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REG-Millennium Partners, L.P. Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

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Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

 

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:                                                          Millennium International Management LP  
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if                                                       
 different from 1(a):                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                                            
 
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the                                                
 trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                                                                         
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form       International Paper Company             
 relates:                                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                            
 
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                                
 (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:                                           30(th) December 2024                    
 
                                                                                                                            
 
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to                                              
 the disclosure                                                                                                               
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making                Yes, Smith (DS) plc                     
 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                                                                      
 
                                                                                                                            
 
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”                                                                   


2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

(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 (US4601461035)                               
                                                                          Interests                      Short positions            
 
                                                                                                                                  
 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                          Number           %             Number             %       
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                         5,006,341        1.441%        2,285,693          0.658%  
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                            3,601            0.001%        913,816            0.263%  
 
                                                                                                                                  
 
                                                                                                                                  
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to      12,600           0.004%        160,700            0.046%  
 purchase/sell:                                                                                                                     
 TOTAL:                                                                   5,022,542        1.446%        3,360,209          0.967%  


All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other
employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit  
                             
                                    
               
                             
                                    
(USD)          
 US4601461035                Purchase       700                   53.79           
 US4601461035                Purchase       341                   53.58           
 US4601461035                Purchase       309                   53.62           
 US4601461035                Purchase       8,175                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           8,003                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       891                   53.61           
 US4601461035                Purchase       200                   53.70           
 US4601461035                Purchase       201                   53.60           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,039                 53.63           
 US4601461035                Purchase       2,518                 53.69           
 US4601461035                Purchase       3                     53.76           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,880                 53.73           
 US4601461035                Purchase       638                   53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       7                     53.80           
 US4601461035                Purchase       184                   53.67           
 US4601461035                Purchase       663                   53.78           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,165                 53.71           
 US4601461035                Purchase       446                   53.64           
 US4601461035                Purchase       105                   53.74           
 US4601461035                Purchase       100                   53.77           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,435                 53.75           
 US4601461035                Purchase       354                   53.72           
 US4601461035                Purchase       3,324                 53.66           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1                     53.81           
 US4601461035                Purchase       73                    54.04           
 US4601461035                Purchase       4                     53.79           
 US4601461035                Purchase       65                    53.58           
 US4601461035                Purchase       676                   53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           4,304                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       194                   53.69           
 US4601461035                Purchase       42                    53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       5                     53.71           
 US4601461035                Purchase       5                     53.56           
 US4601461035                Purchase       2,587                 54.08           
 US4601461035                Purchase       110                   53.55           
 US4601461035                Purchase       615                   53.54           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1                     53.49           
 US4601461035                Sale           52                    53.79           
 US4601461035                Sale           976                   53.58           
 US4601461035                Sale           105                   53.62           
 US4601461035                Purchase       33,890                53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           4,501                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,345                 53.61           
 US4601461035                Sale           3,041                 53.70           
 US4601461035                Sale           611                   53.60           
 US4601461035                Sale           311                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,868                 53.59           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,947                 53.69           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,341                 53.76           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,975                 53.73           
 US4601461035                Sale           2,557                 53.68           
 US4601461035                Sale           983                   53.67           
 US4601461035                Sale           80                    53.78           
 US4601461035                Sale           361                   53.82           
 US4601461035                Sale           873                   53.71           
 US4601461035                Sale           3,081                 53.64           
 US4601461035                Sale           10                    53.85           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,201                 53.74           
 US4601461035                Sale           550                   54.00           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,366                 53.56           
 US4601461035                Sale           518                   53.97           
 US4601461035                Sale           574                   53.83           
 US4601461035                Sale           662                   53.84           
 US4601461035                Sale           88                    53.77           
 US4601461035                Sale           4                     53.75           
 US4601461035                Sale           25                    53.72           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,061                 53.66           
 US4601461035                Sale           692                   53.81           
 US4601461035                Sale           200                   53.96           
 US4601461035                Sale           100                   53.55           
 US4601461035                Sale           615                   53.54           
 US4601461035                Sale           142                   53.52           
 US4601461035                Sale           67                    53.53           
 US4601461035                Sale           7                     53.57           
 US4601461035                Purchase       102                   53.79           
 US4601461035                Purchase       100                   53.58           
 US4601461035                Purchase       4,989                 53.62           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,813                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           900                   53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       300                   53.61           
 US4601461035                Purchase       965                   53.70           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,379                 53.60           
 US4601461035                Purchase       163                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Sale           107                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Purchase       100                   53.59           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,347                 53.69           
 US4601461035                Purchase       301                   53.76           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,380                 53.73           
 US4601461035                Purchase       200                   53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       176                   53.80           
 US4601461035                Purchase       400                   53.67           
 US4601461035                Purchase       297                   53.78           
 US4601461035                Purchase       100                   53.82           
 US4601461035                Purchase       679                   53.71           
 US4601461035                Purchase       5,468                 53.64           
 US4601461035                Sale           5,468                 53.64           
 US4601461035                Purchase       347                   53.66           
 US4601461035                Purchase       916                   53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           33,890                53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           69                    53.70           
 US4601461035                Sale           320                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Sale           16                    53.71           
 US4601461035                Sale           6                     53.56           
 US4601461035                Sale           867                   53.66           
 US4601461035                Sale           240                   53.55           
 US4601461035                Sale           29                    53.54           
 US4601461035                Sale           4                     53.49           
 US4601461035                Purchase       8,003                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           401                   53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           172                   53.70           
 US4601461035                Sale           26                    53.67           
 US4601461035                Sale           514                   53.66           
 US4601461035                Sale           3                     53.79           
 US4601461035                Purchase       47                    53.58           
 US4601461035                Sale           502                   53.58           
 US4601461035                Purchase       158                   53.62           
 US4601461035                Sale           824                   53.62           
 US4601461035                Purchase       9,115                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           15,179                53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       6                     53.61           
 US4601461035                Purchase       127                   53.70           
 US4601461035                Purchase       5                     53.60           
 US4601461035                Sale           37                    53.60           
 US4601461035                Purchase       228                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Sale           342                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Purchase       200                   53.59           
 US4601461035                Sale           1                     53.59           
 US4601461035                Purchase       632                   53.69           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1                     53.76           
 US4601461035                Sale           55                    53.76           
 US4601461035                Purchase       100                   53.68           
 US4601461035                Sale           235                   53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1                     53.80           
 US4601461035                Sale           24                    53.80           
 US4601461035                Purchase       196                   53.67           
 US4601461035                Sale           61                    53.67           
 US4601461035                Sale           15                    53.78           
 US4601461035                Sale           17                    53.82           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1                     53.71           
 US4601461035                Sale           3                     53.71           
 US4601461035                Purchase       197                   53.64           
 US4601461035                Sale           494                   53.64           
 US4601461035                Sale           47                    53.56           
 US4601461035                Sale           28                    53.84           
 US4601461035                Purchase       11                    53.77           
 US4601461035                Sale           8                     53.77           
 US4601461035                Purchase       796                   53.75           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,468                 53.75           
 US4601461035                Purchase       63                    53.72           
 US4601461035                Purchase       39                    53.66           
 US4601461035                Sale           9                     53.66           
 US4601461035                Sale           52                    53.81           
 US4601461035                Sale           1                     53.96           
 US4601461035                Sale           237                   54.08           
 US4601461035                Sale           41                    54.10           
 US4601461035                Purchase       43                    53.95           
 US4601461035                Sale           3                     53.49           
 US4601461035                Sale           1                     53.53           
 US4601461035                Purchase       181                   53.79           
 US4601461035                Purchase       266                   53.62           
 US4601461035                Sale           5,147                 53.62           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,023                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           3,373                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           6                     53.61           
 US4601461035                Sale           40                    53.70           
 US4601461035                Purchase       111                   53.60           
 US4601461035                Purchase       204                   53.63           
 US4601461035                Sale           7                     53.63           
 US4601461035                Purchase       38                    53.59           
 US4601461035                Sale           7                     53.69           
 US4601461035                Purchase       200                   53.76           
 US4601461035                Purchase       119                   53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       81                    53.80           
 US4601461035                Purchase       13                    53.67           
 US4601461035                Sale           19                    53.67           
 US4601461035                Purchase       149                   53.78           
 US4601461035                Purchase       178                   53.82           
 US4601461035                Sale           4                     53.71           
 US4601461035                Purchase       6,340                 53.64           
 US4601461035                Sale           7,640                 53.64           
 US4601461035                Purchase       3                     53.74           
 US4601461035                Purchase       100                   53.84           
 US4601461035                Purchase       200                   53.77           
 US4601461035                Sale           857                   53.75           
 US4601461035                Sale           5                     53.66           
 US4601461035                Purchase       420                   54.08           
 US4601461035                Purchase       13                    53.79           
 US4601461035                Purchase       9                     53.58           
 US4601461035                Sale           2,011                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       30                    53.69           
 US4601461035                Purchase       5                     53.76           
 US4601461035                Purchase       746                   53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       24                    53.80           
 US4601461035                Purchase       13                    53.78           
 US4601461035                Purchase       30                    53.82           
 US4601461035                Purchase       1,314                 53.74           
 US4601461035                Purchase       125                   53.77           
 US4601461035                Purchase       33                    53.75           
 US4601461035                Purchase       300                   53.72           
 US4601461035                Purchase       520                   53.66           
 US4601461035                Purchase       29                    53.54           
 US4601461035                Sale           298                   53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       2,011                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           2,109                 53.65           
 US4601461035                Purchase       43                    53.62           
 US4601461035                Sale           207                   53.62           
 US4601461035                Purchase       38                    53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           215                   53.65           
 US4601461035                Sale           643                   53.60           
 US4601461035                Sale           1,393                 53.68           
 US4601461035                Purchase       14                    53.67           
 US4601461035                Purchase       4                     53.71           
 US4601461035                Purchase       19                    53.64           
 US4601461035                Purchase       7                     53.75           
 US4601461035                Purchase       475                   53.66           
 US4601461035                Sale           3,101                 53.66           
 US4601461035                Purchase       114                   53.50           
 US4601461035                Purchase       152                   53.53           
 US4601461035                Purchase       19                    53.88           


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of relevant security      Product description      Nature of dealing                                                                  Number of reference securities      Price per unit  
                                 
                        
                                                                                                                      
               
                                 
e.g. CFD                
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short                                          
               
                                                          position                                                                                                                               
 US4601461035                    Equity Swap              Increasing a short Position                                                        2,056                               42.85 GBP       
 US4601461035                    Equity Swap              Increasing a long Position                                                         371                                 53.66 USD       
 US4601461035                    Equity Swap              Increasing a long Position                                                         74                                  53.63 USD       


(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit (USD)  
                                                                                                                                                             
                        
                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                             
(USD)                   
e.g. American, European etc.                                                           
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchasing                                  1,000                                         52.50                    American                       17/04/2025   2.56                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                         
                        
                             
e.g. call option                                                         
(USD)                   
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security      Nature of dealing                   Details      Price per unit (if applicable)  
                                 
                                                                                
                                 
e.g. subscription, conversion                                                   
                                                                                                                  


4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person      
 making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in         
 concert with a party to the offer:                                               
 
                                                                                
 
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there  
 are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”             
                                                                                  
 
                                                                                
 
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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant    
 securities to which any derivative is referenced:                            
 
                                                                            
 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state      
 “none”                                                                       
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
 
NONE                                                                        
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            


(c) Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?      YES  

 Date of disclosure:      31(st) December 2024  
 Contact name:            Stephen Glasper       
 Telephone number:        +44 203 398 2166      


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk) . The
Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&esheet=54171818&newsitemid=20241231644679&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=6b0d6382e409478de645e50474fa90ff)
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION
 Full name of person making disclosure:                                Millennium International Management LP  
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the  International Paper Company             
 disclosure relates:                                                                                           


2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Written or purchased  Number of securities to which option or derivative relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  
                                                                                                                                                     
                        
                                           
                                                                                                                                                     
(USD)                   
e.g. American, European etc.               
 US4601461035                Call Option                           Purchased             300                                                         40.00                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             800                                                         32.50                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Call Option                           Purchased             12,200                                                      45.00                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             65,800                                                      45.00                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Call Option                           Purchased             100                                                         47.50                    American                       16/01/2026   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             40,900                                                      47.50                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             1,000                                                       50.00                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             10,700                                                      55.00                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             21,200                                                      57.50                    American                       17/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             800                                                         57.50                    American                       17/04/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             2,900                                                       56.00                    American                       24/01/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             4,800                                                       55.00                    American                       21/02/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             7,900                                                       52.50                    American                       21/02/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             2,000                                                       52.50                    American                       17/04/2025   
 US4601461035                Put Option                            Purchased             1,900                                                       55.00                    American                       17/04/2025   


3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
 Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position  
 can be fully understood:                                                     
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            
 
                                                                            


It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions)
with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk%2F&esheet=54171818&newsitemid=20241231644679&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=2&md5=0f2728c80b97709fe57e85c8988cf792)
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