SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 15, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2008-02-13

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-13	Common Stock	M	20611	$22	Acquired	367519	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	60	$27.78	Disposed	367459	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	1791	$27.8	Disposed	365668	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	298	$27.805	Disposed	365370	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	360	$27.81	Disposed	365010	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	838	$27.82	Disposed	364172	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	240	$27.83	Disposed	363932	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	480	$27.84	Disposed	363452	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	300	$27.85	Disposed	363152	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	778	$27.86	Disposed	362374	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	1597	$27.87	Disposed	360777	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	854	$27.88	Disposed	359923	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	541	$27.89	Disposed	359382	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	179	$27.895	Disposed	359203	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	3762	$27.9	Disposed	355441	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	418	$27.901	Disposed	355023	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	839	$27.91	Disposed	354184	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	1021	$27.92	Disposed	353163	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	139	$27.925	Disposed	353024	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	2270	$27.93	Disposed	350754	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	1737	$27.94	Disposed	349017	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	720	$27.95	Disposed	348297	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	1976	$27.96	Disposed	346321	Direct
2008-02-13	Common Stock	S	1257	$27.97	Disposed	345064	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-13	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	M	20611	Disposed	2010-12-11	Common Stock (20611)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8115.705	Indirect
Common Stock	14336.34	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 Suppplemental 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.

F3: All sales on 2/13/08 reported on this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 2/13/08, 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.