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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Schedule TO
                                 Amendment No. 2

            Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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                           International Paper Company
                       (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

                           International Paper Company
                  (Name of Filing Person (Issuer and Offeror))

                     Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
                         (Titles of Class of Securities)
                                   460146 10 3
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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                             Maura Abeln Smith, Esq.
         Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
                               6400 Poplar Avenue
                            Memphis, Tennessee 38197
                                 (901) 419-7000
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
               and Communications on Behalf of the Filing Persons)
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                                 With a Copy to:

                              Patricia Moran, Esq.
                    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
                                Four Times Square
                            New York, New York 10036
                                 (212) 735-3000

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

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   Transaction Valuation*                          Amount of Filing Fee**
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         $1,500,000,012                                   $160,607
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*   Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only, this amount is
    based on the purchase of 41,666,667 shares of common stock at the maximum
    tender offer price of $36.00 per share.

**  The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of
    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $107.00 per million
    of the value of the transaction.

[ X ]   Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
        0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
        previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
        number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $160,607       Filing Party: International Paper Company
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO  Date Filed: August 16, 2006

[   ]   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
        made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:

[   ]   third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ X ]   issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[   ]   going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[   ]   amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [   ]

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                                  INTRODUCTION

     This Amendment No. 2 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 16, 2006, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 to the
Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23,
2006 (collectively, the "Schedule TO") by International Paper Company, a New
York corporation (the "Company"), relating to the offer by the Company to
purchase for cash up to 41,666,667 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00
per share (the "Shares"), at a purchase price not greater than $36.00 nor less
than $32.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable
withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 16, 2006 (the
"Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of
Transmittal") (which, together with any supplements and amendments thereto,
collectively constitute the "Offer").

     The information in the Offer, including all schedules and annexes
thereto, which were previously filed with the Schedule TO, is hereby expressly
incorporated by reference into this Amendment, except that such information is
hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.

ITEMS 1 - 9 and ITEM 11.

     Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, which incorporate by
reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, a copy of which
was filed with the Schedule TO as exhibit (a)(1)(A), is hereby amended as
follows:

In Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase, the fourth bullet point under the
caption that reads "Incorporation by Reference" is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:

"o Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed on February 17, March 10, March 16,
March 24, April 3, August 3, August 14, August 23 and September 1, 2006; and"






                                   SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                               INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

                               By:    /s/ Maura Abeln Smith
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                               Name:  Maura Abeln Smith
                               Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
                                      Corporate Secretary


Date:  September 1, 2006






                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


       Exhibit
        Number          Document
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       (a)(1)(A)*       Offer to Purchase, dated August 16, 2006

       (a)(1)(B)*       Letter of Transmittal

       (a)(1)(C)*       Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

       (a)(1)(D)*       Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
                        Companies and Other Nominees, dated August 16, 2006

       (a)(1)(E)*       Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers,
                        Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees,
                        dated August 16, 2006

       (a)(1)(F)*       Summary Advertisement, dated August 16, 2006

       (a)(1)(G)*       Press Release issued by the Company on August 15, 2006

       (a)(1)(H)*       Letter to Participants in the International Paper
                        Company Savings Plans, dated August 16, 2006

       (a)(1)(I)*       Letter to Participants in the International Paper
                        Company Stock Option Program, dated August 16, 2006

       (a)(2)           Not applicable

       (a)(3)           Not applicable

       (a)(4)           Not applicable

       (a)(5)(A)*       Employee Communication

       (a)(5)(B)*       Regulation BTR Notice of Blackout Period and
                        Suspension of Trading by Directors and Executive
                        Officers of International Paper Company, dated August
                        16, 2006

       (b)(1)           Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement,
                        dated as of November 17, 2004, by and among
                        International Paper Company, as performance guarantor,
                        Red Bird Receivables, Inc., as borrower, International
                        Paper Financial Services, Inc., as initial servicer,
                        certain special purpose entities named therein, as
                        loan conduits, certain financial institutions named
                        therein, as liquidity banks, certain financial
                        institutions named therein, as co-agents, and Wachovia
                        Bank, National Association as administrative agent
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the
                        Company's Report on Form 8-K/A filed on December 9,
                        2004). Certain confidential portions have been omitted
                        and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission pursuant to a request for confidential
                        treatment.

       (b)(2)*          Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 26,
                        2001, by and between International Paper Company, as
                        originator, and International Paper Financial Services,
                        Inc., as buyer.

       (b)(3)*          Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as
                        of December 26, 2001, by and between International
                        Paper Financial Services, Inc. and Red Bird
                        Receivables, Inc., as buyer.

       (b)(4)*          Omnibus Amendment (Amendment No. 3 to Receivables Sale
                        Agreement, Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Sale and
                        Contribution Agreement, Amendment No. 2 to Amended and
                        Restated Credit and Security Agreement), dated as of
                        August 7, 2006, by and among International Paper
                        Company, International Paper Financial Services, Inc.,
                        Red Bird Receivables, Inc., certain financial
                        institutions named therein, as co-agents, and Wachovia
                        Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

       (b)(5)*          Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, dated as of June
                        13, 2005, by and between International Paper Company
                        and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as issuing and paying
                        agent.

       (b)(6)*          Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement, dated as of May 31,
                        2000, between International Paper Company, as issuer,
                        and Merrill Lynch Money Markets Inc., as dealer.

       (b)(7)*          Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement, dated as of June 6,
                        2005, between International Paper Company, as issuer,
                        and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as dealer.

       (b)(8)*          Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement, dated as of March 20,
                        2000, between International Paper Company and Credit
                        Suisse First Boston LLC, as dealer, as amended by
                        Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of March 31, 2005.

       (b)(9)*          Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement, dated as of August
                        2, 2000, between International Paper Company, as
                        issuer, and Chase Securities Inc., as dealer.

       (d)(1)           Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Compensation
                        Plan, as of February 2, 2005 (incorporated by reference
                        to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K
                        filed on February 11, 2005).

       (d)(2)*          Amendment No. 3 to International Paper Company
                        Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (as
                        amended through May 7, 2002).

       (d)(3)           Amendment to the International Paper Company Restricted
                        Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by
                        reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Report on
                        Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2006).

       (d)(4)           Form of Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement
                        entered into by Company employees who may receive
                        restricted stock awards pursuant to the Long-Term
                        Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company (incorporated
                        by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Quarterly
                        Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
                        2003).

       (d)(5)           Form of Non-Competition Agreement entered into by
                        certain Company employees (including named executive
                        officers) who may receive performance share awards or
                        restricted stock awards pursuant to the Long-Term
                        Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company (incorporated
                        by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Quarterly
                        Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
                        2006).

       (d)(6)           Form of Non-Solicitation Agreement entered into by
                        certain Company employees (including named executive
                        officers) who may receive performance share awards or
                        restricted stock awards pursuant to the Long-Term
                        Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company (incorporated
                        by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Quarterly
                        Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
                        2006).

       (d)(7)           Form of individual non-qualified stock option agreement
                        under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Compensation
                        Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
                        Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                        ended December 31, 2001).

       (d)(8)           Form of individual executive continuity award under the
                        Company Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the
                        Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                        ended December 31, 1999).

       (d)(9)           Form of Change of Control Agreement - Tier I
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
                        Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2005).

       (d)(10)          Form of Change of Control Agreement - Tier II
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
                        Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2005).

       (d)(11)          Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the
                        Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                        ended December 31, 2003).

       (d)(12)          Board Policy on Severance Agreements with Senior
                        Executives (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
                        the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18,
                        2005).

       (d)(13)          Board Policy on Change of Control Agreements
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                        Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2005).

       (d)(14)          Management Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of
                        January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                        10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                        the quarter ended June 30, 2005).

       (d)(15)          Unfunded Supplemental Retirement Plan for Senior
                        Managers, as amended and restated (incorporated by
                        reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Report on
                        Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005).

       (d)(16)          Amendment to Unfunded Supplemental Retirement Plan for
                        Senior Managers, as amended and restated (incorporated
                        by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on
                        Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2006).

       (d)(17)          International Paper Company Deferred Compensation
                        Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11
                        to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K or the
                        fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, filed on March 26,
                        2001).

       (d)(18)          International Paper Company Pension Restoration Plan for
                        Salaried Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                        10.12 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K or the
                        fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, filed on March 26,
                        2001).

       (d)(19)*         International Paper Company Nonfunded Deferred
                        Compensation Plan for Directors (as amended through
                        May 7, 2002).

       (g)              Not applicable

       (h)              Not applicable

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         * Previously filed with Schedule TO on August 16, 2006.