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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Salmon Peter M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP [SXT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/30/2010 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53202 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               6,819.928 (1) D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Stock

(2)

07/30/2010

I(3)

3,807.82 (3)

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

3,807.82 (3)

$ 29.46 (4)

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.25

05/01/2007(5)

05/01/2016

Common Stock

2,000

2,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 26.12

05/01/2008(5)

05/01/2017

Common Stock

2,000

2,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 30.07

05/01/2009(5)

05/01/2018

Common Stock

2,000

2,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Salmon Peter M 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE, WI 53202	X

Signatures

/s/ John L. Hammond, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Salmon		08/03/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and shares held in a dividend reinvestment plan.
(2)	The reporting person has transferred his Deferred Stock balance into an alternative investment option pursuant to a diversification election.
(3)	Transaction exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-3(f).
(4)	Reflects the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on July 30, 2010.
(5)	Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.

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