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)

August 8, 2016


INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


New York

1-4858

13-1432060

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


521 West 57th Street, New York, New York

10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 765-5500


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:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached and being furnished hereby as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ("IFF" or the "Company") dated August 8, 2016 reporting IFF's financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

An audio webcast to discuss the Company's second quarter 2016 financial results and full year 2016 outlook will be held tomorrow, August 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. EST.  Interested parties can access the webcast and accompanying slide presentation on the Company's website at www.iff.com under the Investor section.  For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the Company's website approximately one hour after the event and will remain available on the IFF website for one year.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., dated August 8, 2016.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

Dated:

August 8, 2016

/s/ Alison A. Cornell

Name:  Alison A. Cornell

 

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

Number

Description

99.1

Press Release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Dated August 8, 2016