IP filed a notice of proposed sale of restricted securities under Rule 144. The filing covers the planned sale of 3,500 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, with an aggregate value of $146,860.00, to be sold on the NYSE on 08/04/2026. The shares relate to equity compensation, including 2,879 shares from restricted stock vesting under a registered plan on 02/01/2026 and 621 shares from performance stock units vesting on 02/09/2026, each issued for services rendered.
International Paper Company reported preliminary second-quarter 2026 net sales of $6,004 million and a loss from continuing operations of $12 million, or $(0.02) per diluted share, compared with earnings of $75 million, or $0.14 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted operating earnings were $18 million, or $0.04 per share, and adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $587 million, down from $670 million in second-quarter 2025. Cash provided by operating activities was $526 million, and free cash flow was $(7) million.
Packaging Solutions North America generated segment operating profit of $204 million, versus $248 million in first-quarter 2026, as higher prices and volumes were offset by higher maintenance and project costs, including the Riverdale machine conversion. Packaging Solutions EMEA recorded an operating loss of $80 million, wider than the $51 million loss in the prior quarter, amid softer volumes, higher maintenance costs and annual wage increases, partially offset by cost-out actions and lower energy costs. Management highlighted completion of the Riverdale conversion and the acquisitions of the NORPAC mill in Washington and the Delmarva corrugated packaging facility in Delaware, and continues to prepare for the planned separation of the EMEA packaging business.
For 2026, the company targets adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $780–$830 million for the third quarter, including an $85 million negative impact from a temporary mill closure in Pine Hill, Alabama, and $3.2–$3.4 billion for the full year.
BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended ownership report showing a significant passive stake in International Paper Company common stock. As of June 30, 2026, BlackRock reported beneficial ownership of 46,899,070 shares, representing 8.9% of the outstanding common stock.
BlackRock reported sole voting power over 44,369,897 shares and sole dispositive power over all 46,899,070 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Various underlying clients and funds have rights to dividends and sale proceeds, but no single such person holds more than five percent of International Paper’s outstanding common shares.
International Paper Company appointed Katherine Collins and Lori J. Ryerkerk as independent directors, effective October 1, 2026. With their addition, the board consists of 13 members, 12 of whom are independent. Their initial terms run until the shareowner meeting in May 2027, and they will receive prorated annual cash and equity retainers under the Restricted Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The board determined they meet New York Stock Exchange independence standards and disclosed no related party transactions or selection agreements.
On July 14, 2026, directors Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan and Ahmet C. Dorduncu indicated plans to retire from the board effective December 31, 2026, consistent with Corporate Governance Guidelines that now include a 12-year term limit. The company highlights Collins’s decades of asset-management and sustainable-investing leadership, including work with more than $10 billion in sustainable assets, and Ryerkerk’s decades of operational and public-company leadership, including an $11 billion acquisition in the chemicals sector.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of $49,210,826 shares of International Paper common stock, representing 9.3% of the class as of 03/31/2026.
The Schedule 13G/A filing lists 47,713,663 shares with sole voting power and 49,210,826 shares with sole dispositive power. The filer includes a denial of beneficial ownership in the signature block.
International Paper has a reported 7.1% beneficial ownership position held by Capital International Investors, represented as 37,347,565 shares. The filing states Capital International Investors has sole voting power over 36,848,202 shares and sole dispositive power over 37,347,565 shares.
The 7.1% stake is described against 529,486,211 shares believed to be outstanding. The disclosure is made on Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13G/A and is signed by a Capital Group officer.
International Paper director David A. Robbie reported routine equity compensation activity. On May 12, 2026, he received an award of 5,298 shares of common stock for service as a director for the 2026–2027 year, which were granted at no cash cost and are subject to restrictions that lapse on the earliest of May 12, 2027, death, disability, retirement, or a Board-consented resignation. On the same date, 1,233 shares were withheld as a tax-withholding disposition tied to the vesting of a prior-year director award. After these transactions, he directly holds 12,769 shares, including previously credited dividend equivalents under the company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan. These events reflect compensation and related tax withholding rather than open‑market buying or selling.
International Paper director Ahmet C. Dorduncu reported routine equity compensation changes. He received an award of 5,298 shares of common stock for service as a director for the 2026-2027 service year, which will become free of restrictions and non-forfeitable upon specified events such as May 12, 2027, death, disability, retirement, or certain resignations.
To cover tax liability from the vesting of a prior director award for the 2025-2026 service year, 1,186 shares were withheld. After these transactions, Dorduncu directly holds 44,207 shares of International Paper common stock.
Hinman Jacqueline C. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
International Paper director Jacqueline C. Hinman received a grant of 5,298 shares of common stock as compensation for service in the 2026–2027 performance year. The award was granted at no cash cost to her and is subject to vesting conditions.
The shares remain restricted and become non‑forfeitable on the earliest of May 12, 2027, death, disability, retirement, or resignation with board consent, with pro rata reduction if she resigns early. Following this grant, she directly holds 77,512 shares, including previously credited dividend equivalents that vest on the same schedule as the underlying award.
GUSTAFSSON ANDERS reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
International Paper director Anders Gustafsson reported a new equity award and updated holdings. He received a grant of 11,112 shares of Common Stock on May 12, 2026, as compensation for service as a director for the 2026-2027 service year. These shares are restricted and become fully vested and non-forfeitable on the earliest of May 12, 2027, death, disability, retirement, or resignation with board consent, with pro rata reduction if he resigns early. Following the award, he directly holds 66,746 shares of International Paper common stock, with some shares held in a joint brokerage account with his spouse.