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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-15-004885
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150206
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150209

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:		15589456

	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
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">777 East Wisconsin Avenue</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As previously announced, Richard F. Hobbs retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of </font>Sensient Technologies Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">on February 6, 2015, and Stephen J. Rolfs became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company on February 7, 2015. Mr. Rolfs previously served as Senior Vice President, Administration of the Company since July 2013.</font></div>

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