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: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-17	Common Stock	M	8530	$21.5625	Acquired	95630	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	57	$25.6	Disposed	95573	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$25.65	Disposed	95545	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	57	$25.68	Disposed	95488	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	85	$25.7	Disposed	95403	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$25.73	Disposed	95375	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	57	$25.75	Disposed	95318	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$25.78	Disposed	95290	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$25.8	Disposed	95262	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	57	$25.85	Disposed	95205	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	57	$25.88	Disposed	95148	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	85	$25.9	Disposed	95063	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	114	$25.91	Disposed	94949	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$25.92	Disposed	94921	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	57	$25.93	Disposed	94864	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	4182	$26	Disposed	90682	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	1279	$26.01	Disposed	89403	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	1678	$26.02	Disposed	87725	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	341	$26.03	Disposed	87384	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$26.04	Disposed	87356	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	228	$26.05	Disposed	87128	Direct
2007-09-17	Common Stock	S	28	$26.06	Disposed	87100	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	8530	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (8530)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8512.779	Indirect
Common Stock	29106.646	Indirect
Common Stock	11980.803	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)	$22.1875	2009-09-13	Common Stock (37500)	37500	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.

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.