secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ (IP)
CIK:        0000051434
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-018475
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.95
Item codes: 2.01, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

International Paper completes DS Smith acquisition; 34.1% dilution, $514M synergy target
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- IP issued ~179.8M new shares (0.1285 per DS Smith share) to complete the acquisition.
- DS Smith shareholders will own ~34.1% of IP post-acquisition.
- Synergy target of at least $514M; acquisition expected to be EPS accretive in year one.
- DS Smith shares to be delisted from LSE on Feb 4, 2025; new IP shares trade on NYSE and LSE.
- Combined company creates global leader in sustainable packaging, per IP Chairman and CEO.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312525018475/0001193125-25-018475-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000119312525018475/d912124d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-018475

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