SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Oct 30, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-10-26

Reporting Person: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-10-26	Common Stock	M	8265	$22.1875	Acquired	95365	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	141	$28.88	Disposed	95224	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	770	$28.9	Disposed	94454	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	280	$28.91	Disposed	94174	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	308	$28.92	Disposed	93866	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	420	$28.93	Disposed	93446	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	28	$28.94	Disposed	93418	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	855	$28.95	Disposed	92563	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	84	$28.96	Disposed	92479	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	4734	$29	Disposed	87745	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	112	$29.01	Disposed	87633	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	126	$29.03	Disposed	87507	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	14	$29.04	Disposed	87493	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	84	$29.05	Disposed	87409	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	56	$29.06	Disposed	87353	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	28	$29.07	Disposed	87325	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	14	$29.1	Disposed	87311	Direct
2007-10-26	Common Stock	S	211	$29.18	Disposed	87100	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-10-26	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22.1875	M	8265	Disposed	2009-09-13	Common Stock (8265)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8508.009	Indirect
Common Stock	11427.284	Indirect
Common Stock	12059.796	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-10	Common Stock (50000)	50000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	2010-12-11	Common Stock (50000)	50000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (50000)	50000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (6250)	6250	Direct

Footnotes

F6: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F4: 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.

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

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under the Issuer's 2002 and 1998 stock option plans.

F3: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/13/2009, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).