SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Oct 25, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-10-23

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-10-23	Common Stock	M	5425	$22.1875	Acquired	344729	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	1759	$29.3	Disposed	342970	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	352	$29.31	Disposed	342618	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	219	$29.33	Disposed	342399	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	219	$29.37	Disposed	342180	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	88	$29.39	Disposed	342092	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	220	$29.4	Disposed	341872	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	219	$29.42	Disposed	341653	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	219	$29.45	Disposed	341434	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	439	$29.47	Disposed	340995	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	220	$29.6	Disposed	340775	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	44	$29.68	Disposed	340731	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	44	$29.7	Disposed	340687	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	132	$29.71	Disposed	340555	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	44	$29.73	Disposed	340511	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	66	$29.75	Disposed	340445	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	570	$29.78	Disposed	339875	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	88	$29.79	Disposed	339787	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	483	$29.8	Disposed	339304	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-10-23	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22.1875	M	5425	Disposed	2009-09-13	Common Stock (5425)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8056.574	Indirect
Common Stock	14178.75	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)	$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

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

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

F3: All sales on 10/23/2007 on this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 10/23/2007, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

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

F7: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

F2: 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).