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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 * ROLFS STEPHEN J   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, Controller and CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/21/2009 (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 07/21/2009   M(1)   7,000 (1) A $ 18.375 49,800 (2) D   Common Stock 07/21/2009   S   7,000 D $ 24.409 (3) 42,800 (2) D   Common Stock               897.94 I Supplemental Benefit Plan (4) Common Stock               1,519.641 I Savings Plan (5) Common Stock               3,224.046 I ESOP (6)

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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

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 18.375

07/21/2009

M(1)

7,000 (1)

01/31/2001(7)

01/31/2010

Common Stock

7,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 22

12/11/2001(7)

12/11/2010

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 18.54

12/10/2002(7)

12/10/2011

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 23.19

12/09/2003(7)

12/09/2012

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 19.4

12/08/2004(7)

12/08/2013

Common Stock

8,000

8,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 23

12/06/2005(7)

12/06/2014

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 18.57

12/01/2006(7)

12/01/2015

Common Stock

9,000

9,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 24.15

12/07/2007(7)

12/07/2016

Common Stock

2,125

2,125

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROLFS STEPHEN J 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE, WI 53202			VP, Controller and CAO

Signatures

/s/ John L. Hammond, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Rolfs		07/23/2009
**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)	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)	This amount represents the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The actual sale prices ranged from $24.4016 to $24.456. 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.
(4)	Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.
(5)	Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.
(6)	Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the end of the month immediately preceding this filing.
(7)	Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed in the "Date Exercisable" column.

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