Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

Barclays PLC
23 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

 relevant securities this form relates:

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

(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:

22 Jul 2024

(f)

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

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:

 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:

827,699

0.24%

410,061

0.12%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

76,162

0.02%

0

0.00%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

24,700

0.01%

 

 TOTAL:

 

903,861

0.26%

434,761

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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

common stock

Purchase

113,850

46.4180  USD

common stock

Purchase

66,586

46.4211  USD

common stock

Purchase

35,946

46.3893  USD

common stock

Purchase

34,241

46.3958  USD

common stock

Purchase

32,701

46.3081  USD

common stock

Purchase

26,122

46.4697  USD

common stock

Purchase

23,615

46.2645  USD

common stock

Purchase

14,965

46.2914  USD

common stock

Purchase

13,379

46.5708  USD

common stock

Purchase

12,850

46.4527  USD

common stock

Purchase

10,901

46.4389  USD

common stock

Purchase

10,595

46.4882  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,581

46.4900  USD

common stock

Purchase

5,428

46.2698  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,780

46.1972  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,739

46.4456  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,500

46.3870  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,209

46.4525  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,378

46.4383  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,566

46.4364  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,473

46.4392  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,447

46.4776  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,000

46.5907  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,712

46.6275  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,563

46.1492  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,100

46.4000  USD

common stock

Purchase

962

46.3478  USD

common stock

Purchase

728

46.4347  USD

common stock

Purchase

696

46.3308  USD

common stock

Purchase

535

46.3695  USD

common stock

Purchase

399

46.4306  USD

common stock

Purchase

374

46.3407  USD

common stock

Purchase

351

46.2784  USD

common stock

Purchase

260

46.1050  USD

common stock

Purchase

222

46.1085  USD

common stock

Purchase

203

42.6386  EUR

common stock

Purchase

193

46.4841  USD

common stock

Purchase

193

45.8419  USD

common stock

Purchase

157

46.4266  USD

common stock

Purchase

150

46.1900  USD

common stock

Purchase

117

46.4700  USD

common stock

Purchase

104

46.0965  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

46.0000  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

46.0100  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

46.2000  USD

common stock

Purchase

73

42.0900  EUR

common stock

Purchase

60

46.3608  USD

common stock

Purchase

31

45.9200  USD

common stock

Purchase

19

45.8350  USD

common stock

Purchase

15

46.1853  USD

common stock

Purchase

5

46.1160  USD

common stock

Purchase

1

46.2200  USD

common stock

Sale

82,976

46.3834  USD

common stock

Sale

76,758

46.4414  USD

common stock

Sale

39,284

46.4540  USD

common stock

Sale

33,272

46.3303  USD

common stock

Sale

32,701

46.3081  USD

common stock

Sale

25,634

46.3542  USD

common stock

Sale

21,534

46.4652  USD

common stock

Sale

14,141

46.4023  USD

common stock

Sale

12,850

46.4527  USD

common stock

Sale

11,285

46.2488  USD

common stock

Sale

9,949

46.4747  USD

common stock

Sale

9,605

46.4625  USD

common stock

Sale

7,972

46.3491  USD

common stock

Sale

5,165

46.4184  USD

common stock

Sale

4,952

46.3602  USD

common stock

Sale

4,500

46.3871  USD

common stock

Sale

4,500

46.3870  USD

common stock

Sale

3,531

46.5150  USD

common stock

Sale

3,415

46.3210  USD

common stock

Sale

3,400

46.2926  USD

common stock

Sale

3,000

46.4701  USD

common stock

Sale

2,447

46.4776  USD

common stock

Sale

2,200

46.5020  USD

common stock

Sale

2,000

46.5907  USD

common stock

Sale

1,823

46.2026  USD

common stock

Sale

1,741

46.4900  USD

common stock

Sale

1,712

46.6275  USD

common stock

Sale

1,500

46.4546  USD

common stock

Sale

1,200

46.4000  USD

common stock

Sale

1,095

46.3826  USD

common stock

Sale

952

46.2168  USD

common stock

Sale

856

46.3952  USD

common stock

Sale

735

46.3424  USD

common stock

Sale

715

46.4029  USD

common stock

Sale

701

46.6131  USD

common stock

Sale

578

46.6388  USD

common stock

Sale

400

46.4775  USD

common stock

Sale

399

46.3891  USD

common stock

Sale

371

46.3404  USD

common stock

Sale

350

46.4497  USD

common stock

Sale

331

46.4258  USD

common stock

Sale

222

46.1085  USD

common stock

Sale

203

42.6386  EUR

common stock

Sale

130

46.1050  USD

common stock

Sale

100

46.3525  USD

common stock

Sale

100

46.3700  USD

common stock

Sale

100

46.6600  USD

common stock

Sale

73

42.0900  EUR

common stock

Sale

70

46.2600  USD

common stock

Sale

65

46.4350  USD

common stock

Sale

60

46.2643  USD

common stock

Sale

45

46.0500  USD

common stock

Sale

44

46.0550  USD

common stock

Sale

25

45.9900  USD

common stock

Sale

18

46.4800  USD

common stock

Sale

8

45.9300  USD

common stock

Sale

5

46.0400  USD

common stock

Sale

3

46.3750  USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit














(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

common stock

Call Options

Selling

100

48.0000  USD

American

02 Aug 2024

0.7500  USD

common stock

Call Options

Selling

9,800

48.0000  USD

American

02 Aug 2024

0.5037  USD

common stock

Call Options

Selling

5,600

49.0000  USD

American

02 Aug 2024

0.4500  USD









(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 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 person 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:

23 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 
















SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

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

 are being disclosed:

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities this from relates:

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

 








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









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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