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)
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June
10, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL
FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Charter) |
New
York
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1-4858
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13-1432060
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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521
West 57th
Street, New York, New York
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10019
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(Address of Principal Executive
Offices) |
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
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(212)
765-5500
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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 (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On June
10, 2008, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (the “Company”) and
Douglas J. Wetmore mutually agreed that Mr. Wetmore would no longer serve as
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective July
31, 2008.
Item
7.01
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On June
16, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the matter described in
Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished
with this Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 shall not
be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., dated June 16,
2008.
SIGNATURE
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.
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INTERNATIONAL
FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. |
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Dated:
June 16, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Dennis M. Meany |
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Name:
Dennis M. Meany |
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Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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