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): ~~January~~February 2926, 2026

International Paper Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 1-3157


New York			13-0872805
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee			38197
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (901) 419-9000

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 per share par value	IP	New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, $1 per share par value	IPC	London Stock Exchange

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. ☐

~~EXPLANATORY~~Item ~~NOTE~~7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

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~~SECTION~~Interested 2persons will be able to access the webcast via the Company's website (https://www.internationalpaper.com/investors/events-presentations) ~~FINANCIAL~~live ~~INFORMATION~~and in replay. An archived copy of the webcast will be available within 24 hours following the event. The information contained on or accessible through our website is not part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 2 7.~~02. Results~~01 of ~~Operations~~Form 8-K and ~~Financial~~shall ~~Condition~~not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein.

On January 29, 2026, International Paper Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the full-year and fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025. The Company will host a webcast and conference call today to discuss results for the full-year and fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the press release.


Exhibit Number						Description
104						The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as inline XBRL.

SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

ExhibitNumber						Description
99.1						Press Release of International Paper Company dated January 29, 2026

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber						Description
99.1						Press Release of International Paper dated January 29, 2026.
101						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104						The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

International Paper Company

Date:

~~January~~February 2926, 2026

By:

/s/ ~~Holly~~Joseph GR. ~~Goughnour~~Saab

Name:

~~Holly~~Joseph GR. ~~Goughnour~~Saab

Title:

Senior Vice President, -General ~~Chief~~Counsel ~~Accounting~~and ~~Officer~~Corporate Secretary

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