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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 8, 2020, International Paper Company issued a press release announcing that it had commenced tender offers to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offers”) (i) any and all of its outstanding 3.000% Notes due 2027 (the “3.000% Notes”) and (ii) up to $700,000,000 combined aggregate principal amount, less the aggregate principal amount of 3.000% Notes purchased, of its outstanding 3.650% Notes due 2024 (the “3.650% Notes”) and 3.800% Notes due 2026 (the “3.800% Notes,” and, together with the 3.000% Notes and the 3.650% Notes, the “Notes”). The Tender Offers are being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase dated September 8, 2020 and related letter of transmittal and, in the case of the 3.000% Notes, the related notice of guaranteed delivery, which set forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offers.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The Tender Offers are being made only pursuant to the above-referenced Offer to Purchase and only in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of International Paper Company dated September 8, 2020 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: September 8, 2020 | By: | /s/ Sharon Ryan | ||||
| Name: | Sharon Ryan | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||