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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-17-017691
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170427
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170501

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:		17802472

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

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

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) on April 27, 2017, shareholders approved the Company&#8217;s 2017 Stock Plan (the &#8220;2017 Stock Plan&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The purpose of the 2017 Stock Plan is to advance the interests of the Company by encouraging and providing the Company&#8217;s officers and key employees with the opportunity to acquire an equity interest in the Company, by enabling the Company to attract and retain the services of officers and key employees who have the potential to contribute to the Company&#8217;s success and by further aligning the interests of the Company, its officers, and key employees with the Company&#8217;s shareholders.&#160; The total number of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2017 Stock Plan is 1,800,000, plus any future cancellations of shares issued under the 2017 Stock Plan.&#160; The 2017 Stock Plan includes provisions by which the Company may grant restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options, and stock appreciation rights (SARs), as described in the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2017 (the &#8220;2017 Proxy Statement&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On April 27, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an amendment in the Legal and Compliance section of the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct, effective immediately, related to compliance with the requirements of the U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The foregoing summary of the amendment to the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct, as amended. The Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct, as amended, was promptly posted on the Company&#8217;s website, <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal"><u>www.sensient.com</u></font>.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">At the Company&#8217;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on April 27, 2017, the following actions were taken:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The following Directors were each elected for a one-year term of office:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">37,677,235</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,045,019</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">927,981</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,723,521</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Dr. Joseph Carleone</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">38,908,553</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">152,087</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,723,521</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Edward H. Cichurski</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">38,889,018</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">497,422</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">263,795</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,723,521</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Dr. Fergus M. Clydesdale</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">37,684,878</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,038,180</div>
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<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 15.38%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">927,178</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,723,521</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Dr. Mario Ferruzzi</div>
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<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 15.38%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">39,029,951</div>
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<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 15.38%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">468,858</div>
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<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 15.38%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">151,426</div>
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<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 15.38%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,723,521</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">38,309,139</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,187,827</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">153,269</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">39,021,062</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">365,616</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">263,557</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">38,969,792</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: right">38,065,551</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers was approved by shareholders in an advisory vote, with 38,680,832 shares voted for, 713,354 shares voted against, 256,050 shares abstaining, and 1,723,521 broker non-votes.</div>

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