SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Dec 8, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2008-12-04

Reporting Person: Pepper Douglas S (Vice President Administration)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-04	Common Stock	A	11000	—	Acquired	13299.33	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	172.498	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$24.45	2017-02-08	Common Stock (1500)	1500	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents grant of restricted stock under Issuer's 2002 stock option plan.

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 2002 Stock Option Plan, as well as shares in a dividend reinvestment plan.

F3: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the most recent statement date.

F4: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.