Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2018, among the Registrant, International Flavors & Fragrances (Nederland) Holding B.V., International Flavors & Fragrances I.F.F. (Nederland) B.V. and International Flavors & Fragrances (Greater Asia) PTE. Ltd., as borrowers, the lenders signatory thereto and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent

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EXHIBIT 10.4
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 13, 2018 (this “Amendment”), is entered into among INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES (NEDERLAND) HOLDING B.V., INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES I.F.F. (NEDERLAND) B.V. and INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES (GREATER ASIA) PTE. LTD. (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders signatory hereto and CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2011 and as amended and restated as of December 2, 2016 and as amended as of May 21, 2018 and amended and restated as of June 6, 2018 (the “Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto (constituting the Required Lenders) and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual execution hereof and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given in the Credit Agreement.
2.Amendment. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof, Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
SECTION 5.03        Financial Covenant. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company shall maintain a Leverage Ratio as of the end of any Relevant Period of (x) prior to the Palate Closing Date, not more than 3.50 to 1.00 and (y) commencing on and after the Palate Closing Date, not more than 4.50 to 1.00, which limit shall step down to (i) 4.25 to 1.00 as of the end of the third full fiscal quarter ended after the Palate Closing Date, (ii) 4.00 to 1.00 as of the end of the fifth full fiscal quarter ended after the Palate Closing Date and (iii) 3.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the ninth full fiscal quarter after the Palate Closing Date; provided, that if the Specified Equity Offering shall not have been consummated on or prior to the Palate Closing Date, instead of being required to maintain a Leverage Ratio of not more than 4.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any Relevant Period ending during the period starting from the Palate Closing Date through and including the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the Palate Closing Date, the Company shall instead be required to maintain a Leverage Ratio of not more than 6.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any Relevant Period ending during the period starting from the Palate Closing Date through and including the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the Palate Closing Date and thereafter shall step down to 4.50 to 1.00 and shall further step down as set forth above; provided further, that commencing on and after the end of the eighth full fiscal quarter after the Palate Closing Date, if the Company consummates an acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, for which it paid at least $500,000,000 in consideration (a “Qualifying Acquisition”), the maximum Leverage Ratio shall step up to no greater than 3.75 to 1.00, which shall be reduced to 3.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the third full fiscal quarter after such Qualifying Acquisition.
3.Effectiveness. This Amendment will become effective upon the date on which the following conditions precedent are first satisfied (the “Amendment Effective Date”):





(a)The Administrative Agent shall have received from each Borrower and from the Required Lenders an executed counterpart of this Amendment (or photocopies thereof sent by fax, .pdf or other electronic means, each of which shall be enforceable with the same effect as a signed original).
(b)The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment Effective Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, confirming (i) the representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date and (ii) no event shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby, that would, as of the Amendment Effective Date, constitute a Default.
(c)The Administrative Agent shall have received all expenses due and payable on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of‑pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement.
4.Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower severally, and not jointly with the other Borrowers, represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, that, after giving effect to the provisions of this Amendment, (a) each of the representations and warranties made by such Borrower in Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement is true in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof, except (i) to the extent that such representations and warranties refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true in all material respects as of such earlier date or (ii) to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true in all respects, and (b) no event shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby, that would, as of the Amendment Effective Date, constitute a Default.
5.Effect of the Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Banks or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified hereby, are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement and in any exhibits attached thereto to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment.
6.Miscellaneous. The provisions of Sections 9.02 (Notices, Etc.); 9.03 (No Waiver; Remedies); 9.04 (Costs and Expenses) (except clauses (c) and (d) thereof); 9.08 (Confidentiality); 9.10 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.); 9.11 (Execution in Counterparts); 9.14 (Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions); and 9.19 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement shall apply with like effect to this Amendment. This Amendment shall be a “Loan Document” for all purposes under the Credit Agreement.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.,
 
By: /s/ John Taylor _________________________
Name: John Taylor
Title: Treasurer

 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES (NEDERLAND) HOLDING B.V.,
 
By: /s/ Jeroen Henricus Maria van Noorden_____ _
Name: Jeroen Henricus Maria van Noorden
Title: Managing Director

 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES I.F.F. (NEDERLAND) B.V.,
 
By: /s/ Jeroen Henricus Maria van Noorden_____ _
Name: Jeroen Henricus Maria van Noorden
Title: Managing Director

 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES (GREATER ASIA) PTE. LTD.,
 
By: /s/ Chandy C. Thambi _____ _
Name: Chandy C. Thambi
Title: Director























 
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Agent, a Lender and a Swing Line Bank
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Michael Vondriska ________________
Name: Michael Vondriska
Title: Vice President


 
CITIBANK, N.A., LONDON BRANCH
as Tranche B Swing Line Bank
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Caryn Bell______ ________________
Name: Caryn Bell
Title: Director





































BNP Paribas, as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Pamela J. Fitton________________
Name: Pamela J. Fitton
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Richard Pace__________________
       Name: Richard Pace
       Title: Managing Director

















































BNP Paribas Fortis S.A. / N.V., as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Hans Maas____________________
Name: Hans Maas
Title: Executive Director




















































JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Joon Hur________________
Name: Joon Hur
Title: Executive Director





















































MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Subhalakshmi Ghosh-Kohli
     Name: Subhalakshmi Ghosh-Kohli
     Title: Authorized Signatory


















































Citizens Bank, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Angela Reilly________________
Name: Angela Reilly
Title: Senior Vice President




















































ING Bank N.V., Dublin Branch, as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Barry Fehily________________
Name: Barry Fehily
Title: Country Manager
By: /s/ Shaun Hawley_______________
Name: Shaun Hawley
Title: Director

















































U.S. Bank National Association, as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Harry J. Brown________________
Name: Harry J. Brown
Title: Vice President




















































WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Denis Waltrich________________
Name: Denis Waltrich
Title: Director



















































HSBC Bank USA, National Association as a
Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Robert Levins___________________
Name: Robert Levins
Title: Senior Portfolio Manager



















































Standard Chartered Bank, as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Daniel Mattern________________
Name: Daniel Mattern
Title: Associate Director




















































MUFG Bank, Ltd., as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Liwei Liu________________
Name: Liwei Liu
Title: Vice President
 
 
 
 







































CoBank, ACB,
as a Lender
 
 
By: /s/ Patrick Sauer________________
Name: Patrick Sauer
Title: Vice President