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0001795155
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000051434
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
001-03157
6400 POPLAR AVENUE
MEMPHIS
TN
38197
901-419-7000
JAMES P ROYALTY
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5800
201540.72
346353824
02/28/2024
NYSE
Common
05/31/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
1713
05/31/2020
Services Rendered
Common
03/16/2023
Dividend Reinvestment
Open Market
N
415
03/16/2023
Cash
Common
06/16/2023
Dividend Reinvestment
Open Market
N
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06/16/2023
Cash
Common
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Dividend Reinvestment
Open Market
N
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09/18/2023
Cash
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
2793
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Services Rendered
Y
02/28/2024
/s/ James P. Royalty, Jr.