Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

LONDON--()-- 

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 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

 

31st May 2024

(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, Smith (DS) 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 (US4601461035)

 

 

 

Interests

 

Short positions

 

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

 

2,018,368

 

0.581%

 

976,845

 

0.281%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

328

 

0.000%

 

590,797

 

0.170%

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

 

872,000

 

0.251%

 

2,800

 

0.001%

TOTAL:

 

2,890,696

 

0.832%

 

1,570,442

 

0.452%

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

27,995

45.09

US4601461035

Purchase

14,900

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

14,900

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

1

44.58

US4601461035

Sale

546

44.52

US4601461035

Sale

2,868

44.49

US4601461035

Sale

376

44.43

US4601461035

Sale

350

44.51

US4601461035

Sale

11,164

44.28

US4601461035

Sale

1,186

44.30

US4601461035

Sale

439

44.42

US4601461035

Sale

2,216

44.57

US4601461035

Sale

162

44.47

US4601461035

Purchase

169,923

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

204

44.50

US4601461035

Sale

4

44.39

US4601461035

Sale

204

44.41

US4601461035

Sale

459

44.48

US4601461035

Sale

109

44.40

US4601461035

Sale

190

44.38

US4601461035

Sale

315

44.35

US4601461035

Sale

169

44.33

US4601461035

Sale

190

44.54

US4601461035

Sale

2,131

44.31

US4601461035

Sale

300

44.61

US4601461035

Sale

105

44.63

US4601461035

Sale

8,898

44.32

US4601461035

Sale

328

44.29

US4601461035

Sale

14

44.36

US4601461035

Sale

119

44.23

US4601461035

Sale

599

44.24

US4601461035

Sale

1,925

44.25

US4601461035

Sale

200

44.27

US4601461035

Sale

141

44.22

US4601461035

Sale

1,619

44.15

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.14

US4601461035

Sale

8

44.17

US4601461035

Sale

1,799

44.21

US4601461035

Sale

110

44.16

US4601461035

Sale

350

44.56

US4601461035

Sale

11,700

44.55

US4601461035

Sale

106

44.19

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.66

US4601461035

Sale

45

45.13

US4601461035

Sale

214

44.53

US4601461035

Sale

5

44.83

US4601461035

Sale

66

44.78

US4601461035

Sale

537

44.80

US4601461035

Sale

34

44.81

US4601461035

Sale

102

44.82

US4601461035

Sale

85

45.08

US4601461035

Sale

9

45.06

US4601461035

Sale

503

44.45

US4601461035

Sale

66

44.65

US4601461035

Sale

4

44.37

US4601461035

Sale

306

44.62

US4601461035

Sale

3

44.89

US4601461035

Sale

4

44.79

US4601461035

Sale

21

45.04

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.76

US4601461035

Sale

37

44.71

US4601461035

Sale

3

44.93

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.72

US4601461035

Sale

9

44.77

US4601461035

Sale

10

44.70

US4601461035

Sale

41

44.64

US4601461035

Sale

9

44.95

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.13

US4601461035

Sale

42

44.74

US4601461035

Sale

39

44.90

US4601461035

Sale

6

44.92

US4601461035

Sale

42

44.96

US4601461035

Sale

100

45.10

US4601461035

Sale

47

44.69

US4601461035

Sale

203

44.60

US4601461035

Sale

54

45.15

US4601461035

Sale

16

44.75

US4601461035

Sale

36

44.99

US4601461035

Sale

54

45.03

US4601461035

Sale

209

44.68

US4601461035

Sale

14

44.67

US4601461035

Sale

8

44.84

US4601461035

Sale

2

45.05

US4601461035

Sale

20

45.00

US4601461035

Sale

51

44.85

US4601461035

Purchase

225

44.58

US4601461035

Sale

498

44.58

US4601461035

Sale

52

44.44

US4601461035

Sale

390

44.49

US4601461035

Sale

954

44.43

US4601461035

Purchase

120

44.51

US4601461035

Sale

1,315

44.28

US4601461035

Sale

406

44.42

US4601461035

Purchase

396

44.57

US4601461035

Purchase

100

44.47

US4601461035

Sale

124

44.47

US4601461035

Purchase

230

44.46

US4601461035

Sale

4,957

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

374

44.39

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.41

US4601461035

Sale

328

44.48

US4601461035

Sale

404

44.40

US4601461035

Sale

1,110

44.38

US4601461035

Sale

6

44.35

US4601461035

Sale

203

44.33

US4601461035

Sale

763

44.54

US4601461035

Purchase

100

44.59

US4601461035

Sale

1,011

44.31

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.63

US4601461035

Sale

174

44.32

US4601461035

Sale

7

44.26

US4601461035

Sale

1,225

44.36

US4601461035

Sale

1,082

44.27

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.17

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.18

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.56

US4601461035

Sale

424

44.87

US4601461035

Sale

100

45.13

US4601461035

Sale

300

44.83

US4601461035

Sale

200

44.81

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.82

US4601461035

Sale

558

45.06

US4601461035

Sale

500

44.65

US4601461035

Sale

300

45.11

US4601461035

Sale

1,042

44.89

US4601461035

Sale

423

44.88

US4601461035

Sale

447

44.98

US4601461035

Sale

33

45.04

US4601461035

Sale

1,403

44.91

US4601461035

Sale

1,775

44.77

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.64

US4601461035

Sale

954

44.74

US4601461035

Sale

480

44.96

US4601461035

Sale

1,941

44.69

US4601461035

Sale

101

45.03

US4601461035

Sale

700

44.67

US4601461035

Sale

100

45.05

US4601461035

Purchase

946

44.58

US4601461035

Sale

200

44.58

US4601461035

Purchase

2

44.44

US4601461035

Purchase

99

44.52

US4601461035

Sale

62

44.52

US4601461035

Purchase

4

44.49

US4601461035

Sale

165

44.49

US4601461035

Purchase

11

44.43

US4601461035

Sale

90

44.51

US4601461035

Purchase

224

44.28

US4601461035

Purchase

8,657

44.30

US4601461035

Purchase

561

44.42

US4601461035

Sale

9

44.42

US4601461035

Purchase

10

44.57

US4601461035

Sale

73

44.57

US4601461035

Sale

60

44.47

US4601461035

Purchase

389

44.46

US4601461035

Purchase

26,000

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

35,418

45.09

US4601461035

Purchase

617

44.34

US4601461035

Sale

27

44.34

US4601461035

Sale

148

44.50

US4601461035

Purchase

26

44.39

US4601461035

Sale

55

44.48

US4601461035

Purchase

89

44.40

US4601461035

Purchase

506

44.38

US4601461035

Purchase

4,988

44.35

US4601461035

Purchase

606

44.33

US4601461035

Sale

115

44.54

US4601461035

Sale

8

44.59

US4601461035

Purchase

132

44.31

US4601461035

Sale

58

44.61

US4601461035

Purchase

234

44.32

US4601461035

Purchase

1,093

44.26

US4601461035

Purchase

31

44.29

US4601461035

Sale

34

44.29

US4601461035

Purchase

562

44.36

US4601461035

Purchase

846

44.23

US4601461035

Purchase

13

44.24

US4601461035

Sale

24

44.24

US4601461035

Purchase

559

44.25

US4601461035

Sale

123

44.25

US4601461035

Purchase

88

44.27

US4601461035

Purchase

474

44.22

US4601461035

Purchase

33

44.15

US4601461035

Sale

58

44.15

US4601461035

Purchase

4

44.14

US4601461035

Purchase

382

44.17

US4601461035

Sale

16

44.17

US4601461035

Purchase

2

44.18

US4601461035

Sale

30

44.18

US4601461035

Purchase

794

44.21

US4601461035

Purchase

82

44.20

US4601461035

Purchase

10

44.16

US4601461035

Sale

16

44.16

US4601461035

Purchase

67

44.55

US4601461035

Sale

14

44.55

US4601461035

Purchase

837

45.07

US4601461035

Sale

2

45.07

US4601461035

Sale

65

44.53

US4601461035

Purchase

3

44.10

US4601461035

Sale

103

44.80

US4601461035

Purchase

47

45.08

US4601461035

Sale

10

45.08

US4601461035

Purchase

10,941

45.06

US4601461035

Sale

5

45.06

US4601461035

Purchase

6

44.45

US4601461035

Sale

13

44.45

US4601461035

Sale

6

45.11

US4601461035

Purchase

624

44.37

US4601461035

Sale

16

44.62

US4601461035

Sale

860

44.79

US4601461035

Sale

773

44.93

US4601461035

Sale

101

44.77

US4601461035

Sale

12

44.64

US4601461035

Purchase

3

44.12

US4601461035

Purchase

6

44.13

US4601461035

Sale

361

45.14

US4601461035

Purchase

55

45.10

US4601461035

Sale

40

45.10

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.60

US4601461035

Sale

547

45.15

US4601461035

Sale

99

44.99

US4601461035

Sale

26

44.67

US4601461035

Sale

51

45.05

US4601461035

Sale

16

45.17

US4601461035

Purchase

415

44.58

US4601461035

Sale

183

44.58

US4601461035

Sale

83

44.52

US4601461035

Sale

6

44.43

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.51

US4601461035

Sale

10,724

44.28

US4601461035

Sale

9,742

44.30

US4601461035

Sale

221

44.42

US4601461035

Sale

4

44.57

US4601461035

Sale

1

44.47

US4601461035

Sale

137

44.46

US4601461035

Sale

1,669

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

1,867

44.34

US4601461035

Sale

363

44.50

US4601461035

Sale

176

44.41

US4601461035

Sale

105

44.48

US4601461035

Sale

2

44.40

US4601461035

Sale

338

44.38

US4601461035

Sale

6,925

44.35

US4601461035

Sale

3,873

44.33

US4601461035

Sale

18

44.54

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.59

US4601461035

Sale

5,367

44.31

US4601461035

Sale

4,842

44.32

US4601461035

Sale

198

44.26

US4601461035

Sale

9,258

44.29

US4601461035

Sale

1,760

44.36

US4601461035

Sale

756

44.23

US4601461035

Sale

2,909

44.24

US4601461035

Sale

912

44.25

US4601461035

Sale

1,795

44.27

US4601461035

Sale

169

44.22

US4601461035

Purchase

4

44.17

US4601461035

Sale

1

44.18

US4601461035

Sale

200

44.21

US4601461035

Purchase

2

44.16

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.56

US4601461035

Sale

50

44.55

US4601461035

Sale

1,674

45.07

US4601461035

Sale

200

44.66

US4601461035

Sale

900

45.13

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.78

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.82

US4601461035

Sale

1,540

45.08

US4601461035

Sale

200

45.06

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.65

US4601461035

Sale

92

44.37

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.62

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.89

US4601461035

Sale

300

44.98

US4601461035

Sale

803

44.86

US4601461035

Sale

300

44.79

US4601461035

Sale

100

45.04

US4601461035

Sale

739

44.91

US4601461035

Sale

200

44.97

US4601461035

Sale

300

44.70

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.95

US4601461035

Sale

100

45.14

US4601461035

Sale

300

45.18

US4601461035

Sale

100

44.90

US4601461035

Sale

1,017

44.96

US4601461035

Sale

400

45.10

US4601461035

Sale

400

44.60

US4601461035

Sale

101

44.75

US4601461035

Sale

2,093

44.99

US4601461035

Sale

500

45.05

US4601461035

Sale

200

45.00

US4601461035

Sale

13

44.73

US4601461035

Purchase

14,433

44.71

US4601461035

Purchase

121,660

45.09

US4601461035

Purchase

7

44.58

US4601461035

Purchase

178

44.44

US4601461035

Purchase

113

44.52

US4601461035

Purchase

149

44.49

US4601461035

Purchase

2

44.43

US4601461035

Purchase

60

44.51

US4601461035

Purchase

11

44.28

US4601461035

Purchase

441

44.30

US4601461035

Purchase

103

44.42

US4601461035

Purchase

6

44.57

US4601461035

Purchase

799

44.47

US4601461035

Purchase

169

44.46

US4601461035

Purchase

71,109

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

27,995

45.09

US4601461035

Purchase

502

44.34

US4601461035

Purchase

146

44.50

US4601461035

Purchase

34

44.39

US4601461035

Purchase

137

44.41

US4601461035

Purchase

6

44.48

US4601461035

Purchase

325

44.40

US4601461035

Purchase

529

44.38

US4601461035

Purchase

17

44.35

US4601461035

Purchase

32

44.33

US4601461035

Purchase

264

44.54

US4601461035

Purchase

144

44.32

US4601461035

Purchase

9

44.26

US4601461035

Purchase

3

44.36

US4601461035

Purchase

47

44.24

US4601461035

Purchase

41

44.25

US4601461035

Purchase

836

44.27

US4601461035

Purchase

171

44.22

US4601461035

Purchase

144

44.15

US4601461035

Purchase

349

44.17

US4601461035

Purchase

642

44.21

US4601461035

Purchase

105

44.20

US4601461035

Purchase

130

44.16

US4601461035

Purchase

55

44.56

US4601461035

Purchase

1

44.55

US4601461035

Purchase

448

44.19

US4601461035

Purchase

146

44.37

US4601461035

Sale

22

45.09

US4601461035

Purchase

1

44.26

US4601461035

Purchase

6

44.23

US4601461035

Purchase

22

44.24

US4601461035

Purchase

2

44.25

US4601461035

Purchase

124

44.15

US4601461035

Purchase

8

44.14

US4601461035

Purchase

56

44.17

US4601461035

Purchase

2,559

44.97

US4601461035

Purchase

3,364

45.01

US4601461035

Sale

44

44.52

US4601461035

Sale

62

44.49

US4601461035

Sale

164

44.28

US4601461035

Sale

176

44.30

US4601461035

Sale

84

44.42

US4601461035

Sale

757

44.47

US4601461035

Sale

152

44.46

US4601461035

Purchase

14,989

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

549

45.09

US4601461035

Sale

78

44.34

US4601461035

Sale

104

44.50

US4601461035

Sale

313

44.40

US4601461035

Sale

92

44.54

US4601461035

Sale

58

44.31

US4601461035

Sale

17

44.32

US4601461035

Sale

5

44.26

US4601461035

Sale

821

44.29

US4601461035

Sale

6

44.36

US4601461035

Sale

8

44.23

US4601461035

Sale

996

44.27

US4601461035

Sale

707

44.22

US4601461035

Sale

74

44.15

US4601461035

Sale

34

44.14

US4601461035

Sale

58

44.17

US4601461035

Sale

1,076

44.21

US4601461035

Sale

282

44.20

US4601461035

Sale

9

44.56

US4601461035

Sale

15

44.55

US4601461035

Sale

4

45.07

US4601461035

Sale

784

44.53

US4601461035

Sale

50

45.08

US4601461035

Sale

8

45.11

US4601461035

Sale

1,046

44.98

US4601461035

Sale

288

44.93

US4601461035

Sale

46

44.91

US4601461035

Sale

1,211

44.97

US4601461035

Sale

5

45.10

US4601461035

Sale

3

45.20

US4601461035

Sale

3,332

45.01

US4601461035

Sale

4

44.44

US4601461035

Purchase

12

44.51

US4601461035

Purchase

360

44.30

US4601461035

Sale

140

44.42

US4601461035

Purchase

479

45.09

US4601461035

Purchase

120

44.34

US4601461035

Purchase

3,996

44.54

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

 

Product description

e.g. CFD

 

Nature of dealing

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

 

Number of reference securities

 

Price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

US4601461035

Put Option

Selling

10,000

45.00

American

5/31/2024

 

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

3rd June 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. 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.

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 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

(USD)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

100

35.00

American

1/17/2025

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

300

40.00

American

1/17/2025

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

800

32.50

American

1/17/2025

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

800

35.00

American

6/21/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

1,200

35.00

American

7/19/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

27,000

37.50

American

7/19/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

160,000

42.50

American

9/20/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

359,800

42.50

American

6/21/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

170,000

42.50

American

10/18/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Written

125,000

37.50

American

6/21/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

12,200

45.00

American

1/17/2025

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

400

45.00

American

10/18/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

17,200

45.00

American

9/20/2024

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.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 1231564
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20240603T152954+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.