SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 4, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2003-09-03

Reporting Person: FERNANDEZ ALBERTO (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-03	Share Purchase Rights (right to buy)	$125	J	870	Disposed	2008-09-30	Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (.870)	Direct
2003-09-03	Deferred Stock	$	A	.813	Acquired		Common Stock (.813)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Share Purchase Rights were attached to the common stock of Sensient Technologies Corporation and were called for redemption at $0.01 per right in accordance with their terms.

F2: Share Purchase Rights become exercisable upon the occurrence of certain events described in the Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6, 1998.

F3: Deferred Stock converts to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

F4: Shares of Common Stock allocated to Director's account as the result of deemed payment of redemption price of $0.01 per right on 9/03/2003 in respect of 1,687 deferred shares held in deferred stock account. The number of shares of Common Stock allocated was based on closing price of $20.75 per share for Company's Common Stock on 9/03/2003.

F5: Shares of Common Stock will be issued following termination of reporting person's service as a Director of the Company.

F6: Includes allocation of dividends to account of Director pursuant to Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.