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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.1(K)

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                        SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
                            RABBI TRUST "A" AGREEMENT
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This Trust Agreement is made effective as of the 1st day of March, 2002 by and
between Sensient Technologies Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the
"Company"), and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company (collectively with any successor
in interest, the "Trustee").

WHEREAS, the Company is obligated in accordance with the terms of various
agreements listed on Appendix A, as the same may be amended from time-to-time
(collectively the "Contracts"), to make certain payments for the benefit of
selected Company executives (the "Executives") in the event of a change of
control of the Company; and

WHEREAS, as the Company has incurred or expects to incur liability under the
terms of such Contracts, the Company established a trust (the "Trust") and
entered into a trust agreement dated January 1, 2001 (the "Prior Trust
Agreement") with Trustee, with the intention that the Company would make
contributions to such Trust to provide itself with a source of funds to assist
it in meeting its liabilities under the Contracts (the "Executives"); and

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Company that the Trust shall constitute an
unfunded arrangement and shall not affect the status of any Contract as an
unfunded plan maintained for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for
a select group of management or highly compensated employees for purposes of
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have determined to amend the Prior Trust
Agreement, effective as of March 1, 2002, and the Prior Trust Agreement may be
amended by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Trustee because a
Change in Control has not yet occurred; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements of the parties as
contained in this Trust Agreement, the Trust shall be comprised, held and
disposed of as follows:

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     Section 1. Successor Trust

          (a) The Company and Trustee hereby acknowledge the deposit with the
Trustee of assets previously held under the Prior Trust Agreement, which shall
continue as the principal of the Trust.

          (b) The Trust shall become irrevocable upon a Change of Control, as
defined herein.

          (c) The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust, of which the Company
is the grantor, within the meaning of subpart E, part 1, subchapter J, chapter
1, subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be
construed accordingly.

          (d) The principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon shall be held
separate and apart from other funds of the Company and shall be used exclusively
for the uses and purposes of paying benefits to Executives as required by the
Contracts and claims of general creditors, as herein set forth. Executives shall
have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets
of the Trust. Any rights created under the Contracts and this Trust Agreement
shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of Executives against the Company.
Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of the Company's
general creditors under federal and state law in the event the Company is
Insolvent, as defined in Section 3(a) herein.

          (e) The Company, in its sole discretion, may at any time, or from time
to time, make additional deposits of cash or other property in trust with the
Trustee to augment the principal to be held, administered and disposed of by the
Trustee as provided in this Trust Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor any
Executive shall have any right to compel such additional deposits.

          (f) Upon a Change of Control as defined herein, the Company shall,
immediately prior to such Change of Control, make an irrevocable contribution to
the Trust in an amount that is sufficient to pay the Executives the benefits to
which Executives would be entitled pursuant to the terms of the Contract(s) as
of the date on which the Change of Control occurred; provided, however, payment
of benefits through this Rabbi Trust A shall not duplicate any benefits payable
to Executives through Rabbi Trust B or C (which provide for payment of benefits
for several non-qualified benefit plans of the Company) or any other irrevocable
trust arrangement providing for secured payment of benefits to Executives,
notwithstanding that the benefits shall be payable upon a Change of Control
pursuant to the terms of the Contracts.

     Section 2. Payments to Executives

          (a) Immediately prior to a Change of Control, the Company shall
deliver to the Trustee a schedule (the "Payment Schedule") that indicates the
amounts payable in respect of each Executive, that provides a formula or other
instructions acceptable to Trustee for determining the amounts so payable, the
form in which such amount is to be paid (as provided for under the Contracts),
and the time of commencement for payment of such amounts. Except

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as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall make payments to the Executives
in accordance with such Payment Schedule. The Trustee shall make provision for
the reporting and withholding of any federal, state or local taxes that may be
required to be withheld with respect to the payment of benefits pursuant to the
terms of the Contracts and shall pay amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing
authorities or determine that such amounts have been reported, withheld and paid
by the Company.

          (b) In the event that an Executive reasonably believes that the
Payment Schedule, as provided initially or modified, does not properly reflect
the amount payable to such Executive or the time or form of payment from the
Trust corpus in respect of the Contracts, such Executive shall be entitled to
deliver to the Trustee an affidavit (the "Executive's Notice") setting forth
payment instructions for the amount the Executive believes will be or is due
under the relevant terms of the Contracts. The Executive shall also deliver a
copy of the Executive's Notice to the Company within three (3) business days
following the date the Executive's Notice is delivered to the Trustee. Unless
the Trustee receives written objection from the Company within ten (10) business
days after receipt by the Trustee of such notice, the Trustee shall make the
payment distribution in accordance with the amount and instructions set forth in
the Executive Notice to the extent the funds necessary to make any such payments
due are available within the Trust. If the Company makes an objection during the
ten (10) business days referred to in the preceding sentence, the Trustee shall
retain any disputed amounts pending the determination of an arbitrator pursuant
to Section 14 hereof.

          (c) The entitlement of an Executive to benefits under a Contract shall
be determined by the Company or such party as it shall designate, and any claim
for such benefits shall be considered and reviewed under procedures determined
by the Company and uniformly applied.

          (d) The Company may make payment of benefits directly to Executives as
they become due under the terms of the Contracts. The Company shall notify the
Trustee of its decision to make payment of benefits directly prior to the time
amounts are payable to Executives. In addition, if the principal of the Trust,
and any earnings thereon, are not sufficient to make payments of benefits in
accordance with the terms of the Contracts, the Company shall make the balance
of each such payment as it falls due. The Trustee shall notify the Company where
principal and earnings are not sufficient.

     Section 3. Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary
When The Company Is Insolvent

          (a) The Trustee shall cease payment of benefits to Executives if the
Company is Insolvent. The Company shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes
of this Trust Agreement if (i) the Company is unable to pay its debts as they
become due, (ii) the Company is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor
under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or (iii) the Company is determined to
be insolvent by any state or federal regulatory authority.

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          (b) At all times during the continuance of this Trust, as provided in
Section l(d) hereof, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to
claims of general creditors of the Company under federal and state law as set
forth below.

               (1) The Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing that the Company is
Insolvent. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Company alleges in
writing to the Trustee that the Company has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall
determine whether the Company is Insolvent and, pending such determination, the
Trustee shall discontinue payment of benefits to Executives.

               (2) Unless the Trustee has actual knowledge that the Company is
Insolvent, or has received notice from the Company or a person claiming to be a
creditor alleging that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty
to inquire whether the Company is Insolvent. The Trustee may in all events rely
on such evidence concerning whether the Company is Insolvent as may be furnished
to the Trustee and that provides the Trustee with a reasonable basis for making
a determination whether the Company is Insolvent.

               (3) If at any time the Trustee has determined that the Company is
Insolvent, the Trustee shall discontinue payments to Executives and shall hold
the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the Company's general creditors.
Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way diminish any rights of
Executives to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Company with
respect to benefits due under the Contracts or otherwise.

               (4) The Trustee shall resume the payment of benefits to
Executives in accordance with Section 2 of this Trust Agreement only after the
Trustee has determined that the Company is not Insolvent (or is no longer
Insolvent).

          (c) Provided that there are sufficient assets, if the Trustee
discontinues the payment of benefits from the Trust pursuant to Section 3(b)
hereof and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such
discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all payments due to
Executives under the terms of the Contracts for the period of such
discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of any payments made to Executives by
the Company in lieu of the payments provided for hereunder during any such
period of discontinuance.

     Section 4. Payments to Company

          Except as provided in Section 3 hereof, after a Change of Control, the
Company shall have no right or power to direct the Trustee to return to the
Company, or to divert to others, any of the Trust assets before all payment of
benefits have been made to Executives pursuant to the terms of the Contracts,
except in the case of a termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.

     Section 5. Investment Authority

          (a) Investments of the Trust shall be limited to cash, cash
equivalents and other short time fixed income securities (including any such
security from which the Trustee or an

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affiliate receives any compensation or fee). Prior to a Change in Control, the
Company shall have sole authority to direct the Trustee as to such specific
securities in which Trustee shall invest such Trust Fund assets. Following a
Change in Control, such powers and authority regarding investments shall rest
solely with the Trustee who shall invest such Trust Fund assets in its sole
discretion in cash equivalents and other short time fixed income securities
(including any such security from which the Trustee or an affiliate receives any
compensation or fee). In no event shall any investment authority be exercisable
by or rest with Executives; provided that, voting rights with respect to Trust
assets will be exercised by the Company prior to a Change in Control and will be
exercised by the Trustee after a Change in Control.

          (b) The Company shall have the right at anytime, and from time to time
in its sole discretion, to substitute assets of equal fair market value for any
assets held by the Trust. This right is exercisable by the Company in a
nonfiduciary capacity without the approval or consent of any person in a
fiduciary capacity.

          (c) The Trustee shall also have the following additional powers:

               (1) To receive and hold all contributions paid to it by the
Company; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no duty to require any
contributions to be made to it;

               (2) To effectuate the written investment instructions given by
the Company or its designee without regard to any law now or hereafter in force
limiting investments of fiduciaries;

               (3) To retain in the Trust for investments any property deposited
by the Trustee hereunder;

               (4) To have the authority to invest and reinvest assets of the
Trust in cash, cash equivalents and other short time fixed income securities
(including any such security from which the Trustee or an affiliate receives any
compensation or fee);

               (5) To retain in the Trust for investment or pending
distributions, any portion of the Trust in cash deemed appropriate by the
Trustee;

               (6) To establish accounts in any affiliate of the Trustee and in
such other banks and financial institutions as the Trustee deems appropriate to
carry out the purpose of the Trust;

               (7) To deposit securities with a clearing corporation as defined
in Article Eight of the Uniform Commercial Code; to hold the certificates
representing securities, including those in bearer form, in bulk form with and
to merge such certificates into certificates of the same class of the same
issuer which constitutes assets of other accounts or owners, without
certification as to the ownership attached; and to utilize a book-entry system
for the transfer or pledge of securities held by the Trustee or by a clearing
corporation, provided that the records of the Trustee shall indicate the actual
ownership of the securities and other property of the Trust Fund;

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               (8) To participate in and use the Federal book-entry account
system, a service provided by the Federal Reserve Bank for its member banks for
deposit of Treasury securities; and

               (9) To hold securities or property in the name of the Trustee or
its nominee or nominees or in such other form as it determines best with or
without disclosing the Trust relationship, providing the records of the Trust
shall indicate the actual ownership of such securities or other property.

     Section 6. Disposition of Income

          As determined in the sole discretion of the Company prior to a Change
of Control, all or part of the income received by the Trust, net of expenses and
taxes, shall be returned to the Company, as determined by the Company. Following
a Change in Control, all income shall be accumulated and reinstated.

     Section 7. Accounting by Trustee

          The Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed records of all
investments, receipts, disbursements, and all other transactions required to be
made, including such specific records as shall be agreed upon in writing between
the Company and the Trustee. Within thirty (30) days after the removal or
resignation of the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company a written
account of its administration of the Trust during such year or during the period
from the close of the last preceding year to the date of such removal or
resignation, setting forth all investments, receipts, disbursements and other
transactions effected by it, including a description of all securities and
investments purchased and sold with the cost or net proceeds of such purchases
or sales (accrued interest paid or receivable being shown separately), and
showing all cash, securities and other property held in the Trust at the end of
such year or as of the date of such removal or resignation, as the case may be.

     Section 8. Responsibility of Trustee

          (a) The Trustee shall act with the care, skill, prudence and diligence
under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in like
capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an
enterprise of a like character and with like aims; provided, however, that the
Trustee shall incur no liability to any person for any action taken pursuant to
a direction, request or approval given by the Company which is contemplated by,
and in conformity with, the terms of the Contracts or this Trust and is given in
writing by the Company. In the event of a dispute between the Company and a
party, the Trustee may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve the
dispute.

          (b) If the Trustee undertakes or defends any litigation arising in
connection with this Trust, the Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee against
the Trustee's costs, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees and expenses) relating thereto and to be primarily liable for
such payments. If the Company does not pay such costs, expenses and liabilities
in a reasonably timely manner, the Trustee may obtain payment from the Trust.

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          (c) The Trustee may consult with legal counsel (who may also be
counsel for the Company generally) with respect to any of its duties or
obligations hereunder.

          (d) The Trustee may hire agents, accountants, actuaries, investment
advisors, financial consultants or other professionals to assist it in
performing any of its duties or obligations hereunder.

          (e) The Trustee shall have, without exclusion, all powers conferred on
Trustees by applicable law, unless expressly provided otherwise herein;
provided, however, that if an insurance policy is held as an asset of the Trust,
the Trustee shall have no power to name a beneficiary of the policy other than
the Trust, to assign the policy (as distinct from conversion of the policy to a
different form) other than to a successor Trustee, or to loan to any person the
proceeds of any borrowing against such policy.

          (f) Notwithstanding any powers granted to the Trustee pursuant to this
Trust Agreement or to applicable law, the Trustee shall not have any power that
could give this Trust the objective of carrying on a business and dividing the
gains therefrom, within the meaning of section 301.7701-2 of the Procedure and
Administrative Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.

          (g) The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold Trustee
harmless from and against all claims, expenses (including reasonable attorney
fees), liabilities, damages, actions or other charges incurred by or assessed
against Trustee, other than on account of Trustee's own gross negligence or
willful misconduct, as a direct or indirect result of anything done or omitted
by Trustee in reliance upon the directions, or absence of directions, of the
Company, any investment advisor or manager, or as a direct or indirect result of
any act or omission of a predecessor trustee or any other person charged under
any agreement affecting the assets of the Trust for investment responsibility
with respect to such assets.

     Section 9. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee

          The Company shall pay all administrative costs and the Trustee's fees
and expenses. If not so paid, the costs, fees and expenses shall be paid from
the Trust.

     Section 10. Resignation and Removal of Trustee

          (a) The Trustee may resign at any time by written notice to the
Company, which shall be effective no less than thirty (30) days after receipt of
such notice unless the Company and the Trustee agree otherwise.

          (b) The Trustee may be removed by the Company on fifteen (15) days
notice or upon shorter notice accepted by the Trustee.

          (c) Upon resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor Trustee, all assets shall subsequently be transferred to the successor
Trustee. The transfer shall

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be completed within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of resignation,
removal or transfer, unless the Company extends such time limit.

          (d) If the Trustee resigns or is removed, a successor shall be
appointed, in accordance with Section 11 hereof, by the effective date of
resignation or removal under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section. If no such
appointment has been made, the Trustee may apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a successor or for instructions. All expenses of
the Trustee in connection with the proceeding shall be allowed as administrative
expenses of the Trust.

     Section 11. Appointment of Successor

          (a) If the Trustee resigns or is removed in accordance with Section 10
(a) or (b) hereof, the Company may appoint any third party, such as a bank trust
department or other party that may be granted corporate trustee powers under
state law, as a successor to replace the Trustee upon resignation or removal.
The appointment shall be effective when accepted in writing by the new Trustee,
who shall have all of the rights and powers of the former Trustee, including
ownership rights in the Trust assets. The former Trustee shall execute any
instrument necessary or reasonably requested by the Company or the successor
Trustee to evidence the transfer.

          The successor Trustee need not examine the records and any acts of any
prior Trustee and may retain or dispose of any existing Trust assets, subject to
Sections 7 and 8 hereof. The successor Trustee shall not be responsible for, and
Company shall indemnify and defend the successor Trustee from, any claim or
liability resulting from any action or inaction of any prior Trustee or from any
other past event, or any condition existing at the time it becomes successor
Trustee.

          (b) Notwithstanding Section 11(a) above, if the Trustee resigns or is
removed within three (3) years following a Change in Control, the Company may
appoint such third party as Trustee only with the approval of 2/3 or more of the
Executives (who were employees of Company immediately before the Change in
Control, but determining such 2/3 considering only those Executives who at the
time of the Trustee's resignation or removal continue to have Contracts funded
by the Trust). If the Company and such Executives are unable to agree on a
successor trustee within forty-five (45) days following the notice of the
Trustee's departure, the Trustee shall be entitled to petition a court of
competent jurisdiction to appoint its successor. All reasonable expenses of the
Trustee in connection with the proceeding shall be allowed as administrative
expenses of the Trust.

     Section 12. Amendment or Termination

          (a) Prior to a Change of Control, this Trust Agreement may be amended
by a written instrument executed by the Trustee and the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no such amendment shall conflict with the terms of the Contracts
or shall make the Trust revocable after it has become irrevocable in accordance
with Section l(b) hereof. This Trust Agreement may be amended in a manner
adverse to Executives only by an instrument in writing executed by the Trustee
and the Company, together with the consent of 2/3 of the Executives (who were

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employees of the Company immediately before the Change in Control, but
determining such 2/3 considering only those Executives who at the time of the
Trustee's resignation or removal continue to have Contracts funded by the
Trust).

          (b) The Trust shall not terminate until the date on which Executives
are no longer entitled to benefits pursuant to the terms of the Contracts,
unless approved as provided in Section 12(c) hereof.

          (c) Upon written approval of all Executives who remain entitled to
payment of benefits pursuant to the terms of the Contracts, the Company may
terminate this Trust prior to the time all benefits payable under the Payment
Schedule have been made. All assets in the Trust at termination shall be
returned to the Company.

     Section 13. Miscellaneous

          (a) Any provision of this Trust Agreement prohibited by law shall be
ineffective to the extent of any such prohibition, without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof.

          (b) Benefits payable to Executives under this Trust Agreement may not
be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, pledged,
encumbered or subjected to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution or other
legal or equitable process.

          (c) This Trust Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of Wisconsin.

          (d) For purposes of this Trust, Change of Control shall mean:

               (1) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of
20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (B) the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting
Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (1), the
following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (I) any
acquisition directly from the Company, (II) any acquisition by the Company,
(III) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or
(IV) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A),
(B) and (C) of subsection (3) of this paragraph (d); or

               (2) individuals who, as of March 1, 2002, constitute the Board of
Directors (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual
becoming a director subsequent to March 1, 2002 whose election, or nomination
for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but

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excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board of Directors; or

               (3) consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another entity (a
"Business Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business
Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common
Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
business combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a
corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership
immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common
Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no
Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or
of such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of
the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of
the initial agreement, or the action of the Board, providing for such Business
Combination; or

               (4) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

     Section 14. Arbitration

          Any dispute between the Executives and the Company or the Trustee as
to the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Trust, and any
questions concerning Benefits payable hereunder, shall be determined exclusively
by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect. Such determination shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon the parties. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in
any court of competent jurisdiction. All fees and expenses of such arbitration
(including, without limitation, those incurred by the Executives and Trustee)
shall be paid by the Company.

     Section 15. Effective Date

          The effective date of this Trust Agreement shall be March 1, 2002.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Trustee have caused this Trust Agreement to
be duly executed as of the Effective Date indicated above.

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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MARSHALL & ILSLEY TRUST COMPANY

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                                   Appendix A

                        SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
                            RABBI TRUST "A" AGREEMENT
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1.   Executive Employment Contract, dated as of November 11, 1999, by and
     between Sensient Technologies Corporation and Kenneth P. Manning.

2.   Change of Control and Severance Agreements entered into between Sensient
     Technologies and certain Executives from time to time, benefits under which
     are to be provided to the Trustee upon a Change of Control, as provided in
     Section 2 of the Trust Agreement.

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EXHIBIT 10.1(s)

                        SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

                    SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN A

                (Including All Amendments Through June 14, 2001)

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Sensient Technologies Corporation Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan A (the "Plan") is to enable Sensient Technologies Corporation
(the "Company") to attract, retain, and motivate certain key employees and to
provide retirement and survivor benefits for the employees, their surviving
spouses and designated beneficiaries. The Company intends the Plan to be a
non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan for certain key employees,
as designated and described herein.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Plan, certain words or phrases used herein will have the
following meanings:

     A.   "Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.

     B.   "Disability" means permanent long-term disability for which the
          Executive would be entitled to long-term disability benefits under the
          Company's Disability Income Plan. Determination of such Disability
          applied to this Plan shall be made at the sole discretion of the
          Company and the decision of the Company shall be final. During periods
          of determined Disability, the Executive shall be considered to be in
          the full employ of the Company for the purpose of this Plan.

     C.   "Executive" means a selected employee of the Company designated to
          participate in the Plan by the Chief Executive Officer.

     D.   "Final Compensation" means the greater of:

          1.   the Executive's annual base salary as in effect, prior to
               reduction for the Executive's contributions to this Plan, as of,
               as applicable, the date of his or her death or retirement, or the
               date immediately preceding the Company's change of control, plus
               50% (100% if the Executive has at any time been the Company's
               Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief
               Financial Officer) of the highest bonus award, if any, paid to
               the Executive pursuant to, as applicable, the Sensient
               Technologies Corporation Management Incentive Plan for Division
               Presidents or the Sensient Technologies Corporation Incentive
               Compensation Plan for

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               Elected Corporate Officers during the last five fiscal years of
               the Company immediately preceding or coinciding with, as
               applicable, the date of the Executive's death or retirement, or
               the date immediately preceding the Company's change of control
               (annualized in the event the Executive was not employed by the
               Company for the entire fiscal year of any such fiscal year or in
               the event any such fiscal year was a short fiscal year consisting
               of less than 12 full months); or

          2.   the Executive's average annual base salary as in effect, prior to
               reduction for the Executive's contributions to this Plan, during
               the 60 highest paid consecutive calendar months of the last 120
               calendar months immediately preceding, as applicable, the date of
               his or her death or retirement, or the date immediately preceding
               the Company's change of control, plus 50% (100% if the Executive
               has at any time been the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief
               Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer) of the highest
               bonus award, if any, paid to the Executive pursuant to, as
               applicable, the Sensient Technologies Corporation Management
               Incentive Plan for Division Presidents or the Sensient
               Technologies Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan for Elected
               Corporate Officers during the last five fiscal years of the
               Company immediately preceding or coinciding with, as applicable,
               the date of the Executive's death or retirement, or the date
               immediately preceding the Company's change of control (annualized
               in the event the Executive was not employed by the Company for
               the entire fiscal year of any such fiscal year or in the event
               any such fiscal year was a short fiscal year consisting of less
               than 12 full months).

     E.   "Fiscal Year" means: (i) on or after January 1, 2001, each twelve (12)
          consecutive month period commencing on January 1 and ending the
          following December 31; (ii) on or after October 1, 2000, but prior to
          January 1, 2001, the three (3) consecutive month period commencing
          October 1, 2000 and ending December 31, 2000; and (iii) prior to
          October 1, 2000, each twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning
          October 1 and ending the following September 30.

     F.   "Company" means Sensient Technologies Corporation, and shall include
          all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

     G.   "Normal Retirement Date" means the date the Executive attains age 62;
          or such date after the Executive attains age 55 and his or her age and
          years of continuous service with the Company equals or exceeds 85.

     H.   "Early Retirement Date" means the date the Executive attains age 55
          and has completed 10 or more years of continuous service with the
          Company.

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     I.   "Benefits Administrative Committee" means the Benefits Administrative
          Committee of the Company, members of which are appointed by the Chief
          Executive Officer of the Company.

     J.   "Benefits Investment Committee" means the Benefits Investment
          Committee of the Company, members of which are appointed by the Chief
          Executive Officer of the Company.

SECTION 3. DESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATING IN PLAN

The Chief Executive Officer shall have the sole discretion, from time to time,
to designate which employees shall participate in the Plan. Such a designated
employee shall be called "Executive" and participation shall be evidenced by
Executive's execution of this Agreement.

If an Executive declines participation in the Plan at the time of the offer from
the Company, a Waiver of Participation form must be signed (Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference).

SECTION 4. EXECUTIVE CONTRIBUTION

     A.   PRE APRIL 1, 1991

     Executives who have participated in the Company's Management Split Dollar
     Life Insurance Plan prior to April 1, 1991 will, in each of the first seven
     years of participation hereunder, contribute an amount, based on IRS
     tables, equal to the term insurance premium applicable to a life insurance
     benefit of two times the Executive's base salary in effect for that Fiscal
     Year.

     B.   POST APRIL 1, 1991

     Executives beginning participation on or after April 1, 1991 will, in each
     year until death or retirement, whichever occurs earlier, contribute, on a
     payroll basis through a reduction in base salary, an amount equal to the
     Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company's non-rated term insurance
     premium applicable to a life insurance benefit of two times the Executive's
     base salary in effect on the date of acceptance into the Plan. (For
     purposes of this Plan "base salary" or "average base salary" means the
     Executive's gross base salary prior to reduction for the Executive's
     contribution pursuant to this Section 4.)

SECTION 5. BENEFITS

     Participating Executives and/or their spouses and designated beneficiaries
     shall be entitled to benefits under this Plan if the Executive is employed
     by the Company at the time of his or her death or until his or her
     retirement, or in the event of the Company's change of control, whichever
     occurs earlier.

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     A.   Survivor Income Benefit
          -----------------------

          In the event of the Executive's death prior to his or her retirement,
          a survivor income benefit will be payable to the Executive's
          designated beneficiary for a guaranteed period of 20 years. The annual
          survivor income benefit for such period will be equal to the product
          of the Executive's designated percentage indicated on the Appendix
          hereto and his or her Final Compensation.

     B.   Retirement Benefit
          ------------------

          At the Executive's retirement, the survivor income benefit in
          paragraph A. above shall no longer be available, and the Executive
          shall elect among one of the alternatives described below.

          1.   The Executive may elect a retirement income benefit payable in
               the form of a lump sum distribution but only if the Executive
               makes such election at least one full calendar year prior to his
               or her Early Retirement Date or Normal Retirement Date, as
               applicable, or in lieu of such advance election, elects that his
               or her retirement income benefit be actuarially reduced by six
               percent (6%) at retirement. If the Executive makes a lump sum
               distribution election, his or her retirement income benefit will
               be the lump sum actuarial equivalent of a benefit, payable for a
               guaranteed 20 year period, equal to the product of the
               Executive's designated percentage indicated on the Appendix
               hereto and his or her Final Compensation, actuarially reduced, as
               applicable, by: (i) the early retirement provision in paragraph
               C. below based on the Executive's retirement date; and (ii) six
               percent (6%) if timely advance election of the lump sum form of
               payment is not made. The actuarial assumptions to be applied in
               calculating the actuarial equivalent of an Executive's retirement
               income benefit under this provision shall be determined as of the
               date of the Executive's retirement by the Chief Executive Officer
               of the Company based upon the recommendations of the Benefits
               Investment Committee.

                                      (or)

          2.   The Executive may elect to continue in effect the survivor income
               benefit to be payable to his or her designated beneficiary
               following the Executive's death for a guaranteed 20 year period.
               The annual survivor income benefit for such period will be equal
               to the product of the Executive's designated percentage indicated
               on the Appendix hereto and his or her Final Compensation,
               actuarially reduced, if applicable, by the early retirement
               provision in paragraph C. below based on the Executive's
               retirement date.

                                      (or)

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          3.   The Executive may elect to receive following his or her
               retirement a retirement income benefit to be payable to the
               Executive or his or her designated beneficiary for a guaranteed
               20 year period. The annual retirement/survivor income benefit for
               such period will be equal to the product of the Executive's
               designated percentage indicated on the Appendix hereto and his or
               her Final Compensation, actuarially reduced, if applicable, by
               the early retirement provision in paragraph C. below based on the
               Executive's retirement date.

                                      (or)

          4.   The Executive may elect to receive an actuarially equivalent
               lifetime retirement/survivor income benefit to be payable in the
               form of a joint and survivor annuity. If elected, the amount
               payable will be reduced to cover the cost for providing the
               annuity over the life of the Executive and his or her spouse. The
               survivor income benefit for the surviving spouse will be 50% of
               the retirement income benefit for the Executive. The minimum
               benefit to be paid to the Executive, his or her spouse and
               designated beneficiary will be equal to the aggregate dollar
               amount which would have been payable in the guaranteed 20 year
               payout in paragraph 3. above. Therefore, after the death of the
               later to die of the Executive and the Executive's spouse, the
               designated beneficiary shall receive the remainder of the minimum
               benefit. If the aggregate payments to the Executive and the
               Executive's spouse were made for at least 20 years, the remainder
               of the minimum benefit shall be paid in a lump sum. If the
               aggregate payments to the Executive and the Executive's spouse
               were made for less than 20 years, the remainder of the minimum
               benefit shall be paid in equal monthly installments over the
               period necessary such that the aggregate payout period of all
               benefits related to the Executive equals 20 years. The actuarial
               reductions, from the guaranteed 20 year amount in paragraph 3.
               above, to obtain the 50% joint and survivor annuity are:

                                           %
                     Age               Reduction
                     ---               ---------
                     55                    8
                     56                    7
                     57                    6
                     58                    5
                     59                    4
                     60                    3
                     61                    2
                     62                    0

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     C.   Early Retirement Benefit
          ------------------------

          The retirement income benefit will be actuarially reduced by three
          percent (3%) for each full year the Executive's Early Retirement Date
          precedes his or her Normal Retirement Date.

SECTION 6. MANNER OF PAYING BENEFITS

Within 60 days following the death or retirement of the Executive, an initial
benefit payment shall be made as defined under Section 5. All subsequent
benefits under this Plan shall accrue on the first day of each succeeding month
after death or retirement and shall be made on or about such day during the
period for which benefits are payable.

SECTION 7. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

The benefits payable by the Company under Section 5 shall be paid as they become
due to the beneficiary or beneficiaries as designated by the Executive in
writing on the Beneficiary Designation form (Exhibit B attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference). The Executive shall have the right to change
or amend such beneficiary designation from time to time (without the consent of
any prior beneficiary) by a writing similarly filed. If the Executive fails to
make such beneficiary designation or if no beneficiary so designated survives
the Executive, payments shall be made as they become due to the duly appointed
personal representative of the estate of the Executive.

SECTION 8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

If an Executive's employment with the Company is terminated prior to the
Executive's Early Retirement Date, either by the Company or by the Executive,
with or without cause, no amounts shall be paid under any provision of this
Plan. Disability or death shall not be deemed a termination of employment for
purposes of this Section.

SECTION 9. DISABILITY

If the Executive becomes disabled under the Plan, Executive's contributions will
be waived until the Executive returns to full employment. Retirement benefits
will not be payable under this Plan if the Executive is receiving benefits under
the Company's Disability Income Plan.

SECTION 10. TITLE TO LIFE INSURANCE

If the Company elects to purchase a life insurance contract to provide the
Company with funds to make payments hereunder, the Company shall at all times be
the sole owner of and the beneficiary under such contract, and shall have the
unrestricted right to use all amounts and to exercise all options and privileges
thereunder without knowledge or consent of the Executive, his

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or her designated beneficiary or any third party. It is expressly agreed that
neither the Executive, designated beneficiary, nor any third party shall have
any right, title or interest whatsoever in or to any such contract.

SECTION 11. PAYMENTS ARE NOT SECURED

The Executive, his or her designated beneficiary or any third party having or
claiming a right to payments hereunder or to any interest in this Plan shall
rely solely on the unsecured promise of the Company and nothing herein shall be
construed to give the Executive, his or her designated beneficiary or any third
party any right, title, interest or claim in or to any specific asset, fund,
reserve, account or property of any kind whatsoever owned by the Company or in
which it may have any right, title or interest now or in the future. The
Executive shall have the right to enforce his or her claim against the Company
in the same manner as any unsecured creditor.

SECTION 12. NON-ASSIGNABILITY OF BENEFITS

Except as permitted by Section 7, no rights of any kind under this Plan shall,
without the written consent of the Company, be transferable or assignable by the
Executive or any designated beneficiary or be subject to alienation,
encumbrance, garnishment, attachment, execution, levy or seizure by legal
process of any kind, voluntary or involuntary.

SECTION 13. AMENDMENT

This Plan may be amended at any time or from time to time by the Company. Any
amendment shall not reduce the benefit of any participating Executive, or any
party receiving benefits under this Plan without a consent in writing by the
affected Executive or party. The failure of either the Company or any Executive
to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver thereof. No
provision of this Plan shall be deemed to have been waived or modified unless
such waiver or modification shall be in writing, and signed by the appropriate
party. The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. The
termination of the Plan shall not affect the benefits of any Executive,
Executive's spouse or designated beneficiary covered by the Plan, prior to
termination.

SECTION 14. CHANGE OF CONTROL OF THE COMPANY

     A.   1.   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, including
               specifically Sections 5. and 8., in the event of the change of
               control of the Company, each Executive employed with the Company
               as of the date of the change of control shall receive, in lieu of
               any benefit accrued under any other provision of the Plan (other
               than paragraph 4. below of this subsection A., if applicable), a
               change of control benefit as calculated under paragraph 3. below
               of this subsection A. payable in the form of a lump sum
               distribution as soon as administratively feasible after the date
               of such change of

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               control, regardless of the Executive's age or period of
               continuous service as of the date of the change of control.

          2.   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, including
               specifically Section 5., in the event of the change of control of
               the Company, each Executive who terminated employment before the
               date of the change of control (except for an Executive of a
               division of the Company divested before the change of control,
               unless otherwise determined by the Benefits Investment Committee
               in its discretion) who has not received full payment of his or
               her accrued benefit under Section 5. (or if any such Executive is
               deceased, such Executive's spouse or other designated
               beneficiary) shall receive, in full satisfaction of such accrued
               benefit, a lump sum distribution of the actuarial equivalent of
               such accrued benefit (or a lump sum distribution of the actuarial
               equivalent of his or her remaining payments if already in pay
               status) as soon as administratively feasible after the date of
               such change of control.

          3.   The change of control benefit calculated under this subsection A.
               will be the lump sum actuarial equivalent of a benefit, payable
               for a guaranteed 20 year period, equal to the product of the
               Executive's designated percentage indicated on the Appendix
               hereto and his or her Final Compensation (without imposition of a
               reduction of 3% for each full year the payment date precedes the
               Executive's Normal Retirement Date, if applicable).

          4.   Subject to Section 3., each Executive employed with the Company
               as of the date of the change of control shall continue to be
               eligible to participate in this Plan until his or her termination
               of employment, and upon such Executive's termination he or she
               shall be eligible for any benefits accrued under the Plan
               subsequent to the payment of the change of control benefit,
               regardless of the Executive's age or period of continuous service
               as of the date of his or her termination of employment. With
               respect to any such accrued benefit, the Executive may elect
               retirement benefits under subsection B. of Section 5. payable at
               any time following his or her termination of employment and
               attainment of age 55, and the survivor income benefit in
               subsection A. of Section 5. shall apply until such election is
               made. The calculation of the Executive's accrued benefit
               following the change of control will be the actuarial equivalent
               of a benefit, payable for a guaranteed 20 year period, equal to
               the product of the Executive's designated percentage indicated on
               the Appendix hereto and his or her Final Compensation,
               actuarially reduced for the change of control benefit determined
               under paragraph 3. above of this subsection A. (but without
               imposition of a reduction of 3% for each full year the payment
               date precedes the Executive's Normal Retirement Date, if
               applicable). After termination of employment, no further
               contributions shall be required of the Executive under Section 4.

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          5.   The actuarial assumptions to be applied in calculating the
               actuarial equivalent of an Executive's benefit under this
               subsection A. shall be determined as of the date of the change of
               control or the Executive's termination of employment, as
               applicable, by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company based
               upon the recommendations of the Benefits Investment Committee.

     B.   For purposes of subsection (A) of this Section, the term "change of
          control of the Company" means:

          1.   the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
               meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
               Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) (a Person) of beneficial
               ownership (within the meaning of Rule l3d-3 promulgated under the
               Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding
               shares of common stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company
               Common Stock") or (B) the combined voting power of the then
               outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
               generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company
               Voting Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this
               subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a
               Change of Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company,
               (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any
               employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained
               by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or
               (4) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with
               clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of this Section; or

          2.   individuals who, as of September 10, 1998, constitute the Board
               (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
               least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
               individual becoming a director subsequent to September 10, 1998
               whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
               shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of
               the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
               considered as though such individual were a member of the
               Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such
               individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result
               of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the
               election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
               solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
               other than the Board; or

          3.   consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or
               consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or
               substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition
               of assets of another entity (a "Business Combination"), in each
               case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or
               substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
               beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding

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               Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities
               immediately prior to such business combination beneficially own,
               directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then
               outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power
               of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
               generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of
               the corporation resulting from such Business Combination
               (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result
               of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all
               of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more
               subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their
               ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
               Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
               Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any
               employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or of
               such corporation resulting from such Business Combination)
               beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of,
               respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
               corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the
               combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
               of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership
               existed prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a
               majority of the members of the board of directors of the
               corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members
               of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the
               initial agreement, or the action of the Board, providing for such
               Business Combination; or

          4.   approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
               liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

SECTION 15. FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS

Executive shall forfeit any right to receive benefits hereunder (including any
benefits payable to Executive's spouse or designated beneficiary), and all
benefit payments hereunder shall terminate, if, at any time during the period in
which Executive, his/her spouse and designated beneficiaries shall be entitled
to benefits under this Plan or benefits are being paid hereunder, Executive,
directly or indirectly, either individually or as an employee, officer,
principal, agent, partner, shareholder, owner, trustee, beneficiary,
co-venturer, distributor or consultant or in any other capacity: (1) in a
capacity that could reasonably be expected to cause Executive to use or disclose
confidential information of the Company acquired by Executive during the term of
Executive's employment with the Company, and in a manner materially detrimental
to the business of the Company, participates in, becomes associated with,
provides assistance to, or has a financial or other interest in any business,
activity or enterprise which competes (with any product or product lines of the
Company) for Active Customers of the business of the Company or any successor or
assign of the Company; (2) induces or attempts to induce any employee, officer,
director, sales representative, consultant or other personnel of the Company to
terminate his or her relationship or breach his or her agreements with the
Company; or (3) induces or

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attempts to induce any Active Customer of the Company to cease doing business,
in whole or in part, with or through the Company, or to do business with any
other person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity competitive
with the business of the Company. The ownership of less than a five percent (5%)
interest in a corporation whose shares are traded in a recognized stock exchange
or traded in the over-the-counter market, even though that corporation may be a
competitor of the Company, shall not be deemed financial participation in a
competitor. "Active Customer" shall mean any customer of the Company which
purchased any of the Company's products or services during the one-year period
preceding the date Executive engages in any activity specified in subsection (1)
or (3) above.

In the event of a change of control of the Company (as defined in Section 14
above), this forfeiture provision shall be void.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

If the Company sells, assigns or transfers all or substantially all of its
business and assets to any party, excluding affiliates of the Company, or if the
Company merges into or consolidates or otherwise combines with any party which
is a continuing or successor entity, then the Company shall assign all of its
right, title and interest in this Plan as of the date of such event to the party
which is either the acquiring or successor corporation, and such party shall
assume and perform from and after the date of such assignment all of the terms,
conditions and provisions imposed under this Plan upon the Company. In case of
such assignment by the Company and such assumption and agreement by such party
all further rights as well as all other obligations of the Company under this
Plan thenceforth shall cease and terminate and thereafter the expression "the
Company" wherever used herein shall be deemed to mean such party.

SECTION 17. NON-GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT

This Plan shall not be construed as giving the Executive the right to be
retained as an employee of the Company for any period.

SECTION 18. VESTING

There is no vesting under the Plan.

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SECTION 19. MISCELLANEOUS

The Plan supersedes and modifies in all respects the Company's Management Split
Dollar Life Insurance Plan, as amended through November 1, 1988, and any prior
version of the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan A and any
amendments thereto. The Plan is executed by Executive in consideration of
continued employment with the Company, Company's continuation of the Plan and
Executive's potential receipt of benefits under the Plan.

SECTION 20. ADMINISTRATION

     A.   The Benefits Investment Committee shall be responsible for the general
          operation and administration of the Plan and shall have the full
          authority to interpret and construe the Plan. The Benefits Investment
          Committee's interpretation and construction of the Plan, and actions
          thereunder, shall be binding and conclusive on all persons and for all
          purposes.

     B.   The Benefits Administrative Committee shall have the full authority to
          determine and review claims for benefits under this plan. The Benefits
          Administrative Committee's determination of benefit claims under this
          plan, and actions thereunder, shall be binding and conclusive on all
          persons and for all purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of June
14, 2001.

                                           Sensient Technologies Corporation

                                  By:      ------------------------------------
                                           Richard Carney, Vice President-Human
                                           Resources

(CORPORATE SEAL)                  Attest:

                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  John L. Hammond, Secretary

                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Executive

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                                                                       Exhibit A

                        SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

                    SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN A

                             WAIVER OF PARTICIPATION

On                               , I was given the opportunity to participate in
   -----------------------------
the Sensient Technologies Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan A.
In accordance with the policy established under the Plan, each designated
Executive is given 60 days from the notice of designation (the "Notice") to
participate before the offer is withdrawn, unless at a later date the offer is
reinstated by Sensient Technologies Corporation. I acknowledge and understand
this limitation relative to my participation in the Plan.

Because the elapsed time since receipt of the Notice exceeds 60 days, there will
be no benefits available to me or to any of my beneficiaries under the Plan. I
further understand that my future participation in the Plan is solely within the
discretion of Sensient Technologies Corporation.

Date:
       --------------------------------

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(Witness)                                  (Signature)(Print Name)

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                                                                       Exhibit B

                        SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

                    SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN A

                             Beneficiary Designation
                             -----------------------

I,                             , hereby designate the following as my Primary
   ---------------------------
Beneficiary under my Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan A with Sensient
Technologies Corporation:

---------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
         Primary Beneficiary's Name           Relationship to me

If the Primary Beneficiary does not survive me or survives me, but dies before
actual payment in full of my benefits, or if there be no named Primary
Beneficiary, the remaining portion of my benefits shall be paid in equal shares
to the following Contingent Beneficiaries.

---------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
         Contingent Beneficiary's Name        Relationship to me

---------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
         Contingent Beneficiary's Name        Relationship to me

---------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
         Contingent Beneficiary's Name        Relationship to me

Upon the death of a Contingent Beneficiary, any remaining portion of said
benefits shall be paid in equal shares to his or her children living at the time
each payment is to be made in accordance with the Plan. Upon the death of a
Contingent Beneficiary who is not survived by a child or children, or upon the
death of the last surviving child of a Contingent Beneficiary, any remaining
portion of his or her beneficial interest shall be paid in equal shares to the
then living Contingent Beneficiaries and the children of any then deceased
Contingent Beneficiaries, any such child or children to be paid (as described in
the preceding sentence) only the share the parent would receive if living.

If none of the foregoing persons are living when any benefits under the Plan are
payable, any remaining installments shall be paid to the personal representative
of the last to die of me or any designated beneficiary.

This form constitutes a revocation in full of any Beneficiary Designations
previously made by me and may be changed or revoked by me at any time, provided
that such subsequent designations be in writing and filed with Sensient
Technologies Corporation.

Witness:                                   Date:
                                                --------------------------------

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     (Cannot be a Beneficiary)                Signature of Employee

Receipt of the above Beneficiary Designation is hereby acknowledged by:

                                           SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES
                                           CORPORATION

Date:
       --------------------------------

                                           By:
                                              ----------------------------------

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                                    APPENDIX

                             DESIGNATED PERCENTAGES

         Executive's Name                            Designated Percentage
         ----------------                            ---------------------

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