SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-009920 to INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ (IP, INPAP) (CIK 0000051434) (IP)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ (IP, INPAP) (CIK 0000051434)
Date: Aug. 30, 2024 · CIK: 0000051434 · Accession: 0000000000-24-009920
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August 30, 2024
Andrew Silvernail
Chief Executive Officer
International Paper Co.
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38197
Re:International Paper Co.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed August 23, 2024
File No. 001-03157
Dear Andrew Silvernail:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment.
Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed August 23, 2024
General
1.We note your disclosure that the New International Paper Shares will be issued pursuant
to an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the
Securities Act. Please provide us with a detailed factual and legal analysis setting forth
why you believe you may rely on this exemption. Please also revise your disclosure where
appropriate in the proxy statement to discuss the exemption in further detail. Refer to
Staff Legal Bulletin No. 3A.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action
by the staff.
Please contact Erin Donahue at 202-551-6063 or Evan Ewing at 202-551-5920 with
any questions.
August 30, 2024
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Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
cc:Lorenzo Corte