8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 19, 2010
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

WISCONSIN
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 1-7626
(Commission File Number) 39-0561070
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5304
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(414) 271-6755
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On March 19, 2010, the Compensation and Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Sensient Technologies Corporation approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Change of Control Employment and Severance Agreements (the “Change of Control Agreements”) to delete the provision that allows an executive to receive benefits if the executive chooses to leave the Company for any reason during the 13th month following a change of control. Each Sensient executive who is a party to a Change of Control Agreement has signed the amendment. The form of amendment is attached as an exhibit to this Report on Form 8-K. Although the Change of Control Agreements have included this provision for many years, the Compensation and Development Committee determined that the amendment is in the Company’s best interests in light of evolving governance practices in this respect.

     The Compensation and Development Committee also adopted a resolution making a commitment not to provide excise tax gross-ups in any Change of Control Agreements that the Company may enter into in the future.

ITEM 9.01. Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1 Form of Amendment to Change of Control Agreement.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Registrant)
By:	/s/ John L. Hammond
	Name:	John L. Hammond
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 19, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 10.1 Form of Amendment to Change of Control Agreement.

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Amendment No. 1
To the Sensient Technologies Corporation
Amended and Restated Change Of Control
Employment and Severance Agreement

     THIS AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) is entered into this                      day of March, 2010 by and between Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) and                                                                (the “Executive”).

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have entered into an Amended and Restated Change Of Control Employment and Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, “Good Reason” is defined under Section 5(c) of the Agreement to include the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason during the 30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of a change of control; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the definition of “Good Reason” under the Agreement to eliminate the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason during the 30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of a change of control;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

     1. Section 5(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended to delete therefrom the following sentence:

“Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, a termination by the Executive for any reason where the Date of Termination (as defined below) is during the 30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of the Effective Date shall be deemed to be a termination for Good Reason for all purposes of this Agreement.”

     2. Except as expressly modified by the terms of this Amendment, the provisions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
ATTEST:	By:
	Executive