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): November 30, 2018
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) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 765-5500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 4, 2018, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (“IFF”) reported that it had completed its previously announced acquisition of Frutarom Industries Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“Frutarom”). This Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished to provide the following information: (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information of Frutarom for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, and (ii) the Frutarom Directors’ Report of the Company’ State of Affairs for the Period Ended September 30, 2018. The information provided in the furnished exhibits was required to be filed by Frutarom with the Israeli Securities Authority under applicable Israeli securities laws as Frutarom’s last public report following its merger with IFF. The furnished exhibits reflect financial and business information relating to periods that ended prior to the acquisition of Frutarom by IFF and is provided for informational purposes only, as the information reflects Frutarom’s results when it was under previous ownership. Frutarom’s financial data has historically been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), and not U.S. GAAP, and the financial information provided in the furnished exhibits was prepared under IFRS. Consequently, these results do not necessarily reflect actual results as if Frutarom had been included in IFF’s results for the third quarter of 2018.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
The furnished exhibits include “forward-looking statements” under the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Frutarom’s expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business strategy, budgets, capital expenditures, acquisitions, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management, and other statements containing words such as “anticipate,” “approximate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” “may” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in IFF’s SEC filings, including IFF’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2018 and subsequent filings, including IFF’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. IFF wishes to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect Frutarom’s actual results and could cause Frutarom’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Frutarom. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks on IFF’s business. Accordingly, IFF undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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/ Nanci Prado | |
| Name: Nanci Prado | ||
| Title: Deputy General Counsel | ||
Date: November 30, 2018