--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-138302" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "IFF" cik: "0000051253" company_name: "INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC" filed_at: "2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T14:39:32.940898+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.05 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # IFF annual meeting elects 11 directors and approves say-on-pay with ~89% support ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected, with votes for ranging from 201.8M to 219.9M. - Ratification of PwC as auditor for 2023 approved: 220.8M for, 11.7M against. - Advisory vote on 2022 executive compensation passed with 196.6M for (89.2%) vs 23.9M against. - Shareholders recommended 1-year frequency for say-on-pay votes (218.3M votes); Board adopts annual frequency. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-138302 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: IFF - cik: 0000051253 - company_name: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC - filed_at: 2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.05 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312523138302/0001193125-23-138302-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312523138302/d572480d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-138302 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-138302.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-138302.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of compensation paid to named executive officers in 2022 at the 2023-05-03 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-03 source text: The advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2022, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 196,559,195 23,864,597 237,229 11,998,394 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312523138302/0001193125-23-138302-index.htm - Shareholder Votes INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-03 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-03 source text: The vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of votes on executive compensation, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, received the following votes: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 218,284,010 63,556 2,173,749 139,706 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312523138302/0001193125-23-138302-index.htm - Shareholder Votes INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Ratification of selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-03 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-03 source text: The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 received the following votes: For Against Abstain 220,846,300 11,678,074 135,041 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312523138302/0001193125-23-138302-index.htm - Shareholder Votes INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC shareholders approved Election of eleven directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting at the 2023-05-03 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-03 source text: The individuals elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2024, 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 Kathryn J. Boor 218,915,468 1,557,520 188,033 11,998,394 Barry A. Bruno 219,130,735 1,364,136 166,150 11,998,394 Frank K. Clyburn, Jr. 219,644,862 848,287 167,872 11,998,394 Mark J. Costa 219,454,028 1,039,948 167,045 11,998,394 Carol Anthony (John) Davidson 219,121,879 1,374,175 164,967 11,998,394 Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. 203,968,043 16,527,832 165,146 11,998,394 John F. Ferraro 213,466,666 7,027,311 167,044 11,998,394 Christina Gold 201,841,815 16,061,913 2,757,293 11,998,394 Gary Hu 210,656,525 9,835,188 169,308 11,998,394 Kevin O’Byrne 219,938,112 549,687 173,222 11,998,394 Dawn C. Willoughby 218,773,733 1,722,432 164,856 11,998,394 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312523138302/0001193125-23-138302-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.