SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cracknell Neil

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE

(Street)

MILWAUKEE

53202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP [ SXT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/21/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/21/2009		M⁽¹⁾		4,500⁽¹⁾	A	$18.375	57,768⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	07/21/2009		S		4,500	D	$24.504⁽⁴⁾	53,268⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$18.375	07/21/2009		M⁽¹⁾			4,500⁽¹⁾	01/31/2001⁽³⁾	01/31/2010	Common Stock	4,500	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.71							02/19/2003⁽³⁾	02/19/2012	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$21.3							02/13/2004⁽³⁾	02/13/2013	Common Stock	7,000		7,000	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$20.55							02/17/2005⁽³⁾	02/17/2014	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.09							02/14/2006⁽³⁾	02/14/2015	Common Stock	4,000		4,000	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.03							02/10/2007⁽³⁾	02/10/2016	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$24.45							02/08/2008⁽³⁾	02/08/2017	Common Stock	7,500		7,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 1/31/2010, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

2. Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 1998 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

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

4. This amount represents the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The actual sale prices ranged from $24.50 to $24.53. 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.

	/s/ John L. Hammond, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Cracknell	07/23/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.