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: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-10-23	Common Stock	M	1750	$22.1875	Acquired	88850	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	560	$29.3	Disposed	88290	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	112	$29.31	Disposed	88178	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	70	$29.33	Disposed	88108	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	70	$29.37	Disposed	88038	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	28	$29.39	Disposed	88010	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	70	$29.4	Disposed	87940	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	70	$29.42	Disposed	87870	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	70	$29.45	Disposed	87800	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	140	$29.47	Disposed	87660	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	70	$29.6	Disposed	87590	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	14	$29.68	Disposed	87576	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	14	$29.7	Disposed	87562	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	42	$29.71	Disposed	87520	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	14	$29.73	Disposed	87506	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	42	$29.75	Disposed	87464	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	182	$29.78	Disposed	87282	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	28	$29.79	Disposed	87254	Direct
2007-10-23	Common Stock	S	154	$29.8	Disposed	87100	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	1750	Disposed	2009-09-13	Common Stock (1750)	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.

F9: Includes 5,155 option shares inadvertently omitted in the second Form 4 filed for the reporting person on October 24, 2007 with respect to transactions effected on October 22, 2007.

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).