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: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-23	Common Stock	M	15039	$22	Acquired	131439	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	13	$29.9	Disposed	131426	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	65	$30	Disposed	131361	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	39	$30.01	Disposed	131322	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	51	$30.02	Disposed	131271	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	13	$30.03	Disposed	131258	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	39	$30.06	Disposed	131219	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	13	$30.08	Disposed	131206	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	26	$30.1	Disposed	131180	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	128	$30.15	Disposed	131052	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	64	$30.16	Disposed	130988	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	65	$30.17	Disposed	130923	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1499	$30.2	Disposed	129424	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	78	$30.21	Disposed	129346	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	116	$30.22	Disposed	129230	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	492	$30.23	Disposed	128738	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	2126	$30.24	Disposed	126612	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1247	$30.25	Disposed	125365	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	964	$30.26	Disposed	124401	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	665	$30.27	Disposed	123736	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	783	$30.28	Disposed	122953	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	464	$30.29	Disposed	122489	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1744	$30.3	Disposed	120745	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1081	$30.31	Disposed	119664	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	516	$30.32	Disposed	119148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-23	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	M	15039	Disposed	2010-12-11	Common Stock (15039)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	11573.078	Indirect
Common Stock	12136.965	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)	$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

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.

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

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.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 12/11/2010, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

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