SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 17)* International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF ISSUER) Common Stock $.12-1/2 par value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 459506 10 1 --------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement / /. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule l3d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 4 Pages --- ---CUSIP No. 459506 10 1 13G PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES ----------- --- --- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Henry G. Walter, Jr. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) /x/ - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 347,452 ------------------------------------------------------ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 10,684,044 EACH ------------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 347,452 ------------------------------------------------------ WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,684,044 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11,031,496 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES / / CERTAIN SHARES* - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13 G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. / / Item 1 (a) Name of Issurer: -------------------- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal ----------------------------- Executive Offices: ----------------- 521 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing: --------------------- Henry G. Walter, Jr. Item 2 (b) Address of principal business office ------------------------------------ or, if none, residence: ---------------------- 509 Madison Avenue - Suite 1216 New York, New York 10022 Item 2 (c) Citizenship: ----------- U.S.A. Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities: ---------------------------- Common Stock $.12-1/2 par value Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number: ------------ 459506 10 1 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13 ----------------------------------------------- 13 d-1 (b) or 13 d-2 (b) check whether the ------------------------------------------ person filing is a: ------------------- Not applicable Item 4 Ownership: --------- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned 11,031,496 (b) Percent of Class 9.9% Page 3 of 4 Pages (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 347,452 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,684,044 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 347,452 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 10,684,044 Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class -------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of ------------------------------------------------ Another Person -------------- Persons other than the undersigned have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, certain of the securities listed in Item 4. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the ---------------------------------------- Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being -------------------------------------------- Reported on by the Parent Holding Company ------------------------------------------ Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members -------------------------------------------- of the Group ------------ Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group ------------------------------ Not Applicable Item 10 Certification ------------- Not Applicable Signature After reasonable inquiry and the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in the statement is true, complete and correct. February 8, 1996 - ------------------------------ Date HENRY G. WALTER, JR. - ------------------------------ Signature Henry G. Walter, Jr. - ------------------------------------- Name/Title JH2:L5-L6 Page 4 of 4 Pages