SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 19, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-09-18

Reporting Person: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-18	Common Stock	M	10468	$21.5625	Acquired	97568	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	85	$26.51	Disposed	97483	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.55	Disposed	97341	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	289	$26.6	Disposed	97052	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	114	$26.63	Disposed	96938	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26.64	Disposed	96910	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.68	Disposed	96768	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.69	Disposed	96626	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	2872	$26.7	Disposed	93754	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	455	$26.71	Disposed	93299	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	171	$26.72	Disposed	93128	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	427	$26.73	Disposed	92701	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	370	$26.74	Disposed	92331	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	1166	$26.75	Disposed	91165	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	284	$26.76	Disposed	90881	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	284	$26.77	Disposed	90597	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	85	$26.79	Disposed	90512	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	910	$26.8	Disposed	89602	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	256	$26.81	Disposed	89346	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	483	$26.82	Disposed	88863	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	1137	$26.83	Disposed	87726	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	114	$26.84	Disposed	87612	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.85	Disposed	87470	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	228	$26.86	Disposed	87242	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.92	Disposed	87100	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-18	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.5625	M	10468	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (10468)	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 on 9/18/2007 (whether reported on this Form 4 or the other Form 4 also filed for 9/18/2007) were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 9/18/2007, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

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.