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 22, 2021 (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 22, 2021.  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   Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Dr. Joseph Carleone 35,169,910    334,076    96,007 1,683,528 Edward H. Cichurski 35,172,145    333,351    94,497 1,683,528 Dr. Mario Ferruzzi 34,729,047    777,016    93,930 1,683,528 Carol R. Jackson 34,665,808    842,191    91,994 1,683,528 Dr. Donald W. Landry 34,593,591    889,605 116,796 1,683,528 Paul Manning 32,345,246 3,076,305 178,442 1,683,528 Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt 34,848,757    659,624    91,611 1,683,528 Scott C. Morrison 35,039,069    466,941    93,982 1,683,528 Dr. Elaine R. Wedral 34,873,568    634,190    92,234 1,683,528 Essie Whitelaw 34,612,508    893,771    93,714 1,683,528 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 2021 proxy statement, by the following votes: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 29,397,300   5,856,283   346,410   1,683,528 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, 2021 by the following votes: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 35,604,265   1,565,650   113,606 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, 2021