IFF insider buying and SEC filings, explained

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. · CIK 51253

Tracked: Forms 3/4/5, 8-K, NT · All filings on sec.gov

Company profile

Exchanges: NYSE
Industry (SIC): Industrial Organic Chemicals
State of incorporation: NY
Fiscal year end: Dec 31

Insider activity in the last 12 months

Bought

$32.5M

Insiders who bought

Sold (not marked 10b5-1)

$1.3M

Planned sales (10b5-1)

Insider purchases and sales, last 12 months

Traded	Type	What was filed	Source
Aug 17, 2026	Sale	de Mendonca Ana Paula Teles (President / COO) sold 5,718 shares at $83.19 ($476K). Holdings down 100% to 0 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Aug 19, 2026
Aug 7, 2026	Sale	Marc Birenkrant (Controller & CAO) sold 1,000 shares at $85.00 ($85K). Holdings down 22% to 3,446 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Aug 10, 2026
Aug 6, 2026	Sale	Michael DeVeau (CFO) sold 8,825 shares at $85.55 ($755K). Holdings down 63% to 5,199 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Aug 7, 2026
Jun 1, 2026	Purchase (code P)	Paul J. Fribourg (Director) bought 273,500 shares directly and indirectly (by entity) at about $74.29 ($20.3M), reported as a purchase (code P). Direct holdings up 46% to 43,150 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Jun 2, 2026
May 30–Oct 25, 2023	Sale	Mark J Costa (Director) sold 30 shares between May 30, 2023 and Oct 25, 2023 at about $71.77 ($2K). Holdings down 6% to 463 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Mar 25, 2026
Mar 24–Aug 4, 2023	Purchase (code P)	Mark J Costa (Director) bought 25 shares between Mar 24, 2023 and Aug 4, 2023 at about $82.28 ($2K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up 6% to 478 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Mar 25, 2026
Mar 12–13, 2026	Purchase (code P)	J Erik Fyrwald (CEO and Director) bought 14,260 shares between Mar 12 and Mar 13 at about $69.79 ($995K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up 18% to 91,630 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Mar 16, 2026
Sep 29–Dec 15, 2025	Sale	Paul J. Fribourg (Director) sold 222 shares indirectly (by entity) between Sep 29, 2025 and Dec 15, 2025 at about $65.23 ($14K). Holdings by entity down 42% to 263 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Mar 16, 2026
Aug 27, 2025–Mar 12, 2026	Purchase (code P)	Paul J. Fribourg (Director) bought 156,459 shares directly and indirectly (by entity) between Aug 27, 2025 and Mar 12 at about $70.13 ($11.0M), reported as a purchase (code P). Direct holdings up 92% to 29,650 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Mar 16, 2026
Dec 12, 2025	Purchase (code P)	Stephen N Landsman (EVP, General Counsel) bought 3,100 shares at $63.48 ($197K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up 26% to 15,100 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade.	SEC filing Filed Dec 12, 2025

47 routine transactions (such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding) are not listed.

Cluster buys

2 insiders bought in 30 days

$12.0M in purchases since Mar 12, 2026 · Purchases traded Mar 12, 2026 to Mar 13, 2026 · Closed

Insider	Value	Traded	Source
Paul J. Fribourg (Director)	$11.0M	Mar 12, 2026	SEC filing
J Erik Fyrwald (CEO)	$995K	Mar 13, 2026	SEC filing

Red flags

No red flags in the last 12 months.

Key events

No key events in the last 12 months.

8-K filings, last 12 months

Filed	Items	Tag	Source
Nov 3, 2026, 4:41 PM ET 8-K	Executive or director change (Item 5.02) Bylaws or fiscal-year change (Item 5.03)		SEC filing
Nov 3, 2026, 4:19 PM ET 8-K	Earnings released (Item 2.02)		SEC filing

Red flags are objective triggers only: the item or form filed, never an opinion.

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