SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-015229

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP · SXT

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Apr 23, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Apr 27, 2015 · 4:40 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000310142

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1,F2	Apr 23, 2015	A	1,302	$0.00	A	273,732	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	2,000	I	Spouse

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Performance Stock Unit^F3,F4	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock	33,500	33,500	D

F1Represents grant of restricted stock under Issuer's 2012 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan.
F2Includes shares of restricted stock held under Issuer's 2012 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan.
F3Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock.
F4Represents grant of performance stock units under Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan. The award is eligible to vest following a two year performance period (from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015) as follows: (1) 70% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on EBIT growth, and (2) 30% of the award is eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria based on return on invested capital. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the actual number of shares earned will be determined following the two year performance period and will vest on the third anniversary of the original grant date. The number of shares reflected is at the target award amount. No performance stock units will vest below a minimum level of performance. At or above the minimum level of performance, the actual number of shares earned may range from 50% to 150% of the target award amount.