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<body>SEC Form 4 
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<td width="20%" colspan="2" valign="top" align="center" class="FormName">FORM 4</td>
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<span class="FormTitle">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Washington, D.C. 20549</span><br><br><span class="FormTitle">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP</span><br><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940</span>
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<td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">OMB Number:</td>
<td class="SmallFormTextR">3235-0287</td>
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<td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">hours per response:</td>
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<td class="SmallFormText">Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 
         <i>See</i>

         Instruction 1(b).</td>
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<td class="SmallFormText">Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. </td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">1. Name and Address of Reporting Person<sup>*</sup></span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0001795221">Ellis Clay R</a></td></tr></table>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Last)</td>
<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(First)</td>
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<tr><td><span class="FormData">C/O INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="FormData">6400 POPLAR AVENUE</span></td></tr>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">(Street)</span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">MEMPHIS</span></td>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">TN</span></td>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">38197</span></td>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(City)</td>
<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(State)</td>
<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Zip)</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">2. Issuer Name <b>and</b> Ticker or Trading Symbol
      </span><br><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0000051434">INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/</a>
     [ <span class="FormData">IP</span> ]
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
      </span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">(Check all applicable)</span><table border="0" width="100%">
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<td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">Director</td>
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<td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">10% Owner</td>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td>
<td class="MedSmallFormText">Officer (give title below)</td>
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<td class="MedSmallFormText">Other (specify below)</td>
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<td width="35%" align="left" style="color: blue">Senior Vice President</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">3. Date of Earliest Transaction
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br><span class="FormData">11/18/2025</span>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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<td width="15%" align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td>
<td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by One Reporting Person</td>
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<td width="15%" align="center"></td>
<td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by More than One Reporting Person</td>
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<tr><th width="100%" valign="top" colspan="11" align="center" class="FormTextC"><b>Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b></th></tr>
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<th width="36%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">1. Title of Security (Instr. 
      3)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2. Transaction Date
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="7%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3. Transaction Code (Instr. 
      8)
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<th width="19%" valign="top" colspan="3" align="left" class="SmallFormText">4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 
      3, 4 and 5)
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<th width="11%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">5. 
      Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 
      3 and 4)
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<th width="9%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="8%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="4%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Code</th>
<th width="3%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">V</th>
<th width="8%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Amount</th>
<th width="5%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(A) or (D)</th>
<th width="6%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Price</th>
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">11/18/2025</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">S</span></td>
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<span class="FormData">18,819</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(1)</sup></span>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td>
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<span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">36.85</span>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">0</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td>
<td align="left"><span class="FormData">By Plan</span></td>
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td>
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<span class="FormData">68,632</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(2)</sup></span>
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<td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td>
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<b>Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b><br><b>(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)</b>
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<th width="13%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      3)
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<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3. Transaction Date
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">4. Transaction Code (Instr. 
      8)
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<th width="10%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">5. 
      Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 
      3, 4 and 5)
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<th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="17%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 
      3 and 4)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      5)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">9. 
      Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="7%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Code</th>
<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">V</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(A)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(D)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Date Exercisable</th>
<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Expiration Date</th>
<th width="10%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Title</th>
<th width="7%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Amount or Number of Shares</th>
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<tr><td class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Explanation of Responses:</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">1. As part of the International Paper Company's (the "Company's") planned divestiture of its Global Cellulose Fibers business to American Industrial Partners ("AIP"), the Company liquidated International Paper common stock held in the Company stock fund of the International Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan and transitioned the resulting cash value for reinvestment in a new savings plan. This transition was an administrative step carried out as part of the broader divestment process and followed established procedures, rather than any discretionary action by eligible contributing employees in the SSP. As a consequence of this liquidation and reinvestment, there was a disposition of units of Shares attributable to Clayton R. Ellis.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">2. Share numbers rounded.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FormText"><b>Remarks:</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">Power of Attorney on file.</td></tr>
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<td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">/s/ Vincent T. Smith, attorney-in-fact for Clayton R. Ellis</span></u></td>
<td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">12/17/2025</span></u></td>
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<td class="MedSmallFormText">** Signature of Reporting Person</td>
<td class="MedSmallFormText">Date</td>
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<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 
                  4

                  (b)(v).</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations 
                  <i>See</i>

                  18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 6 for procedure.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.</b></td></tr>
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