Form 4
Form 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Georgescu          Peter          A. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (“IFF”)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X]    Director                    [_]     10% Owner
[_]    Officer (give             [_]    Other (specify
                  title below)                     below)

 
(Last)             (First)            (Middle)



c/o International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
521 West 57th Street
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

3/12/03
(Street)

New York,           NY            10019
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
 		7. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(mm/dd/yy)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any
(mm/dd/yy)
 3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D)		 Price
Common Stock               7,500 D  
                     
                     
                     

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SEC 1474 (9-02)
FORM 4 (continued)
 Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 		 
1.Title of Derivative Security
(Instr.3)		 2. Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security		 3. Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/
Year)		 3A. Deemed
Execution
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)		 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of(D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
 6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

9.Number of
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ities
Bene-
ficially
Owned
Follow-
ing
Reported
Trans-
action(s)
(Instr. 4)

 10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature
of
Indirect
Benefi-
cial
Owner-
ship
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		 Title Amount or
Number
of Shares
Stock Equivalent Units 1-for-1 3/12/03 3/13/03 A   84   (1) (1) Common Stock 84 $29.86 1,155(1) D  
                               
Explanation of Responses:

(1)     Stock units (“Units”) under the Company’s deferred compensation plan resulting from deferral of meeting fees and/or compensable stock grant and/or dividends (in
          shares on such Units. The Units are payable in common stock upon the earlier of the election of the reporting person, termination of service as director or upon attaining age
          seventy-five.

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/  DENNIS M. MEANY
**Signature of Reporting Person

Dennis M. Meany
Attorney-in-fact 		March 13, 2003  
Date
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