"We are also providing greater clarity on our intended use of proceeds from the divestiture of the Food Ingredients business through a sequenced capital allocation framework. Our objective is to maintain a strong balance sheet and financial flexibility to deliver our growth ambitions with leverage in the range of 2.0x to 2.5x net debt to EBITDA. Therefore we will apply net proceeds to reduce outstanding debt by over $1 billion. The Board has also authorized an enhanced $2.5 billion share repurchase program, beginning with $500 million to be executed in the second half of 2026, reflecting our confidence in IFF’s long-term value creation opportunity and the compelling return profile of repurchases at current valuation levels. We expect to execute the remaining $2.0 billion of the authorization following the anticipated transaction close, with completion of this repurchase program targeted by the end of 2027."