SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Jul 27, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2004-07-23

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-07-23	Common Stock	M	58000	$15.4375	Acquired	248148	Direct
2004-07-23	Common Stock	S	58000	$21.125	Disposed	190148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-07-23	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.4375	M	58000	Disposed	2004-09-12	Common Stock (58000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	11819.440	Indirect
Common Stock	7234.993	Indirect
Common Stock	35888.364	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/12/2004, 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 Issuer's 2002 and 1998 stock option plans.

F3: Shares sold at an average sales price of $21.125 per share pursuant to a single sale order. See Table of Transactions attached hereto for details of sales.

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