UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

January 14, 2008
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

WISCONSIN		1-7626		39-0561070
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

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Item 5.02.		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     Effective on January 14, 2008, Richard Carney, the Company’s Vice President — Administration, retired from that position and announced that he would retire as an employee of the Company on August 15, 2008.

     Sensient and Mr. Carney have entered into an agreement providing for the continuation of specified benefits until the retirement date. Certain other benefits, including Mr. Carney’s participation in Sensient’s incentive compensation plan for 2008 and his change of control employment and severance agreement, are being terminated.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.