SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 17, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-09-14

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-14	Common Stock	M	12885	$21.5625	Acquired	358033	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	72	$25.68	Disposed	357961	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	215	$25.69	Disposed	357746	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	286	$25.7	Disposed	357460	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	429	$25.71	Disposed	357031	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	286	$25.72	Disposed	356745	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	501	$25.73	Disposed	356244	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	72	$25.74	Disposed	356172	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	358	$25.76	Disposed	355814	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	358	$25.77	Disposed	355456	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	215	$25.78	Disposed	355241	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	1789	$25.79	Disposed	353452	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	1217	$25.8	Disposed	352235	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	358	$25.81	Disposed	351877	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	286	$25.82	Disposed	351591	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	215	$25.83	Disposed	351376	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	430	$25.84	Disposed	350946	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	143	$25.85	Disposed	350803	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	2791	$25.9	Disposed	348012	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	2219	$25.91	Disposed	345793	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	573	$25.92	Disposed	345220	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	72	$25.95	Disposed	345148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-14	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.5625	M	12885	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (12885)	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.