SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 25, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2008-04-23

Reporting Person: MANNING KENNETH P (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	2220	$30.33	Disposed	327249	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1735	$30.34	Disposed	325514	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1907	$30.35	Disposed	323607	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1407	$30.36	Disposed	322200	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	705	$30.37	Disposed	321495	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	271	$30.38	Disposed	321224	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	2274	$30.4	Disposed	318950	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	595	$30.41	Disposed	318355	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	108	$30.42	Disposed	318247	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	270	$30.43	Disposed	317977	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	54	$30.45	Disposed	317923	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8197.214	Indirect
Common Stock	14686.025	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	44443.313	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-10	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (70000)	70000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	2010-12-11	Common Stock (45000)	45000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct

Footnotes

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

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

F8: The number of options reported here reflects the exercise of options on the same transaction date reported on another Form 4 filed on the same date as this Form 4.

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: All sales on 4/23/08 reported on this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 4/23/08, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F3: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/13/2009, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).