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
March 2, 2009
(Date of Report)
March 2, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| NEW YORK | 1-3157 | 13-0872805 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38197
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(901) 419-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 2, 2009, International Paper Company issued a press release announcing that its board of directors reduced its quarterly common stock dividend from twenty-five cents ($0.25) per share to two and one-half cents ($0.025) per share, effective for the second quarter 2009 dividend payment. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
In addition, on March 2, 2009, International Paper Company announced that it signed a purchase and sale agreement to divest approximately 143,000 acres of real estate to American Timberlands Fund I, LP. A copy of the press release announcing this transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated March 2, 2009. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Press Release of the Company dated March 2, 2009. | |
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 (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Maura Abeln Smith | |
| Name: | Maura Abeln Smith | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: March 2, 2009
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated March 2, 2009. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Press Release of the Company dated March 2, 2009. | |