SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

Oct 20, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2009-10-19

Reporting Person: HAMMOND JOHN L (Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Secy)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-10-19	Common Stock	M	8000	$22.00	Acquired	100270	Direct
2009-10-19	Common Stock	M	964	$23.19	Acquired	101234	Direct
2009-10-19	Common Stock	M	849	$23.00	Acquired	102083	Direct
2009-10-19	Common Stock	M	7187	$18.57	Acquired	109270	Direct
2009-10-19	Common Stock	S	17000	$25.9204	Disposed	92270	Direct
2009-10-19	Common Stock	S	4500	$25.9365	Disposed	87770	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-10-19	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$22.00	M	8000	Disposed	2010-12-11	Common Stock (8000)	Direct
2009-10-19	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.19	M	964	Disposed	2012-12-09	Common Stock (964)	Direct
2009-10-19	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.00	M	849	Disposed	2014-12-06	Common Stock (849)	Direct
2009-10-19	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.57	M	7187	Disposed	2015-12-01	Common Stock (7187)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (3750)	3750	Direct

Footnotes

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

F3: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 12/9/2012, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F4: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 12/6/2014, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F5: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 12/1/2015, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F6: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F7: This amount represents the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The actual sale prices ranged from $25.56 to $26.48. The reporting person hereby agrees to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, by the Issuer, or by any security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F8: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.