.7631  USD

common stock

Sale

229

45.4050  USD

common stock

Sale

200

45.4100  USD

common stock

Sale

200

45.6050  USD

common stock

Sale

100

45.6000  USD

common stock

Sale

100

45.6700  USD

common stock

Sale

100

45.9300  USD

common stock

Sale

98

45.7683  USD

common stock

Sale

94

45.8650  USD

common stock

Sale

38

45.8892  USD

common stock

Sale

35

45.6200  USD

common stock

Sale

34

45.5625  USD

common stock

Sale

25

45.2000  USD

common stock

Sale

17

45.9500  USD

common stock

Sale

4

45.5600  USD

common stock

Sale

3

45.7800  USD









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description


reference

unit

security



securities















(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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

18 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

relevant securities this from relates:









2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

common stock

Put Options

Purchased

-24,700

43.0000

American

16 Aug 2024

common stock

Put Options

Written

24,200

43.0000

American

19 Jul 2024









3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

























 

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