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

April 23, 2020

(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 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share	SXT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 23, 2020.  At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on three matters as follows:

Election of Directors

The following directors were each elected until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and, if necessary, qualified:

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Dr. Joseph Carleone		36,501,244		133,271		149,685		1,704,828
Edward H. Cichurski		36,562,989		69,142		152,068		1,704,828
Dr. Mario Ferruzzi		36,571,700		61,314		151,186		1,704,828
Carol R. Jackson		36,578,812		45,881		159,507		1,704,828
Dr. Donald W. Landry		35,749,790		874,199		160,212		1,704,828
Paul Manning		34,711,457		1,916,267		156,476		1,704,828
Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt		36,580,877		50,922		152,401		1,704,828
Scott C. Morrison		36,564,599		60,075		159,525		1,704,828
Dr. Elaine R. Wedral		36,202,886		415,562		165,752		1,704,828
Essie Whitelaw		36,189,170		418,220		176,810		1,704,828

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2020 proxy statement, by the following votes:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
34,451,333	1,902,464	430,403	1,704,828

Ratification of Independent Auditors

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2020 by the following votes:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
38,085,381	231,864	171,783

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
By:	/s/ John J. Manning
Name:	John J. Manning
Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date:	April 27, 2020