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X FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Yes No WISCONSIN Sensient Technologies Corporation ( State of Incorporation ) OR TITLE OF EACH CLASS Common Stock , $ 0.10 par value Commission File Number 001-07626 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE , WISCONSIN 53202-5304 ( 414 ) 271-6755 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT : TRADING SYMBOL ( S ) SXT Large Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company 39-0561070 ( IRS Employer Identification Number ) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED New York Stock Exchange LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Accelerated Filer Emerging Growth Company O Non - Accelerated Filer ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report .