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International Paper Company 8-K 2009 Documents found in this filing:
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 May 13, 2009 (Date of Report) May 13, 2009 (Date of earliest event reported)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38197 (Address and zip code of principal executive offices) (901) 419-7000 (Registrants telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Item 8.01 Other Events This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to update the historical financial statements included in International Paper Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the 2008 Form 10-K) to reflect the retrospective application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (the Statement). The Company adopted the Statement prospectively effective January 1, 2009. However, the Statement requires retrospective application to comparative financial statements. Accordingly, the Company has revised all comparative prior period information to give effect to the presentation and disclosure requirements of the Statement. The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect the impact of this change to permit the Company to incorporate these financial statements by reference in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The effect of the retrospective application of the Statement is set forth in the following sections of the Companys 2008 Form 10-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (Registrant)
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