SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 10, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2003-12-08

Reporting Person: MANNING KENNETH P (Director, Chairman, Pres. and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-08	Common Stock	A	35000	—	Acquired	191148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-08	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.40	A	100000	Acquired	2013-12-08	Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	100	Indirect
Common Stock	11182.616	Indirect
Common Stock	7028.289	Indirect
Common Stock	31390.103	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents grant of restricted stock under Issuer's 2002 stock option plan.

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under the Issuer's 2002 and 1998 stock option plans.

F3: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F4: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F5: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the most recent statement date.

F6: Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F7: Option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.