Company: SXT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008248
Chunk: 9

Company: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 nor does any director or nominee have any material interest, direct or indirect, in any such proposed transaction. Mr. Bruggeman, a director of the Company, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Land O’Lakes, Inc. In the ordinary course of business, the Company sold products to Land O’Lakes, Inc. in 2024. In addition, Mr. Paul Manning (Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer) and Mr. John J. Manning (Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary) are brothers. See “Transactions with Related Persons” below. The Board has determined that all members of the Board, except Mr. Paul Manning and Ms. Whitelaw, are independent under the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). See “Corporate Governance - Director Independence” below.

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Corporate Governance Board Role in Risk Oversight The Board is responsible for exercising the corporate powers of the Company and overseeing the management of the business and affairs of the Company, including management’s establishment and implementation of key strategic priorities and initiatives. The Board reviews and approves the Company’s strategy annually and conducts formal strategic reviews at each meeting. Long-term, sustainable value creation and preservation are possible only through the prudent assumption and management of both risks and potential rewards, and the Company’s Board takes a leading role in overseeing the Company’s overall risk tolerances as a part of the strategic planning process and in overseeing the Company’s management of strategic risks. The Board has delegated to the Audit Committee primary responsibility for overseeing management’s risk assessments and implementing appropriate risk management policies and guidelines, including those related to financial reporting and legal, regulatory, and Code of Conduct compliance. It has delegated to the Compensation and Development Committee primary oversight responsibility to ensure that compensation programs and practices do not encourage unnecessary or excessive risk-taking, and that any risks are subject to appropriate controls. It has delegated to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee primary oversight responsibility to ensure that the Company’s governance standards establish effective systems for monitoring and accountability; the Committee also oversees the Company’s sustainability efforts and reviews and approves the Company’s Sustainability Report and strategy. The Board has delegated to the Finance Committee primary oversight responsibility with respect to the Company’s capital structure, insurance program, use of swaps and other derivative instruments, and foreign currency management. The Board has assumed direct responsibility for the Company’s strategy as well as product safety, personnel safety, physical security, human capital management, and cyber and intellectual property security programs. Additionally, all