SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 23, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2009-12-23

Reporting Person: CROFT JAMES AD (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-23	Common Stock	M	2000	$18.0625	Acquired	20654.859	Direct
2009-12-23	Common Stock	S	2000	$26.09	Disposed	18654.859	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-23	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.0625	M	2000	Disposed	2010-02-01	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1500	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.70	2011-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$25.19	2012-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$21.66	2013-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$20.46	2014-05-03	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$20.07	2015-05-02	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$20.25	2016-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$26.12	2017-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$30.07	2018-05-01	Common Stock (2000)	2000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 2/1/2010, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and shares held in a dividend reinvestment plan.

F3: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.