SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

May 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2012-05-01

Reporting Person: MALIN RICHARD (Assistant Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-01	Common Stock	M	15000	$23.19	Acquired	24657.4	Direct
2012-05-01	Common Stock	S	15000	$37.4579	Disposed	9657.4	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-01	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.19	M	15000	Disposed	2012-12-09	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4201.763	Indirect
Common Stock	2265.136	Indirect
Common Stock	206.834	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.40	2013-12-08	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.00	2014-12-06	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$24.15	2016-12-07	Common Stock (1250)	1250	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of in-the-money 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).

F2: Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 1998 and 2002 Stock Option Plans and Issuer's 2007 Restricted 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 $37.30 to $37.59. 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: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.

F5: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.

F6: Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.

F7: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.