SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 24, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2008-04-22

Reporting Person: HOBBS RICHARD F (VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-22	Common Stock	M	4211	$22	Acquired	120611	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$30.25	Disposed	120547	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	65	$30.3	Disposed	120482	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$30.45	Disposed	120418	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	65	$30.5	Disposed	120353	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	77	$30.52	Disposed	120276	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$30.53	Disposed	120212	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$30.6	Disposed	120148	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	13	$30.62	Disposed	120135	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$30.65	Disposed	120071	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	13	$30.66	Disposed	120058	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	26	$30.7	Disposed	120032	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$30.78	Disposed	119968	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	26	$30.91	Disposed	119942	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	193	$31	Disposed	119749	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	90	$31.01	Disposed	119659	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	64	$31.03	Disposed	119595	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	13	$31.1	Disposed	119582	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	13	$31.11	Disposed	119569	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	142	$31.15	Disposed	119427	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	26	$31.16	Disposed	119401	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	13	$31.17	Disposed	119388	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	192	$31.2	Disposed	119196	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	52	$31.23	Disposed	119144	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	13	$31.24	Disposed	119131	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-22	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	M	4211	Disposed	2010-12-11	Common Stock (4211)	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.

F7: Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F6: Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, the reporting person has disposed of all of his shares held in his ESOP pursuant to a diversification election made under the Internal Revenue Code.

F4: All sales on 4/22/08 reported on this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 4/22/08, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

F8: 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.

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.