SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Dec 8, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2006-12-07

Reporting Person: Clarke James (Asst. Gen. Counsel, Asst. Secr)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-12-07	Common Stock	A	1500	—	Acquired	1500	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-12-07	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$24.15	A	1875	Acquired	2016-12-07	Common Stock (1875)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	263.782	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.03	2016-02-10	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$20.55	2014-02-17	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.09	2015-02-14	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct

Footnotes

F2: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the most recent statement date.

F3: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

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