UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 7, 2022

(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	001-07626	39-0561070
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5304

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(414) 271-6755

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share	SXT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

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

On December 7, 2022, Dr. Elaine Wedral notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) that she does not intend to seek reelection and will retire from the Board at the end of her current term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. Dr. Wedral’s decision not to stand for reelection is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any manner related to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. Dr. Wedral has served as a director of the Company since 2006.

The Company expects to nominate Kathleen Da Cunha as a member of the Board for election at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Da Cunha has extensive experience in the food and beverage and personal care markets and currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Research and Development and Strategy at Ruiz Foods.

A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Sensient Technologies Corporation, dated December 9, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ John J. Manning

	Name:	John J. Manning

	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

	Date:	December 9, 2022

Sensient Technologies Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits