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 25, 2019
(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)

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ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”), held on April 25, 2019, the following actions were taken:

The following Directors were each elected for a one-year term of office:

Nominee
  
Votes
For
    
Votes
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
Hank Brown
    
37,134,287
      
385,486
      
122,509
      
1,449,225
  
Dr. Joseph Carleone
    
37,334,099
      
185,948
      
122,236
      
1,449,225
  
Edward H. Cichurski
    
37,393,785
      
125,783
      
122,714
      
1,449,225
  
Dr. Mario Ferruzzi
    
37,441,509
      
78,955
      
121,818
      
1,449,225
  
Dr. Donald W. Landry
    
37,385,757
      
134,790
      
121,735
      
1,449,225
  
Paul Manning
    
36,953,719
      
556,965
      
131,599
      
1,449,225
  
Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt
    
37,448,490
      
63,639
      
130,154
      
1,449,225
  
Scott C. Morrison
    
37,455,437
      
56,336
      
130,510
      
1,449,225
  
Dr. Elaine R. Wedral
    
37,220,326
      
292,716
      
129,241
      
1,449,225
  
Essie Whitelaw
    
36,925,881
      
586,246
      
130,155
      
1,449,225
  

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by shareholders in an advisory vote, with 36,836,101 shares voted for, 499,128 shares voted against, 307,052 shares abstaining, and 1,449,225 broker non-votes.

The shareholders also approved a proposal by the Board of Directors to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to conduct the annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2019. The shareholders cast 38,665,372 votes in favor of this proposal, 322,566 votes against, and there were 103,570 shares abstaining.


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:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  
       
 
Date:
April 26, 2019