International Paper Company appointed Katherine Collins to its Audit and Finance Committee and Governance Committee, and Lori J. Ryerkerk to its Management Development and Compensation Committee and Safety, Sustainability and Technology Committee. The Board made these assignments on October 8, 2026; both directors began serving as independent directors on October 1, 2026.
Ahmet C. Dorduncu and Kathryn D. Sullivan plan to retire from the Board effective December 31, 2026. Until their respective retirement dates, they may attend Audit and Finance and Safety, Technology and Sustainability committee meetings as invited guests. They will serve only in a non-voting capacity, will not be considered committee members for governance or quorum purposes, and will have no voting rights on committee matters.
International Paper (IP) director Lori Ryerkerk was awarded 5,952 restricted stock units on October 1, 2026, for service during the 2026–2027 service year. The units are held in the Restricted Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and each represents one share of common stock.
International Paper director Katherine Collins was awarded 6,129 restricted stock units on October 1, 2026, for the 2026–2027 service year; share numbers are rounded. The units are held through the Restricted Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and represent one share of International Paper common stock each. They are settled in cash on January 1 following the year Collins terminates service as a director.
International Paper (IP) director Katherine Collins reported directly holding 6,000 shares of common stock as of October 1, 2026.
Capital International Investors, a division of Capital Research and Management Company and affiliated investment management entities, reports beneficial ownership of 19,905,799 shares of International Paper Co. common stock. This represents 3.8% of the 529,516,974 shares believed to be outstanding as of the reporting date.
Capital International Investors has sole voting power over 19,611,638 shares and sole dispositive power over 19,905,799 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power reported.
International Paper (IP) executive William Thomas Hamic, Exec. VP & President, reported mixed equity activity on August 7, 2026. He sold 24,500 shares of Common Stock in open-market or private transactions at a weighted average price for trades between $41.0400 and $41.1999 per share, leaving 106,952 shares held directly afterward. He also completed an intra-plan transfer under the non‑funded Deferred Compensation Savings Plan, moving value into the Company Stock Fund and acquiring 24,291 Common Stock Units, each representing one share but settled in cash upon termination of employment, bringing his indirect plan balance to 39,570 units. In addition, he holds 1,138 shares of International Paper common stock indirectly through the Salaried Savings Plan as of August 6, 2026.
IP has a planned sale of common stock under a Form 144 notice. An affiliate intends to sell up to 24,500 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, with an estimated aggregate sale price of $1,009,397.55, on or after 08/07/2026 on the NYSE.
The shares relate to multiple awards of Performance Stock Units and a Restricted Stock vesting, all granted by the issuer as consideration for services rendered on various dates.
International Paper VP & Chief Accounting Officer Holly G. Goughnour reported a sale of 3,500 shares of Common Stock on August 4, 2026 at $41.96 per share, leaving 34,248 shares held directly. She also indirectly holds 7,757 shares through the company Salaried Savings Plan, based on a July 31, 2026 statement.