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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) New York ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value 12 1 / 2 ¢ per share 6.00 % Tangible Equity Units 0.500 % Senior Notes due 2021 1.750 % Senior Notes due 2024 1.800 % Senior Notes due 2026 Commission File Number 1-4858 521 West 57th Street , New York , NY 10019-2960 Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 212 ) 765-5500 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT : Trading Symbol IFF IFFT Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer IFF 21 IFF 24 IFF 26 13-1432060 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) O Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : None No o No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No o New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No o Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by checkmark 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 . O ロロ 。