SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

May 15, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-05-11

Reporting Person: ROLFS STEPHEN J (VP, Controller and CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-11	Common Stock	M	3000	$21.125	Acquired	30800	Direct
2007-05-11	Common Stock	S	500	$25.55	Disposed	30300	Direct
2007-05-11	Common Stock	S	500	$25.56	Disposed	29800	Direct
2007-05-11	Common Stock	S	100	$25.57	Disposed	29700	Direct
2007-05-11	Common Stock	S	400	$25.58	Disposed	29300	Direct
2007-05-11	Common Stock	S	1500	$25.59	Disposed	27800	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-11	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.125	M	3000	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (3000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2851.813	Indirect
Common Stock	1425.153	Indirect
Common Stock	662.005	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.375	2010-01-31	Common Stock (7000)	7000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-10	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (9000)	9000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (8000)	8000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	2010-12-11	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.5	2009-01-25	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (2125)	2125	Direct

Footnotes

F5: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F3: All sales reported in this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order.

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

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: Includes shares of restricted stock held under the Issuer's 2002 and 1998 stock option plans.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 1/26/2008, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).