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Second Quarter 2012 Earnings | July 26, 2012

Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in these slides and made during this presentation may be considered forward- looking statements. These statements reflect management's current views and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ include but are not limited to: (i) the level of our indebtedness and increases in interest rates; (ii) industry conditions, including but not limited to changes in the cost or availability of raw materials, energy and transportation costs, competition we face, cyclicality and changes in consumer preferences, demand and pricing for our products; (iii) global economic conditions and political changes, including but not limited to the impairment of financial institutions, changes in currency exchange rates, credit ratings issued by recognized credit rating organizations, the amount of our future pension funding obligation, changes in tax laws and pension and health care costs; (iv) unanticipated expenditures related to the cost of compliance with existing and new environmental and other governmental regulations and to actual or potential litigation; (v) whether we experience a material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities and risks inherent in conducting business through a joint venture; (vi) the failure to realize synergies and cost savings from the Temple-Inland Inc. (“Temple-Inland”) transaction or delay in realization thereof; and (vii) our ability to achieve the benefits we expect from all other strategic acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings. These and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from such forward looking statements are discussed in greater detail in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 2 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Statements Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures During the course of this presentation, certain non-U.S. GAAP financial information will be presented. A reconciliation of those numbers to U.S. GAAP financial measures is available on the company’s website at internationalpaper.com under Investors. 3 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Ilim JV Information All financial information and statistical measures regarding our 50/50 Ilim joint venture in Russia (“Ilim”), other than historical International Paper Equity Earnings and dividends received by International Paper, have been prepared by the management of Ilim. International Paper has not verified or audited any of this information. Ilim management has indicated that the financial information was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and extracted from Ilim’s financial statements. Any projected financial information and statistical measures reflect the current views of Ilim management and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such projections. See “Forward-Looking Statements.” 4 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Second Quarter 2012 Results | Temple-Inland Acquisition Meaningfully Accretive EBITDA  Solid financial performance despite slow U.S. growth and uneven global demand ($MM)  Temple-Inland integration well ahead of plan  Continued strong cash from operations  Finalized sale of three containerboard mills, as part of Temple-Inland acquisition  Successfully executed peak maintenance outages $912 $878 $835  Modest improvements in operations and pricing  Higher Franklin Fluff Pulp Mill start-up costs  Inputs largely balanced  Unfavorable non-cash foreign exchange swing impacting Ilim JV Equity Earnings 2Q11 1Q12 2Q12  Significant progress on strategic projects Earnings from continuing operations before special items 5 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

2Q12 Financial Snapshot Sales ($B) 2Q11 1Q12 2Q12 Sales ($B) $6.6 $6.7 $7.1 EBITDA 1 13.7% 12.5% 12.4% Margin $7.1 $6.7 $6.6 Cash From $642 2 $682 3 $648 Operations ($MM) EPS $0.79 $0.57 $0.46 2Q11 1Q12 2Q12 1 Earnings from continuing operations before special items 2 Cash provided by continuing operations, excludes $120MM paid for TIN change-in-control agreements and $111MM received from unwinding a timber monetization 3 Cash provided by continuing operations, excludes $44MM TIN pension plan contribution and $140MM received from unwinding a timber monetization 6 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

2Q12 vs. 1Q12 EPS .06 (.15) .05 (.01) .08 (.15) 0 .57 .01 .46 1Q12 Volume Price / Mix Operations & Maintenance Input TIN Interest Ilim JV 2Q12 Costs Outages Costs Synergies Earnings from continuing operations before special items 7 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Global Input Costs vs. 1Q12 | $4MM Favorable, or $0.01/Share By Input Type By Business $2 $11 $3 $0 ($3) ($1) ($4) Fiber Chemicals Freight Energy Industrial Printing Consumer Packaging Papers Packaging North America Outside North America Wood Energy Chemicals Freight OCC 8 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Industrial Packaging | 2Q12 vs. 1Q12 367 50 2 4 21 6 6 278 $ Million 1Q12 Price & Mix Volume Operations Maintenance Input TIN 2Q12 & Market & Costs Outages Costs Synergies Downtime Earnings from continuing operations before special items 9 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

N.A. Industrial Packaging Relative EBITDA Margins 19.4% 18.7% 18.3% 17.3% 17.1% 16.1% 12.2% 11.3% 11.3% IP Competitor A Competitor B 2Q11 1Q12 2Q12 IP EBITDA margins based on North American Industrial Packaging operating profit before special items Competitor EBITDA margin estimates obtained from public filings and IP analysis Excludes the Recycling business and revenue from trade volumes 10 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Results from Temple-Inland Operations | Earnings Accretive $ Million 1Q12 2Q12 $33 1 EBIT $87 $10 $60 Synergies Included in EBIT Interest Expense ($30) ($35) Pre-tax Income $3 $52 Before Special Items and One-Time Costs 1 Industrial Packaging segment includes results from Temple-Inland Operations post-close 11 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Temple-Inland Integration | More Synergies, Faster Current 2Q12 Synergy Category Description Outlook Run Rate ($MM) Annualized ~80% S G & A  Eliminate Duplication $115 Achieved Grade / Machine Mix  Containerboard Optimization ~20% Mills / Supply $90  Efficiency Improvements Achieved Chain  Logistics Optimization Efficiency Improvements  (Waste, Freight) ~70% Box Plants System Streamlining $150  Achieved Customer and Segment  Optimization ~55% Sourcing Purchasing Consolidation $45  Achieved Synergy Target $400 ~$240 12 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Consumer Packaging | 2Q12 vs. 1Q12 (3) 96 0 (8) (21) (1) 63 $ Million 1Q12 Price & Mix Volume Operations & Maintenance Input 2Q12 Costs Outages Costs Earnings from continuing operations before special items 13 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

N.A. Consumer Packaging Relative EBITDA Margins 20.0% 17.6% 15.3% 15.2% 13.8% 11.6% IP Competitor A 2Q11 1Q12 2Q12 IP EBITDA margins based on North American Consumer Packaging operating profit before special items. Competitor adjusted EBITDA margins obtained from public filings and IP analysis; reflects Food & Beverage segment 14 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Printing Papers | 2Q12 vs. 1Q12 (7) 32 (1) (75) 145 9 106 $ Million 3 1Q12 Price & Mix Volume Operations & Maintenance Input Other 2Q12 Costs Outages Costs Earnings from continuing operations before special items 15 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

Printing Papers | 1H12 vs. 1H11 by Business Segment 3 (105) 431 (14) (19) 1 (46) $ Million 251 1H11 NA Papers NA Pulp Europe Brazil India Outages 1H12 Earnings from continuing operations before special items 16 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

N.A. Printing Papers & Pulp | Franklin Fluff Pulp Mill Start-up  Start-up on June 29 TH  Higher start-up costs in quarter vs. 1Q12 (~$10MM)  Early productivity and product quality better than plan  Targeting accelerated fluff pulp ramp  Optimizing Go-to-Market plans relative to patch testing and customer trials 17 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012

N.A. Printing Papers & Pulp | Franklin Fluff Pulp Mill 2012 Ramp-up Total Production Plan Fluff Pulp TPD Tons 900 5,000 4,500 800 4,000 700 3,500 600 July MTD 3,000 500 2,500 400 2,000 300 1,500 200 1,000 100 500 - - Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 18 Earnings Presentation Second Quarter 2012