SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 4, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2005-12-31

Reporting Person: Salmon Peter M (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-31	Deferred Stock	$	A	209.5	Acquired		Common Stock (209.5)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Deferred Stock converts to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: Shares of Common Stock allocated to Director's account for the fiscal quarter ended 12/31/05 pursuant to the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, based on a closing price of $17.90 per share for the Company's Common Stock on December 31, 2005.

F3: Shares of Common Stock will be issued following termination of reporting person's service as a Director of the Company.