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    SEC Form 8-K filed by International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    5/7/25 4:34:15 PM ET
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    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549


    FORM 8-K


    CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2025


    INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



    New York
     
    1-4858
     
    13-1432060
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
     
    (Commission
    File Number)
     
    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

    521 West 57th Street
    New York, New York
     
    10019
       
    200 Powder Mill Road
    Wilmington, Delaware
     
    19803
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
     
    (Zip Code)

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 765-5500

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

    ☐
    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

    ☐
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

    ☐
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    ☐
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of each class
     
    Trading
    Symbol(s)
     
    Name of each exchange
    on which registered
    Common Stock, par value 12 1/2¢ per share
     
    IFF
     
    New York Stock Exchange
    1.800% Senior Notes due 2026
     
    IFF 26
     
    New York Stock Exchange

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



    Item 5.07.
    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    On May 1, 2025, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, (i) ten individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company; (ii) the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified; and (iii) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved in an advisory vote. Each of these proposals is described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

    The individuals elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2026, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes cast against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each of these individuals are set forth below:

       
    For
       
    Against
       
    Abstain
       
    Broker
    Non-Votes
     
    Kathryn J. Boor
       
    217,838,219
         
    3,685,078
         
    216,749
         
    9,674,110
     
    Mark J. Costa
       
    217,680,374
         
    3,984,821
         
    74,851
         
    9,674,110
     
    John F. Ferraro
       
    209,404,772
         
    12,259,870
         
    75,404
         
    9,674,110
     
    J. Erik Fyrwald
       
    221,339,603
         
    325,862
         
    74,581
         
    9,674,110
     
    Vincent J. Intrieri
       
    215,147,409
         
    6,516,464
         
    76,173
         
    9,674,110
     
    Cynthia T. Jamison
       
    212,641,881
         
    9,025,885
         
    72,280
         
    9,674,110
     
    Mehmood Khan
       
    221,375,416
         
    294,984
         
    69,646
         
    9,674,110
     
    Kevin O’Byrne
       
    219,745,475
         
    1,927,374
         
    67,197
         
    9,674,110
     
    Margarita Paláu-Hernández
       
    220,520,774
         
    1,155,236
         
    64,036
         
    9,674,110
     
    Dawn C. Willoughby
       
    211,260,009
         
    10,329,707
         
    150,330
         
    9,674,110
     

    The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 received the following votes:

    For
     
    Against
     
    Abstain
    212,026,858
     
    19,312,560
     
    74,738

    The advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2024, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

    For
     
    Against
     
    Abstain
     
    Broker Non-Votes
    187,853,527
     
    33,680,007
     
    206,512
     
    9,674,110


    SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

       
    INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
       
    By:
     
    /s/ Jennifer Johnson
    Name:
     
    Jennifer Johnson
    Title:
     
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel
    and Corporate Secretary

    Date: May 7, 2025


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