SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 18, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-09-17

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-17	Common Stock	M	21470	$21.5625	Acquired	366618	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	143	$25.6	Disposed	366475	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$25.65	Disposed	366403	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	143	$25.68	Disposed	366260	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	215	$25.7	Disposed	366045	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$25.73	Disposed	365973	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	143	$25.75	Disposed	365830	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$25.78	Disposed	365758	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$25.8	Disposed	365686	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	143	$25.85	Disposed	365543	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	143	$25.88	Disposed	365400	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	215	$25.9	Disposed	365185	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	286	$25.91	Disposed	364899	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$25.92	Disposed	364827	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	143	$25.93	Disposed	364684	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	10516	$26	Disposed	354168	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	3221	$26.01	Disposed	350947	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	4223	$26.02	Disposed	346724	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	859	$26.03	Disposed	345865	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$26.04	Disposed	345793	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	573	$26.05	Disposed	345220	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	72	$26.06	Disposed	345148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-17	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.5625	M	21470	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (21470)	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

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.

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).

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.