RULE 424 (c)
REG. NO. 333-59689
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 3, 1998
The 1,092,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock in column (B) are
covered by this Prospectus and are, or may be, offered by the officers of the
Company's listed below who, at the time of such offering will have acquired such
shares upon the exercise of options granted since August 3, 1998 under the
Company's Employee Stock Option Plan of 1997 (or in the case of Mr. Kinlin
granted since March 17, 1992 under such Plan or earlier Plans). The shares of
the Company's Common Stock shown in column (A) below include 211,749 shares of
Common Stock which the officers of the Company have (or will have as of 60 days
after such date) the right to acquire under stock options granted by the
Company.
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COMMON STOCK WHICH
MAY BE SOLD
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(A) (B)
SHARES UNDER
OPTIONS GRANTED
WHICH MAY BE
COMMON STOCK OFFERED FOR
POSITION WITH COMPANY OWNED AS OF THE SELLING
WITHIN THE PAST DECEMBER 31, SHAREHOLDER'S
NAME THREE YEARS 1999 ACCOUNT*
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R. A. Goldstein ...................... President; Chairman of the
Board since June 1, 2000 0 500,000
R. M. Furlaud ........................ Director, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
December 14, 1999 to
June 1, 2000 63,250 75,000
S. A. Block .......................... Senior Vice-President,
General Counsel and Secretary 43,598 80,000
R. G. Corbett ........................ Vice-President; Director
since November 1998 28,583 125,000
W. S. Kane ........................... Vice-President since
September 1999 0 65,000
T. E. Kinlin ......................... Vice-President since
September 1999; employed
by the Company in other
positions prior thereto 33,283 32,500
C. A. Lobbosco ....................... Vice-President; Director
since December 1999 52,167 125,000
J. A. Rodriguez ...................... Vice-President since May 1998;
employed by the Company
in other positions prior thereto 31,666 10,000
D. J. Wetmore ........................ Vice-President, Chief Financial
Officer since April 1998 and
Director since November 1998;
Controller prior thereto 20,000 80,000
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* The 1997 Plan was amended on February 8, 2000 to permit the grant of
stock options which are immediately exercisable and/or exercisable
after termination of employment and to permit optionees to designate
beneficiaries who may exercise the options in certain situations. All
of the options, the underlying shares of which are covered by this
Supplement, are exercisable in three equal installments 24, 36 and 48
months, respectively, after the date of grant, except those for
Messrs. Goldstein and Furlaud which are immediately exercisable.
THIS SUPPLEMENT IS DATED JULY 6, 2000
