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| STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION | STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION International Paper's 2024 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2024 LTICP') authorizes grants of restricted stock, restricted or deferred stock units, performance awards payable in cash or stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals, dividend equivalents, options, stock appreciation rights, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards at the discretion of the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “MDCC”). Effective January 1, 2025, performance stock unit awards granted pursuant to the 2024 LTICP use 100% relative total shareholder return ("TSR") as the sole performance metric. As of March 31, 2026, 4.9 million shares were available for grant under the LTICP. Stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefits were as follows:
At March 31, 2026, $137 million, net of estimated forfeitures, of compensation cost related to time-based and performance-based shares and restricted stock attributable to future service had not yet been recognized. This amount will be recognized in expense over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years. During the first three months of 2026, the Company granted 1.3 million performance units at an average grant date fair value of $48.18 and 1.0 million time-based units at an average grant date fair value of $39.39.
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