SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 4, 2009

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2009-12-03

Reporting Person: Hering Gordon E (VP Marketing and Technologies)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	800.001	Direct
Common Stock	2344.858	Indirect
Common Stock	1628.282	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.09	2015-02-14	Common Stock (1000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.03	2016-02-10	Common Stock (1000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.45	2017-02-08	Common Stock (1000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 2002 Stock Option Plan and shares held in a dividend reinvestment plan.

F2: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.

F3: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.

F4: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.