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UNITED STATES 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): September 14, 2021 ( September 14, 2021 )     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       New York   1-4858   13-1432060 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission file number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   521 West 57th Street , New York , New York 10019 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (212) 765-5500 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)     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:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value 12 1/2 cents per share   IFF   New York Stock Exchange 6.00% Tangible Equity Units   IFFT   New York Stock Exchange 0.500% Senior Notes due 2021   IFF 21   New York Stock Exchange 1.75% Senior Notes due 2024   IFF 24   New York Stock Exchange 1.800% Senior Notes due 2026   IFF 26   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 8.01 Other Events. Settlement at Maturity of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Purchase Contracts Included in its 6.00% Tangible Equity Units On September 14, 2021 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (“IFF”) is notifying holders of its outstanding 6.00% Tangible Equity Units (the “Units”), each of which includes one purchase contract (the “Purchase Contracts”), that the final settlement rate in respect of each Purchase Contract will be 0.330911 shares of IFF’s common stock, par value $0.125 per share (the “Common Stock”). Accordingly, IFF expects to issue an aggregate of 5,460,031 shares of Common Stock in settlement of the Purchase Contracts on September 15, 2021, the mandatory settlement date for the Purchase Contracts. On the same date, IFF will make the final installment payment on the amortizing notes that are the other component of the Units. The Units will then cease to be outstanding.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   Number    Description 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 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. By:   /s/ Robert Anderson Name:   Robert Anderson Title:   Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Dated:   September 14, 2021