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: MANNING KENNETH P (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-10-22	Common Stock	M	16251	$22.1875	Acquired	361399	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	308	$29.5	Disposed	361091	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	44	$29.52	Disposed	361047	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	44	$29.53	Disposed	361003	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	44	$29.55	Disposed	360959	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	88	$29.56	Disposed	360871	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	88	$29.57	Disposed	360783	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	88	$29.58	Disposed	360695	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	396	$29.59	Disposed	360299	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	264	$29.6	Disposed	360035	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	44	$29.61	Disposed	359991	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	308	$29.62	Disposed	359683	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	176	$29.63	Disposed	359507	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	176	$29.64	Disposed	359331	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	627	$29.65	Disposed	358704	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	264	$29.66	Disposed	358440	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	176	$29.67	Disposed	358264	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	132	$29.68	Disposed	358132	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	836	$29.7	Disposed	357296	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	88	$29.71	Disposed	357208	Direct
2007-10-22	Common Stock	S	615	$29.72	Disposed	356593	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-10-22	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22.1875	M	16251	Disposed	2009-09-13	Common Stock (16251)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8056.574	Indirect
Common Stock	14178.75	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	44160.734	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)	$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.

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

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).

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.

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

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.