Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

Business Wire
13 Jan

LONDON, January 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

(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 relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

International Paper Company

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

10-01-2025

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Yes - DS Smith plc

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

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

0

0.0

6,492,220

1.86

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.0

0

0.0

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

7,500

0.001

8,800

0.002

TOTAL:

7,500

0.002

6,501,020

1.86

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:

0

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

0

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)

Common Stock

Sale

1

54.18

Common Stock

Sale

1

54.41

Common Stock

Sale

1

54.43

Common Stock

Sale

1

54.49

Common Stock

Sale

1

54.62

Common Stock

Sale

1

54.73

Common Stock

Sale

2

54.49

Common Stock

Sale

5

54.51

Common Stock

Sale

5

54.52

Common Stock

Sale

7

54.43

Common Stock

Sale

7

54.80

Common Stock

Sale

11

54.72

Common Stock

Sale

13

54.20

Common Stock

Sale

13

54.23

Common Stock

Sale

13

54.77

Common Stock

Sale

13

54.86

Common Stock

Sale

14

54.73

Common Stock

Sale

17

54.80

Common Stock

Sale

18

54.69

Common Stock

Sale

20

54.16

Common Stock

Sale

21

54.76

Common Stock

Sale

23

54.41

Common Stock

Sale

30

54.58

Common Stock

Sale

32

54.59

Common Stock

Sale

34

54.15

Common Stock

Sale

35

54.68

Common Stock

Sale

36

54.30

Common Stock

Sale

37

54.51

Common Stock

Sale

42

54.44

Common Stock

Sale

51

54.43

Common Stock

Sale

54

54.22

Common Stock

Sale

55

54.77

Common Stock

Sale

57

54.73

Common Stock

Sale

59

54.23

Common Stock

Sale

65

54.14

Common Stock

Sale

66

54.40

Common Stock

Sale

91

54.09

Common Stock

Sale

100

54.12

Common Stock

Sale

100

54.20

Common Stock

Sale

100

54.26

Common Stock

Sale

100

54.52

Common Stock

Sale

100

54.66

Common Stock

Sale

111

54.48

Common Stock

Sale

117

54.34

Common Stock

Sale

126

54.21

Common Stock

Sale

127

54.18

Common Stock

Sale

127

54.50

Common Stock

Sale

135

54.66

Common Stock

Sale

171

54.79

Common Stock

Sale

182

54.67

Common Stock

Sale

193

54.25

Common Stock

Sale

198

54.48

Common Stock

Sale

200

54.36

Common Stock

Sale

200

54.38

Common Stock

Sale

200

54.45

Common Stock

Sale

210

54.78

Common Stock

Sale

217

54.84

Common Stock

Sale

222

54.52

Common Stock

Sale

232

54.82

Common Stock

Sale

240

54.16

Common Stock

Sale

251

54.62

Common Stock

Sale

300

54.33

Common Stock

Sale

300

54.47

Common Stock

Sale

300

54.75

Common Stock

Sale

310

54.16

Common Stock

Sale

315

54.83

Common Stock

Sale

317

54.26

Common Stock

Sale

320

54.77

Common Stock

Sale

344

54.41

Common Stock

Sale

378

54.24

Common Stock

Sale

380

54.59

Common Stock

Sale

400

54.56

Common Stock

Sale

424

54.85

Common Stock

Sale

520

54.29

Common Stock

Sale

520

54.66

Common Stock

Sale

532

54.61

Common Stock

Sale

571

54.19

Common Stock

Sale

573

54.63

Common Stock

Sale

600

54.86

Common Stock

Sale

603

54.11

Common Stock

Sale

606

54.58

Common Stock

Sale

650

54.72

Common Stock

Sale

699

54.74

Common Stock

Sale

750

54.55

Common Stock

Sale

775

54.40

Common Stock

Sale

782

54.81

Common Stock

Sale

785

54.32

Common Stock

Sale

798

54.64

Common Stock

Sale

835

54.87

Common Stock

Sale

861

54.65

Common Stock

Sale

891

54.15

Common Stock

Sale

896

54.37

Common Stock

Sale

931

54.31

Common Stock

Sale

938

54.53

Common Stock

Sale

995

54.33

Common Stock

Sale

1005

54.75

Common Stock

Sale

1081

54.36

Common Stock

Sale

1104

54.30

Common Stock

Sale

1211

54.35

Common Stock

Sale

1231

54.60

Common Stock

Sale

1331

54.57

Common Stock

Sale

1358

54.17

Common Stock

Sale

1384

54.39

Common Stock

Sale

1428

54.76

Common Stock

Sale

1704

54.44

Common Stock

Sale

1832

54.38

Common Stock

Sale

1892

54.18

Common Stock

Sale

1942

54.69

Common Stock

Sale

1960

54.16

Common Stock

Sale

2164

54.13

Common Stock

Sale

2240

54.73

Common Stock

Sale

2312

54.56

Common Stock

Sale

2484

54.52

Common Stock

Sale

2511

54.71

Common Stock

Sale

2533

54.12

Common Stock

Sale

2669

54.43

Common Stock

Sale

2780

54.50

Common Stock

Sale

3060

54.47

Common Stock

Sale

3594

54.14

Common Stock

Sale

3660

54.49

Common Stock

Sale

4073

54.42

Common Stock

Sale

4219

54.46

Common Stock

Sale

4972

54.54

Common Stock

Sale

5926

54.09

Common Stock

Sale

6332

54.45

Common Stock

Sale

6339

54.70

Common Stock

Sale

6404

54.51

Common Stock

Sale

6802

54.48

Common Stock

Sale

12206

54.15

Common Stock

Sale

65368

54.68

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.17

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.33

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.34

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.39

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.41

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.43

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.45

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.46

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.46

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.47

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.48

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.50

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.53

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.62

Common Stock

Purchase

1

54.73

Common Stock

Purchase

2

54.47

Common Stock

Purchase

2

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

2

54.51

Common Stock

Purchase

3

54.16

Common Stock

Purchase

5

54.51

Common Stock

Purchase

5

54.52

Common Stock

Purchase

5

54.61

Common Stock

Purchase

5

54.62

Common Stock

Purchase

7

54.43

Common Stock

Purchase

7

54.45

Common Stock

Purchase

8

54.46

Common Stock

Purchase

10

54.80

Common Stock

Purchase

11

54.48

Common Stock

Purchase

11

54.60

Common Stock

Purchase

11

54.72

Common Stock

Purchase

13

54.50

Common Stock

Purchase

13

54.86

Common Stock

Purchase

14

54.73

Common Stock

Purchase

15

54.41

Common Stock

Purchase

15

54.53

Common Stock

Purchase

18

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

18

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

20

54.54

Common Stock

Purchase

20

54.69

Common Stock

Purchase

21

54.69

Common Stock

Purchase

21

54.76

Common Stock

Purchase

26

54.21

Common Stock

Purchase

28

54.52

Common Stock

Purchase

30

54.48

Common Stock

Purchase

30

54.72

Common Stock

Purchase

45

54.68

Common Stock

Purchase

100

54.34

Common Stock

Purchase

100

54.52

Common Stock

Purchase

101

54.19

Common Stock

Purchase

101

54.42

Common Stock

Purchase

105

54.38

Common Stock

Purchase

106

54.16

Common Stock

Purchase

110

54.60

Common Stock

Purchase

120

54.31

Common Stock

Purchase

126

54.49

Common Stock

Purchase

139

54.10

Common Stock

Purchase

141

54.81

Common Stock

Purchase

152

54.26

Common Stock

Purchase

152

54.54

Common Stock

Purchase

158

54.11

Common Stock

Purchase

158

54.29

Common Stock

Purchase

176

54.44

Common Stock

Purchase

186

54.43

Common Stock

Purchase

192

54.20

Common Stock

Purchase

200

54.33

Common Stock

Purchase

215

54.46

Common Stock

Purchase

215

54.67

Common Stock

Purchase

215

54.79

Common Stock

Purchase

216

54.40

Common Stock

Purchase

228

54.50

Common Stock

Purchase

236

54.51

Common Stock

Purchase

237

54.12

Common Stock

Purchase

284

54.71

Common Stock

Purchase

300

54.35

Common Stock

Purchase

306

54.53

Common Stock

Purchase

310

54.18

Common Stock

Purchase

400

54.32

Common Stock

Purchase

411

54.17

Common Stock

Purchase

462

54.70

Common Stock

Purchase

525

54.45

Common Stock

Purchase

605

54.75

Common Stock

Purchase

654

54.25

Common Stock

Purchase

1050

54.15

Common Stock

Purchase

1236

54.47

Common Stock

Purchase

1368

54.13

Common Stock

Purchase

4796

54.14

Common Stock

Purchase

46167

54.09

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (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 (USD)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

0

0

0

0

0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

0

0

0

0

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:

13-01-2025

Contact name:

Janice Falcao

Telephone number:

00442033140679

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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.

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:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

International Paper Company

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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 06/20/25 C52.5 Equity

Purchase

2,000

USD 52.5

American

06/20/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 04/17/25 C47.5 Equity

Purchase

1,000

USD 47.5

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 10/17/25 C42.5 Equity

Purchase

700

USD 42.5

American

10/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 04/17/25 C52.5 Equity

Purchase

600

USD 52.5

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 09/19/25 C42.5 Equity

Purchase

600

USD 42.5

American

09/19/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 10/17/25 C55 Equity

Purchase

500

USD 55

American

10/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 01/16/26 C50 Equity

Purchase

500

USD 50

American

01/16/26

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 01/16/26 C60 Equity

Purchase

300

USD 60

American

01/16/26

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 06/20/25 C50 Equity

Purchase

300

USD 50

American

06/20/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 01/17/25 C47.5 Equity

Purchase

200

USD 47.5

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 04/17/25 C50 Equity

Purchase

200

USD 50

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 01/17/25 C60 Equity

Written

300

USD 60

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 04/17/25 P45 Equity

Written

300

USD 45

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 01/17/25 P47.5 Equity

Written

400

USD 47.5

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 01/17/25 C55 Equity

Written

500

USD 55

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 04/17/25 P47.5 Equity

Written

2,400

USD 47.5

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 01/16/26 P42.5 Equity

Written

4,600

USD 42.5

American

01/16/26

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 09/19/25 C47.5 Equity

Purchase

100

USD 47.5

American

09/19/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 01/17/25 C50 Equity

Purchase

100

USD 50

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 01/17/25 P55 Equity

Purchase

100

USD 55

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 06/20/25 C45 Equity

Purchase

100

USD 45

American

06/20/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 10/17/25 C50 Equity

Purchase

100

USD 50

American

10/17/25

Common Stock

Call Option IP US 06/20/25 C47.5 Equity

Purchase

100

USD 47.5

American

06/20/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 01/17/25 P52.5 Equity

Written

100

USD 52.5

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Put Option IP US 02/21/25 P52.5 Equity

Written

200

USD 52.5

American

02/21/25

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

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