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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 19, 2024, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s entry into a definitive agreement to sell its Pharma Solutions business unit to Roquette Frères S.A. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this item (including Exhibit 99.1) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 19, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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.
Date: March 19, 2024
| INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Glenn Richter | |||
| Name: | Glenn Richter | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial and Business Transformation Officer | |||
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