STAMFORD, Conn., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) will release second-quarter 2004 earnings on Monday, July 26, 2004, before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will host a webcast to discuss earnings and current market conditions at 10 a.m. EDT that day.

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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 Investor Information button. Registration is required at the Web site in advance of the webcast and will be available beginning at 3 p.m. EDT, on Friday, July 23.

A replay of the webcast will also be on the Web site beginning at approximately 1 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 26.

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 perpetual planting, growing and harvesting of trees while protecting wildlife, plants, soil, air and water quality. Headquartered in the United States, International Paper has operations in over 40 countries and sells its products in more than 120 nations.

SOURCE International Paper
06/18/2004

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