Form 8.3 - INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Barclays PLC
01 August 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:

31 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:



830,841

0.24%

510,668

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



168,662

0.05%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

24,700

0.01%










TOTAL:



999,503

0.29%

535,368

0.15%

(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

195,609

46.4347  USD

common stock

Purchase

109,797

46.4796  USD

common stock

Purchase

70,790

46.1908  USD

common stock

Purchase

46,155

46.0424  USD

common stock

Purchase

45,398

46.4503  USD

common stock

Purchase

25,439

46.1322  USD

common stock

Purchase

21,599

46.3049  USD

common stock

Purchase

20,723

46.1813  USD

common stock

Purchase

14,886

46.4800  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,190

46.4878  USD

common stock

Purchase

6,399

46.4799  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,977

46.5487  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,376

46.2600  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,855

46.4816  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,715

46.4672  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,319

46.4645  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,079

46.4708  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,850

46.4476  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,047

46.4767  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,484

46.1552  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,191

46.5076  USD

common stock

Purchase

947

46.4748  USD

common stock

Purchase

875

46.4175  USD

common stock

Purchase

804

46.4921  USD

common stock

Purchase

801

46.5230  USD

common stock

Purchase

728

46.0516  USD

common stock

Purchase

530

46.4437  USD

common stock

Purchase

391

46.6000  USD

common stock

Purchase

352

46.4940  USD

common stock

Purchase

321

46.3635  USD

common stock

Purchase

304

46.2318  USD

common stock

Purchase

203

46.4667  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

46.0100  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

46.1900  USD

common stock

Purchase

105

46.2122  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

46.5150  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

46.4660  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

45.9600  USD

common stock

Purchase

90

46.4411  USD

common stock

Purchase

81

46.4049  USD

common stock

Purchase

80

46.5818  USD

common stock

Purchase

72

46.3877  USD

common stock

Purchase

68

46.3608  USD

common stock

Purchase

32

46.5250  USD

common stock

Purchase

30

45.9050  USD

common stock

Purchase

8

46.5100  USD

common stock

Purchase

4

46.4300  USD

common stock

Purchase

3

46.3433  USD

common stock

Purchase

2

45.9200  USD

common stock

Purchase

1

46.0200  USD

common stock

Sale

222,391

46.3748  USD

common stock

Sale

132,239

46.4942  USD

common stock

Sale

50,223

46.2891  USD

common stock

Sale

41,417

46.4555  USD

common stock

Sale

19,493

46.0850  USD

common stock

Sale

13,071

46.0244  USD

common stock

Sale

12,862

46.2551  USD

common stock

Sale

12,431

46.0697  USD

common stock

Sale

10,316

46.3493  USD

common stock

Sale

9,829

46.0671  USD

common stock

Sale

9,593

46.4800  USD

common stock

Sale

8,380

46.3476  USD

common stock

Sale

6,399

46.4799  USD

common stock

Sale

5,974

45.9131  USD

common stock

Sale

5,700

46.1624  USD

common stock

Sale

5,642

46.0766  USD

common stock

Sale

5,259

46.0383  USD

common stock

Sale

4,400

46.4524  USD

common stock

Sale

4,376

46.2600  USD

common stock

Sale

2,957

46.3093  USD

common stock

Sale

2,930

46.4777  USD

common stock

Sale

2,181

46.4409  USD

common stock

Sale

2,010

45.9851  USD

common stock

Sale

1,969

46.1957  USD

common stock

Sale

1,323

46.5000  USD

common stock

Sale

1,215

46.1843  USD

common stock

Sale

999

46.1160  USD

common stock

Sale

801

46.5230  USD

common stock

Sale

778

46.5108  USD

common stock

Sale

700

46.5364  USD

common stock

Sale

600

45.9600  USD

common stock

Sale

500

46.3900  USD

common stock

Sale

479

46.0820  USD

common stock

Sale

470

45.9451  USD

common stock

Sale

385

46.3120  USD

common stock

Sale

304

46.2318  USD

common stock

Sale

300

46.5433  USD

common stock

Sale

222

46.3975  USD

common stock

Sale

200

46.4900  USD

common stock

Sale

182

46.6000  USD

common stock

Sale

175

45.9422  USD

common stock

Sale

102

45.8647  USD

common stock

Sale

83

46.1800  USD

common stock

Sale

53

45.8700  USD

common stock

Sale

15

46.1000  USD

common stock

Sale

15

45.9050  USD

common stock

Sale

11

45.9509  USD

common stock

Sale

4

45.6100  USD

common stock

Sale

3

46.3433  USD

common stock

Sale

2

45.9200  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





common stock

Call Options

Selling

13,700

43.0000  USD

American

17 Jan 2025

5.6819  USD









(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:

01 Aug 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 CO

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









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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