SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Jul 19, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2006-07-18

Reporting Person: MALIN RICHARD (Assistant Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-07-18	Common Stock	M	1200	$17.1875	Acquired	1776.097	Direct
2006-07-18	Common Stock	S	1200	$21.23	Disposed	576.097	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-07-18	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$17.1875	M	1200	Disposed	2007-01-27	Common Stock (1200)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3174.037	Indirect
Common Stock	1957.68	Indirect
Common Stock	218.842	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18	2011-04-30	Common Stock (12000)	12000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.375	2010-01-31	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (4000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.5	2009-01-25	Common Stock (2500)	2500	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$2000	2008-01-26	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct

Footnotes

F2: Includes shares held in a dividend reinvestment program.

F3: All sales reported in this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order.

F7: Represents shares held in Issuer's Suppplemental Benefit 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 Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F8: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 01/27/2007, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F4: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.