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: Collopy John (Assistant Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-04	Common Stock	A	3000	—	Acquired	6506.738	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1482.42	Indirect
Common Stock	644.58	Indirect
Common Stock	43.32	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.375	2010-01-31	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.00	2011-04-30	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.71	2012-02-19	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$21.30	2013-02-13	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$20.55	2014-02-17	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.09	2015-02-14	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.03	2016-02-10	Common Stock (4000)	4000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (1875)	1875	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 1998 and 2002 Stock Option Plans, and shares held in a dividend reinvestment plan.

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

F4: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

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

F6: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.