Form 8.3 - INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Merkur Bank KGaA

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RNS Number : 9908Q

Barclays PLC

20 December 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:				19 Dec 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:			948,901	0.27%	1,024,532	0.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			536,773	0.15%	13,660	0.00%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			1,485,674	0.43%	1,038,192	0.30%
(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		246,570		53.8400 USD
common stock		Purchase		108,199		53.8099 USD
common stock		Purchase		67,931		53.8850 USD
common stock		Purchase		63,621		53.8399 USD
common stock		Purchase		12,655		53.5121 USD
common stock		Purchase		9,192		53.7760 USD
common stock		Purchase		9,160		53.6454 USD
common stock		Purchase		9,021		53.8244 USD
common stock		Purchase		5,040		53.6605 USD
common stock		Purchase		4,394		53.8394 USD
common stock		Purchase		3,742		53.8075 USD
common stock		Purchase		3,162		53.5439 USD
common stock		Purchase		2,413		53.6151 USD
common stock		Purchase		2,000		53.9482 USD
common stock		Purchase		1,650		53.9318 USD
common stock		Purchase		976		53.5579 USD
common stock		Purchase		649		53.8549 USD
common stock		Purchase		629		53.7410 USD
common stock		Purchase		471		53.6755 USD
common stock		Purchase		451		53.6355 USD
common stock		Purchase		413		53.6072 USD
common stock		Purchase		245		53.8162 USD
common stock		Purchase		204		53.7559 USD
common stock		Purchase		200		53.6850 USD
common stock		Purchase		200		53.5750 USD
common stock		Purchase		137		53.6562 USD
common stock		Purchase		118		53.9286 USD
common stock		Purchase		100		53.6883 USD
common stock		Purchase		100		53.3450 USD
common stock		Purchase		100		53.2400 USD
common stock		Purchase		85		53.6600 USD
common stock		Purchase		74		51.6200 EUR
common stock		Purchase		65		53.6670 USD
common stock		Purchase		52		53.6500 USD
common stock		Purchase		44		53.7800 USD
common stock		Purchase		35		53.7528 USD
common stock		Purchase		35		53.6900 USD
common stock		Purchase		25		53.8020 USD
common stock		Purchase		25		53.6440 USD
common stock		Purchase		16		54.0600 USD
common stock		Purchase		10		53.6300 USD
common stock		Purchase		10		53.8600 USD
common stock		Purchase		5		53.5700 USD
common stock		Purchase		4		53.5900 USD
common stock		Sale		216,150		53.8400 USD
common stock		Sale		124,115		53.7764 USD
common stock		Sale		68,441		53.8399 USD
common stock		Sale		45,703		53.8415 USD
common stock		Sale		18,924		53.8666 USD
common stock		Sale		17,462		53.9170 USD
common stock		Sale		12,119		53.8127 USD
common stock		Sale		8,439		53.8321 USD
common stock		Sale		7,246		53.6816 USD
common stock		Sale		5,597		53.8492 USD
common stock		Sale		5,004		53.9459 USD
common stock		Sale		4,707		53.9154 USD
common stock		Sale		4,236		53.8398 USD
common stock		Sale		4,005		53.7158 USD
common stock		Sale		3,354		53.7830 USD
common stock		Sale		2,769		53.8396 USD
common stock		Sale		2,549		53.5000 USD
common stock		Sale		2,000		53.9482 USD
common stock		Sale		1,834		53.6247 USD
common stock		Sale		1,737		53.9630 USD
common stock		Sale		1,650		53.9318 USD
common stock		Sale		1,567		53.6489 USD
common stock		Sale		1,157		53.7574 USD
common stock		Sale		1,090		53.6117 USD
common stock		Sale		967		53.9033 USD
common stock		Sale		955		53.6703 USD
common stock		Sale		950		53.5058 USD
common stock		Sale		900		53.6022 USD
common stock		Sale		834		53.9470 USD
common stock		Sale		820		53.8032 USD
common stock		Sale		800		57.5000 USD
common stock		Sale		631		53.8338 USD
common stock		Sale		629		53.7410 USD
common stock		Sale		536		53.7323 USD
common stock		Sale		475		53.8280 USD
common stock		Sale		411		53.9185 USD
common stock		Sale		325		53.6038 USD
common stock		Sale		300		53.8933 USD
common stock		Sale		274		53.6562 USD
common stock		Sale		240		53.9110 USD
common stock		Sale		236		53.5047 USD
common stock		Sale		220		53.9554 USD
common stock		Sale		201		53.7650 USD
common stock		Sale		176		53.6100 USD
common stock		Sale		136		53.9300 USD
common stock		Sale		118		53.8600 USD
common stock		Sale		105		53.8838 USD
common stock		Sale		100		53.5200 USD
common stock		Sale		100		53.3450 USD
common stock		Sale		100		53.9100 USD
common stock		Sale		88		53.6200 USD
common stock		Sale		74		51.6200 EUR
common stock		Sale		50		53.8300 USD
common stock		Sale		45		53.6923 USD
common stock		Sale		16		54.0600 USD
common stock		Sale		6		53.4233 USD
common stock		Sale		5		53.9500 USD
common stock		Sale		2		53.4750 USD
common stock		Sale		1		53.7600 USD

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
common stock		SWAP		Increasing Long		13	53.8392 USD

(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?				NO
Date of disclosure:				20 Dec 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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