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Erik Fyrwald received 228.7M votes for, Brett Icahn 219.9M for.","Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for 2026: 223.8M for, 15.4M against.","Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 199.9M for, 29.2M against.","Broker non-votes totaled 10.1M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.","No other matters were submitted to shareholder vote at the April 29, 2026 meeting."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-018910","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-018910.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-018910.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-018910.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036126018910/0001140361-26-018910-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036126018910/ef20072401_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T00:08:22.909218+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1c9f7109cb081653c5f1f2c0cc80b3eb6d2bf163","claim":"INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Ratification of selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-04-29 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 received the following votes: For Against Abstain 223,799,689 15,434,021 53,269","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036126018910/0001140361-26-018910-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-29"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2adf5f4fa685e141c7ea224b060fd6110500baa0","claim":"INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-04-29 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The individuals elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2027, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes cast against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each of these individuals are set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Virginia C. Drosos 226,471,521 2,643,754 68,135 10,103,569 Paul J. Fribourg 226,345,853 2,772,024 65,533 10,103,569 J. Erik Fyrwald 228,708,085 407,052 68,273 10,103,569 Brett Icahn 219,852,087 9,263,970 67,353 10,103,569 Cynthia T. Jamison 224,572,575 4,434,288 176,547 10,103,569 Mehmood Khan 225,096,742 3,894,870 191,798 10,103,569 Jesus B. Mantas 225,736,490 3,386,456 60,464 10,103,569 Richard Mulligan 226,496,059 2,620,977 66,374 10,103,569 Kevin O’Byrne 224,355,702 4,762,938 64,770 10,103,569 Dawn C. Willoughby 220,938,874 8,187,539 56,997 10,103,569","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036126018910/0001140361-26-018910-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-29"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"40faad9a07e9bbd3f94095840f573e0cbcfffe04","claim":"INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers for 2025 at the 2026-04-29 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2025, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 199,852,600 29,195,584 135,226 10,103,569","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036126018910/0001140361-26-018910-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-29"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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