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

February 6, 2015

(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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.

As previously announced, Richard F. Hobbs retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) on February 6, 2015, and Stephen J. Rolfs became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company on February 7, 2015. Mr. Rolfs previously served as Senior Vice President, Administration of the Company since July 2013.

In satisfaction of the disclosure required by Items 401(b) and 401(e) of Regulation S-K, the section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2014, entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant” is incorporated by reference herein. There are no family relationships between Mr. Rolfs and any of the directors and executive officers of the Company requiring disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. There are no transactions in which Mr. Rolfs has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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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.