SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 19, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-09-18

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-18	Common Stock	M	26332	$21.5625	Acquired	371480	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	215	$26.51	Disposed	371265	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	358	$26.55	Disposed	370907	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	709	$26.6	Disposed	370198	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	286	$26.63	Disposed	369912	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	72	$26.64	Disposed	369840	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	358	$26.68	Disposed	369482	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	358	$26.69	Disposed	369124	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	7228	$26.7	Disposed	361896	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	1145	$26.71	Disposed	360751	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	429	$26.72	Disposed	360322	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	1074	$26.73	Disposed	359248	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	930	$26.74	Disposed	358318	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	2934	$26.75	Disposed	355384	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	716	$26.76	Disposed	354668	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	716	$26.77	Disposed	353952	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	215	$26.79	Disposed	353737	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	2290	$26.8	Disposed	351447	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	644	$26.81	Disposed	350803	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	1217	$26.82	Disposed	349586	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	2863	$26.83	Disposed	346723	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	286	$26.84	Disposed	346437	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	358	$26.85	Disposed	346079	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	573	$26.86	Disposed	345506	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	358	$26.92	Disposed	345148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-18	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.5625	M	26332	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (26332)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8008.796	Indirect
Common Stock	14094.667	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	43871.472	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 (75000)	75000	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.

F3: All sales on 9/18/2007 (whether reported on this Form 4 or the other Form 4 also filed for 9/18/2007) were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 9/18/2007, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

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

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

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).

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.