-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ITrN0ARYI3CDRsCP45ikZ034l7+EkSBsNDKcLqeHb6pRv+VwI9pKqojm9fmfTUBP WiKC77Nk66LXNKRmNPBKag== 0000950103-98-000139.txt : 19980218 0000950103-98-000139.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-98-000139 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980213 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000051434 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPER MILLS [2621] IRS NUMBER: 130872805 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-07971 FILM NUMBER: 98536744 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO MANHATTANVILLE RD CITY: PURCHASE STATE: NY ZIP: 10577 BUSINESS PHONE: 9143971500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD CITY: PURCHASE STATE: NY ZIP: 10577 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL PAPER & POWER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710527 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NORTH TOWER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1323 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124496202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER 23RD FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1323 SC 13G/A 1 OMB APPROVAL --------------------------------- OMB number 3235-0145 Expires: October 31, 1994 Estimated average burden hours per response....... 14.90 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G ------------ Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3)* International Paper Company ---------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ---------------------------------------- (Title Of Class of Securities) 460146103 ---------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP NO. 460146103 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES - ------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing (a) _ (b) _ 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 5 SOLE VOTING POWER None NUMBER OF SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 20,601,662 EACH REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH None 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 20,601,662 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 20,601,662 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.8% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, CO *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13G Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: International Paper Company (the "Company") Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Two Manhattanville Road Purchase, New York 10577 Item 2 (a) Names of Person Filing: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated World Financial Center, North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 Item 2 (c) Citizenship: See Item 4 of Cover Pages Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities: See Cover Page Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number: See Cover Page Item 3 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S") is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act. MLPF&S is a sponsor of various unit investment trusts ("UITs") which invest in equity securities of the Company. The UITs have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein. Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Item 9 of Cover Pages. Pursuant to Section 240.13d-4, MLPF&S (the "Reporting Person") disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company referred to herein, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities of the Company covered by this statement, other than certain securities of the Company held in MLPF&S proprietary accounts. Page 3 of 5 Pages (b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of Cover Pages (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 of Cover Pages (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 of Cover Pages (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8 of Cover Pages Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. MLPF&S is a sponsor of various UITs which invest in equity securities as defined in Section 240.13d-1(d). While the UITs have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein, no single UIT's interest relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Page 4 of 5 Pages Item 10 Certification. By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 13, 1998 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated /s/ Andrea Lowenthal ------------------------- Name: Andrea Lowenthal Title: Attorney-in-fact(*) - ---------- (*) Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated November 17, 1995, included as Exhibit C to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. on February 14, 1995 with respect to Woolworth Corporation. Page 5 of 5 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----