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	S	379	$30.33	Disposed	90359	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	298	$30.34	Disposed	90061	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	325	$30.35	Disposed	89736	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	239	$30.36	Disposed	89497	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	120	$30.37	Disposed	89377	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	46	$30.38	Disposed	89331	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	387	$30.4	Disposed	88944	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	101	$30.41	Disposed	88843	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	18	$30.42	Disposed	88825	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	46	$30.43	Disposed	88779	Direct
2008-04-23	Common Stock	S	9	$30.45	Disposed	88770	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

F4: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F5: Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F6: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

F2: 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.

F3: Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 1998 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.