SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

May 1, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2013-04-30

Reporting Person: MALIN RICHARD (Assistant Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-04-30	Common Stock	M	6000	$19.40	Acquired	18234.347	Direct
2013-04-30	Common Stock	S	6000	$38.7199	Disposed	12234.347	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-04-30	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.40	M	6000	Disposed	2013-12-08	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4369.537	Indirect
Common Stock	2318.136	Indirect
Common Stock	257.49	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
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 12/8/2013, 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 Stock Option Plan and 2007 Stock Plan (formerly known as the 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 $38.70 to $38.75. 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.