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: HAMMOND JOHN L (VP, Sec. and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-23	Common Stock	M	10938	$21.5625	Acquired	99708	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	9	$29.9	Disposed	99699	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	46	$30	Disposed	99653	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	28	$30.01	Disposed	99625	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	37	$30.02	Disposed	99588	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	9	$30.03	Disposed	99579	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	27	$30.06	Disposed	99552	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	9	$30.08	Disposed	99543	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	18	$30.1	Disposed	99525	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	93	$30.15	Disposed	99432	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	46	$30.16	Disposed	99386	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	47	$30.17	Disposed	99339	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1085	$30.2	Disposed	98254	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	56	$30.21	Disposed	98198	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	84	$30.22	Disposed	98114	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	352	$30.23	Disposed	97762	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1533	$30.24	Disposed	96229	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	898	$30.25	Disposed	95331	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	693	$30.26	Disposed	94638	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	601	$30.27	Disposed	94037	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	566	$30.28	Disposed	93471	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	332	$30.29	Disposed	93139	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1250	$30.3	Disposed	91889	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	782	$30.31	Disposed	91107	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	369	$30.32	Disposed	90738	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-23	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$21.5625	M	10938	Disposed	2008-09-14	Common Stock (10938)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9291.273	Indirect
Common Stock	4443.065	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-10	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (18000)	18000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (20000)	20000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	2010-12-11	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22.1875	2009-09-13	Common Stock (16000)	16000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (20000)	20000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (3750)	3750	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.

F7: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

F4: 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.

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 1998 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

F3: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 9/14/2008, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).