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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | ex99_1.htm |
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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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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February
17, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL
FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
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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):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
As previously reported in a Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 14, 2009 (the “September
14, 2009 Form 8-K”), Douglas D. Tough was appointed to assume the position of
non-executive Chairman of the Board effective October 1, 2009 and was appointed
to assume the position of Chief Executive Officer when his contract with his
previous employer expired. On February 17, 2010, the Company issued a
press release announcing that Mr. Tough will assume the position of executive
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2010. Mr.
Tough’s compensation and other arrangements entered into in connection with his
appointment were previously reported in the September 14, 2009 Form
8-K. Kevin Berryman, Nicolas Mirzayantz
and Hernan Vaisman will continue to serve as members of the temporary Office of
the CEO through February 28, 2010, at which point this temporary office will be
disbanded and these executives will return to serving solely in their roles as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Group President,
Fragrances and Group President, Flavors, respectively.
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
In
connection with the matters disclosed under Item 5.02, a copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit | Description |
99.1 | Press Release issued by International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on February 17, 2010. |
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.
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Dated: February
17, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Dennis M. Meany | |
Name: Dennis M. Meany | |||
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit | Description |
99.1 |
Press
Release issued by International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on February
17, 2010.
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