Shareholder Vote

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 April 23, 2020 (Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported) SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) WISCONSIN 1-7626 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 23, 2020.  At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on three matters as follows: Election of Directors The following directors were each elected until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and, if necessary, qualified:   Nominee   Votes For     Votes Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes   Dr. Joseph Carleone     36,501,244       133,271       149,685       1,704,828   Edward H. Cichurski     36,562,989       69,142       152,068       1,704,828   Dr. Mario Ferruzzi     36,571,700       61,314       151,186       1,704,828   Carol R. Jackson     36,578,812       45,881       159,507       1,704,828   Dr. Donald W. Landry     35,749,790       874,199       160,212       1,704,828   Paul Manning     34,711,457       1,916,267       156,476       1,704,828   Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt     36,580,877       50,922       152,401       1,704,828   Scott C. Morrison     36,564,599       60,075       159,525       1,704,828   Dr. Elaine R. Wedral     36,202,886       415,562       165,752       1,704,828   Essie Whitelaw     36,189,170       418,220       176,810       1,704,828   Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2020 proxy statement, by the following votes:               Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 34,451,333   1,902,464   430,403   1,704,828 Ratification of Independent Auditors The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2020 by the following votes:           Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 38,085,381   231,864   171,783 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: April 27, 2020