SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

May 19, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2011-05-18

Reporting Person: CROFT JAMES AD (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-18	Common Stock	M	1200	$30.07	Acquired	23164.967	Direct
2011-05-18	Common Stock	S	1200	$37.0911	Disposed	21964.967	Direct
2011-05-18	Common Stock	S	600	$37.0601	Disposed	21364.967	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-18	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$30.07	M	1200	Disposed	2018-05-01	Common Stock (1200)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1500	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of in-the-money stock option that would otherwise expire on 5/1/2018, 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: This amount represents the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The actual sale prices ranged from $37.07 to $37.093. 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.

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