IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances
Deals with insiders in the proxy filed 2026-03-18
Deals between IFF and its directors, executives, owners of more than 5% or their families: a relative on the payroll, a plane the company charters from its CEO, a director's company that buys from it. SEC rules (Item 404) make the company list every such deal over $120,000 in its proxy statement.
New this year
Paragraphs about a deal, a person or a relative with nothing like them in the proxy filed 2025-03-18.
Nothing new: every deal in this year's section was reported last year too.
No longer reported 4 paragraphs of the proxy filed 2025-03-18 with nothing like them this year
Related Person Transactions Policy“the availability of alternate sources of comparable products or services and the terms of such alternative; and an assessment as to whether the transaction is on terms comparable to the terms available to an unrelated third-party or to employees generally.”
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Related Person Transactions Policy“No related person may participate in the review of a transaction in which he or she may have an interest. In addition, except for non-discretionary contributions made pursuant to our matching contributions”
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Corporate Governance“program, a charitable contribution by our Company to an organization in which a related person is known to be an officer, director or trustee, is subject to approval by the Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee. In 2024, there were no related person transactions presented under the policy.”
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Share Retention Policy“We encourage our executives and directors to own our common stock so that they share the same long-term investment risk as our shareholders. Our Share Retention Policy requires executives and directors to maintain an ongoing and substantial investment in our common stock, yet provides flexibility in personal financial planning. In 2024, the Human Capital & Compensation Committee reviewed our Share Retention Policy with input from FW Cook and did not make any changes to the policy for executive officers or directors. The retainer multiples and retention percentages are shown below:”
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The whole section
4 paragraphs quoted as filed
Transactions with Related Persons“In 2025, there were no transactions and there are no currently proposed transactions in excess of $120,000 in which the Company was or will be a participant and in which any director or executive officer of the Company, any known 5% or greater shareholder of the Company or any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest as defined in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.”
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Related Person Transactions Policy“In accordance with SEC and NYSE rules, our Board has adopted a written policy for the review and the approval of related person transactions. This policy is available through the Investor - Governance link on our website, www.iff.com. Under the policy, a “related person” is specifically defined as an executive officer, a director, a director nominee, a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of voting securities, an immediate family member of any of the foregoing, or a controlled entity, which is defined as an entity owned or controlled by any of the foregoing or in which any such person serves as an officer or partner, or together with all of the foregoing persons, owns 5% or more equity interests. The policy defines a “related person transaction” as a transaction or series of transactions involving a related person and the Company, excluding employment arrangements involving an executive officer or other senior officer or employee of the Company and director compensation arrangements. The policy requires that any such transaction be approved or ratified by the Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee. If accounting issues are involved in the transaction, the Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee will consult with the Audit Committee if deemed appropriate.”
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Related Person Transactions Policy“Pursuant to the policy, the Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee is required to conduct a reasonable prior review of related person transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee can approve or ratify such transactions and must determine that such transactions are being entered into in good faith and on fair and reasonable terms which are in the best interest of our Company and our shareholders. In determining whether to approve or ratify a transaction, the Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee considers the following factors, to the extent relevant:”
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Related Person Transactions Policy“the related person’s relationship to the Company and interest in the transaction;”
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Paragraphs are compared by their words, not read by AI: one counts as new when no paragraph last year shares half of its words, or when it names a person or company last year's section did not. A deal reported again with a new amount is not new. Always check the filing. Open the proxy ↗ · Last year's proxy ↗