Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UDu+Vcn1u2HOFklZKPsko+tdIK5/I7g1LOJl2TweO6gv9R78m4zW47wqQmvcjTrz 2gW490mtwDNvxut6pszE/Q== 0001193125-06-115517.txt : 20060518 0001193125-06-115517.hdr.sgml : 20060518 20060518163319 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-115517 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060518 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000051253 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 131432060 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-20832 FILM NUMBER: 06852479 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 521 W 57TH ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127655500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 521 W 57TH ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANAMERIGEN HAEBLER INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680426 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERINGEN HENRY P VAN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017042 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 509 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125860700 SC 13D/A 1 dsc13da.htm AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 13D Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock $.12¹/2 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

459506 10 1

(CUSIP Number)

George Rowe, Jr., One Rockefeller Plaza

New York, N. Y. 10020 (Tel. 212-586-0700)

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 10, 2006

(Date of Event which Requires Filing Of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1 (b)(3) or (4), check the following box ¨.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement ¨. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership or more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filed out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to ther liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP NO. 459506 10 1		13D		Page 2 of 5 Pages


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

	Henry P. van Ameringen
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF a GROUP*
	(a) ¨
	(b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY

4	SOURCE OF FUNDS*

	Not Applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)	¨


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	U.S.A.


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7 SOLE VOTING POWER

		2,282,400
		8 SHARED VOTING POWER

		2,043,146
		9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

		2,282,400
		10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

		2,043,146


11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	4,325,546
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	¨

13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

	4.76%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

	IN

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

Page 2 of 5 Pages

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13 D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. ¨

Item 1

Security and Issuer

Common Stock $.12¹/2 par value

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

(IFF)

521 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10019

Item 2

Identity and Background

(a)

Name of Person Filing:

Henry P. van Ameringen

(b)

Residence or Business Address

509 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(c)

Present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted;

Retired as an executive of IFF; President and Treasurer and a director, van Ameringen Foundation at the address in 2(b).

(d)

Whether or not, during the last five years, such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) and, if so, give the dates, nature of conviction, name and location of court, any penalty imposed or other disposition of the case;

(e)

Whether or not, during the last five years, such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws; and, if so, identify and describe such proceedings and summarize the terms of such judgment, decree or final order, and

(f)

Citizenship:

U.S.A.

Item 3

Source & Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

See Item 5(c) below.

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Item 4		Purpose of Transaction

		See Item 5(c) below.

Item 5		Interest in Securities of the Issuer

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned

		4,325,546

		Percent of Class

		4.76%

	(b)	Number of shares as to which such person has:

		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

			2,282,400

		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

			2,043,146

		(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

			2,282,400

		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

			2,043,146

	(c)	Describe any transactions in the class of securities reported on that were effected during the past sixty days or since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D (Section 240.13d-191), whichever is less, by the persons named in response to paragraph (a).

		85,318 shares were sold in May 2006 by a charitable foundation of which the undersigned is an officer and a director; and 170,000 and 77,365 shares were sold in March and May 2006 by two trusts of which the undersigned is a co-trustee.

	(d)	If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

		Persons other than the undersigned have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, certain of the securities listed in Item 5 (a) and (b).

Item 6		Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings Or Relationships With Respect To Securities Of The Issuer

		None

Item 7		Material To Be Filed as Exhibits

		None

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Signature

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

May 18, 2006

Date

/s/ Henry P. van Ameringen

Signature

Henry P. van Ameringen

Name/Title

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