INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ SEC Filings

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.

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.