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: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-14	Common Stock	M	5115	$21.5625	Acquired	92215	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	28	$25.68	Disposed	92187	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	85	$25.69	Disposed	92102	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	114	$25.7	Disposed	91988	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	171	$25.71	Disposed	91817	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	114	$25.72	Disposed	91703	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	199	$25.73	Disposed	91504	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	28	$25.74	Disposed	91476	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	142	$25.76	Disposed	91334	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	142	$25.77	Disposed	91192	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	85	$25.78	Disposed	91107	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	711	$25.79	Disposed	90396	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	483	$25.8	Disposed	89913	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	142	$25.81	Disposed	89771	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	114	$25.82	Disposed	89657	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	85	$25.83	Disposed	89572	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	170	$25.84	Disposed	89402	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	57	$25.85	Disposed	89345	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	1109	$25.9	Disposed	88236	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	881	$25.91	Disposed	87355	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	227	$25.92	Disposed	87128	Direct
2007-09-14	Common Stock	S	28	$25.95	Disposed	87100	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	5115	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (5115)	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.