UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 21, 2002
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its charter)
NEW YORK
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-3157 13-0872805
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Commission File Number (IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06921
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
203-541-8000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
Item 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.
N/A
Item 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
N/A
Item 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.
N/A
Item 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS.
N/A
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Mr. John R. Kennedy, a member of the International Paper Board
of Directors since 1996, retired from the Board on September
21, 2002 in accordance with the Company's policy requiring
outside directors to retire from the Board upon their 72nd
birthday whether or not the term for which they have been
elected has expired.
Item 6. RESIGNATIONS OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS.
N/A
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
N/A
Item 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
N/A
Item 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
N/A
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
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(Registrant)
Dated: September 23, 2002 By /s/ Carol M. Samalin
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Stamford, Connecticut Carol M. Samalin
Assistant Secretary