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2013 ANNUAL REPORT IN 2013, INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTINUED TO DELIVER RESULTS, WITH RECORD OPERATING EARNINGS AND STRONG CASH FLOW GENERATION DRIVEN BY A GREAT TEAM OF HIGHLY ENGAGED PEOPLE AND FIRST-RATE EXECUTION. In 2014, we will mark our 116th year in operation, a testament to the enduring value of fiber-based packaging and paper and to our company’s ability to innovate and adapt in an ever-changing marketplace. Today’s International Paper is a strategically repositioned packaging and paper business with low-cost assets that are well-positioned to compete in attractive growth markets around the world. Visit the online version of this annual report at ipannualreport.com GLOBAL OPERATIONS NORTH AMERICA From our global headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., International Paper spans more than 24 countries with 70,000 employees around the world. In North America, International Paper has nearly 1,000 facilities from coast to coast. We are the premier manufacturer of containerboard and cor- rugated packaging products, uncoated freesheet papers, coated paperboard and fluff pulp. We also deliver innovative single-use packaging to the foodservice industry and are a leading business- to-business distributor of packaging, print and facility supplies and equipment. In mid 2014, we expect xpedx, our distribution business, to merge LATIN AMERICA with Unisource Worldwide Inc., to become an From our regional headquarters in Sao Paulo, independent, publicly traded company. International Paper’s Latin American reach extends around the globe. IP Brazil produces roughly one-third of the uncoated freesheet paper consumed in Latin America, and our market- leading uncoated freesheet brand, Chamex®, is widely used in Brazilian homes and offices. IP Brazil also exports products to Europe and Asia. In 2013, International Paper entered into a joint venture with a 75 percent share in a major Brazilian corru- gated packaging company, Orsa, bringing our cor- rugated manufacturing expertise to this strategic market. In March 2014 we reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 25 percent share. EMEA/RUSSIA With regional headquarters in Brussels, International Paper manufactures and markets office and uncoated freesheet papers, pulp, corrugated packaging, containerboard and both coated and uncoated paperboard for customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We are a leading supplier of Ilim ASIA/CHINA high-quality cut-size papers and offer value-added packaging Joint Venture Headquartered in Shanghai, International Paper’s solutions, including folding boxboard for high-end packaging Russia Asia operations include 25 manufacturing facili- and food packaging, and corrugated packaging for segments ties in five Asian countries and we conduct busi- such as fresh fruit and vegetables, food packaging and spe- ness in most countries across the region. Our IP cialized industrial applications. Since 2007, our presence in Asia businesses include industrial packaging, Russia has been strengthened through a joint venture with foodservice, uncoated freesheet papers, coated Ilim Holding. Known as Ilim Group, this is the largest foreign- paperboard and distribution. The coated paper- domestic alliance in the Russian forest products sector. board business is a joint venture with Sun Paper, one of China’s largest paper manufacturers. Sun Paper Joint Venture China INDIA International Paper became the first non-Indian corporation to invest in the Indian paper indus- try when we acquired a 75 percent equity ownership in The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited (APPM) in 2011. International Paper India, headquartered in Hyderabad, operates two paper mills located in Andhra Pradesh—one in Rajahmundry and one in Kadiam—producing writing, printing and copier paper for both domestic markets and export. INTERNATIONAL PAPER 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 01 INTERNATIONAL PAPER IS… FIRST IN NORTH AMERICA in corrugated packaging, coated paperboard and distribution SECOND IN NORTH AMERICA in uncoated papers FIRST IN LATIN AMERICA in uncoated papers FIRST IN RUSSIA in paper and pulp THIRD IN CHINA in coated paperboard FIFTH IN INDIA in uncoated papers 02 DELIVERING RESULTS Looking back on 2013, International Paper achieved another milestone as we generated record operating earnings and continued our strong cash flow genera- tion, driven by first-rate execution and a great team of highly engaged people. We delivered on our ongoing commitments to return cash to shareowners, strate- gically reinvest in our business and maintain a strong TO THE SHAREOWNERS AND balance sheet. Shareowners benefitted from strong EMPLOYEES OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER, free cash flow as International Paper increased the annual dividend 17 percent to $1.40 per share and began implementing a board-approved $1.5 billion share buyback program. The buyback program is pro- ceeding ahead of schedule with approximately 13.5 million shares purchased for about $600 million (as of February 28, 2014). We also retired approximately $617 million in debt. International Paper’s 2013 results were driven by strong performance from our North American indus- trial packaging business, as well as our papers busi- ness in Brazil, Europe and Russia. With leadership supply positions around the globe, the best margins in North America and profitable growth opportunities in emerging markets, International Paper increased year-over-year EBITDA 11 percent, improved operat- ing earnings per share 19 percent and grew cash from operations to $3.0 billion. While global and regional supply and demand will always have an impact on our business, today’s International Paper is a less cyclical company in terms of cash generation and free cash flow. International Paper is also somewhat unique in our industry in that we have many internal levers to pull to further improve our EBITDA and generate more cash in 2014. This is what truly differentiates us from our competitors. In North America, we’ve identified several opportuni- ties for continued earnings growth and margin improve- ment. Our industrial packaging operations, supply chain and sales organizations have identified more than $200 million in optimization opportunities and are aggres- sively pursuing them. With a manufacturing organiza- tion that’s aligned to more efficiently and cost-effectively meet customer needs, our repositioned printing papers CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JOHN V. FARACI business is now smaller, but stronger and more com- INTERNATIONAL PAPER petitive. Our consumer packaging businesses—coated paperboard and foodservice—are building on momen- tum gained in 2013, capitalizing on growing consumer demand for convenience foods and beverages and more sustainable products and packaging. That trans- lates into more opportunities to continue to grow our hot and cold fiber-based cup business with customers. The expansion of our foodservice facility in Kenton, NET SALES (IN MILLIONS) $29,080 $27,833 $26,034 2011 2012 2013 FREE CASH FLOW* (IN MILLIONS) $1,801 $1,727 $1,570 2011 2012 2013 EARNINGS PER SHARE* $3.12 $3.16 $2.65 2011 2012 2013 EBITDA* (IN MILLIONS) $4,126 $3,724 $3,725 2011 2012 2013 ANNUALIZED DIVIDEND $1.40 $1.20 $1.05 4Q11 4Q12 4Q13 CASH ALLOCATION STRATEGY Strategically Reinvest in the Business Return Cash to Shareowners Maintain a Strong Balance Sheet * Refer to Financial Highlights for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. INTERNATIONAL PAPER 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 03 Ohio, to be completed by May 2015, positions us for percent of the stock in the new company and is a this future growth. unique opportunity for xpedx and Unisource to create a Optimization opportunities exist around the globe new company that is stronger, more competitive and as well. In 2013, the Ilim joint venture completed the able to provide even greater value to customers. We largest build out in the Russian pulp and paper indus- anticipate that the merger will close in mid 2014 and try in the last 30 years, and the largest project in that the new company will generate synergies of about International Paper’s history. As the joint venture $200 million. Mary Laschinger, International Paper continues to ramp-up production at the new soft- senior vice president and president of xpedx, will lead wood pulp mill in Siberia, qualify new products like coated paper and optimize new processes, there are many opportunities to reduce costs and increase WE DELIVERED ON OUR ONGOING production in markets where demand is growing. The COMMITMENTS TO RETURN CASH TO $1 billion-plus upgrade of facilities in northwest Russia and Siberia funded by the joint venture will SHAREOWNERS, STRATEGICALLY REINVEST enable growth in step with paper demand in western IN OUR BUSINESS AND MAINTAIN A STRONG Russia and help meet long-term demand for softwood BALANCE SHEET. pulp in China. China represents about 90 percent of the world’s growth in softwood pulp consumption, and the two Ilim facilities in Siberia produce the the new company. We congratulate Mary on her world’s lowest-cost softwood pulp delivered to north appointment as CEO and chairman of the new enter- and central China. prise and thank her for her many contributions and International Paper’s facilities in Brazil are also well- more than 20 years of service to International Paper. positioned to take advantage of 3 percent to 4 percent While International Paper is always open to exploring annual market growth across Latin America—growth new strategic opportunities that are consistent with that will allow us to sell more of our Brazilian-made our business strategy, we