Company: SXT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008248
Chunk: 40

Company: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 40
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 sole authority to approve the consultant’s fees and other retention terms. The Compensation Committee is directly responsible for the oversight of the work of any compensation consulting firm retained by it to assist in compiling the Comparable Company Data. In selecting a consultant, the Committee considers all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management, including the following: (i) whether the consultant’s firm provides other services to the Company, (ii) the fees received by the consultant’s firm from the Company as a percentage of the firm’s overall revenue, (iii) the

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policies and procedures of the consultant’s firm designed to prevent conflicts of interest, (iv) any business or personal relationship between the consultant and a member of the Committee, (v) any Common Stock owned by the consultant, and (vi) any business or personal relationship of the consultant or the consultant’s firm with an executive officer of the Company. As part of the process this year to retain Willis Towers Watson, the Compensation Committee evaluated the independence of that firm and its advisers by considering the factors listed above (among other factors that the Committee considered relevant). On the basis of the Compensation Committee’s evaluation of the factors listed above, the Committee determined that the advisers’ relationships did not create conflicts of interest and did not adversely affect Willis Towers Watson’s independence and advice. The Company’s management assists the Compensation Committee in its determinations by helping compile and organize information, arranging meetings, and acting to support the Compensation Committee’s work. In reviewing the performance and establishing the compensation levels of other executive officers, the Compensation Committee also takes into account the recommendations of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s management has no decision-making authority on the Compensation Committee. Components of 2024 Executive Compensation and Benefits Programs The following table summarizes the components of our executive compensation and benefits programs for named executive officers. Each component is designed to align the interests of our named executive officers with the Company and our shareholders and is discussed in further detail below.

|    |     | Component                         |     | Type                                           |     | Objective |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1. |     | Base Salary                       |     | Fixed                                          |     | -         |     | Attract and retain talented executives by providing base pay at market levels                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2. |     | Annual Cash Incentive Plan Awards |     | Performance-Based                              |     | -         |     | Drive Company and individual annual performance                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    |     |                                   |     |                                                |     | -         |