<PAGE>
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Filed by the Registrant /X/
Filed by a party other than the Registrant / /
Check the appropriate box:
/ / Preliminary Proxy Statement
/ / Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
/X/ Definitive Proxy Statement
/ / Definitive Additional Materials
/ / Soliciting Material Pursuant to 240.14a-11(c) or 240.14a-12
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
/X/ No fee required.
/ / Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1)
and 0-11
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(5) Total fee paid:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ / Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
/ / Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) Filing Party:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4) Date Filed:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
[LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
PURCHASE, NEW YORK 10577
JOHN T. DILLON
CHAIRMAN
March 28, 1997
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
The annual meeting of International Paper will be held this year at the
Swissotel Chicago, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will
start at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 8, 1997. You are cordially invited to
attend this meeting and we look forward to seeing you there.
The following Proxy Statement outlines the business to be conducted at the
meeting, which includes the re-election of one class of directors; ratification
of the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as independent auditors for 1997; and
consideration of one shareholder proposal concerning a chlorine phaseout
schedule.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOUR REPRESENTATION AND VOTE ARE
IMPORTANT. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD.
Attendance at the meeting will be limited to shareholders of record as of the
close of business on March 21, 1997, or their duly appointed proxy holder (not
to exceed one proxy per shareholder), and to guests of management. If you or
your proxy holder plan to attend this meeting, please complete, sign and return
the enclosed Request for Admittance card.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
[SIGNATURE]
JOHN T. DILLON
<PAGE>
[LOGO]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO THE OWNERS OF COMMON STOCK OF
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY:
The annual meeting of shareholders of International Paper Company will be held
Thursday, May 8, 1997, at 9:00 a.m. at the Swissotel Chicago, 323 East Wacker
Drive, Chicago, Illinois to:
1. Re-elect one class of directors comprised of five members to the Board of
Directors;
2. Approve the ratification of the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as
independent auditors for 1997;
3. Consider and vote upon a shareholder resolution concerning a schedule for
total phaseout of chlorine and chlorine-containing compounds for papermaking;
and
4. Transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS URGES SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST
ITEM 3.
Reference is made to page 5 and Exhibits A and B of the attached Proxy Statement
for the text of recent By-law amendments relating to a change in the advance
notice provisions relating to share owner nominations for election of directors
and a new requirement for advance notification of shareholder proposals being
made at shareholder meetings, which texts are incorporated by reference in this
Notice.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 21, 1997, will be
entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof.
By order of the Board of Directors
JAMES W. GUEDRY
VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
March 28, 1997
<PAGE>
PROXY STATEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
PURCHASE, NEW YORK 10577
(914) 397-1500
GENERAL INFORMATION
This statement is furnished by the Board of Directors of International Paper
Company (the "Company") in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be
voted at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 8, 1997. Owners of
shares of common stock outstanding are entitled to one vote for each share of
common stock held of record at the close of business on March 21, 1997. As of
that date, there were 300,865,985 shares of common stock outstanding.
The annual report, including the audited financial statements of the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, has been mailed to shareholders with
this Proxy Statement and should be read carefully in conjunction with this Proxy
Statement before voting on any proposals contained herein, as it contains
details of the Company's operations and other relevant disclosures.
PROXY PROCEDURE
Shares eligible to be voted and for which a proxy is properly signed and
returned, will be voted in accordance with the instructions specified thereon.
Where no instruction is received, eligible shares will be voted as recommended
by the Board of Directors in this Proxy Statement. If any other matters come
before the meeting, including any proposal submitted by a shareholder which was
omitted from this Proxy Statement in accordance with the applicable provisions
of the federal securities laws, the persons voting the proxies will vote them in
accordance with their best judgment. As of the time this Proxy Statement was
printed, management was not aware of any other matters to be voted upon. Any
proxy may be revoked at any time before its exercise by submitting a written
revocation or a new proxy, or by the shareholder's attendance and vote at the
annual meeting.
Solicitation of proxies from the Company's shareholders may be undertaken by
directors, officers and employees, as well as by Georgeson & Company Inc.
Payments to that firm as compensation are estimated at approximately $14,500
plus reimbursable expenses. This solicitation may be carried out either by mail,
telephone, telecommunication, or personal interview. The cost of any such
solicitation will be borne by the Company.
The Company has a policy of confidentiality in the voting of shareholder proxies
generally and uses the services of its registrar and transfer agent, ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as independent inspectors of election to receive
and tabulate the proxy vote.
This Proxy Statement and the form of Proxy were sent to shareholders commencing
March 28, 1997.
MEETING ADMITTANCE PROCEDURES
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 21, 1997 (or their
duly appointed proxy holder upon verification--not to exceed one proxy per
shareholder) will be entitled to vote and attend the meeting. The following
procedures have been adopted to insure that no inconvenience or delays are
caused to the Company's shareholders or their proxy holders when entering the
meeting.
If you plan to attend the annual meeting in person or will appoint a proxy to
attend the meeting (other than the proxies set forth on the proxy card), please
complete (including the name of the appointed proxy, if any), sign and return
the enclosed Request for Admittance promptly so that an admittance card can be
reserved for you or your proxy in advance of the meeting. These admittance cards
will be delivered to you or your proxy holder upon verification of
identification at the shareholders' admittance counter at the meeting.
2
<PAGE>
Record shareholders who do not have admittance cards reserved for them at the
meeting will be admitted upon verification of ownership at the shareholders'
admittance desk. If you have not appointed a proxy in advance or have changed
the appointed proxy on the Request for Admittance, your duly appointed proxy who
will attend the meeting will be required to present evidence of your signature
on the proxy (a copy of your driver's license or employment identification card
or other identification with your signature) in order to determine that only
valid proxies are admitted and voted.
Beneficial owners of record on March 21, 1997 (or their duly appointed proxy
holder upon verification-- not to exceed one proxy per shareholder) can obtain
admittance cards only at the shareholders' admittance desk by presenting
evidence of common stock ownership in the Company. This evidence could be a
proxy from the institution that is the record holder of the stock or your most
recent bank or brokerage firm account statement, along with proper
identification. If you are a beneficial shareholder who will appoint a proxy to
attend the meeting on your behalf, your duly appointed proxy will be required to
comply with the procedures in this paragraph, as well as the admittance
procedures described above for duly appointed proxies not designated in advance
on the Request for Admittance.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board is classified into three classes of directors: Class III directors, of
which there are currently five, were elected until the 1997 annual meeting;
Class I directors, of which there are currently four, were elected to serve
until the 1998 annual meeting; and Class II directors, of which there are
currently five, were elected until the 1999 annual meeting. Each class is
elected for a three-year term, unless they retire earlier.
Eleven regular meetings and one special meeting of the Board of Directors were
held in 1996. In addition, there were 24 Committee meetings. Each director
attended at least 82% of the meetings of the Board and the Committees on which
he or she serves. All of the directors attended an average of 95% of such
meetings of the Board and the Committees on which they serve.
Beneficial ownership of current directors in equity securities of the Company is
shown in the table on page 5.
In June 1996, the Company announced the donation of 2,200 acres of land along
the Escatawpa River held by the Company's Moss Point mill in Jackson County,
Mississippi, to The Conservation Fund for possible later disposition to the
State of Mississippi and/or a university in the area which would manage the land
for conservation and recreation purposes. The donation was valued at
approximately $550,000. Mr. Noonan, a director of the Company, is chairman and
chief executive officer of The Conservation Fund.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The functions of the Audit Committee of the Board are to assist the Board in
carrying out its responsibilities for monitoring management's accounting for the
Company's financial results and for the timeliness and adequacy of the reporting
of those results; to discuss and make inquiry into the audits of the Company's
books made internally and by outside independent auditors, the Company's
financial and accounting policies, its internal controls and its financial
reporting; and to investigate and make a recommendation to the Board each year
with respect to the appointment of independent auditors for the following year;
inform the Board of any significant accounting matters, and review the
performance of the Committee.
Current members of the Committee, none of whom is an employee of the Company,
are J. C. Pfeiffer (Chairman), W. C. Butcher, J. R. Kennedy, P. F. Noonan and R.
B. Smith.
Four meetings of the Committee were held in 1996.
3
<PAGE>
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The functions of the Management Development and Compensation Committee are to
review Company policies and programs for the development of management
personnel; to make recommendations to the Board with respect to any proposals
for compensation or compensation adjustments of officers who are also directors
of the Company; to authorize compensation or compensation adjustments for other
officers of the Company; to administer the Company's executive bonus and
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan; to review and endorse changes in Company
employee retirement and benefits plans; to review officer candidates and endorse
nominees for election as officers; to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer
the authority to act on compensation adjustments at certain levels; to make
recommendations to the Board with respect to directors' compensation; to review
senior management succession planning; and to review the performance of the
Committee.
Current members of the Committee, none of whom is an employee of the Company,
are S. C. Gault (Chairman), W. C. Butcher, R. J. Eaton, T. C. Graham, E. T.
Pratt, Jr. and C. R. Shoemate.
Six meetings of the Committee were held in 1996.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The functions of the Nominating Committee are to review the size and composition
of the Board; to review possible director candidates and director nominations
properly presented by shareholders; to recommend to the Board individuals
suitable for election as directors; to review and recommend annually to the full
Board the slate of nominees for election by the Company's shareholders; to
review institutional affiliations of directors and director candidates for
possible conflicts; and to review and recommend Board Committee assignments.
Current members of the Committee, none of whom is an employee of the Company,
are W. C. Butcher (Chairman), D. F. McHenry, J. C. Pfeiffer, E. T. Pratt, Jr.
and C. R. Shoemate.
Two meetings of the Committee were held in 1996.
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
The functions of the Environment, Health and Technology Committee are to review
environmental, safety, and health and technological policies and programs
throughout the Company; to assure that they are appropriate to the short- and
long-term objectives of the Company in terms of industry leadership, compliance
with federal and state laws and regulations and social responsibility; to advise
the Board of the effectiveness of these policies and programs; and to review the
performance of the Committee.
Current members of the Committee are T. C. Graham (Chairman), R. J. Eaton, S. C.
Gault, J. R. Kennedy, P. F. Noonan and C. W. Smith.
Four meetings of the Committee were held in 1996.
OTHER COMMITTEES
Membership of the other regular Committees of the Board of Directors is shown on
page 62 of the Company's annual report which accompanies this Proxy Statement.
FUTURE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS
For inclusion in the 1998 Proxy Statement and form of proxy relating to the
meeting, shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 1998 annual
meeting must be made in writing and received by the Secretary of the Company at
the Company's principal executive offices by the close of business on November
28, 1997.
Other shareholder proposals intended to be introduced at the 1998 annual meeting
shall be made in accordance with Article I, Section 7 of the Company's By-laws,
as set forth under Exhibit A and described under the heading "By-law Changes".
The effect of this By-law is that shareholder proposals intended to be presented
at the 1998 annual meeting, but not included in the 1998 Proxy Statement and
form of proxy
4
<PAGE>
relating to the meeting, must be received by the Secretary of the Company not
earlier than February 5, 1998 nor later than March 7, 1998, if the annual
meeting is held on May 7, 1998.
Nomination by shareholders for directors, at a meeting called for the purpose of
electing directors, shall be made in accordance with Article II, Section 9 of
the Company's By-laws, amended as set forth in Exhibit B and described under the
heading "By-law Changes". The effect of this By-law is that shareholder
nominations for the 1998 election of directors must be received by the Secretary
of the Company not earlier than February 5, 1998, nor later than March 7, 1998,
if the annual meeting is held on May 7, 1998.
BY-LAW CHANGES
Article I of the By-laws was amended on February 12, 1997 to add Section 7
relating to shareholder proposals which is set forth in Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference. Article II, Section 9 of the By-laws, relating
to shareholder nominations, was amended on February 12, 1997, and is set forth
in Exhibit B which is incorporated herein by reference.
COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table shows, as of March 21, 1997, the number of shares of Company
common stock beneficially owned (as defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission) or otherwise claimed by each current director and each nominee for
director and by all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.
To the best knowledge of the Company, no person or group beneficially owns more
than 5% of the Company's common stock outstanding, except as set forth below in
the table.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES PERCENT OF TOTAL
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIALLY COMMON STOCK
OR GROUP OWNED (1) OUTSTANDING
- - ------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
W.C. Butcher..................................... 6,984
J.T. Dillon...................................... 304,235
R.J. Eaton....................................... 3,400
S.C. Gault....................................... 19,624 No director or
J.A. Georges..................................... 198,265 officer owns as much as
T.C. Graham...................................... 14,960 1/5th of 1%
J.R. Kennedy..................................... 153,829
D.F. McHenry..................................... 5,890
P.F. Noonan...................................... 2,050
J.C. Pfeiffer.................................... 7,134
E.T. Pratt....................................... 6,960
C.R. Shoemate.................................... 2,100
R.B. Smith....................................... 7,000
C.W. Smith....................................... 157,922
J.P. Melican..................................... 131,894
D.W. Oskin....................................... 151,531
M.J. Turk........................................ 109,488
All directors and executive officers as a 0.54%
group.......................................... 1,622,158
Merrill Lynch Co., Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce 10.2%
Fenner & Smith Incorporated (2)................ 30,608,893
Bank trustee under Company and subsidiary 8.5%
employee benefit plans (3)..................... 25,523,640
The Capital Group Companies, Inc., and Capital 5.0%
Research and Management Company (4)............ 15,165,000
</TABLE>
5
<PAGE>
(FOOTNOTES FOR PRECEDING PAGE)
- - ------------------------
(1) Ownership shown includes securities over which the individual has or shares,
directly or indirectly, voting or investment powers, including shares held
in the Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, shares owned by a
spouse or certain relatives and ownership by trusts for the benefit of such
relatives, as required to be reported by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Certain individuals may disclaim beneficial ownership of some of
these shares, but they are included for the purpose of computing the
holdings and the percentages of common stock owned. Interests in shares
resulting from participation in the Company's Salaried Savings Plan,
Performance Share Awards, and Executive Continuity Awards, are included
above. The above table does not include 1,073,137 shares represented by
stock options granted executive officers under the Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan, including options for 250,337 shares for Mr. Dillon,
128,700 shares for Mr. C. W. Smith, 151,800 shares for Mr. Melican, 121,300
shares for Mr. Oskin, 90,000 shares for Mr. Turk, and 726,000 shares for Mr.
Georges which were granted prior to his retirement as an officer. In
addition, under the Nonfunded Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors or the Unfunded Savings Plan, the Directors and executive officers
(as indicated by the asterisk) listed below own the non-voting
stock-equivalent Units set forth in the following chart:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR STOCK UNITS DIRECTOR STOCK UNITS
- - ---------------------------------------- ----------- ---------------------------------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
W.C. Butcher............................ 22,894 J.C. Pfeiffer........................... 5,026
J.T. Dillon*............................ 26,410 E.T. Pratt.............................. 42,124
R.J. Eaton.............................. 4,720 C.R. Shoemate........................... 3,656
S.C. Gault.............................. 7,912 R.B. Smith.............................. 30,087
J.A. Georges............................ 0 C.W. Smith*............................. 15,727
T.C. Graham............................. 26,923 J.P. Melican*........................... 21,925
J.R. Kennedy............................ 1,595
D.F. McHenry............................ 9,357 D.W. Oskin*............................. 0
P.F. Noonan............................. 3,607 M.J. Turk*.............................. 4,363
</TABLE>
- - ------------------------
(2) As of February 14, 1997, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce
Fenner & Smith Incorporated are, respectively, a parent holding company and
a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Act"). They, or subsidiaries, hold these shares primarily as
sponsor and investment advisor to various registered investment companies,
but disclaim beneficial ownership thereof other than certain of which are
held in proprietary accounts.
(3) As of December 31, 1996, State Street Bank & Trust Co., N.A. holds such
shares as the independent trustee in trust funds for employee savings,
thrift, and similar employee benefit plans of the Company and its
subsidiaries ("Company Trust Funds"). In addition, State Street Bank & Trust
Co., N.A. is trustee for various third party trusts and employee benefit
plans and is an Investment Advisor. As a result of its holdings in all
capacities, State Street Bank & Trust Co., N.A. is the record holder of
25,523,640 shares of common stock of the Company. The trustee disclaims
beneficial ownership of all such shares except 3,229,706 shares of which it
has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition. The common stock
held by the Company Trust Funds is allocated to participants' accounts and
such stock or the cash equivalent will be distributed to participants upon
termination of employment or pursuant to withdrawal rights. The trustee
votes the shares of common stock held in the Company Trust Funds in
accordance with the instructions of the participants; shares for which no
instructions are received are voted proportionately to those shares voted by
participants.
(4) As of February 12, 1997, the Capital Group Companies, Inc. holds such shares
as the parent holding company of a group of investment management companies
that hold investment power and, in some cases, voting power over these
securities. The investment management companies, which include a "bank" as
defined in Section 3(a)6 of the Act and several investment advisors
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, provide
investment advisory and management services for their respective clients
which include registered investment companies and institutional accounts.
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not have investment power or voting
power over any of the securities reported here; however, The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. may be deemed to "beneficially own" such securities by
virtue of Rule 13d-3 under the Act. Capital Research and Management Company,
an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940 and wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group
Companies, Inc., is the beneficial owner of these shares as a result of
acting as investment advisor to various investment companies registered
under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
6
<PAGE>
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING
ITEM NO. 1--RE-ELECTION OF FIVE DIRECTORS
Dr. Arthur G. Hansen, after many years of outstanding service to the Company,
reached the mandatory retirement age in February 1997. Prior to the 1998 annual
meeting, Mr. Roger B. Smith (Class I director) and Mr. Stanley C. Gault (Class I
director) will reach mandatory retirement age, the former in July 1997 and the
latter in January 1998.
Five (5) directors are to be re-elected at this meeting as Class III directors
for three-year terms expiring in 2000. Each nominee is currently a director of
the Company. Election requires the affirmative vote by the holders of a
plurality of outstanding common stock voting at the annual meeting of
shareholders. A plurality means that the five (5) nominees receiving the largest
number of votes cast will be elected. Votes which are withheld from any nominee,
as well as broker non-votes, will not be counted in such nominee's favor.
Shareholders voting at the meeting may not vote for more than the number of
nominees listed in the Proxy Statement. Proxies given to management to vote will
be voted according to instructions given, but only for nominees listed in the
Proxy Statement. The term of the present Class III directors expires at the
adjournment of the 1997 annual meeting. The five nominees for re-election at
that meeting as Class III directors are listed below:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
CLASS III DIRECTORS--TERM EXPIRING IN 1997
[PHOTO] ROBERT J. EATON, 57, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Chrysler Corporation. He joined Chrysler in 1992, as vice chairman
and chief operating officer and a member of the Board. Prior to joining
Chrysler, his 29-year career with General Motors included various
management positions, the most recent being president of General Motors
Europe (1988 to 1992). He is a fellow of both the Society of Automotive
Engineers and the Engineering Society of Detroit and a member of the
National Academy of Engineering. He is a member of The Business Council
and The Business Roundtable. He also is a member of the President's
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations and serves as a
director of The Economic Strategy Institute and the U.S./Japan Business
Council.
Director since January 10, 1995
[Photo] JOHN A. GEORGES, 66, retired Chairman and Chief Executive Office of
International Paper. He was elected chief executive officer in 1984 and
became chairman and chief executive officer in 1985. He was a director,
chairman of the board and chief executive officer of IP Forest Resources
Company (the managing general partner of IP Timberlands, Ltd.) from 1985
to 1996. Since retirement from International Paper, he has joined
Windward Capital Partners as senior managing director. He is a director
of AK Steel Holding Corporation, Ryder Systems, Inc. and Warner-Lambert
Company. He is a member of The Business Council, The Trilateral
Commission, and Bankers Trust European Advisory Board. He is a trustee
of the Public Policy Institute of the Business Council of New York State
and president of the University of Illinois Foundation.
Director since February 1, 1980
</TABLE>
7
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[Photo] DONALD F. MCHENRY, 60, University Research Professor of Diplomacy and
International Affairs at Georgetown University since 1981. He is
president of the IRC Group and a director of American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Bank of Boston Corporation,
the First National Bank of Boston, SmithKline Beecham plc and the
Institute for International Economics. He is a trustee of The Brookings
Institution, The Mayo Foundation and Columbia University; and chairman
of the board of Africare.
Director since April 14, 1981
[Photo] PATRICK F. NOONAN, 54, Chairman of the Board of The Conservation Fund (a
nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving America's land and water
resources) and previously, also its chief executive officer since 1985.
Prior to that he was president of The Nature Conservancy. He is a
trustee of The National Geographic Society. He is also a director of
Ashland, Inc., the Fund for Government Investors, Saul Centers and the
American Gas Association Index Fund. He is a member of the Board of
Visitors of Duke University School of the Environment.
Director since December 14, 1993
[Photo] CHARLES R. SHOEMATE, 57, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of CPC International Inc. He was elected president and a member of its
board of directors in 1988, chief executive officer in August 1990 and
chairman in September 1990. He joined CPC International in 1962 and
progressed through a variety of positions in manufacturing, finance and
business management within the consumer foods and corn refining
businesses. In 1981, he was named president of Canada Starch Company,
CPC's Canadian subsidiary. He was elected vice president of the
corporation in 1983, and in 1986 became president of the Corn Refining
Division. He is a director of CIGNA Corporation and the Grocery
Manufacturers of America, Inc. He is a member of the Business
Roundtable; a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development; and a
trustee of The Conference Board.
Director since November 1, 1994
</TABLE>
Other directors who will continue to serve are listed below under their
respective classes. None of these directors are to be elected at the 1997 annual
meeting.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
CLASS I DIRECTORS--TERM EXPIRING IN 1998
[PHOTO] JOHN T. DILLON, 58, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1996.
Prior to that he was executive vice president--packaging from 1987 to
1995 when he assumed the position of president and chief operating
officer. He is also a director and chairman of the board of IP Forest
Resources (the managing general partner of IP Timberlands, Ltd.) and a
director of Caterpillar Inc. He is chairman of the board of The National
Council on Economic Education.
Director since March 1, 1991
</TABLE>
8
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[Photo] STANLEY C. GAULT, 71, retired Chairman of the Board (June 1991 to June
1996) and Chief Executive Officer (June 1991 to December 1995) of The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Previously, he was chairman and chief
executive officer of Rubbermaid Incorporated (1980 to 1991). He is a
director of Avon Products, Inc., The Timken Company and Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. He is a trustee and chairman of the board of The College of Wooster
and honorary vice chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Director since January 8, 1980
[Photo] JOHN R. KENNEDY, 66, retired President and Chief Executive Officer of
Federal Paper Board Company, Inc. from 1975 to 1996. He is a director of
DeVlieg Bullard, Inc., Chase Brass Industries, Inc. and Holnam, Inc. He
is director and chairman of the board of Georgetown University, on the
board of governors of the United Nations Association of the United
States of America, and one of the directors for the Foreign Policy
Association.
Director since March 12, 1996
[Photo] ROGER B. SMITH, 71, retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
General Motors Corporation from 1981 to 1990. He is a director of IP
Forest Resources Company (the managing general partner of IP
Timberlands, Ltd.) and Johnson & Johnson. He is a member of The Business
Council and is a trustee of the Michigan Colleges Foundation, Inc. and
the Sloan Foundation.
Director since December 1, 1989
CLASS II DIRECTORS--TERM EXPIRING IN 1999
[PHOTO] WILLARD C. BUTCHER, 70, retired Chairman and Chief Executive of The
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. He is a director of ASARCO, Incorporated, and
Texaco, Inc. He is a member of The Business Council, the International
Advisory Board for Banca Nazionale del Lavaro, the International
Advisory Council of The Chase Manhattan Bank and vice chairman of the
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. He is a trustee emeritus of
the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and a
fellow emeritus of Brown University and a trustee of the Business
Committee for the Arts, Inc.
Director since August 1, 1989.
[Photo] THOMAS C. GRAHAM, 70, Consultant. Retired Chairman of the Board of AK
Steel Corporation. Previously, he was chairman and chief executive
officer, elected to those posts concurrent with the formation of AK
Steel Holding Corporation, a publicly held corporation which emerged
from the privately-held Armco Steel Company, L.P. in April of 1994. He
had been named president and chief executive officer of Armco Steel in
June 1992. He was formerly chairman and chief executive officer of
Washington Steel Corporation until 1992. He is a director of Hershey
Foods Corporation and IP Forest Resources Company (the managing general
partner of IP Timberlands, Ltd.).
Director since October 14, 1986
</TABLE>
9
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[Photo] JANE C. PFEIFFER, 64, Management Consultant. She is a director of
Ashland, Inc., IP Forest Resources Company (the managing general partner
of IP Timberlands, Ltd.), J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and The Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York. She is a trustee of the Conference Board,
the University of Notre Dame and the Overseas Development Council and a
member of The Council on Foreign Relations.
Director since June 14, 1977
[Photo] EDMUND T. PRATT, JR., 70, retired Chairman of the Board (from 1972 to
1992) and Chief Executive Officer from (1972-1991) of Pfizer Inc. He is
a director of The Chase Manhattan Corporation, The Chase Manhattan Bank,
N.A., and General Motors Corporation. He is a director and member of the
Executive Committee of AEA Investors, Inc., and a member of the Board of
Trustees of Logistics Management Institute. Until February of 1997 he
was also a director of Minerals Technology and Pfizer, Inc.
Director since September 9, 1975
[Photo] C. WESLEY SMITH, 57, Executive Vice President--printing papers since
1992. Prior thereto, he was president--International Paper--Europe from
1989.
Director since December 12, 1995
</TABLE>
10
<PAGE>
ITEM NO. 2--RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP AS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 1997
The Audit Committee has considered the qualifications of Arthur Andersen LLP and
recommended that the Board of Directors appoint them as independent auditors of
the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year 1997. The
Committee reviewed its performance in prior years, as well as its reputation for
integrity and competence in the fields of accounting and auditing. The Committee
has expressed its satisfaction with Arthur Andersen LLP in all of these
respects. The Committee's review also included inquiry concerning litigation
involving Arthur Andersen LLP and the existence of any investigations by the
Securities and Exchange Commission into the financial reporting practices of the
companies audited by them. In this respect, the Committee concluded that the
ability of Arthur Andersen LLP to perform services for the Company is not in any
way adversely affected by any such investigation or litigation.
The Board of Directors desires to obtain shareholders' approval of the Board's
action in appointing Arthur Andersen LLP, as independent auditors of the
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year 1997.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP will be present at the annual meeting to
respond to appropriate questions and to make a statement if he or she desires
and to answer appropriate questions.
Approval of Item No. 2 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares voting on this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes
will not be counted as having voted on this Item No. 2.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR
THE RATIFICATION OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP AS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY FOR 1997
ITEM NO. 3--SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING A CHLORINE PHASEOUT SCHEDULE
Progressive Asset Management, 1814 Franklin Street, Oakland, California 94612,
acting as agent for its client, Educational Foundation of America, represented
that, as of November 25, 1996, its client owned 6,000 shares of common stock of
the Company and has informed the Company that it intends to present the
following proposal at the annual meeting. Four groups whose names, addresses and
shareholdings will be supplied upon oral or written request to the Secretary of
the Company have co-sponsored this proposal. The text of the proposal follows:
"WHEREAS the manufacturing processes used by the company have the potential to
form organochlorines, including dioxins and furans, which may be harmful to
human health and the environment even in the most minute (or not 'detectable')
amounts;
"WHEREAS national and international bodies have publicly recognized the
significant dangers posed by chlorine-based bleaching processes in the pulp and
paper industry including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American
Public Health Association, The International Joint Commission, The World Bank,
and the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (convened by the United
Nations Environment Program). Conclusions from these agencies reflect the
growing sense of urgency regarding the need to phase out the use of
chlorine-containing compounds;
"WHEREAS the company has already recognized the threat posed by dioxins and
furans by reducing the level of organochlorines in its effluents by converting
most of its bleach lines to a process which substitutes chlorine dioxide for
elemental chlorine. However, chlorine dioxide is extremely unstable and so does
not eliminate the potential for threats of explosion endangering environment and
worker safety;
11
<PAGE>
"WHEREAS we believe dioxins can be generated through the use of chlorine
dioxide; even at levels below analytical detection, dioxins can accumulate in
the bodies of living creatures as they pass through the food chain--the American
Public Health Association has stated that even at low levels, exposure to
dioxins can result in or contribute to reproductive failure, birth defects,
developmental impairment, hormonal disruption, behavioral disorders, immune
suppression and cancer;
"WHEREAS we believe the best method of preventing continued contamination from
persistent or bioaccumulative toxic substances is to phase out production
processes (including chlorine dioxide substitution) that inadvertently generate
and release such substances;
WHEREAS we believe worldwide demand is increasing for paper produced without the
release of hazardous organochlorines (i.e. Totally Chlorine-Free or TCF paper);
"WHEREAS significant cost savings and competitive advantages could result from
the conversion to TCF;
"WHEREAS totally chlorine-free processes are in use at more than two dozen kraft
mills worldwide which produce high quality pulp, and these processes appear to
be the most technologically feasible and cost-effective ways to move towards
effluent-free production;"
"RESOLVED THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS SHALL REQUEST THE COMPANY ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE
FOR THE TOTAL PHASEOUT FROM ITS PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF CHLORINE
AND CHLORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS".
THE STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION IS AS FOLLOWS:
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
"The company's actions to reduce dioxins and furans in its effluents are
commendable. However, the Environmental Protection Agency's comprehensive draft
review of dioxin states that health effects attributable to dioxin may be
occurring in humans at very low levels of exposure. This suggests that there may
be no safe or acceptable exposure to dioxins or furans exists (sic). We believe
the Company could be materially affected by clean up costs and fines.
Furthermore, investment in chlorine dioxide substitution delays the adoption of
more protective technologies (totally chlorine-free and effluent-free). For the
company to claim to be an environmental leader, we believe it must go beyond
current or proposed regulations to COMPLETELY, and not 'virtually' eliminate the
potential for formation and release of organochlorines in pulp and paper
production.
POSITION OF YOUR COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Your Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders vote AGAINST the
proposal for the reasons set forth below:
As noted in the shareholder's proposal, the Company has eliminated dioxins and
furans in its mill effluents, utilizing the EPA's very low (10 parts per
quadmillion) detection levels.
The Company formerly used sodium-hypochlorite and elemental chlorine as
bleaching agents in its pulp and paper making process but began phasing it out
in 1988. The Company set and met a schedule for conversion of all of its mills
to 100% elemental chlorine free ("ECF") bleaching by December 31, 1996. Two
additional mills acquired in 1996 as part of the merger with Federal Paper Board
will be converted by the end of 1998. Having voluntarily expended $160 million,
the Company has eliminated any detectable dioxins or furans, by-products of
using chlorine as a bleaching agent.
We disagree with the proponent's opinions regarding chlorine dioxide. We believe
that:
- There is no scientific evidence that an ECF mill produces any dioxin;
- There is no scientific evidence that there is any bioaccumulation of
dioxin associated with an ECF mill;
12
<PAGE>
- There is no national or international body that has publicly recognized
any dangers, much less significant dangers, from ECF bleaching. In fact,
the opposite is true: all agencies that have evaluated ECF bleaching, such
as the U.S. EPA, have supported ECF bleaching as protective of health and
the environment;
- Totally Chlorine Free ("TCF") pulp is qualitatively inferior to ECF pulp
and requires more wood per unit of pulp;
- To convert International Paper mills to TCF would cost an estimated $500
million over and above what has already been spent on ECF conversion with
no environmental, health or other benefits, but with serious reductions in
product quality and significant increases in energy and wood fiber usage
for the same unit of production.
We believe that no valid health, safety or financial objective would be obtained
from the very substantial expenditure of capital required to implement a total
phase out of chlorine dioxide in our mill system. Since none of our major U.S.
competitors are utilizing totally chlorine-free processes, to require
International Paper to do so would put us at a significant cost disadvantage
from a competitive standpoint.
Approval of Item No. 3 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares voting on this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes
will not be counted as having voted on this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
A VOTE AGAINST THIS ITEM NO. 3
REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As of December 31, 1996, the Management Development and Compensation Committee
(the "Committee") consisted of six outside directors: Willard C. Butcher, Robert
J. Eaton, Stanley C. Gault, Thomas C. Graham, Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. and Charles
R. Shoemate. Mr. Gault is chairman. The Committee met six times in 1996 with a
98% attendance record. On April 1, 1996, John T. Dillon replaced the retiring
John A. Georges as chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper.
The chairman and chief executive officer of the Company was not present during
any discussion of his compensation.
GENERAL
Total compensation received by the named executive officers consists of salary,
cash bonus, stock options and restricted stock. The total compensation has been
designed to attract the most qualified talent, motivate them to reach their
highest level of achievement, reward sustained superior performance and retain
those senior managers whose competencies are prerequisite to shareholder value
appreciating over the long term. The cash bonus and long-term incentives
introduce considerable risk in the total executive compensation package, since
the value of these components may vary significantly from year to year based on
Company performance, individual performance and Company stock price.
The Committee periodically reviews each component of the Company's executive
compensation program to ensure that pay levels and incentive opportunities are
competitive and that incentive opportunities are linked to Company performance.
The Committee relates total compensation levels for the Company's executives to
the compensation paid at a select group of comparator companies. The Committee
reviews and approves the selection of companies used for compensation
comparisons. International Paper also uses independent compensation consulting
firms to advise the Committee. In 1996, a comprehensive pay study of
incentive-eligible positions was conducted by the independent compensation
consulting firms, Hewitt Associates and Skopos Consulting, and included a cross
section of 31 manufacturing companies and 12 independent salary surveys. The 31
manufacturing companies included in the pay study are in industries
13
<PAGE>
that are close in size ($18 billion average revenue) and manufacturing
complexity to International Paper and who compete directly with International
Paper for executive talent. The twelve independent salary surveys also have a
direct focus and impact on various sections of International Paper. The
Company's compensation levels for each component of pay were compared to the
median of the comparator group's competitive pay.
The Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) links payment of an annual cash
bonus directly to achievement of a specified level of net earnings, which
accounts for 80% of target bonus funds available, and predetermined targets for
qualitative nonfinancial performance factors, which were quality, safety and
employee development, which account for the remaining 20%. In 1996, the Company
did not achieve the specified level of net earnings and, accordingly, there was
no MIP cash bonus fund, and no management incentive payments to the
participants.
The Company's Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and amendments, which were
approved by the shareholders in 1989 and 1994, respectively, provide for awards
of stock options and restricted stock in the form of performance shares which
are made in amounts which the Committee determines to be competitive based on
the surveys described above. Stock options are granted at fair market value at
the time of the award and are restricted for four years. Contingent awards of
performance shares are made in December of the year preceding a five-year Award
Period. At the end of the five-year Award Period, the number of shares earned is
determined by financial performance which the Committee measures by comparing
the Company's and Peer Paper Group's (eight companies which comprise the Peer
Line of the Performance Graphs on page 19) and weighing equally, the five-year
average return on equity and earnings per share. If the threshold level of
performance is not attained, no shares are earned. Above the threshold, the
contingent award is reduced if the target goal is not met or supplemented if the
target goal is exceeded. Payouts of earned performance shares are made in
Company stock at the end of the five-year Award Period. One half of the shares
earned is mandatorily deferred for an additional three years, and payout is
subject to the executive's continued employment throughout that period.
From time to time executive continuity awards are made with long-term vesting
requirements which are designed to encourage retention of a small number of
senior executives designated by the Committee. The size of an award, and any
adjustments, is determined by the Committee to reflect an executive's level of
responsibility and individual performance. As provided by the Company's
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, a continuity award may consist of
restricted stock or a tandem grant of restricted stock together with a related
non-qualified stock option which is granted at fair market value and restricted
until a specified age. If the stock option is exercised, then the related
restricted shares are canceled; if any portion of the stock option is not
exercised by the date the continuity award terminates, then the less valuable
component of the tandem award is canceled.
The Committee has considered the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 which limit deductibility of compensation paid to named executive
officers which exceeds $1 million. The Committee endorsed amendments to the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan in 1994 to make certain sections
of the plan compatible with those provisions, while maintaining the Committee's
flexibility in the Company's Management Incentive Plan to exercise business
judgment in determining awards to take account of business conditions or the
performance of individual executives. In 1996, the Company does not expect any
limitations upon deductibility of compensation. The Committee will continue to
monitor tax and other related compensation legislation.
THE 1996 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION
The Committee approved merit salary increases for two of the named executive
officers based on competitiveness of the executives' pay and personal
performance, and promotional salary increases for three of them. In April 1996,
upon being named chief executive officer of the Company, Mr. Dillon's salary was
increased to $750,000, which is below the median base salary level for CEO's in
the group of surveyed companies referred to above. Salaries paid to the named
officers in 1996, including Mr. Georges's salary
14
<PAGE>
while actively employed, were competitively positioned from below to slightly
above the median of the survey companies.
No named executive officers received MIP awards in 1996 since no bonus fund was
generated.
The performance share guidelines described above were used by the Committee to
determine contingent performance share awards in December 1996 to the named
executive officers for the 1997-2001 Award Period and the payout in 1996 of
earned shares for the 1991-1995 Award Period. The pretax values of Mr. Dillon's
performance share awards in 1996 were: $999,990 in contingent restricted stock
for the 1997-2001 Award Period; $94,379 in deferred restricted stock for the
1991-1995 Award Period; and $94,379 in earned shares (long-term incentive
payout) for the 1991-1995 Award Period. The shares earned for the 1991-1995
Award Period reflect Company performance which exceeded performance of the Peer
Paper Group.
The Committee granted stock options in 1996 based on competitive surveys
described earlier, without consideration of the amount of stock options already
held by named executive officers. Mr. Georges's 1996 stock option award was
38,000 shares, the same as his award in 1995 and 1994. Mr. Dillon's 1996 stock
option award was 26,000 shares; his 1995 stock option awards were 19,737 shares
which reflected his promotion to president; and, his 1994 stock option award was
16,000 shares.
In 1996, continuity awards of restricted stock and a related option were granted
to three named executive officers based on their promotions. Mr. Dillon was
promoted to chief executive officer, and Messrs. Oskin and Turk were promoted as
executive vice presidents of the Company.
THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Willard C. Butcher
Robert J. Eaton
Stanley C. Gault, chairman
Thomas C. Graham
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.
Charles R. Shoemate
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
No executive officer or other employee of the Company served as a member of the
Committee or as a member of the compensation committee on the board of any
company where an executive officer of such company is a member of the Committee.
Mr. Graham, a member of the Committee, was the chairman and chief executive
officer of AK Steel Holding Corporation until January 30, 1997; Mr. Georges,
chairman and chief executive officer of the Company until March 31, 1996, is on
the board of AK Steel Holding Corporation.
15
<PAGE>
PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
The following charts compare a $100 investment in International Paper stock with
a similar investment in a peer group of eight key competitor companies and the
S&P 500. The charts portray total nominal return, 1991-1996 and 1986-1996
assuming reinvestment of dividends. The Company has presented information
pertaining to total shareholder return over two different time periods since all
holders of the common stock did not acquire their investment in International
Paper on the same date. The Company believes a presentation in this format more
accurately reflects the financial return provided to the holders of its common
stock which may not be evident if only one time period was highlighted.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
<S> <C> <C> <C>
5 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996*
International Paper S&P 500 Index Peer Group**
1991 $100 $100 $100
1992 96 108 112
1993 101 118 127
1994 115 120 131
1995 118 165 143
1996 130 203 154
</TABLE>
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPARISON OF TEN-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
<S> <C> <C> <C>
International Paper S&P 500 Index Peer Group**
1986 100 100 100
1987 116 105 109
1988 130 123 115
1989 163 162 127
1990 160 156 102
1991 217 204 139
1992 209 220 156
1993 218 242 177
1994 249 245 182
1995 256 337 199
1996 281 415 215
Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 1986
* Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.
** Includes Boise Cascade, Champion, Georgia Pacific, Mead,
Stone Container, Union Camp, Westvaco, and Weyerhaeuser.
</TABLE>
16
<PAGE>
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The compensation of the Company's executive officers is approved by the
Committee except for the compensation of the officer-directors, which is
recommended by the Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.
The following tables set forth information with respect to the retired chairman
and chief executive officer, the new chairman and chief executive officer, and
the four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company for the years
1994-1996.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
CONTINGENT AWARDS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION --------------------
----------------------------------
(E) (F)
OTHER RESTRICTED (H)
(C) (D) ANNUAL STOCK (G) ALL OTHER
(A) (B) SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARD OPTIONS COMPENSATION
NAME AND POSITION YEAR ($)(1) ($)(2) ($)(3) ($)(4) (#)(5) ($)(6)
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John T. Dillon as 1996 $ 712,500 $ 0 $ 0 $4,681,367 26,000 $ 172,397
Chief Executive Officer 1995 $ 490,417 $ 600,000 $ 0 $2,227,287 35,737 $ 129,717
1994 $ 430,000 $ 370,000 $ 0 $ 398,690 16,000 $ 96,681
James P. Melican as 1996 $ 471,667 $ 0 $ 0 $ 467,277 15,400 $ 111,882
Executive Vice President 1995 $ 446,667 $ 410,000 $ 0 $ 373,480 27,700 $ 106,803
1994 $ 420,000 $ 345,000 $ 0 $ 362,664 64,592 $ 88,763
C. Wesley Smith as 1996 $ 429,667 $ 0 $ 0 $ 510,635 25,000 $ 114,086
Executive Vice President 1995 $ 380,750 $ 410,000 $ 0 $ 551,428 36,600 $ 93,299
1994 $ 333,750 $ 335,000 $ 357,784 $ 362,664 15,400 $ 78,922
David W. Oskin as 1996 $ 397,917 $ 0 $ 0 $ 950,960 50,800 $ 143,199
Executive Vice President 1995 $ 461,315 $ 129,410 $ 149,719 $ 600,197 12,000 $ 256,608
1994 $ 157,820 $ 0 $ 156,578 $ 302,430 9,600 $ 62,082
Milan J. Turk as 1996 $ 332,083 $ 0 $ 0 $1,382,943 12,000 $ 68,842
Executive Vice President 1995 $ 293,750 $ 260,000 $ 0 $ 287,108 27,200 $ 60,554
1994 $ 278,333 $ 210,000 $ 0 $ 279,006 9,600 $ 37,164
John A. Georges as 1996 $ 265,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 443,030 $ 215,263
Chief Executive Officer 1995 $1,035,000 $1,300,000 $ 0 $1,083,393 38,000 $ 264,713
(retired 03/31/96) 1994 $ 953,750 $1,115,000 $ 0 $1,051,857 38,000 $ 198,548
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(1) Salary paid in 1996 including amounts deferred pursuant to Section 401(k) of
the Internal Revenue Code or pursuant to unfunded deferral arrangements.
Includes, for 1995, Mr. Oskin's salary paid by Carter Holt Harvey, Ltd.
during the six months after which it became a Company subsidiary.
(2) Management Incentive Plan awards paid in 1996 and 1995 attributable to 1995
and 1994 respectively, including amounts deferred pursuant to Section 401(k)
of the Internal Revenue Code or pursuant to deferral arrangements reported
in the year earned. No awards were paid for 1996.
(3) Includes (a) settlement of tax equalization with respect to Mr. Smith's
expatriate assignment from 1989 to 1992 and (b) payment of household
maintenance expenses and home leave of $81,477 and $47,018 in 1995; and
$94,775 and $52,085 in 1994, respectively, while Mr. Oskin was on an
expatriate assignment with an affiliate, later a subsidiary.
(4) Represents (a) 150% of the value of gross target restricted performance
shares contingently awarded in 1996 for the 1997-2001 award period, in 1995
for the 1996-2000 award period, and in 1994 for the 1995-1999 award period,
which is the maximum achievable for those award periods; 100% of the target
restricted performance shares are earned if the target goal is met for an
award period, with the awards being reduced if the goal is not met or
entirely forfeited if a predetermined threshold goal is not met; (b) 150% of
the value of incremental maximum awards for prior periods made upon
promotion, subject to the same contingencies; and (c) the value of
continuity awards of $840,000 in 1996 and $858,750 in 1995 for Mr. Dillon,
$336,000 in 1996 for Mr. Oskin, and $648,000 in 1996 for Mr. Turk. The
number and dollar value of restricted stock holdings at December 31, 1996
are as follows: 199,135/$8,064,950 for Mr. Dillon; 92,053/$3,728,127 for Mr.
Melican; 93,164/$3,773,150 for Mr.Smith; 88,487/$3,583,712 for Mr. Oskin;
80,352/$3,254,276 for Mr. Turk and none for Mr. Georges, who is now retired.
17
<PAGE>
These numbers include the restricted stock portion of the tandem awards of
restricted stock/options made to the respective individuals under continuity
awards. Dividends are paid on restricted shares.
(5) Includes replacement options if applicable. Except for Mr. Georges referred
to in footnote (4) above, these figures do not include the tandem option
awards made as a part of the continuity awards, insofar as the awards are
characterized as restricted stock awards. Such tandem options were for
100,000 shares for Mr. Dillon in each of 1996 and 1995; 40,000 shares for
Mr. Oskin in 1996; and 80,000 shares for Mr. Turk in 1996.
(6) 1996 totals represent Company contributions to the Salaried Savings Plan and
Unfunded Savings Plan, cost of group life, premium payments grossed up for
taxes for the Executive Supplemental Insurance Plan (ESIP), accruals for
ESIP lump sum dividend payments, vacation pay upon retirement, reimbursement
of relocation and overseas allowance as follows: $63,000, $12,375, $76,176,
$20,846, $0 and $0 for Mr. Dillon; $42,320, $12,228, $37,010, $20,323, $0
and $0 for Mr. Melican; $40,304, $11,099, $45,462, $17,221, $0 and $0 for
Mr. Smith; $7,287, $3,083, $24,317, $9,372, $0 and $99,141 for Mr. Oskin;
$28,420, $8,476, $31,946, $0 and $0 for Mr. Turk; and $16,255, $13,041,
$78,552, $8,753, $98,662 and $0 for Mr. Georges.
The table below sets out information on the option grants made in 1996 to the
named executive officers:
OPTION GRANTS IN 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(C)
(B) % OF TOTAL (D) (F)
OPTIONS OPTIONS GRANTED EXERCISE OR (E) GRANT DATE
(A) GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES IN BASE PRICE EXPIRATION VALUE
NAME AND POSITION (#)(1) 1996 ($/SH) DATE ($)(2)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John T. Dillon as 26,000(3) 0.78% $ 39.000 01/09/06 $ 217,768
Chief Executive Officer
James P. Melican as 15,400(3) 0.46% $ 39.000 01/09/06 $ 128,986
Executive Vice President
C. Wesley Smith as 4,000(4) 0.12% $ 43.750 01/12/98 $ 20,882
Executive Vice President 4,000(4) 0.12% $ 43.750 01/10/99 $ 28,313
17,000(3) 0.51% $ 39.000 01/09/06 $ 142,386
David W. Oskin as 5,030(4) 0.15% $ 39.500 01/12/98 $ 27,632
Executive Vice President 2,570(4) 0.08% $ 39.500 01/12/98 $ 14,118
8,600(4) 0.26% $ 39.500 01/10/99 $ 60,000
9,600(4) 0.29% $ 39.500 01/09/00 $ 69,848
9,600(4) 0.29% $ 39.500 01/08/01 $ 69,848
15,400(3) 0.46% $ 39.000 01/09/06 $ 128,986
Milan J. Turk as 12,000(3) 0.36% $ 39.000 01/09/06 $ 100,508
Executive Vice President
John A. Georges as 5,030(4) 0.15% $ 38.750 01/12/98 $ 27,770
Chief Executive Officer (retired 160,000(4) 4.82% $ 38.125 02/24/99 $1,123,616
03/31/96) 40,000(4) 1.21% $ 36.625 02/24/99 $ 269,852
40,000(4) 1.21% $ 36.875 02/24/99 $ 271,692
40,000(4) 1.21% $ 35.875 02/24/99 $ 264,324
80,000(4) 2.41% $ 36.500 02/24/99 $ 537,856
40,000(4) 1.21% $ 35.750 02/24/99 $ 263,404
38,000(3) 1.15% $ 39.000 01/09/06 $ 318,277
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(1) Each option granted may be replaced upon exercise. This means that a new
option is granted for the same number of shares as is exercised, with the
then current market value becoming the new exercise price. The replacement
option does not extend the term of the original option. Options may not be
replaced more than three times. Original options are indicated by "(3)" and
replacement options by "(4)". Except for the replacement option grant of
400,000 shares to Mr. Georges upon exercise of his options which resulted in
the cancellation of restricted stock, these numbers do not include any
options granted as part of the tandem awards of restricted stock/options
made as continuity awards in 1996. The restricted stock is reported as part
of the total holdings of the respective individuals under footnote 3 to the
Summary Compensation Table.
(2) Grant date value is based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model adapted
for use in valuing stock options. The real value of the options in this
table depends upon the actual performance of the Company's stock during the
applicable period and upon when they are exercised. The Company believes
that no model accurately predicts the
18
<PAGE>
future price of International Paper's stock or places an accurate present
value on stock options. The grant date values were determined based upon the
following assumptions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ORIGINAL(3) REPLACEMENT(4)
------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Expected volatility 22.18% 22.18%
Risk-free rate of return 5.45% 6.38%
Dividend yield 2.72% 2.68%
Expected term (years) 4.74 2.97
</TABLE>
The table below sets out information on options exercised and options
outstanding:
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 1996
AND DECEMBER 31, 1996 OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)
VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT
SHARES VALUE REALIZED ($) 12/31/96 (#)(5) 12/31/96($)(5)
ACQUIRED ON ---------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
EXERCISE AGGREGATE ANNUALIZED RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED
NAME AND POSITION (#)(1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (3)(4)
UNRESTRICTED
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John T. Dillon as 0 $ 0 $ 0 79,300 77,737 $ 590,531 $ 125,625
Chief Executive Officer
James P. Melican as 7,492 $ 18,262 $ 12,893 69,400 61,600 $ 177,803 $ 243,513
Executive Vice President
C. Wesley Smith as 12,000 $ 112,000 $ 31,243 37,800 61,400 $ 64,500 $ 229,713
Executive Vice President
David W. Oskin as 39,652 $ 586,096 $ 85,140 52,200 46,600 $ 102,043 $ 164,400
Executive Vice President
Milan J. Turk as 0 $ 0 $ 0 22,800 43,200 $ 57,950 $ 159,300
Executive Vice President
John A. Georges as 452,030 $5,475,386 $ 814,569 749,500 0 $3,254,133 $ 0
Chief Executive Officer
(retired 03/31/96)
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(1) The number of incremental shares retained on exercises by Mr. Georges was
87,601 shares.
(2) Represents the aggregate incremental value realized divided by the number of
years the option was held prior to exercise.
(3) All options are exercisable under the plan upon grant; however, columns (e)
and (g) indicate the number and value of options, the underlying shares of
which, while exercisable, cannot be sold or are otherwise restricted.
(4) Total value of options (market value minus exercise price) based on fair
market value of Company stock of $40.50, as of December 31, 1996.
(5) Options granted as part of the tandem awards of restricted stock/options
made as continuity awards are not included except for Mr. Georges; these
awards are counted as restricted stock awards and holdings. In the first
quarter of 1996, Mr. Georges excerised 400,000 tandem options resulting in
the cancellation of 80,000 restricted shares. A replacement option was
issued to Mr. Georges as exercise was prior to retirement.
19
<PAGE>
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following table shows the total estimated annual pension benefits payable
under the Company's qualified and supplementary retirement plans upon retirement
at age 65, calculated on a straight life annuity basis and reduced by a Social
Security offset:
COMBINED RETIREMENT PLANS TABLE OF ESTIMATED BENEFITS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PENSIONABLE
REMUNERATION CREDITABLE YEARS OF SERVICE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
5 10 15 20 25 30
-------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 400,000 $100,000 $125,129 $ 187,693 $ 192,506 $ 192,506 $ 192,906
$ 600,000 $150,000 $190,129 $ 285,193 $ 292,506 $ 292,506 $ 293,106
$ 800,000 $200,000 $255,129 $ 382,693 $ 392,506 $ 392,506 $ 393,306
$1,000,000 $250,000 $320,129 $ 480,193 $ 492,506 $ 492,506 $ 493,506
$1,500,000 $375,000 $482,629 $ 723,943 $ 742,506 $ 742,506 $ 744,006
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
"Pensionable Remuneration" for purposes of the table above means salary,
bonus and compensation deferred under the Unfunded Savings Plan or awards
deferred under the MIP.
Retirement benefits are payable under one or more of the following plans: a
qualified plan covering all salaried employees which provides pension benefits
based on final average earnings; a supplementary plan which provides a make-up
of qualified plan benefits limited by the imposition of statutory Code
limitations; and a supplementary plan covering designated senior managers which
provides supplemental benefits to the qualified plan. At December 31, 1996, the
number of creditable years of service and the currently applicable average
pensionable remuneration under the retirement plans for Mr. Dillon, 29.92 years
and $1,090,417; for Mr. Melican, 12.92 years and $856,667; for Mr. Smith, 16.33
years and $790,750; for Mr. Oskin, 21.25 years and $599,833; and for Mr. Turk,
6.58 years and $553,750.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
executive officers and directors among others, to file reports of ownership and
changes in ownership of such securities with the Securities Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange. Copies of these reports must also be furnished
to the Company. Based solely upon a review of the copies of the forms filed
under Section 16(a) and furnished to the Company, or written representations
from reporting persons, the Company believes that all filing requirements
applicable to its executive officers and directors were complied with during
1996, except that Robert M. Byrnes, an executive officer, inadvertently failed
to file a report reflecting his sale of stock in October 1996 but made a late
filing of such report immediately upon discovery of the oversight.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The compensation of each non-employee director of the Company is a retainer fee
of $36,000 per year plus fees of $1,200 for each Board and Committee or other
meeting attended. Directors may elect to defer receipt of all or part of their
remuneration until a later date under a deferred compensation plan, at which
time the director will be paid in cash equal to (1) the cash amount deferred
plus interest at the higher of 6% per annum or the yield of U.S. Treasury bills
or (2) the value at the time of payment of units equivalent to the value of
Company common stock credited to the director's account at the time of each
deferral, plus dividend equivalents. In addition, there is a compulsory portion
to the Deferred Compensation Plan. Under this, each non-employee director, 54
years or older, is credited with 300 common stock equivalent units each year
which remain in the Plan until death, disability or retirement. The common stock
units held in each non-employee director's account are credited with dividend
equivalents. Upon retirement, the
20
<PAGE>
amounts will be paid in cash. Employees of the Company who are also directors
receive no compensation for services as a director or for attendance at Board or
Committee meetings.
In addition, under the Non-Employee Directors Restricted Stock Plan, awards of
1,800 shares of common stock are made upon the election or re-election of a
director to a full three-year term, or the appointment of a non-employee
director to fill an unexpired term. Awards made in 1996 were 1,800 shares each
for Class II directors and a pro-rata award of 1,200 shares to one director
elected to the remaining term of his Class. Directors receive dividend payments
represented by the shares awarded under the Restricted Stock Plan at $0.25 per
share per quarter.
Further, three of the non-employee directors of the Company serve as directors
of IP Forest Resources Company ("IPFR"), a wholly-owned subsidiary which acts as
the managing general partner of IP Timberlands, Ltd., a New York Stock
Exchange-listed limited partnership. As such, each of the three non-employee
directors receives a retainer fee of $7,000 per year plus a fee of $1,200 for
each IPFR Board and Committee meeting attended. These fees are paid by IPFR.
There were eight meetings of the Board in 1996 and five Committee meetings.
As part of its overall program to promote charitable giving to education and
assist corporate recruiting and research efforts, the Company has established a
directors' planned gift program funded by life insurance polices on all
directors. Upon the death of an individual director, the Company will donate $1
million over a ten-year period to one or more qualifying universities or
colleges recommended by the individual director and the Company will be
reimbursed by life insurance proceeds. Individual directors derive no financial
benefit from this program since charitable deductions accrue solely to the
Company. The program does not result in any material cost to the Company.
INDEMNIFICATION INSURANCE AND CONTRACTS
The Company provides liability insurance for the Company's directors and all
elected officers, as well as contractual arrangements with directors and certain
officers of the Company, agreeing to compensate them for costs and liabilities
incurred in actions brought against them while acting as directors or officers.
On June 15, 1996, the Company amended its policy with Federal Insurance Company
and purchased a policy with National Union Insurance Company at a current annual
premium cost aggregating $525,825, such policies expiring on June 15, 1997. No
monies have been paid under such policies by the carrier or by the Company under
the contractual arrangements.
TERMINATION AGREEMENTS
The Company has agreements with members of the executive officer group,
providing for payments and other benefits if there is a change of control of the
Company and the officer's employment is terminated (i) by the Company or its
successor, other than for cause, disability or retirement, or (ii) by the
officer if the chief executive officer of the Company ceases to hold that
position for reasons other than cause, retirement or disability, or if the
officer determines that by reason of adverse changes in, among other things, the
officer's authority, compensation, duties, office location or responsibilities,
the officer is unable to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position
the officer held immediately prior to the change in control. These agreements
provide that if the officer's employment terminates under the circumstances
described above, the officer will receive: (a) continuation of medical and
dental insurance coverage until age 65 or eligibility to join a comparable plan
sponsored by another employer; (b) retiree medical coverage comparable to the
Company's pre-change of control retiree medical plan; (c) a lump-sum payment
equal to (i) his annual salary at termination together with his most recent
short-term annual incentive compensation payment during the year preceding
termination, multiplied by the smaller of the number "three" or the number of
years between the termination date and the date he reaches age 65 and (ii) an
amount necessary to offset any special federal excise tax on all payments
received under the termination agreement.
21
<PAGE>
In addition to the foregoing provisions, Mr. Dillon's agreement can be triggered
by a voluntary termination at any time within 18 months of the change in
control. The agreement provides him with the above benefits as well as (a)
payment of vested benefits under the pension plan which entitlement shall
include payments made under the agreement which constitute "compensation" under
the pension plan; (b) a lump-sum payment equal to the difference between (i) the
actuarial value on termination date of accrued vested pension benefits and (ii)
the actuarial value on termination date of what accrued pension benefits would
have been if the period and payments set out in (c)(i) and (c)(ii) below were
recognized under the pension plan; (c) a lump-sum payment equal to (i) his
annual salary at termination, (ii) the average of his short-term incentive
compensation award for three years preceding termination and (iii) the value of
his average earned award under the Performance Share Plan (PSP) for three years
preceding termination, multiplied by the number "four"; (d) a lump-sum payment
equal to the value of any deferred incentive compensation or PSP awards and
unvested Company matching contributions under the Salaried Savings Plan; (e)
stock options equal to the average number of options awarded during the three
years preceding termination, multiplied by the number "four", plus the extension
of each option held until the end of the normal term of such option if he had
not left the Company.
The Board requires unanimous approval at a meeting of the Management Development
and Compensation Committee, composed solely of non-employee directors, and
majority approval by the Board before any termination agreement such as those
described above is amended or entered into. The potential cost of satisfying the
payments called for under the above-described termination agreements, prior to
tax "gross up", if there had been a change in control and all of the members of
the executive officer group described in the Summary Compensation Table had been
terminated on December 31, 1996, would have been approximately $23,000,000.
In addition to the foregoing, the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan contains
provisions that release restrictions from stock awards and stock options for all
members of the group if there is a change of control of the Company. Also, the
Supplemental Retirement Plan for Senior Managers provides that if a change of
control of the Company occurs, pension benefits will vest immediately and the
minimum benefit will be increased from 25% to 50% of pensionable remuneration.
The Company has authorized a grantor trust under Sections 671 through 677 of the
Code in connection with the Company's benefit plans and termination agreements.
Under the grantor trust, the trustee will pay the beneficiaries of the trust the
amounts to which they are entitled under such plans and agreements subject to
claims of the Company's creditors.
22
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT A
ARTICLE 1
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS
SECTION 7. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of Stockholders of
the Corporation, other than business that is either (a) specified in the notice
of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board
of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, (b) otherwise properly
brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof or (c) otherwise properly
brought before the annual meeting by any Stockholder of the Corporation (i) who
is a Stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for
in this Section and on the record date for the determination of Stockholders
entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice
procedures set forth in this Section.
Business shall be brought before the annual meeting by any Stockholder of the
Corporation by notice in writing delivered or mailed by first class United
States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation, and received by such person not
less than sixty (60) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to any meeting of
the Stockholders; provided, however, that if less than seventy (70) days' notice
or prior public disclosure of the meeting is given or made to the Stockholders,
such proposal shall have been received by the Secretary of the Corporation not
later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on
which the notice of meeting was mailed or public disclosure was made.
A Stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter such
Stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting (i) a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for
conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address
of such Stockholder, (iii) the number of shares of stock of the Corporation
which are owned beneficially or of record by such Stockholder, (iv) a
description of all arrangements or understandings between such Stockholder and
any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the
proposal of such business by such Stockholder and any material interest of such
Stockholder in such business and (v) a representation that such Stockholder
intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business
before the meeting.
No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of Stockholders except
business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section, provided, however, that once business has been properly
brought before the annual meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in
this Section shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any Stockholder of any
such business. The Presiding Officer of the meeting may, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought
before the annual meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if
such person should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and
such business shall not be transacted.
Nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to affect any rights of shareholders
to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant
to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and to put before such meeting any
proposals so included in the Corporation's proxy statement at his or her
request.
For purposes of this Section 7 and Article II, Section 9, "public disclosure"
shall mean disclosure in a communication sent by first class mail to
Stockholders, in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Reuters
Information Services, Inc., Associated Press or comparable national news service
or in a document filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT B
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WORDS AND PHRASES INDICATED BY ITALICS ARE ADDED AND WORDS AND PHRASES INDICATED
BY [BRACKETS] ARE OMITTED FROM FORMER SECTION 9
SECTION 9. Nominations. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors of
the Corporation at a meeting of the Stockholders may be made (a) by the Board,
or on behalf of the Board by any nominating committee appointed by the Board, or
(b) by any Stockholder of the Corporation [entitled to vote for the election of
Directors at such meeting] (i) WHO IS A STOCKHOLDER OF RECORD ON THE DATE OF THE
GIVING OF THE NOTICE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION AND ON THE RECORD DATE FOR THE
DETERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT SUCH MEETING AND (II) WHO
COMPLIES WITH THE NOTICE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
[Such] STOCKHOLDER nominations [other than those made by or on behalf of the
Board] shall be made by notice in writing delivered or mailed by first class
United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation AT THE
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION, and received by SUCH PERSON not
less than [thirty (30)] SIXTY (60) days nor more than [sixty (60)] NINETY (90)
days prior to any meeting of the Stockholders called for the election of
Directors; provided, however, that if less than [thirty-five (35)] SEVENTY (70)
days notice OR PRIOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE of the meeting is given OR MADE to the
Stockholders, such nomination shall have been [mailed or deliveries to] RECEIVED
BY the Secretary of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the
[seventh (7th)] TENTH (10TH) day following the day on which the notice of
meeting was mailed OR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WAS MADE.
Such notice shall set forth (A) as to each proposed nominee who is not an
incumbent Director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of
each nominee proposed in such notice, (ii) the principal occupation or
employment of each such nominee, (iii) the number of shares of stock of the
Corporation which are beneficially owned by each such nominee, and (iv) any
other information concerning the nominee that must be disclosed of nominees in
proxy solicitations pursuant to SECTION 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE "EXCHANGE ACT") AND THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND (B) AS TO THE STOCKHOLDER GIVING THE
NOTICE (I) THE NAME AND RECORD ADDRESS OF SUCH STOCKHOLDER, (II) THE NUMBER OF
SHARES OF STOCK OF THE CORPORATION WHICH ARE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY SUCH
STOCKHOLDER, (III) A DESCRIPTION OF ALL ARRANGEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN
SUCH STOCKHOLDER AND EACH PROPOSED NOMINEE AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS
(INCLUDING THEIR NAMES) PURSUANT TO WHICH THE NOMINATION(S) ARE TO BE MADE BY
SUCH STOCKHOLDER, (IV) A REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH STOCKHOLDER INTENDS TO APPEAR
IN PERSON OR BY PROXY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING TO NOMINATE THE PERSONS NAMED IN ITS
NOTICE AND (V) ANY OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO SUCH STOCKHOLDER THAT WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED IN A PROXY STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING REQUIRED TO BE
MADE IN CONNECTION WITH SOLICITATIONS OF PROXIES FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. Such notice shall be accompanied by the written consent
of each proposed nominee to serve as a Director of the Corporation. No person
shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated
in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
The Presiding Officer of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing procedure, and if [he] SUCH PERSON should so determine HE OR SHE,
shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be
disregarded.
<PAGE>
[LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
PURCHASE, NEW YORK 10577
Printed on Hammermill Papers, Accent Opaque 40 lbs.
Hammermill Papers is a division of International Paper.
<PAGE>
[INTERNATIONAL PAPER LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE, N.Y. 10577
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors and will be voted
FOR Item 1, the re-election of Class III Directors, FOR Item 2, and AGAINST Item
3, if no instructions to the contrary are indicated.
The undersigned hereby appoints John T. Dillon and C. Wesley Smith, jointly or
individually, proxies with power of substitution to vote all shares the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 8,
1997 or adjournment thereof. The proxies are instructed as indicated on the
reverse side. This proxy revokes all prior proxies given by the undersigned.
Please sign on the reverse side exactly as name or names appear there. If stock
is held in name of joint holders, each should sign. If you are signing as
trustee, executor, etc., pelase so indicate.
TRIANGLE FOLD AND DETACH HERE TRIANGLE
<PAGE>
Please mark
your votes as
indicated in
this example
/X/
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote "FOR" all nominees in Item 1, "FOR"
Item 2 and "AGAINST" Item 3.
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote FOR Item 1.-Re-election of the
following nominees as Directors:
Class III (3 year term)
Robert J. Eaton, John A. Georges, Donald F. McHenry, Patrick F. Noonan,
Charles R. Shoemate
FOR WITHHELD FOR ALL
/ / / /
WITHHELD FOR: (Write that nominee's name in the space provided below).
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote "FOR" Item 2.-Appointment of
Independent Auditors
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote "AGAINST" Item 3.-Proposal relating to
a chlorine phaseout
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
Signature(s)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Date
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give
full title as such.
TRIANGLE FOLD AND DETACH HERE TRIANGLE
[INTERNATIONAL PAPER LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE, N.Y. 10577
<PAGE>
[LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
PURCHASE, NEW YORK 10577
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WILL BE VOTED
FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF CLASS III DIRECTORS, FOR ITEM 2 AND AGAINST ITEM 3 IF NO
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY ARE INDICATED.
The undersigned hereby appoints JOHN T. DILLON and C. WESLEY SMITH, jointly or
individually, proxies with the power of substitution to vote all shares the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 8,
1997 or adjournments thereof:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEM 1.--Re-election of the following
nominees as Directors:
CLASS III (3 YEAR TERMS) For all Withheld for
Robert J. Eaton Nominees Nominees
John A. Georges X X
Donald F. McHenry
Patrick F. Noonan
Charles R. Shoemate
Withheld for the following only:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST ITEM 3--Proposal relating to a chlorine
phaseout.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
X X X
<CAPTION>
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEM
nominees as Directors: 2.--Appointment of Independent Auditors.
CLASS III (3 YEAR TERMS)
Robert J. Eaton FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
John A. Georges
Donald F. McHenry X X X
Patrick F. Noonan
Charles R. Shoemate
Withheld for the following on
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMM
phaseout.
FOR
X
</TABLE>
PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME(S) ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
<PAGE>
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
Please sign exactly as name appears on this card. If stock is held in name
of joint holders, each should sign. If you are signing as a trustee, executor,
etc., please so indicate.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
DATED: ------------------------------------------------, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------
Please mark, sign, date and mail the card promptly in the postage Signature
prepaid return envelope provided. -------------------------------------------------------------
Signature if held jointly
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
PURCHASE, NY 10577
To Owners of Our Common Stock:
Have you sent in your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual
Meeting on May 8, 1997?
We would like to have every shareholder record his or her vote FOR
Item 1, the re-election of Class III Directors; FOR Item 2, the
approval of Independent Auditors; and AGAINST Item 3, a proposal
relating to a chlorine phaseout schedule, as fully described in
the Proxy Statement dated March 28, 1997 and mailed to each record
holder of common stock.
REMINDER
We are sending another proxy with this reminder in case you have
lost or misplaced the one sent earlier. It would be most helpful
if you would complete it, sign it and mail it back to us in the
enclosed business reply envelope--TODAY, IF POSSIBLE.
Yours very truly,
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY FORWARDED YOUR PROXY, JAMES W. GUEDRY, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY April 12,
PLEASE DISREGARD THIS COMMUNICATION. 1997
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
[INTERNATIONAL PAPER LOGO]
To Participants in the Salaried Savings Plan and Retirement Savings Plan of
International Paper Company:
As a participant in the Plan(s), with full shares of the Company's common stock
allocated to your account as of December 31, 1996, you may instruct the Trustee
how to vote such shares at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 8,
1997. The 1996 Annual Report and the Board of Directors proxy statement is
enclosed.
Your instructions to the Trustee will be held in strict confidence and will
be made available only to the inspectors of election, none of whom is an
employee of the Company. Under the terms of the Plan(s), you have the right
to give voting instructions for all shares allocated to your account, whether
or not you have a vested interest in those shares. Please use the voting
instruction card on the reverse to give your instructions.
Any shares held by the Trustee as to which it has not received voting
instructions by May 2, 1997 will be voted in the same manner,
proportionately, as the shares as to which voting instructions have been
received. Any shares held by the Trustee as to which it has been instructed
to sign the Board of Directors proxy, with no additional instructions to the
contrary indicated, will be voted, FORItem 1, the re-election of Class III
Directors, FORItem 2, and AGAINST Item 3.
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO., N.A.,
Trustee
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRIANGLE FOLD AND DETACH HERE TRIANGLE
<PAGE>
To State Street Bank & Trust Co., N.A., Trustee of the Salaried Savings Plan
and Retirement Savings Plan of International Paper Company: I understand that
the Board of Directors proxy referred to on the reverse authorizes the proxy
holders to vote FOR or WITHHOLD AUTHORITY on the re-election of Class III
Directors, to vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN on Items 2 and 3, and in their
discretion, on any other business thay may properly come before the meeting.
Please mark
your votes as
indicated in
this example
/ X /
You are hereby instructed to sign the Board of Directors proxy. You are
further instructed to direct the proxy holders to vote as follows:
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote FOR Item 1.-Re-election of
the following nominees as Directors:
Class III (3 year term)
Robert J. Eaton, John A. Georges, Donald F. McHenry, Patrick F. Noonan,
Charles R. Shoemate
FOR WITHHELD FOR ALL
/ / / /
WITHHELD FOR: (Write that nominee's name in the space provided below).
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote "FOR" Item 2.- Appointment of
Independent Auditors
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
The Board of Directors Recommends a vote "AGAINST"
Item 3.-Proposal relating to a chlorine phaseout
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
Trustee Authorization
I hereby authorize State Street Bank & Trust Co., N.A. as Trustee under
the Salaried Savings Plan and the Retirement Savings Plan to vote the shares
of Common Stock held for my account under said Plan(s) at the Annual Meeting
in accordance with the instructions given above. State Street Bank & Trust
Co., N.A., Trustee, has appointed Chase Mellon Shareholder Services L.L.C. as
Agent to tally the votes.
Signature(s)
-------------------------------------------------
Date
---------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such.
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRIANGLE FOLD AND DETACH HERE TRIANGLE
[INTERNATIONAL PAPER LOGO]
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE, N.Y. 10577
