Sensient elects Ernest Chan and Philip Yu to board

Both will serve on the Board’s Scientific Advisory Committee; each is entitled to a pro rata portion of the 2026 annual cash retainer upon beginning service.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) increased its Board from nine to ten members and elected Ernest Chan and Philip Yu as directors, effective December 2, 2026. One appointment fills the vacancy following Essie Whitelaw’s passing in September 2026; the other fills a newly created seat. Chan and Yu will serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Chan is Chief Executive Officer of RF Technologies, a safety-technology company serving healthcare and senior-living customers. Yu is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and Senior Director, Global Business, of IMSAR LLC, which develops and manufactures low size, weight, and power synthetic aperture radar payloads and mission software for unmanned and manned aircraft.

Filing Explained

When their appointments take effect on December 2, Ernest Chan and Philip Yu will receive compensation on the same basis as Sensient’s other non-employee directors, including a prorated portion of the 2026 annual cash retainer.

8-K Event Classification

Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Key Figures

Board size: 10 members New directors: 2 directors Effective date: December 2, 2026

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Board size 10 members Increased from 9 members

New directors 2 directors Ernest Chan and Philip Yu

Effective date December 2, 2026 Director elections take effect

Key Terms

real-time location, wander management, synthetic aperture radar

3 terms

real-time location technical

"real-time location, staff protection"

The current, continuously updated position of a person, vehicle, device, shipment, or asset as reported by tracking systems. Investors care because knowing where something actually is — like a fleet of delivery trucks, an order of goods, or medical equipment — affects revenue timing, costs, risk and regulatory compliance; it’s like watching a live map that helps predict whether operations will run on schedule and whether promised results are believable.

wander management technical

"wander management, and emergency call solutions"

synthetic aperture radar technical

"low size, weight, and power synthetic aperture radar payloads"

Synthetic aperture radar is a remote-sensing system that uses radio waves sent from a moving platform (like a satellite or aircraft) to build detailed images of the ground, day or night and through clouds—think of sweeping a flashlight across a scene to assemble a clear picture. For investors, it provides independent, timely evidence of real-world activity (ship movements, construction, crop conditions, infrastructure changes), helping verify company statements, track risks and spot opportunities without relying on visible light.

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Did SXT disclose selection arrangements or related-party transactions for its new directors?

There were no arrangements or understandings with another person under which either was selected, and neither Ernest Chan nor Philip Yu was party to a transaction with the Company that required disclosure.

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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

October 29, 2026

(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	001-07626	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:

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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).

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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.

(d). On October 29, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members pursuant to Section 3.2(a) of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws and elected Messrs. Ernest Chan and Philip Yu as directors, effective December 2, 2026. One of the newly elected directors will fill the existing vacancy on the Board created when Ms. Essie Whitelaw passed away in September, 2026. The other will fill the newly created vacancy. Messrs. Chan and Yu will serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Messrs. Chan and Yu will each serve on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Board.

Messrs. Chan and Yu will each receive compensation for their service on the Board on the same basis as the Company’s other non-employee directors. The Company’s non-employee director compensation arrangements are described under “Director Compensation and Benefits” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Upon commencement of their service on the Board, Messrs. Chan and Yu will each be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of the annual cash retainer payable to non-employee directors for the 2026 calendar year.

There are no arrangements or understandings between either Mr. Chan or Mr. Yu and any other person pursuant to which either was selected as a director. Neither Mr. Chan nor Mr. Yu is a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Chan is the Chief Executive Officer of RF Technologies, a safety-technology company providing real-time location, staff protection, wander management, and emergency call solutions to healthcare and senior living customers. Mr. Yu is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and Senior Director, Global Business, of IMSAR LLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of low size, weight, and power synthetic aperture radar payloads and mission software for unmanned and manned aircraft.

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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.

	SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
		/s/ John J. Manning
	By:
	Name:	John J. Manning
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
	Date:	November 4, 2026

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