SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Dec 11, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-12-07

Reporting Person: MANNING KENNETH P (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.45	Disposed	382073	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.48	Disposed	381573	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.49	Disposed	381073	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	3500	$28.5	Disposed	377573	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.51	Disposed	377073	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	1500	$28.52	Disposed	375573	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.53	Disposed	375073	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	1200	$28.54	Disposed	373873	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	100	$28.545	Disposed	373773	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	900	$28.56	Disposed	372873	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	300	$28.57	Disposed	372573	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.59	Disposed	372073	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	1900	$28.6	Disposed	370173	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	1000	$28.61	Disposed	369173	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	1187	$28.62	Disposed	367986	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	1013	$28.63	Disposed	366973	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	100	$28.64	Disposed	366873	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	700	$28.65	Disposed	366173	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.66	Disposed	365673	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	100	$28.68	Disposed	365573	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	300	$28.7	Disposed	365273	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	200	$28.71	Disposed	365073	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	500	$28.8	Disposed	364573	Direct
2007-12-07	Common Stock	S	300	$28.83	Disposed	364273	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8059.681	Indirect
Common Stock	14183.951	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	44160.734	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-11	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (70000)	70000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	2010-12-11	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22.1875	2009-09-13	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct

Footnotes

F4: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F5: Represents shares held in Issuer's Suppplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F3: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the most recent statement date.

F6: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

F2: All sales on 12/7/2007 (whether reported on this Form 4 or the other Form 4 also filed for 12/7/2007) were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 12/7/2007, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.