SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Oct 24, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-10-22

Reporting Person: CARNEY RICHARD (VP-Administration)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-10-22	Common Stock	M	9575	$21.5625	Acquired	72282	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	183	$29.5	Disposed	72099	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	26	$29.52	Disposed	72073	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	26	$29.53	Disposed	72047	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	26	$29.55	Disposed	72021	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	52	$29.56	Disposed	71969	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	52	$29.57	Disposed	71917	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	52	$29.58	Disposed	71865	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	235	$29.59	Disposed	71630	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	157	$29.6	Disposed	71473	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	26	$29.61	Disposed	71447	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	183	$29.62	Disposed	71264	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	104	$29.63	Disposed	71160	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	104	$29.64	Disposed	71056	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	376	$29.65	Disposed	70680	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	156	$29.66	Disposed	70524	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	104	$29.67	Disposed	70420	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	78	$29.68	Disposed	70342	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	496	$29.7	Disposed	69846	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	52	$29.71	Disposed	69794	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	368	$29.72	Disposed	69426	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-10-22	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.5625	M	9575	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (9575)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10015.896	Indirect
Common Stock	19737.859	Indirect
Common Stock	2800	Indirect
Common Stock	4178.051	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-10	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (18000)	18000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (20000)	20000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	2010-12-11	Common Stock (15000)	15000	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 (20000)	20000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (3750)	3750	Direct

Footnotes

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

F7: Represents shares held in Issuer's Suppplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F3: All sales on 10/22/2007 (whether reported on this Form 4 or the other Form 4 also filed for 10/22/2007) were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 10/22/2007, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

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.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/14/2008, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F4: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.