Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Fortanet Francisco
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC [IFF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INTL. FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., 521 WEST 57TH STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Operations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 27,926 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 8
I
By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Settled Appreciation Rights   (2) 05/09/2013 Common Stock 5,000 $ 36 D  
Stock Settled Appreciation Rights   (2) 05/06/2015 Common Stock 1,896 $ 42.19 D  
Stock Settled Appreciation Rights 03/27/2012 05/27/2016 Common Stock 1,968 $ 30.48 D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/27/2012 03/27/2012 Common Stock 590 $ (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units 04/28/2012 04/28/2012 Common Stock 500 $ (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units 04/02/2014 04/02/2014 Comon Stock 579 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Fortanet Francisco
C/O INTL. FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
521 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019		       SVP, Operations  

Signatures

/s/ Jodie Simon Friedman, attorney-in-fact 03/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of shares of purchased restricted stock which vest in accordance with the following schedule: 8,909 are currently vested, 8,267 vest on March 27, 2012, 5,342 vest on April 2, 2013, and 5,408 vest on April 2, 2014.
(2) These stock settled appreciation rights are immediately exercisable.
(3) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. Vesting of the restricted stock units is subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company.

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