Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 20 2018 - 5:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 19, 2018
International Paper Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number
1-3157
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New York
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13-0872805
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
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38197
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(ZIP Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (901)
419-7000
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The information in Item 7.01 of this Report, including the exhibit, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form
8-K
and General Instruction B.2 thereunder. Such information shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SECTION 5.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective June 20, 2018, Timothy S. Nicholls, age 56, has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
International Paper Company (the Company), a position he previously held from December 2007 through November 2011. Mr. Nicholls currently serves as Senior Vice President Industrial Packaging the Americas, a position he has
held since November 2014, immediately prior to which he served as Senior Vice President Printing & Communications Papers the Americas from November 2011. In 1991, he joined Union Camp Corporation, which was acquired by the Company in
1999.
There have been no transactions since the beginning of IPs last fiscal year, and there are no currently proposed
transactions, in which IP was or is to be a participant and in which Mr. Nicholls (or any member of his immediate family) had or will have any interest, that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.
The new appointment of Mr. Nicholls was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any person, other than a director or executive officer of IP acting in his or her official capacity.
In his new position, Mr. Nicholls will be compensated in accordance with previously disclosed compensation programs for IPs
non-CEO
executive officers.
Glenn R. Landau will no longer serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 20, 2018, and is leaving the
Company for personal reasons. Mr. Landaus departure is not related to any disagreement with the Company regarding any strategic, financial, accounting or other business matter.
SECTION 7. REGULATION FD.
Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
Effective June 20, 2018:
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Jean-Michel Ribieras, age 55, has been appointed Senior Vice President Industrial Packaging the Americas. Mr. Ribieras currently serves as Senior Vice President Global Cellulose Fibers, a position he
has held since July 2016. He previously served as Senior Vice President President, IP Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia from 2013 until June 2016, and President IP Latin America from 2009 until 2013. Mr. Ribieras
joined the Company in 1993.
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Catherine I. Slater, age 55, has been appointed Senior Vice President Global Cellulose Fibers. Ms. Slater has been a Senior Vice President of the Company since December 2016, when she joined the Company from
Weyerhaeuser Company effective upon the completion of the acquisition of Weyerhaeusers cellulose fibers business (which she previously led). From the time she joined the Company, she served as Senior Vice President Consumer Packaging
until the transfer of that business to Graphic Packaging at the end of 2017. Ms. Slaters
24-year
career with Weyerhaeuser included leadership roles in manufacturing, printing papers, consumer
products, wood products, distribution and the cellulose fibers business.
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On June 20, 2018, the Company issued a press
release announcing the officer departure and appointments described above under Items 5.02 and 7.01. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the press release.
SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release of International Paper Company dated June 20, 2018.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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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.
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International Paper Company
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Date: June 20, 2018
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By:
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/s/ SHARON R. RYAN
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Name: Sharon R. Ryan
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Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
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