Amendment to Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4/A)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nicholls Timothy S 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ [IP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP & President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2026 (Street) MEMPHIS, TN 38197 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2026 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2026 F 1,371(1) D $40.32 244,914(2) D Common Stock 02/01/2026 F 1,271(3) D $40.32 243,643(2) D Common Stock 7,228(2)(4) I By Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nicholls Timothy S C/O INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY 6400 POPLAR AVENUE MEMPHIS, TN 38197			Exec. VP & President

Signatures

/s/ Vincent T. Smith, attorney-in-fact for Timothy S. Nicholls		02/11/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Additional shares were withheld to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting of the 2023 Restricted Stock Unit Award that vested on February 1, 2026. Because the reporting person is on an expatriate assignment, federal taxes were not initially withheld in error. Once the correct tax rates were applied, additional shares were withheld for the required tax obligations.
(2)	Share numbers rounded.
(3)	Additional shares were withheld to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting of the 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Award that vested on February 1, 2026. Because the reporting person is on an expatriate assignment, federal taxes were not initially withheld in error. Once the correct tax rates were applied, additional shares were withheld for the required tax obligations.
(4)	Represents shares of International Paper common stock held through the International Paper Salaried Savings Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement as of January 30, 2026.
Remarks: Power of Attorney on file.

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