SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

Apr 26, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2007-04-24

Reporting Person: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-04-24	Common Stock	M	21330	$20.0938	Acquired	108430	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$26.8	Disposed	108403	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$26.81	Disposed	108376	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$26.83	Disposed	108349	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$26.85	Disposed	108322	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	108	$26.86	Disposed	108214	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$26.9	Disposed	108187	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	270	$26.91	Disposed	107917	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$26.92	Disposed	107890	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	108	$26.94	Disposed	107782	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	621	$26.95	Disposed	107161	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	405	$26.96	Disposed	106756	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	1080	$26.97	Disposed	105676	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	1836	$26.98	Disposed	103840	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	8856	$26.99	Disposed	94984	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	6359	$27	Disposed	88625	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	729	$27.01	Disposed	87896	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	310	$27.02	Disposed	87586	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	81	$27.03	Disposed	87505	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	270	$27.09	Disposed	87235	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	54	$27.14	Disposed	87181	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	27	$27.2	Disposed	87154	Direct
2007-04-24	Common Stock	S	54	$27.21	Disposed	87100	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-04-24	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$20.0938	M	21330	Disposed	2007-09-15	Common Stock (21330)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8514.862	Indirect
Common Stock	28940.665	Indirect
Common Stock	11908.763	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)	$21.5625	2008-09-14	Common Stock (29000)	29000	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

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.

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

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.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/15/2007, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F3: All sales on 4/24/2007 were pursuant to a single sale order.

F4: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.