International Paper Chief Financial Officer to Speak at Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper Chief Financial Officer Marianne Parrs will speak at the Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference in New York City on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 12:15 p.m. EST. Ms. Parrs will give a brief overview of company operations and discuss the company's transformation plan.

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All interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast live via the company's Internet site at http://www.internationalpaper.com/ by clicking on the "Investors" tab and then clicking on the "Presentations" link.

A replay of the webcast also will be available on the Web site beginning two hours after the presentation, and will be available for one month.

Headquartered in the United States, International Paper (http://www.internationalpaper.com/) is the world's largest paper and forest products company. Businesses include paper, packaging, and forest products. As one of the largest private forest landowners in the world, the company manages its forests under the principles of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI) program, a system that ensures the continual planting, growing and harvesting of trees while protecting wildlife, plants, soil, air and water quality.

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