SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

May 3, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2005-05-02

Reporting Person: WHITELAW ESSIE (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-05-02	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$20.07	A	2000	Acquired	2015-05-02	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4670.729	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.0625	2010-02-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.7	2011-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$20.46	2014-05-03	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.66	2013-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$25.19	2012-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan as well as allocation of dividends to Director's account.

F2: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.