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

 

26th September 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:

 

1,571,921

 

0.453%

 

1,599,552

 

0.461%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

27,028

 

0.008%

 

1,999,001

 

0.576%

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

 

150,300

 

0.043%

 

109,100

 

0.031%

TOTAL:

 

1,749,249

 

0.504%

 

3,707,653

 

1.067%

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

Sale

6

48.73

US4601461035

Sale

1

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

787

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

1

48.61

US4601461035

Purchase

36,223

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

1,100

48.94

US4601461035

Sale

172

48.85

US4601461035

Purchase

403

48.60

US4601461035

Purchase

920

48.73

US4601461035

Purchase

202

48.56

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.79

US4601461035

Purchase

2,371

48.91

US4601461035

Purchase

152

48.59

US4601461035

Purchase

661

48.54

US4601461035

Purchase

1,469

48.55

US4601461035

Purchase

2,437

48.87

US4601461035

Purchase

1,363

48.95

US4601461035

Purchase

461

48.76

US4601461035

Purchase

605

48.84

US4601461035

Purchase

1,214

48.90

US4601461035

Purchase

301

48.96

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.69

US4601461035

Purchase

149

48.83

US4601461035

Purchase

205

48.81

US4601461035

Purchase

112

48.62

US4601461035

Purchase

604

48.88

US4601461035

Purchase

26

48.58

US4601461035

Purchase

203

48.72

US4601461035

Purchase

676

48.70

US4601461035

Purchase

193

49.04

US4601461035

Purchase

3,588

48.93

US4601461035

Purchase

404

48.92

US4601461035

Purchase

779

48.99

US4601461035

Purchase

6

48.80

US4601461035

Purchase

922

48.89

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.86

US4601461035

Purchase

2

48.97

US4601461035

Purchase

1,411

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

22,242

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

2,583

48.94

US4601461035

Purchase

423

48.78

US4601461035

Purchase

100

49.01

US4601461035

Purchase

223

48.74

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

9,910

48.87

US4601461035

Sale

500

48.96

US4601461035

Sale

2,392

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

875

49.04

US4601461035

Sale

38

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

4,412

48.92

US4601461035

Sale

1,380

48.99

US4601461035

Sale

2,000

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

1,100

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

4,179

48.97

US4601461035

Sale

1,756

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

400

48.94

US4601461035

Sale

1,315

49.01

US4601461035

Sale

900

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

1,678

49.02

US4601461035

Sale

4,548

49.00

US4601461035

Purchase

57,438

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

47,036

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

1,700

48.87

US4601461035

Sale

301

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

2,318

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

500

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

99,655

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

28,167

48.95

US4601461035

Sale

6,583

48.96

US4601461035

Sale

310

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

591

48.99

US4601461035

Sale

1,504

48.97

US4601461035

Purchase

39,094

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

102

49.01

US4601461035

Sale

1,837

48.98

US4601461035

Purchase

14

48.60

US4601461035

Purchase

3,051

48.91

US4601461035

Purchase

305

48.59

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.57

US4601461035

Purchase

115

48.95

US4601461035

Purchase

9

48.76

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.64

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.63

US4601461035

Purchase

6,035

48.90

US4601461035

Purchase

15

48.81

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.62

US4601461035

Purchase

29,078

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

29,078

48.88

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.66

US4601461035

Sale

29,078

48.66

US4601461035

Purchase

2

48.72

US4601461035

Purchase

43

48.80

US4601461035

Purchase

271

48.82

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.89

US4601461035

Purchase

102

48.61

US4601461035

Purchase

211

48.97

US4601461035

Sale

81

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

19

48.94

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.75

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.65

US4601461035

Purchase

102

48.60

US4601461035

Purchase

498

48.91

US4601461035

Sale

3,050

48.91

US4601461035

Purchase

248

48.59

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.57

US4601461035

Purchase

52

48.95

US4601461035

Purchase

19

48.63

US4601461035

Purchase

137

48.96

US4601461035

Purchase

27,327

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

27,327

48.88

US4601461035

Purchase

27,327

48.66

US4601461035

Sale

7

48.66

US4601461035

Purchase

50

48.67

US4601461035

Purchase

2

48.70

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.92

US4601461035

Sale

222

48.99

US4601461035

Purchase

297

48.61

US4601461035

Purchase

189

48.97

US4601461035

Purchase

18,662

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

93,661

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

52

48.85

US4601461035

Purchase

198

48.53

US4601461035

Purchase

349

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

85

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

19

48.77

US4601461035

Sale

24

48.79

US4601461035

Sale

66

48.91

US4601461035

Sale

7

48.84

US4601461035

Sale

100

48.69

US4601461035

Sale

4

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

182

48.72

US4601461035

Sale

11

48.82

US4601461035

Purchase

22,242

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

200

48.60

US4601461035

Sale

438

48.73

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.56

US4601461035

Sale

13

48.56

US4601461035

Purchase

300

48.79

US4601461035

Sale

195

48.91

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.59

US4601461035

Sale

117

48.59

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.54

US4601461035

Sale

1

48.57

US4601461035

Purchase

2,634

48.55

US4601461035

Purchase

200

48.87

US4601461035

Sale

833

48.87

US4601461035

Purchase

5,189

48.95

US4601461035

Sale

484

48.95

US4601461035

Purchase

474

48.76

US4601461035

Purchase

121

48.64

US4601461035

Sale

2

48.64

US4601461035

Sale

9

48.63

US4601461035

Purchase

89

48.84

US4601461035

Sale

1,200

48.84

US4601461035

Purchase

526

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

1,473

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

608

48.96

US4601461035

Sale

22

48.83

US4601461035

Purchase

277

48.81

US4601461035

Sale

1

48.81

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.62

US4601461035

Sale

90

48.62

US4601461035

Purchase

553

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

2,016

48.88

US4601461035

Purchase

644

48.66

US4601461035

Purchase

12

48.68

US4601461035

Purchase

72

48.58

US4601461035

Sale

1

48.58

US4601461035

Purchase

18

48.67

US4601461035

Purchase

40

48.70

US4601461035

Sale

4,077

49.04

US4601461035

Purchase

49

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

524

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

356

48.92

US4601461035

Purchase

346

48.99

US4601461035

Sale

36

48.99

US4601461035

Purchase

268

48.80

US4601461035

Purchase

450

48.82

US4601461035

Sale

44

48.82

US4601461035

Purchase

6

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

740

48.89

US4601461035

Purchase

6

48.61

US4601461035

Sale

142

48.61

US4601461035

Purchase

70

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

565

48.86

US4601461035

Purchase

5

48.97

US4601461035

Sale

266

48.97

US4601461035

Purchase

2,395

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

45,767

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.41

US4601461035

Purchase

583

48.94

US4601461035

Sale

723

48.94

US4601461035

Sale

52

48.78

US4601461035

Sale

82

48.85

US4601461035

Purchase

170

48.75

US4601461035

Purchase

601

48.74

US4601461035

Purchase

180

48.65

US4601461035

Purchase

87

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

113

48.98

US4601461035

Purchase

128

48.77

US4601461035

Sale

759

48.77

US4601461035

Purchase

452

48.71

US4601461035

Sale

6

49.07

US4601461035

Purchase

67

49.03

US4601461035

Sale

584

49.03

US4601461035

Sale

13

49.02

US4601461035

Sale

15

49.00

US4601461035

Purchase

1,190

48.79

US4601461035

Sale

1,048

48.91

US4601461035

Purchase

520

48.55

US4601461035

Sale

621

48.87

US4601461035

Purchase

67

48.95

US4601461035

Sale

8,904

48.95

US4601461035

Purchase

2

48.63

US4601461035

Purchase

45

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

11,063

48.90

US4601461035

Purchase

46

48.96

US4601461035

Sale

10,079

48.96

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.83

US4601461035

Sale

193

48.83

US4601461035

Sale

1

48.62

US4601461035

Purchase

1,198

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

7,517

48.88

US4601461035

Purchase

1,398

48.66

US4601461035

Purchase

200

48.70

US4601461035

Sale

1,614

49.04

US4601461035

Purchase

406

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

947

48.93

US4601461035

Sale

6,663

48.92

US4601461035

Purchase

199

48.99

US4601461035

Sale

304

48.99

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.82

US4601461035

Sale

1,000

48.82

US4601461035

Purchase

783

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

3,054

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

66

49.06

US4601461035

Purchase

1

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

325

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

1,878

48.97

US4601461035

Purchase

102,503

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

3,586

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

1,288

48.94

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.85

US4601461035

Sale

44,920

48.85

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.75

US4601461035

Sale

200

49.01

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

2,287

48.98

US4601461035

Purchase

19

48.77

US4601461035

Purchase

100

48.43

US4601461035

Sale

116

49.02

US4601461035

Sale

1,503

49.00

US4601461035

Sale

104,955

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

108,482

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

600

48.79

US4601461035

Sale

101

48.84

US4601461035

Sale

50

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

300

48.69

US4601461035

Sale

525

48.83

US4601461035

Sale

38

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

928

48.67

US4601461035

Sale

10

48.80

US4601461035

Sale

1,249

48.82

US4601461035

Sale

628

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

150

48.94

US4601461035

Sale

908

48.75

US4601461035

Sale

100

48.52

US4601461035

Purchase

81

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

81

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

57,919

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

685

48.91

US4601461035

Sale

3,091

48.87

US4601461035

Sale

1,463

48.95

US4601461035

Sale

2,459

48.90

US4601461035

Sale

2,674

48.96

US4601461035

Sale

782

48.88

US4601461035

Sale

2,973

48.92

US4601461035

Sale

243

48.99

US4601461035

Sale

4,204

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

709

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

291

48.97

US4601461035

Sale

36,387

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

762

48.94

US4601461035

Sale

896

48.85

US4601461035

Sale

300

48.98

US4601461035

Sale

12,198

49.05

US4601461035

Sale

147,576

49.05

US4601461035

Purchase

38

48.56

US4601461035

Purchase

1,373

48.79

US4601461035

Sale

14

48.79

US4601461035

Purchase

200

48.87

US4601461035

Sale

346

48.81

US4601461035

Sale

766

48.88

US4601461035

Purchase

38

48.68

US4601461035

Sale

1

49.04

US4601461035

Sale

60

48.93

US4601461035

Purchase

28

48.92

US4601461035

Sale

311

48.99

US4601461035

Sale

22

48.82

US4601461035

Purchase

567

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

608

48.89

US4601461035

Sale

38

49.06

US4601461035

Purchase

3

48.86

US4601461035

Sale

204

48.97

US4601461035

Sale

76

49.05

(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

 

US4601461035

 

Equity Swap

 

Increasing a short position

 

53,006

 

48.83 USD

US4601461035

 

Equity Swap

 

Increasing a short position

 

19,275

 

36.51 GBP

US4601461035

 

Equity Swap

 

Increasing a long position

 

5,371

 

48.91 USD

US4601461035

 

Equity Swap

 

Increasing a long position

 

2,193

 

48.90 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

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchasing

1,000

47.50

American

17/01/2025

 

(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:

 

27th September 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

17/01/2025

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

Call Option

Purchased

400

45.00

American

18/10/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Written

100,000

37.50

American

18/10/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

55,900

45.00

American

17/01/2025

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

7,400

45.00

American

18/10/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

100

47.50

American

16/01/2026

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

6,600

42.50

American

18/10/2024

US4601461035

Call Option

Purchased

37,200

47.50

American

18/10/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

16,100

47.50

American

18/10/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

3,100

47.00

American

25/10/2024

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

18,200

47.50

American

17/01/2025

US4601461035

Put Option

Purchased

1000

50.00

American

17/01/2025

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.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 1252289
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20240927T150913+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.