FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

International Paper Company

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

19-11-2024

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

Yes - DS Smith plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

Common Stock

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

0

0.0

7,036,907

2.02

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.0

0

0.0

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

10,400

0.003

9,000

0.002

TOTAL:

10,400

0.003

7,045,907

2.02

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

0

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

0

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (USD)

Common Stock

Sale

9

57.47

Common Stock

Sale

20

57.38

Common Stock

Sale

20

57.56

Common Stock

Sale

22

56.95

Common Stock

Sale

28

57.58

Common Stock

Sale

31

57.05

Common Stock

Sale

37

57.75

Common Stock

Sale

40

57.99

Common Stock

Sale

41

57.60

Common Stock

Sale

43

56.93

Common Stock

Sale

43

57.66

Common Stock

Sale

48

57.43

Common Stock

Sale

54

56.91

Common Stock

Sale

60

57.36

Common Stock

Sale

62

57.80

Common Stock

Sale

70

57.53

Common Stock

Sale

78

57.11

Common Stock

Sale

87

57.14

Common Stock

Sale

95

56.87

Common Stock

Sale

99

57.17

Common Stock

Sale

100

56.89

Common Stock

Sale

100

57.32

Common Stock

Sale

100

57.37

Common Stock

Sale

100

57.59

Common Stock

Sale

100

57.63

Common Stock

Sale

100

57.83

Common Stock

Sale

100

57.91

Common Stock

Sale

101

57.08

Common Stock

Sale

103

57.84

Common Stock

Sale

107

56.99

Common Stock

Sale

108

57.95

Common Stock

Sale

112

57.69

Common Stock

Sale

116

57.12

Common Stock

Sale

118

57.48

Common Stock

Sale

120

57.52

Common Stock

Sale

125

57.67

Common Stock

Sale

139

56.86

Common Stock

Sale

139

57.72

Common Stock

Sale

142

57.70

Common Stock

Sale

148

57.19

Common Stock

Sale

150

57.61

Common Stock

Sale

161

57.20

Common Stock

Sale

163

57.71

Common Stock

Sale

168

57.02

Common Stock

Sale

168

57.18

Common Stock

Sale

169

56.81

Common Stock

Sale

171

57.35

Common Stock

Sale

188

57.10

Common Stock

Sale

200

57.34

Common Stock

Sale

200

57.54

Common Stock

Sale

200

57.88

Common Stock

Sale

220

57.50

Common Stock

Sale

220

57.97

Common Stock

Sale

223

57.65

Common Stock

Sale

225

57.03

Common Stock

Sale

226

57.49

Common Stock

Sale

231

57.80

Common Stock

Sale

241

56.98

Common Stock

Sale

242

56.97

Common Stock

Sale

258

57.62

Common Stock

Sale

268

57.09

Common Stock

Sale

270

57.46

Common Stock

Sale

290

57.16

Common Stock

Sale

301

57.68

Common Stock

Sale

350

57.13

Common Stock

Sale

362

57.04

Common Stock

Sale

379

57.01

Common Stock

Sale

400

57.15

Common Stock

Sale

430

57.27

Common Stock

Sale

438

57.55

Common Stock

Sale

442

57.64

Common Stock

Sale

518

57.66

Common Stock

Sale

544

57.77

Common Stock

Sale

609

57.33

Common Stock

Sale

642

57.98

Common Stock

Sale

643

57.74

Common Stock

Sale

700

56.88

Common Stock

Sale

701

57.95

Common Stock

Sale

714

57.79

Common Stock

Sale

746

57.78

Common Stock

Sale

760

57.86

Common Stock

Sale

816

57.91

Common Stock

Sale

943

57.85

Common Stock

Sale

993

57.76

Common Stock

Sale

998

57.75

Common Stock

Sale

1151

57.72

Common Stock

Sale

1194

57.82

Common Stock

Sale

1244

57.73

Common Stock

Sale

1340

57.92

Common Stock

Sale

1399

57.81

Common Stock

Sale

1656

57.97

Common Stock

Sale

1778

57.88

Common Stock

Sale

1875

57.87

Common Stock

Sale

2100

57.93

Common Stock

Sale

2273

57.96

Common Stock

Sale

2736

57.90

Common Stock

Sale

2796

57.83

Common Stock

Sale

2894

57.95

Common Stock

Sale

3049

57.89

Common Stock

Sale

3315

57.94

Common Stock

Sale

26622

57.84

Common Stock

Purchase

1

56.84

Common Stock

Purchase

1

56.90

Common Stock

Purchase

1

56.90

Common Stock

Purchase

1

56.98

Common Stock

Purchase

1

56.99

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.00

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.09

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.11

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.18

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.20

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.34

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.34

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.45

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.53

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.67

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.73

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.90

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.94

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.95

Common Stock

Purchase

1

57.96

Common Stock

Purchase

2

57.34

Common Stock

Purchase

2

57.41

Common Stock

Purchase

2

57.96

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.56

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.58

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.58

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.61

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.69

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.83

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.87

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.91

Common Stock

Purchase

3

57.94

Common Stock

Purchase

4

57.89

Common Stock

Purchase

4

57.89

Common Stock

Purchase

4

57.90

Common Stock

Purchase

4

57.92

Common Stock

Purchase

4

57.95

Common Stock

Purchase

5

57.14

Common Stock

Purchase

5

57.16

Common Stock

Purchase

5

57.22

Common Stock

Purchase

5

57.77

Common Stock

Purchase

5

57.93

Common Stock

Purchase

9

57.39

Common Stock

Purchase

9

57.67

Common Stock

Purchase

10

56.83

Common Stock

Purchase

10

57.26

Common Stock

Purchase

10

57.41

Common Stock

Purchase

10

57.66

Common Stock

Purchase

10

57.73

Common Stock

Purchase

10

57.95

Common Stock

Purchase

12

57.17

Common Stock

Purchase

13

57.90

Common Stock

Purchase

15

57.91

Common Stock

Purchase

17

57.94

Common Stock

Purchase

18

57.56

Common Stock

Purchase

18

57.83

Common Stock

Purchase

20

56.81

Common Stock

Purchase

20

57.90

Common Stock

Purchase

20

57.91

Common Stock

Purchase

22

57.53

Common Stock

Purchase

23

57.88

Common Stock

Purchase

25

57.69

Common Stock

Purchase

27

57.95

Common Stock

Purchase

28

57.00

Common Stock

Purchase

34

57.79

Common Stock

Purchase

35

57.15

Common Stock

Purchase

35

57.70

Common Stock

Purchase

36

57.35

Common Stock

Purchase

37

57.94

Common Stock

Purchase

40

57.59

Common Stock

Purchase

40

57.87

Common Stock

Purchase

42

57.38

Common Stock

Purchase

43

57.85

Common Stock

Purchase

45

57.34

Common Stock

Purchase

54

57.64

Common Stock

Purchase

57

57.10

Common Stock

Purchase

72

57.60

Common Stock

Purchase

86

56.93

Common Stock

Purchase

91

57.28

Common Stock

Purchase

93

57.18

Common Stock

Purchase

100

56.80

Common Stock

Purchase

100

56.99

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.04

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.08

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.46

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.63

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.78

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.84

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.89

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.94

Common Stock

Purchase

100

57.97

Common Stock

Purchase

108

57.37

Common Stock

Purchase

110

57.09

Common Stock

Purchase

110

57.20

Common Stock

Purchase

110

57.52

Common Stock

Purchase

112

57.74

Common Stock

Purchase

115

57.19

Common Stock

Purchase

120

57.86

Common Stock

Purchase

130

56.95

Common Stock

Purchase

132

57.29

Common Stock

Purchase

133

57.13

Common Stock

Purchase

150

56.94

Common Stock

Purchase

162

56.91

Common Stock

Purchase

170

57.93

Common Stock

Purchase

183

57.40

Common Stock

Purchase

209

57.72

Common Stock

Purchase

252

57.75

Common Stock

Purchase

282

57.92

Common Stock

Purchase

569

57.81

Common Stock

Purchase

1460

56.90

Common Stock

Purchase

1585

57.84

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (USD)

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit (USD)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

0

0

0

0

0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

0

0

0

0

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

20-11-2024

Contact name:

Janice Falcao

Telephone number:

00442033140679

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

International Paper Company

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Common Stock

Call option IP US 01/17/25 C55 Equity

Written

500

USD 55

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 12/20/24 C55 Equity

Written

600

USD 55

American

12/20/24

Common Stock

Call option IP US 04/17/25 C47.5 Equity

Purchase

1,000

USD 47.5

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 01/17/25 C47.5 Equity

Purchase

200

USD 47.5

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Put option IP US 04/17/25 P45 Equity

Written

300

USD 45

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 06/20/25 C50 Equity

Purchase

300

USD 50

American

06/20/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 10/17/25 C55 Equity

Purchase

500

USD 55

American

10/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 06/20/25 C52.5 Equity

Purchase

2,000

USD 52.5

American

06/20/25

Common Stock

Put option IP US 12/20/24 P57.5 Equity

Purchase

3,200

USD 57.5

American

12/20/24

Common Stock

Put option IP US 01/17/25 P47.5 Equity

Written

400

USD 47.5

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 09/19/25 C42.5 Equity

Purchase

600

USD 42.5

American

09/19/25

Common Stock

Put option IP US 04/17/25 P47.5 Equity

Written

2,400

USD 47.5

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 01/16/26 C60 Equity

Purchase

300

USD 60

American

01/16/26

Common Stock

Call option IP US 10/17/25 C42.5 Equity

Purchase

700

USD 42.5

American

10/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 01/16/26 C50 Equity

Purchase

500

USD 50

American

01/16/26

Common Stock

Call option IP US 12/20/24 C50 Equity

Purchase

300

USD 50

American

12/20/24

Common Stock

Call option IP US 01/17/25 C60 Equity

Written

200

USD 60

American

01/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 04/17/25 C50 Equity

Purchase

200

USD 50

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Call option IP US 04/17/25 C52.5 Equity

Purchase

600

USD 52.5

American

04/17/25

Common Stock

Put option IP US 01/16/26 P42.5 Equity

Written

4,600

USD 42.5

American

01/16/26

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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