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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>International Paper Company </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-0872805</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>Incorporation or Organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6400 Poplar Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Memphis, Tennessee 38197 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joseph R. Saab, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>International Paper Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6400 Poplar Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Memphis, Tennessee 38197 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(901) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">419-9000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kyoko Takahashi Lin </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>450 Lexington Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10017 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">450-4000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148;, and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9745;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information specified in Part I of the Registration Statement is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the introductory note to Part I of the Registration Statement. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plans covered by
this Registration Statement as required by Rule 428(b)(1). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by the Company are incorporated herein by reference:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000005143424000024/ip-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;16, 2024 (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157);</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000005143424000034/ip-20240331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the period ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;26, 2024 (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157);</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312524038571/d789158d8k.htm">February
<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2024</A> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157),</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312524070875/d807996d8k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;
19, 2024</A> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157),</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312524077836/d732540d8k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2024</A>
(Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157),</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312524086621/d815839d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;4, 2024</A> (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157),</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312524097349/d827360d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2024</A> (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157)</FONT> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000005143424000029/ip-20240425.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2024</A> (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157);</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) All other reports filed (not furnished) by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since December&nbsp;31, 2023; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) The description of the
Company&#146;s capital stock, which is contained in the Company&#146;s registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312524038598/d769349ds3asr.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT></A>, dated
February&nbsp;16, 2024, as amended (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-277160).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports subsequently filed by the
Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED
EXPERTS AND COUNSEL </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of New York. Section&nbsp;721 of the New York Business Corporation Law (&#147;B.C.L.&#148;)
provides that, in addition to indemnification provided in Article 7 of the B.C.L., a corporation may indemnify a director or officer by a provision contained in its certificate of incorporation or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> or
by a duly authorized resolution of its shareholders or directors or by agreement, provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer
establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and material to the cause of action, or that such director or officer personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to
which he was not legally entitled. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;722(a) of the B.C.L. provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made, or
threatened to be made, a party to any action other than a derivative action, whether civil or criminal, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action, if
such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, has no reasonable cause to believe
that his conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;722(c) of the B.C.L. provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer, made or threatened to
be made a party in a derivative action, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or in connection with an appeal therein if such
director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be available under Section&nbsp;722(c) of the B.C.L. in
respect of a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of or any claim as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the
action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines, upon application, that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
portion of the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;723 of the B.C.L. specifies the manner in which payment of
indemnification under Section&nbsp;722 of the B.C.L. or indemnification permitted under Section&nbsp;721 of the B.C.L. may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that indemnification may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that
indemnification by a corporation is mandatory in any case in which the director or officer has been successful, whether on the merits or otherwise, in defending an action. In the event that the director or officer has not been successful or the
action is settled, indemnification must be authorized by the appropriate corporate action as set forth in Section&nbsp;723. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;724 of the
B.C.L. provides that, upon application by a director or officer, indemnification may be awarded by a court to the extent authorized under Section&nbsp;722, and Section&nbsp;725 of the B.C.L. contains certain other miscellaneous provisions affecting
the indemnification of directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;726 of the B.C.L. authorizes the purchase and maintenance of insurance to indemnify
(1)&nbsp;a corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the above section, (2)&nbsp;directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by a corporation under such
section, and (3)&nbsp;directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by a corporation under such section, provided that the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner
acceptable to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, for a retention amount and for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-insurance.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VII of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provides in part as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Each Director of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding in which he is made a party by reason of his being or having been a Director of the Corporation, except in relation to matters as to which he shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable
for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties as such Director, provided that such right of indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a Director of the Corporation may be entitled, under any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-law,</FONT> agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article IX of the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws,</FONT> as amended, of the Company provides as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The Corporation shall indemnify each Officer or
Director who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an Officer or Director of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation in any capacity for the
Corporation or any other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Corporation may, so far as permitted by law, enter into an agreement to indemnify and advance expenses to any Officer or Director who is made, or threatened
to be made, a party to any such action.&#148; </P>
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Section&nbsp;726 of the B.C.L. and has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and certain officers providing indemnification in addition to that provided under the B.C.L. as permitted by Section&nbsp;721 of the B.C.L. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 8. INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312513225921/d538445dex31.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of International Paper Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
 on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated May&nbsp;17, 2013, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312523139471/d449723dex31.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of International Paper Company, as amended through May&nbsp;
9, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated May&nbsp;9, 2023, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03157).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788332dex51.htm">Opinion of Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788332dex231.htm">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788332dex232.htm">Consent of A.O. Business Solutions and Technologies (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788332dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table (filed herewith) </A></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this
section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the Company pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U><A NAME="sig"></A>SIGNATURES </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on the 13<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of May, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Joseph R. Saab</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President, General</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Counsel and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Timothy S. Nicholls, Joseph R. Saab and Amanda M. Jenkins his or her true
and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to
enable International Paper Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and any requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) in respect thereof, in connection with
the filing with the Commission of this registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> under the Securities Act, including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to
such registration statement, and to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state securities laws, and to file the same, together with other documents in connection therewith
with the appropriate state securities authorities, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Andrew K. Silvernail</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew K. Silvernail</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>May&nbsp;13, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Timothy S. Nicholls</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Timothy S. Nicholls</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Holly G. Goughnour</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holly G. Goughnour</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Vice President&#151;Finance and Corporate</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark S. Sutton</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark S. Sutton</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Christopher M. Connor</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Christopher M. Connor</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ahmet C. Dorduncu</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ahmet C. Dorduncu</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ilene S. Gordon</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ilene S. Gordon</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
International Paper Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
13-0872805
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38197
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Joseph R. Saab, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
International Paper Company
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38197
(901)
419-9000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Kyoko Takahashi Lin
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New
York, New York 10017
(212)
450-4000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company,", and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
☑
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
PART I
The information specified in Part I of the Registration Statement is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the introductory note to Part I of the Registration Statement. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plans covered by
this Registration Statement as required by Rule 428(b)(1).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by the Company are incorporated herein by reference:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 16, 2024 (Registration
No. 001-03157);
(2) The Company's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on April 26, 2024 (Registration
No. 001-03157);
(3) The Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K,
filed on
February
16, 2024
(Registration
No. 001-03157),
March
19, 2024
(Registration
No. 001-03157),
March
27, 2024
(Registration
No. 001-03157),
April
4, 2024
(Registration
No. 001-03157),
April
16, 2024
(Registration
No. 001-03157)
and
April
25, 2024
(Registration
No. 001-03157);
(4) All other reports filed (not furnished) by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since December 31, 2023; and
(5) The description of the
Company's capital stock, which is contained in the Company's registration statement on
Form
S-3
, dated
February 16, 2024, as amended (Registration
No. 333-277160).
All reports subsequently filed by the
Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED
EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of New York. Section 721 of the New York Business Corporation Law ("B.C.L.")
provides that, in addition to indemnification provided in Article 7 of the B.C.L., a corporation may indemnify a director or officer by a provision contained in its certificate of incorporation or
by-laws
or
by a duly authorized resolution of its shareholders or directors or by agreement, provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer
establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and material to the cause of action, or that such director or officer personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to
which he was not legally entitled.
Section 722(a) of the B.C.L. provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made, or
threatened to be made, a party to any action other than a derivative action, whether civil or criminal, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action, if
such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, has no reasonable cause to believe
that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 722(c) of the B.C.L. provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer, made or threatened to
be made a party in a derivative action, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or in connection with an appeal therein if such
director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be available under Section 722(c) of the B.C.L. in
respect of a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of or any claim as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the
action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines, upon application, that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
portion of the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper.
Section 723 of the B.C.L. specifies the manner in which payment of
indemnification under Section 722 of the B.C.L. or indemnification permitted under Section 721 of the B.C.L. may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that indemnification may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that
indemnification by a corporation is mandatory in any case in which the director or officer has been successful, whether on the merits or otherwise, in defending an action. In the event that the director or officer has not been successful or the
action is settled, indemnification must be authorized by the appropriate corporate action as set forth in Section 723.
Section 724 of the
B.C.L. provides that, upon application by a director or officer, indemnification may be awarded by a court to the extent authorized under Section 722, and Section 725 of the B.C.L. contains certain other miscellaneous provisions affecting
the indemnification of directors and officers.
Section 726 of the B.C.L. authorizes the purchase and maintenance of insurance to indemnify
(1) a corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the above section, (2) directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by a corporation under such
section, and (3) directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by a corporation under such section, provided that the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner
acceptable to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, for a retention amount and for
co-insurance.
Article VII of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provides in part as follows:
"Each Director of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding in which he is made a party by reason of his being or having been a Director of the Corporation, except in relation to matters as to which he shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable
for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties as such Director, provided that such right of indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a Director of the Corporation may be entitled, under any
by-law,
agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise."
Article IX of the
By-laws,
as amended, of the Company provides as follows:
"The Corporation shall indemnify each Officer or
Director who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an Officer or Director of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation in any capacity for the
Corporation or any other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Corporation may, so far as permitted by law, enter into an agreement to indemnify and advance expenses to any Officer or Director who is made, or threatened
to be made, a party to any such action."
The Company has purchased certain liability insurance for its officers and directors as permitted by
Section 726 of the B.C.L. and has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and certain officers providing indemnification in addition to that provided under the B.C.L. as permitted by Section 721 of the B.C.L.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM
S-8
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of International Paper Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report
 on Form
8-K
dated May 17, 2013, File
No. 001-03157).
4.2
By-laws
of International Paper Company, as amended through May 
9, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
dated May 9, 2023, File
No. 001-03157).
5.1
Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of A.O. Business Solutions and Technologies (filed herewith).
23.3
Consent of Davis Polk &Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24
Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
107
Filing Fee Table (filed herewith)
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a)
The Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this
section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form
S-8,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the Company pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on the 13
th
day of May, 2024.
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
By:
/s/ Joseph R. Saab
Name:
Joseph R. Saab
Title:
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Timothy S. Nicholls, Joseph R. Saab and Amanda M. Jenkins his or her true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys-in-fact
and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to
enable International Paper Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, in connection with
the filing with the Commission of this registration statement on Form
S-8
under the Securities Act, including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to
such registration statement, and to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state securities laws, and to file the same, together with other documents in connection therewith
with the appropriate state securities authorities, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agent or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Andrew K. Silvernail
Andrew K. Silvernail
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 13, 2024
/s/ Timothy S. Nicholls
Timothy S. Nicholls
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
May 13, 2024
/s/ Holly G. Goughnour
Holly G. Goughnour
Vice President—Finance and Corporate
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
May 13, 2024
/s/ Mark S. Sutton
Mark S. Sutton
Chairman of the Board
May 13, 2024
/s/ Christopher M. Connor
Christopher M. Connor
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Ahmet C. Dorduncu
Ahmet C. Dorduncu
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Ilene S. Gordon
Ilene S. Gordon
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Anders Gustafsson
Anders Gustafsson
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Jacqueline C. Hinman
Jacqueline C. Hinman
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.
Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Kathryn D. Sullivan
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Director
May 13, 2024
/s/ Anton V. Vincent
Anton V. Vincent
Director
May 13, 2024