Suarez Gonzalez Susana Form 4 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES / Gonzalez Susana Suarez ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Suarez Gonzalez Susana

(Last) (First) (Middle)

521 WEST 57TH STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC [ IFF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief HR Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/02/2018		A		592(1)	A	$140.1	1,416	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Purchased Restricted Stock Units	(2)	05/02/2018		A		963		04/02/2021	04/02/2021	Common Stock	963	$0.0000	963	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	05/02/2018		A		1,606		04/02/2021	04/02/2021	Common Stock	1,606	$0.0000	1,606	D
Stock Settled Appreciation Rights	$140.1	05/02/2018		A		803		04/02/2021	05/02/2025	Common Stock	803	$0.0000	803	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares purchased from the issuer under the Equity Choice Program. These shares are placed into escrow in connection with the matching grant of purchased restricted stock units. These shares are fully vested.

2. Represents matching grant of purchased restricted stock units under the Equity Choice Program, all of which will vest on April 2, 2021. The purchased restricted stock units convert to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

3. The Restricted Stock Units convert to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. The Restricted Stock Units vest on April 2, 2021.

	Nanci Prado, attorney in fact	05/04/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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