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	M	46870	$22	Acquired	381648	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	54	$29.9	Disposed	381594	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	271	$30	Disposed	381323	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	163	$30.01	Disposed	381160	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	216	$30.02	Disposed	380944	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	54	$30.03	Disposed	380890	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	162	$30.06	Disposed	380728	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	54	$30.08	Disposed	380674	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	108	$30.1	Disposed	380566	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	542	$30.15	Disposed	380024	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	270	$30.16	Disposed	379754	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	272	$30.17	Disposed	379482	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	6333	$30.2	Disposed	373149	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	326	$30.21	Disposed	372823	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	488	$30.22	Disposed	372335	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	2062	$30.23	Disposed	370273	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	8941	$30.24	Disposed	361332	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	5250	$30.25	Disposed	356082	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	4058	$30.26	Disposed	352024	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	3270	$30.27	Disposed	348754	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	3302	$30.28	Disposed	345452	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	1948	$30.29	Disposed	343504	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	7317	$30.3	Disposed	336187	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	4553	$30.31	Disposed	331634	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	2165	$30.32	Disposed	329469	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-23	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	M	46870	Disposed	2010-12-11	Common Stock (46870)	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)	$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.

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.

F3: 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).

F2: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.