SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 19, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2003-08-15

Reporting Person: CARNEY RICHARD (VP-Administration)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-08-15	Common Stock	M	7000	$16.875	Acquired	30826	Direct
2003-08-15	Common Stock	S	3000	$21.35	Disposed	27826	Direct
2003-08-15	Common Stock	S	2000	$21.40	Disposed	25826	Direct
2003-08-15	Common Stock	S	2000	$21.45	Disposed	23826	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.875	M	7000	Disposed	2003-09-13	Common Stock (7000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2800	Indirect
Common Stock	12961.321	Indirect
Common Stock	8526.265	Indirect
Common Stock	2493.505	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/13/2003, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under the Company's 1998 stock option plan.

F3: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

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

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

F6: Original option grant vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.