Edgar Filing: HAMMOND JOHN L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

HAMMOND JOHN L

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)
VP, Sec. and General Counsel

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2008

(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)
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	04/22/2008		S		60 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.42	90,709 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		46 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.47	90,663 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		223 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.5	90,440 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		9 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.51	90,431 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		47 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.53	90,384 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		28 ⁽²⁾ ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 31.55	90,356 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		46 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.56	90,310 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		9 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.57	90,301 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		55 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.58	90,246 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		93 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.6	90,153 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		46 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.61	90,107 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		92 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.62	90,015 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		54 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.63	89,961 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		71 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.64	89,890 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		306 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.65	89,584 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		64 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.66	89,520 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		120 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.67	89,400 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		9 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.68	89,391 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		102 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.69	89,289 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		101 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.7	89,188 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		21 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.72	89,167 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		74 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.73	89,093 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		157 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.74	88,936 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		120 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.75	88,816 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	04/22/2008		S		46 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D	$ 31.76	88,770 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock								9,291.273 ⁽⁴⁾	I	Savings Plan
Common Stock								4,443.065 ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	I	Supplemental Benefit Plan

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 18.54

12/10/2002

12/10/2011

Common Stock

25,000

25,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 18.57

12/01/2006

12/01/2015

Common Stock

18,000

18,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 19.4

12/08/2004

12/08/2013

Common Stock

20,000

20,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 21.5625

09/14/1999

09/14/2008

Common Stock

10,938

10,938 ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 22

12/11/2001

12/11/2010

Common Stock

25,000

25,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 22.1875

09/13/2000

09/13/2009

Common Stock

16,000

16,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 23

12/06/2005

12/06/2014

Common Stock

20,000

20,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 23.19

12/09/2003

12/09/2012

Common Stock

25,000

25,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 24.15

12/07/2007

12/07/2016

Common Stock

3,750

3,750 ⁽⁷⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAMMOND JOHN L 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE, WI 53202			VP, Sec. and General Counsel

Signatures

John L. Hammond		04/24/2008
^**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).
(4)	Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.
(6)	Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.
(5)	Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, the reporting person has disposed of all of his shares held in his ESOP pursuant to a diversification election made under the Internal Revenue Code.
(8)	The number of options reported here reflects the exercise of options on the same transaction date reported on another Form 4 filed on the same date as this Form 4.
(2)	All sales on 4/22/08 reported on this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 4/22/08, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.
(7)	Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.
(3)	Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 1998 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.
(1)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

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