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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-050336
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160204
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160204

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:		161389866

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4142716755

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		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="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">FORM 8-K</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">CURRENT REPORT</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">February 4, 2016</div>

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

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5304</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On February 4, 2016, Sensient Technologies Corporation (&#8220;Sensient&#8221;) issued a press release to announce that Paul Manning has been elected to the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sensient, effective April 21, 2016.&#160; Paul Manning currently serves as Sensient&#8217;s President and Chief&#160;Executive Officer and has been a director of Sensient since October 2012.&#160; Paul Manning is succeeding Kenneth Manning, who will be retiring from Sensient&#8217;s Board in April.&#160; The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 22.3pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt">MILWAUKEE&#8212;February 4, 2016<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8212;</font>Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) today announced that Paul Manning has been elected to the post of Chairman, effective April 21, 2016.&#160; He is currently serving as Sensient&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of Sensient&#8217;s Board of Directors since October 2012.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 22.3pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt">Paul Manning is succeeding Kenneth Manning, who will be retiring from the Board of Directors in April.&#160; Kenneth Manning has served as Sensient&#8217;s Chairman since 1997.&#160; Under his leadership, Sensient was transformed from a commodity producer of food products into a technology based, world leading developer and producer of advanced food and beverage colors and flavors, inkjet inks, pharmaceutical excipients, and cosmetic ingredients.&#160; When Mr. Manning took over as Chairman, the Company had a stock price of $16.75 and market capitalization of approximately $850 million.&#160; Sensient&#8217;s value has grown 240% during his tenure.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 22.3pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt">Paul Manning joined Sensient in 2009 as General Manager, Food Colors North America.&#160; He became President of the Color Group in 2010, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in October 2012, and was named Chief Executive Officer in February 2014.&#160; Under Paul Manning&#8217;s leadership, Sensient has consistently delivered strong operating performance, with steady earnings growth and margin expansion.&#160; Further, he has initiated restructuring actions to eliminate underperforming operations, consolidate manufacturing facilities, and improve operational efficiencies within the Company.&#160; Paul Manning holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Stanford University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 22.3pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt">&#8220;The entire Board wants to thank Ken for all he has done for Sensient.&#160; His contribution to the Company is immeasurable.&#8221; said Dr. Elaine Wedral, Board member and Sensient&#8217;s Lead Director.&#160; &#8220;We are very excited about Paul&#8217;s election to the Chairmanship.&#160; His talents, vision, and leadership will be of great benefit to Sensient and its shareholders in the coming years.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 22.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 18pt">Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances.&#160; Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals.&#160; The Company&#8217;s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world&#8217;s best-known brands.&#160; Sensient is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.</div>

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