0001140361-15-018116.txt : 20150507 0001140361-15-018116.hdr.sgml : 20150507 20150507120933 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-15-018116 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150507 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150507 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150507 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310142 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 390561070 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07626 FILM NUMBER: 15840348 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4142716755 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 737 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNIVERSAL FOODS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 form8k.htm SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 8-K 5-7-2015

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

May 7, 2015

(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

WISCONSIN	1-7626	39-0561070
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS.

On May 7, 2015, Sensient Technologies Corporation issued a press release to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Xennia Technology Ltd., a UK manufacturer of specialty inks used in digital printing. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99.1:

Sensient Technologies Corporation Press Release dated May 7, 2015.

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:	May 7, 2015

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1:

Sensient Technologies Corporation Press Release dated May 7, 2015.

EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

John Collopy

(414) 347-3706

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION ACQUIRES XENNIA

Transaction expands digital inks capabilities

MILWAUKEE, WI, May 7, 2015 – Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Xennia Technology Ltd., a UK manufacturer of specialty inks used in digital printing. Xennia’s product lines consist of reactive, acid and sublimation inks for printing on a range of textiles and other substrates. The business is currently owned by Royal Ten Cate NV, a multi-national producer of functional materials headquartered in the Netherlands. Xennia reported revenue of approximately $11.0 million in 2014. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015.

Paul Manning, President and CEO of Sensient, said, “We are very excited about the expertise and opportunities that Xennia will provide. Xennia’s strong technical capabilities will broaden our product offering and accelerate our access to important customers and markets for our inks business.”

ABOUT SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company’s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world’s best-known brands. Sensient is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

www.sensient.com

This release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current assumptions and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for such forward-looking statements. A variety of factors, including general economic conditions affecting the Company’s worldwide business, could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as to the date of this release. Sensient Technologies expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to such statements to reflect any change in its expectations upon which such statements are based.

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