SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

May 2, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2006-05-01

Reporting Person: CLYDESDALE FERGUS M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-05-01	Common Stock	A	900	—	Acquired	6922.259	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-05-01	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$20.25	A	2000	Acquired	2016-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	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)	$20.07	2015-05-02	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

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock as well as allocation of dividends to Director's account.

F1: Represents grant of restricted stock under Company's 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, as amended.

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