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	4887	$21.5625	Acquired	91987	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26	Disposed	91959	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26.03	Disposed	91931	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26.09	Disposed	91903	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	57	$26.1	Disposed	91846	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26.11	Disposed	91818	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	114	$26.13	Disposed	91704	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	114	$26.15	Disposed	91590	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.16	Disposed	91448	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	57	$26.17	Disposed	91391	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	57	$26.18	Disposed	91334	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26.19	Disposed	91306	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	114	$26.2	Disposed	91192	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	654	$26.22	Disposed	90538	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	398	$26.23	Disposed	90140	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	455	$26.24	Disposed	89685	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	455	$26.25	Disposed	89230	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	85	$26.29	Disposed	89145	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	682	$26.3	Disposed	88463	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	28	$26.31	Disposed	88435	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.37	Disposed	88293	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	284	$26.4	Disposed	88009	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	284	$26.41	Disposed	87725	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	142	$26.44	Disposed	87583	Direct
2007-09-18	Common Stock	S	483	$26.5	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	4887	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (4887)	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.