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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-10-021755
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100414
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100415
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100415

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ZIDE STEPHEN M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001212455

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34652
		FILM NUMBER:		10752964

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		111 HUNTINGTON AVE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02199

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001477294
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			P7
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KOLTHOFSINGEL 8
		CITY:			ALMEMO
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			7602 EM
		BUSINESS PHONE:		31-546-979-450

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KOLTHOFSINGEL 8
		CITY:			ALMEMO
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			7602 EM

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sensata Technologies Holding B.V.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20091120
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        <issuerName>Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>ZIDE STEPHEN M</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value  EUR 0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-04-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                    <value>4386535</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>18.00</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On April 14, 2010, Sensata Investment Company S.C.A. (&quot;Sensata Investment Co.&quot;) 4,386,535 ordinary shares of Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. Following such sale, Sensata Investment Co. held 134,712,892 ordinary shares of Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Sensata Investment Co. is controlled by its manager, Sensata Management Company S.A. (&quot;Sensata SA&quot;), through its board of directors. All of the outstanding capital stock of Sensata SA is owned by Bain Capital Fund VIII, L.P. (&quot;Fund VIII&quot;) and Bain Capital Fund VIII-E, L.P. (&quot;Fund VIII-E&quot;), and in that capacity, these funds have the power to appoint the directors of Sensata SA. Because of the relationships described in footnotes (3) and (4) below, Bain Capital Investors, LLC (&quot;BCI&quot;) may be deemed to control Fund VIII and Fund VIII-E and thus may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the ordinary shares of Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. held by Sensata Investment Co. (Continued in Footnote 3)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Approximately 78.5% of the ordinary shares of Sensata Investment Co. are owned by Fund VIII, Bain Capital VIII Coinvestment Fund, L.P. (&quot;Coinvestment VIII&quot;), Fund VIII-E, Bain Capital Fund IX, L.P. (&quot;Fund IX&quot;), Bain Capital IX Coinvestment Fund, L.P. (&quot;Coinvestment IX&quot;), BCIP Associates III (&quot;BCIP III&quot;), BCIP Trust Associates III (&quot;BCIP Trust III&quot;), BCIP Associates III-B (&quot;BCIP III-B&quot;), BCIP Trust Associates III-B (&quot;BCIP Trust III-B&quot;) and BCIP Associates-G (&quot;BCIP-G&quot; and together with Fund VIII, Coinvestment VIII, Fund VIII-E, Fund IX, Coinvestment IX, BCIP III, BCIP Trust III, BCIP III-B and BCIP Trust III-B, the &quot;Bain Capital Funds&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Stephen Zide is a Managing Director and member of the investment committee of BCI. BCI is the managing general partner of BCIP III, BCIP Trust III, BCIP III-B, BCIP Trust III-B and BCIP-G. BCI is also the general partner of Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P., which is the general partner of Fund IX and Coinvestment IX. BCI is also the general partner of Bain Capital Partners VIII, L.P. which is the general partner of Fund VIII and Coinvestment VIII. BCI is also the general partner of Bain Capital Partners VIII-E, L.P., which is the general partner of Fund VIII-E. By virtue of his relationship with BCI, Mr. Zide may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of the issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Bain Capital Funds. Mr. Zide disclaims beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Bain Capital Funds except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Stephen M. Zide</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-04-15</signatureDate>
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