SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 7, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2015-12-03

Reporting Person: Wilkins Robert (President, Asia Pacific Group)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-12-03	Performance Stock Unit	$	A	6200	Acquired		Common Stock (6200)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	59525	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Performance Stock Unit	$		Common Stock (8400)	8400	Direct
Performance Stock Unit	$		Common Stock (5700)	5700	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.03	2016-02-10	Common Stock (1000)	1000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$24.45	2017-02-08	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes restricted stock units held under Issuer's 2002 Stock Option Plan and Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock and vests three or five years after the grant date.

F2: Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock.

F3: Represents grant of performance stock units under Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan. The award is eligible to vest following a three year performance period (from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018) as follows: (1) 70% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on EBIT growth, and (2) 30% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on return on invested capital. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the actual number of shares earned will be determined and vest following the three year performance period. The number of shares reflected is at the target award amount. No performance stock units will vest below a minimum level of performance. At or above the minimum level of performance, the actual number of shares earned may range from 0% to 150% of the target award amount.

F4: Represents grant of performance stock units under Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan. The award is eligible to vest following a three year performance period (from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017) as follows: (1) 70% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on EBIT growth, and (2) 30% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on return on invested capital. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the actual number of shares earned will be determined and vest following the three year performance period. The number of shares reflected is at the target award amount. No performance stock units will vest below a minimum level of performance. At or above the minimum level of performance, the actual number of shares earned may range from 0% to 150% of the target award amount.

F5: Represents grant of performance stock units under Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan. The award is eligible to vest following a two year performance period (from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015) as follows: (1) 70% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on EBIT growth, and (2) 30% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on return on invested capital. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the actual number of shares earned will be determined following the two year performance period and will vest on the third anniversary of the original grant date. The number of shares reflected is at the target award amount. No performance stock units will vest below a minimum level of performance. At or above the minimum level of performance, the actual number of shares earned may range from 50% to 150% of the target award amount.

F6: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.