RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Prior to the spin-off on October 1, 2021, we historically operated as part of International Paper and not as a standalone company. As a result of the spin-off on October 1, 2021, Sylvamo became an independent public company. The following discussion summarizes activity between the Company and International Paper both prior and subsequent to the spin-off.

On September 12, 2022, International Paper sold its remaining shares of Sylvamo stock. Therefore, International Paper is no longer a related party.

ALLOCATION OF GENERAL CORPORATE EXPENSES

The consolidated and combined statements of operations include expenses for certain centralized functions and other programs provided and administered by International Paper that were charged directly to the Company. In addition, for purposes of preparing these consolidated and combined financial statements for periods prior to the spin-off on a carve-out basis, we have been allocated a portion of International Paper’s total corporate expense. See Note 1 Background and Summary of Business for a discussion of the methodology used to allocate corporate-related costs for purposes of preparing these financial statements on a carve-out basis.

Net transfers (to) from Parent are included within Parent company investment on the consolidated and combined balance sheets and statements of equity. The components of the net transfers (to) from International Paper are as follows:


In millions	2022		2021		2020
General financing activities	$	—	$	(661)	$	(494)
Corporate allocations	—		112		154
Stock-based compensation	—		10		15
Final spin-off adjustments	—		(28)		—
Total net transfers (to) from Parent	$	—	$	(567)	$	(325)

RELATED PARTY SALES AND PURCHASES

The Company purchases certain of its products from International Paper which are produced in facilities that remained with International Paper when the Company separated from International Paper. The Company continues to purchase uncoated freesheet and bristols pursuant to an offtake agreement between the Company and International Paper. The Company purchased inventory associated with the offtake agreements of $462 million during the first three quarters of 2022 and $133 million during the fourth quarter of 2021.

The Company purchases fiber pursuant to a fiber purchase agreement between the Company and International Paper. The Company purchased inventory associated with the fiber supply agreements of $153 million during the first three quarters of 2022 and $52 million during the fourth quarter of 2021.

The Company also purchases certain packaging materials from International Paper. These packaging purchases totaled $12 million for the first three quarters of 2022 and were immaterial for the fourth quarter of 2021.

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, International Paper and Sylvamo provided certain services to one another on an interim, transitional basis. The services included certain information technology services, finance and accounting services and human resources and employee benefits services. The agreed-upon charges for such services were generally intended to allow the providing company to recover all costs and expenses for providing such services. The total amount of expenses incurred by the Company under the Transition Services Agreement in 2022 and 2021 was $23 million and $7 million, respectively. The Company is no longer receiving services under this agreement as of December 31, 2022.

RELATED PARTY RECEIVABLE

The Company had related party receivables of $3 million as of December 31, 2021, related to product sales to International Paper and other items. Related party receivables are included in “Accounts and notes receivable.”

RELATED PARTY PAYABLE

The Company had related party payables of $110 million as of December 31, 2021, related to inventory purchases from International Paper. Related party payables are included in “Accounts payable” and “Other current liabilities.”

Included in our December 31, 2021 inventory purchases payable is a $77 million related party payable, pursuant to the terms of the supply and offtake agreements between the Company and International Paper, which was repaid throughout the first six months of 2022.