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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 March 18, 2020 (Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported) SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) WISCONSIN 001-7626 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) 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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). Emerging growth company ☐ 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 8.01 OTHER EVENTS. As previously announced, Mr. Hank Brown will retire from the Board of Directors of Sensient Technologies Corporation in April 2020.  Since 2017, Mr. Brown has also served as Sensient’s Lead Director. On March 18, 2020, Sensient announced that its Board of Directors, in anticipation of Mr. Brown’s retirement, has selected Dr. Joseph Carleone to serve as Lead Director, effective immediately.  Dr. Carleone has served as an independent Director of Sensient since August 2014. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K: Exhibit 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 (Registrant)           By: /s/ John J. Manning     Name: John J. Manning     Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary     Date: March 18, 2020   EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 104: Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).