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Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT)

10-K 2023-02-17 For: 2022-12-31
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-07626

Sensient Technologies Corporation

WISCONSIN 39-0561070
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

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:

TITLE OF EACH CLASS<br><br> <br>Common Stock, $0.10 par value TRADING SYMBOL(S)<br><br> <br>SXT NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE<br><br> <br>ON WHICH REGISTERED<br><br> <br>New York Stock Exchange LLC

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.   Yes ☒  No ☐

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 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):

Large Accelerated Filer  ☒ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated Filer  ☐
Smaller Reporting Company  ☐ Emerging Growth Company  ☐

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.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ☐  No  ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 2022, was $3,338,132,789. For purposes of this computation only, the registrant’s directors and executive officers were considered to be affiliates of the registrant. Such characterization shall not be construed to be an admission or determination for any other purpose that such persons are affiliates of the registrant.

There were 42,086,535 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 7, 2023.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of this report incorporates information by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2022.

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION—FORM 10-K FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 INDEX

PART I 4
Item 1. Business 4
General 4
Description of Business 4
Acquisitions 5
Divestitures 5
Flavors & Extracts Group 5
Color Group 5
Asia Pacific Group 6
Corporate 6
Research and Development/Quality Assurance 6
Products and Application Activities 6
Raw Materials 7
Competition 7
Foreign Operations 7
Patents, Formulae, and Trademarks 8
Human Capital 8
Regulation 9
Item 1A.  Risk Factors 9
Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments 17
Item 2.  Properties 17
Item 3.  Legal Proceedings 18
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosure 18
Information About Our Executive Officers 18
PART II 19
Item 5.  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 19
Item 6.  [Reserved] 19
Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 20
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 26
Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 28
Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 55
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 55
Item 9B. Other Information 56
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 56
PART III 57
Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers of the Registrant, and Corporate Governance 57
Item 11.  Executive Compensation 57
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 57
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence 57
Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services 57
PART IV 58
Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 58
List of Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule 58
Financial Statement Schedule 64
Schedule II  — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 64
Item 16.  Form 10-K Summary 64
EXHIBIT INDEX 58
SIGNATURES 65

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current assumptions and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance, and financial results. Forward-looking statements include statements in the future tense, statements referring to any period after December 31, 2022, and statements including the terms “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” and other similar terms that express expectations as to future events or conditions. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. A variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results. These factors and assumptions include, among others, the Company’s ability to manage economic and capital market conditions and the impact of recessions and economic downturns; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility, including inflation and shortages impacting the availability and cost of raw materials, energy, and other supplies; the availability and cost of labor, logistics, and transportation; the impact and uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to manage it on the global economy, including, but not limited to, its effects on our employees, facilities, customers, and suppliers, governmental regulations and restrictions, and general economic conditions; the uncertain impacts of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine on our supply chain, input costs, including energy and transportation, and on general economic conditions; the pace and nature of new product introductions by the Company and the Company’s customers; the Company’s ability to anticipate and respond to changing consumer preferences and changing technologies; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its growth strategies; the outcome of the Company’s various productivity-improvement and cost-reduction efforts, acquisition and divestiture activities, and operational improvement plan; industry, regulatory, legal, and economic factors related to the Company’s domestic and international business; the effects of tariffs, trade barriers, and disputes; growth in markets for products in which the Company competes; industry and customer acceptance of price increases; actions by competitors; currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the matters discussed below under the heading “Risk Factors” and under Part II, including the critical accounting policies set forth under the heading “CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES” within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Except to the extent required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Within this document, the Company reports certain non-GAAP financial measures, including: (1) adjusted revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted net earnings, and adjusted diluted earnings per share (which exclude divestiture & other related costs and income, the results of the divested product lines, and restructuring and other costs, which include operational improvement plan costs and income) and (2) percentage changes in revenue, operating income, and diluted earnings per share on an adjusted local currency basis (which eliminate the effects that result from translating its international operations into U.S. dollars, divestiture & other related costs and income, the results of the divested product lines, and restructuring and other costs, which include operational improvement plan costs and income). The Company has included each of these non-GAAP measures in order to provide additional information regarding our underlying operating results and comparable year-over-year performance. Such information is supplemental to information presented in accordance with GAAP and is not intended to represent a presentation in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation. Rather, they should be considered together with GAAP measures and the rest of the information included in this report. Management internally reviews each of these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance on a comparative period-to-period basis and to gain additional insight into underlying operating and performance trends. The Company believes this information can be beneficial to investors for these same purposes. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Additional information related to the Company’s use of non-GAAP financial measures and the divestiture & other related costs and income, the results of the divested product lines, restructuring and other costs, which include operational improvement plan costs and income, and the one-time COVID-19 employee payment that have been excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are available below in Item 7 under the section titled “NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES.”

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PART I

Item 1. Business.

General

Sensient Technologies Corporation (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin in 1882. Its principal executive offices are located at 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5304, telephone (414) 271-6755.

The Company is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In accordance with the Exchange Act, the Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission). These reports and other information may be accessed from the website maintained by the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

The Company can also be reached at its website at www.sensient.com. The Company’s web address is provided as an inactive textual reference only, and the contents of that website are not incorporated in or otherwise to be regarded as part of this report. The Company makes available free of charge on its website its proxy statement, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are electronically filed with or furnished to the Commission. Charters for the Audit, Compensation and Development, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Finance, and Executive Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, as well as the Company’s Code of Conduct, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Policy on Recovery of Incentive Compensation From Executives, and Directors and Executive Officers Stock Ownership Guidelines are also available on the Company’s website. These documents are also available in print to any shareholder, free of charge, upon request. If there are any amendments to the Code of Conduct, or if waivers from it are granted for executive officers or directors, those amendments or waivers also will be posted on the Company’s website.

Description of Business

The Company is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients. The Company uses advanced technologies and robust global supply chain capabilities to develop specialized solutions for food and beverages, as well as products that serve the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and personal care industries. The Company’s customers range in size from small entrepreneurial businesses to major international manufacturers representing some of the world’s best-known brands.

The Company’s principal products include:

• flavors, flavor enhancers, ingredients, extracts, and bionutrients;
• essential oils;
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• dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients;
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• natural and synthetic food and beverage colors;
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• personal care colors and ingredients;
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• pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients and ingredients; and
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• technical colors, specialty colors, and specialty dyes and pigments.
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For 2022, the Company’s three reportable segments were the Flavors & Extracts Group and the Color Group, which are managed on a product basis, and the Asia Pacific Group, which is managed on a geographic

            basis. The Company’s corporate expenses, divestiture & other related costs and income, share-based compensation, and restructuring and other charges including operational improvement plan costs and income, and certain other costs are
            included in the “Corporate & Other” category as described in this report. Financial information regarding the Company’s three reportable segments and the operations included within Corporate & Other is set forth in Note 12, Segment and Geographic Information, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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Acquisitions

On July 15, 2021, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Flavor Solutions, Inc., a flavors business located in New Jersey. The purchase price for this acquisition was $14.9

            million in cash. This business is now part of the Flavors & Extracts segment.

On October 3, 2022, the Company acquired Endemix Doğal Maddeler A.Ş. and Teknoloji Yatırımları ve Danışmanlık Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (collectively,

            Endemix\), a natural colors business located in Turkey. The Company paid $23.3 million in cash for this acquisition, which is net of $1.3 million in debt assumed, with $1.7 million of such amount being held back by the Company for 12 months
            to satisfy any indemnification claims that may arise. This business is now part of the Color segment.

Divestitures

On June 30, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its inks product line. In 2021 and 2020, the Company received $0.5 million and $11.6 million of net cash, respectively, as part of the sale.

On September 18, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its yogurt fruit preparations product line. The Company received $2.5 million of net cash in 2022 and $1.0 million of net cash in each of 2021 and 2020, as part of the sale.

On April 1, 2021, the Company completed the sale of its fragrances product line (excluding its essential oils product line) for $36.3 million of net cash.

Flavors & Extracts Group

The Company is a global developer, manufacturer, and supplier of flavor systems for the food, beverage, and personal care industries. The Company’s flavor formulations are used in many of the world’s best-known consumer products. Under the unified brand names of Sensient Flavors and Sensient Natural Ingredients, the Group is a supplier to multinational and regional companies. As noted above, during the third quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of 2021, the Company divested its yogurt fruit preparations product line and fragrances product line (excluding its essential oils product line), respectively.

The Flavors & Extracts Group produces flavor, extracts and essential oils products that impart a desired taste, texture, aroma, and/or other characteristics to a broad range of consumer and other products. This Group includes the Company’s natural ingredients business, which produces dehydrated garlic, onion, and other natural ingredients for food processors. The main products of the Group are systems products, including flavor-delivery systems, and compounded and blended products. In addition, the Group has strong positions in selected ingredient products such as essential oils, natural and synthetic flavors, and natural extracts. The Group serves food and non-food industries. In food industries, markets include savory, beverage, and sweet flavors, as well as certain bioingredients. Through April 1, 2021, in non-food industries, the Group supplied fragrances and essential oil products to the personal, home-care, and bioingredients markets. After the divestiture of the fragrances product line on April 1, 2021, the Group still produced and supplied essential oils to the personal care market.

Operating through its Natural Ingredients business, which we formerly referred to as our Dehydrated Ingredients business, the Company believes it is the second largest producer (by sales) of dehydrated onion and garlic products in the United States. The Company is also one of the largest producers and distributors of chili powder, paprika, chili pepper, and dehydrated vegetables such as parsley, celery, and spinach. The Company sells dehydrated products to food manufacturers for use as ingredients and also for repackaging under private labels for sale to the retail market and to the food service industry. The advanced dehydration technologies utilized by our Natural Ingredients business permit fast and effective rehydration of ingredients used in many of today’s popular convenience foods.

As of December 31, 2022, the Group’s principal manufacturing plants are located in California, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Belgium, Costa Rica, Mexico, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Color Group

The Company is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of colors for businesses worldwide. The Company provides natural and synthetic color systems for use in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals; colors and other ingredients for personal care, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface treated pigments; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, such as colors, flavors, coatings, and nutraceutical ingredients; and technical colors for industrial applications.

The Company believes that it is one of the world’s largest producers (by sales) of synthetic and natural colors, and that it is the world’s largest manufacturer (by sales) of certified food colors. The Company sells its synthetic and natural colors to domestic and international producers of beverages, bakery products, processed foods, confections, pet foods, personal care, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. The Company also makes industrial colors and other dyes and pigments used in a variety of non-food applications. After the divestiture of the inks product line in the second quarter of 2020, the Company no longer sells specialty inks.

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As of December 31, 2022, the Group’s principal manufacturing plants are located in Missouri, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

The Color Group operates under the following trade names:

• Sensient Food Colors (food and beverage colors);
• Sensient Pharmaceutical Coating Systems (pharmaceutical and nutraceutical colors and coatings);
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• Sensient Cosmetic Technologies (personal care colors, ingredients, and systems); and
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• Sensient Specialty Markets (paper colors; and industrial colors for plastics, leather, wood stains, antifreeze, landscaping, and other uses).
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The Company believes that its advanced process technology, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and equipment, world-class application chemists, and a complete range of synthetic and natural color products constitute the basis for its market leadership position.

Asia Pacific Group

The Asia Pacific Group focuses on marketing the Company’s diverse product lines in the Pacific Rim under the Sensient name. Through these operations, the Company offers a full range of products from its Flavors & Extracts Group and Color Group as well as products developed by regional technical teams to appeal to local preferences.

Sales, marketing, and technical functions are managed through the Asia Pacific Group’s headquarters, which is located in Singapore. Manufacturing operations are located in Australia, China, India, Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, and the Philippines, with sales offices also located in the India and Thailand facilities. The Asia Pacific Group maintains additional offices for local technical support and sales in China and Indonesia as well as for research and development in Singapore.

Corporate

Corporate provides management, administrative, and support services to the Company from its headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Company’s corporate expenses, divestiture & other related costs and income, share-based compensation, other charges including operational improvement plan costs and income, and other costs, are included in the “Corporate & Other” category.

Research and Development/Quality Assurance

The development of specialized products and services is a complex technical process calling upon the combined knowledge and talents of the Company’s research, development, and quality assurance personnel. The Company believes that its competitive advantage lies in its ability to work with its customers to develop and deliver high-performance products that address the distinct needs of those customers.

The Company’s research, development, and quality assurance personnel support the Company’s efforts to improve existing products and develop new products tailored to customer needs, while providing ongoing technical support and know-how to the Company’s manufacturing activities. The Company employed 789 people in research and development, quality assurance, quality control, and lab technician positions as of December 31, 2022.

As part of its commitment to quality as a competitive advantage, the Company’s production facilities hold various certifications, such as those under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and those recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), including the Safe Quality Food Program (SQF), British Retail Consortium (BRC), and Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000), for certifying the safety and quality of its products and production processes.

Products and Application Activities

The Company’s strategic focus is on the manufacturing and marketing of high-performance components that bring life to products. Accordingly, the Company devotes considerable attention and resources to the development of product applications and processing improvements to support its customers’ numerous new and reformulated products. The majority of the proprietary processes and formulae developed by the Company are maintained as trade secrets and protected through internal physical and information technology controls and confidentiality agreements with customers as well as confidentiality and non-competition agreements with employees.

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Within the Flavors & Extracts Group, development activity is focused on ingredients, flavors, natural extracts, and essential oils as well as flavor systems that are responsive to consumer trends and the processing needs of our food and beverage customers. These activities include the development of functional ingredient systems for foods and beverages, savory flavors, and ingredient systems for prepared foods and flavors and ingredients for dairy, confectionery, and other applications. The Company believes that the development of yeast derivatives and other specialty ingredients also provides growth opportunities in bionutrients and biotechnology markets, such as probiotics and fermented ingredients, including enzymes, vitamins, and amino acids.

Within the Color Group, development activity for food and beverage product lines is focused on value-added products derived from synthetic dyes and pigments, natural food and beverage colors, and color systems. The Company also produces a diverse line of colors and ingredients for personal care, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical applications, and technical colors for industrial applications.

Raw Materials

The Company uses a wide range of raw materials in producing its products. Chemicals used to produce certified colors are obtained from several domestic and foreign suppliers. Raw materials for natural colors, such as carmine, beta-carotene, annatto, and turmeric, are sourced internally at our Lima, Peru facility or purchased from overseas and U.S. sources. As of October 2022, the Company owns a natural food colorings business located near Istanbul, Turkey, and has vertically integrated production and processing capacity in black carrot and other natural color products.

In the production of flavors, extracts, and essential oils, the principal raw materials include essential oils, botanicals, extracts, fruits, and juices. These raw materials are obtained from domestic and foreign suppliers. Flavor enhancers and secondary flavors are produced from brewers’ yeast and vegetable materials such as corn and soybeans. Chili peppers, onion, garlic, and other vegetables are acquired under annual contracts with numerous growers in the western United States and China.

The Company believes that its ability to reformulate its products and the general availability of alternate sources of materials from different geographic areas would generally enable it to maintain its competitive position in the event of an interruption in the supply of raw materials from a single supplier.

Competition

All Company products are sold in highly competitive markets. While no single factor is determinative, the Company’s competitive position is based principally on process and applications expertise, quality, technological advances resulting from its research and development, and customer service and support. Because of its highly differentiated products, the Company competes with only a few companies across multiple product lines and generally encounters different competitors in different product lines.

• Flavors & Extracts. Competition in the flavors, extracts, and ingredients industries continues to have an ever-increasing global nature. Most of the Company’s<br> customers do not buy all of their flavor and ingredients products from a single supplier, and the Company does not compete with a single supplier in all product categories. Competition for the supply of flavors, extracts, and<br> essential oils is based on the development of customized ingredients for new and reformulated customer products as well as on quality, customer service, and price. Competition to supply<br> dehydrated vegetable products is present through several large and small domestic competitors as well as competitors from other countries. Competition for the supply of dehydrated vegetables is based principally on product quality,<br> customer service, and price.
• Color. Competition in the color market is diverse, with the majority of the Company’s competitors specializing in either synthetic dyes and pigments or natural<br> colors or coloring foodstuffs (in Europe). The Company believes that it gains a competitive advantage as the only major basic manufacturer of a full range of color products, including synthetic dyes and pigments as well as natural<br> colors. Competition in the supply of personal care colors and ingredients and pharmaceutical and nutraceutical ingredients and excipients is based on the development of customized products and solutions as well as quality, customer<br> service, and price. The Company believes that its reputation and capacity as a color producer as well as its product development and applications expertise give it a competitive advantage in these markets.
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• Asia Pacific. The Company offers a broad array of products to customers through the Asia Pacific Group. Competition is based upon reliability in product quality,<br> service, and price as well as technical support available to customers.
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Foreign Operations

Additional information regarding the Company’s foreign operations is set forth in Note 12, Segment and Geographic Information, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial

            Statements included in this report.

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Patents, Formulae, and Trademarks

The Company owns or controls many patents, formulae, and trademarks related to its businesses. The businesses are not materially dependent upon any particular patent, trademark, or formula; however, trademarks, patents, and formulae are important to the business of the Company.

Human Capital

As of December 31, 2022, the Company employed 4,094 persons worldwide. Approximately 44% of our employees were employed in the United States, and approximately 56% were employed outside of the United States. Of

            our 4,094 employees worldwide, we had 506 general administration employees \(e.g., accounting, administrative, regulatory compliance, IT, human resources, etc.\), 2,575 production employees, 477
            research and development employees, and 536 sales and marketing employees.

We believe that our future success is dependent upon our continued ability to attract, retain, and motivate successful employees. Our Board of Directors oversees our human capital management program, in consultation with our CEO and Vice President, Human Resources. The Board also has routine contact with all Company officers and periodically receives presentations from the Group Presidents and Vice President as well as select General Managers.

Talent Acquisition and Talent Development

We are committed to the recruitment, retention, and continued development of people who thrive and succeed in our culture. In furtherance of this goal, our primary areas of focus remain: (i) talent acquisition, (ii) on-boarding, (iii) coaching, development, and retention, and (iv) integrity and professionalism. As part of the Company’s effort to attract and motivate employees, we offer compensation and comprehensive benefits that we believe are competitive in the markets in which we operate and compete for talent. We also have a dedicated internal talent acquisition team, with deep knowledge of our Company and our core values, in order to help us find the best prospective employees for open positions worldwide. We hold ourselves accountable to filling open roles expeditiously by closely monitoring and limiting days to fill open roles. We also challenge ourselves to take a broad view of talent acquisition, regularly seeking talent from non-traditional backgrounds and from outside our industry, and moving beyond restrictive pedigree requirements in favor of skills and the ability to learn. With our sales and technical roles, we have implemented a gamified AI-based platform to identify candidates, without bias, who share the behavioral and cognitive attributes of our most successful sales and technical employees from around the world.

After hiring a candidate, we believe that an effective on-boarding is a critical factor in whether a new employee succeeds or fails. We continue to develop, and improve upon, an effective on-boarding process to differentiate ourselves from our competitors and help enable our employees to succeed. We generally track our progress through weekly pre-hire team on-boarding calls, new hire surveys, new hire interviews, and a monthly report of our results to senior leadership. We also have regular 1:1 meetings between non-production employees and their supervisors.

In order to continue to develop and retain our key talent, we offer training programs based upon the employee’s role in the Company. We also maintain personalized career planning, ongoing coaching and development by Corporate and local leadership, and a “High Potential Program,” which ensures our key talent learns from and gains exposure to senior leadership. Performance reviews and succession planning occur company-wide on an annual basis. Individual goals are set annually for each employee, which flow from the Company strategy, and attainment of those goals is an element of the employee’s performance assessment. We invest in our development programs for high-impact roles, such as our General Management Development, Sales Representative Trainee, and Flavorist Trainee programs. We continue to “promote-from-within” and provide opportunities for our internal employees to grow their careers, with over half of our senior leadership and over half of our business unit leaders previously having been promoted to their current role from within the Company. We closely monitor turnover overall and in critical roles to vet our retention efforts and identify areas of need for future investment.

Our Corporate Creed, set forth at the beginning of our Code of Conduct, sets forth three non-negotiable rules: (1) Always tell the truth; (2) Always produce safe, high-quality products in safe and secure facilities; and (3) Always be professional. Employees throughout the organization know these expectations as the “Three Rules.” Under the Three Rules, all of our employees are expected to exhibit and promote integrity and professionalism in the workplace. All of our employees must adhere to these non-negotiable expectations for appropriate behavior. We perform annual, company-wide training on our Code of Conduct, as well as for all new hires. The CEO personally provides instruction on the Three Rules during leadership training conducted each year throughout the organization. To further reinforce our expectations, the CEO internally publishes anonymized quarterly reports of Code of Conduct violations and their consequences. In addition, we strictly apply principles of non-discrimination, which are foundational to our non-negotiable expectations of integrity and professionalism, in all employment-related decisions.

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Health and Safety

We take pride in our strong and continually improving health and safety programs, which we view as important aspects of our economic health and core values. We expect each employee to actively participate in and contribute to this philosophy. Examples of actions taken to demonstrate our commitment and progress toward achieving our goal of providing a safe workplace include: (i) Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Department oversight of safety and compliance matters at all Company facilities; (ii) periodic EHS audits conducted at Company facilities by third parties at the direction of the Corporate Legal Department to determine the state of facility compliance with applicable safety laws and regulations; (iii) implementation of “best-practice” programs and management systems across all business units worldwide; (iv) ongoing capital investments aimed at continually improving standards for environment, health, and safety in each of our plants around the world; (v) meaningful use of metrics to apply leading and lagging indicators toward incremental improvement and sustainable results; (vi) regular communication and engagement with employees on safety topics through safety committee meetings, plant-wide communication meetings, and “tool box” meetings; and (vii) root cause analysis of all injuries and near misses to ensure that lessons learned can be applied across the entire organization. We also maintain a corporate physical security program led by a retired Secret Service Agent. The physical security program aims to secure our facilities, protect our employees from workplace violence, ensure proper training and monitoring of travelers, and provide regular assessments of the security situations in the countries where we operate.

Regulation

The production, packaging, labeling, and distribution of certain of the products of the Company in the U.S. are subject to the regulations of various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, in particular the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Company is subject to similar regulations in many international markets, particularly Europe. Compliance with government laws, rules, and regulations did not have, and is not currently expected to have, a material adverse effect on our capital expenditures, results of operations, and competitive position.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As with any business, the Company’s business and operations involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the other discussions in this report, particularly those under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” below and “Forward-Looking Statements” above, the following factors should be considered:

Business Risks

• Intense competition with our competitors may result in reduced sales and profitability.

We develop, manufacture, and sell flavors, flavor enhancers, ingredients, extracts, and bionutrients; essential oils; natural ingredients, including dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients; natural and synthetic food and beverage colors; personal care colors and ingredients; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients and ingredients; and technical colors, specialty colors, and specialty dyes and pigments. We sell these products to customers in industries and markets that are highly competitive. We face intense competition from multiple competitors in each of our business lines. These competitors range from large multinational flavor companies with broad and sophisticated product portfolios and outstanding technological capabilities to smaller more specialized regional companies that focus on a single product line or offering. Our success against these competitors depends upon our ability to continually develop and manufacture safe, high quality, innovative, and legally compliant products across each of our product lines in varying batch sizes, at varying frequencies, and at acceptable prices. We also must provide outstanding product development support, on time delivery, regulatory assistance, and after-sale product support to all of our customers, wherever they are located. If we are unable to do these tasks, or if competitors do any of these tasks better than we do, we may lose part or all of our business with some customers. We do lose business to competitors from time to time. Competition can reduce both our sales and the prices at which we are able to sell our products, which can negatively affect our results.

• Our business is impacted by adverse developments in economic conditions, which could negatively affect our financial performance and our ability to grow or sustain the growth of our<br> business.

We compete around the world in various geographic regions and product markets. Global economic and political conditions affect our businesses and the businesses of our customers and suppliers. Economic downturns, changes in interest rates, lower consumer confidence, decreasing employment levels, price instability, inflation, slowing economic growth, and social and political instability in the industries and/or markets where we compete could negatively affect our financial performance in future periods and adversely impact our ability to grow or sustain our business. For example, current macroeconomic and political instability have caused global supply chain disruptions, inflation, and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, which have adversely impacted and could continue to adversely impact our results of operations.

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In addition, the credit markets provide us with liquidity to operate and grow our business beyond the liquidity that our cash flows provide. A worldwide economic downturn and/or disruption of the credit markets could reduce our access to capital or significantly increase our costs of capital, which may negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. We have seen our interest expense rise as a result of increased interest rates, and a continued increase in such rates may negatively affect our results.

• A disruption in our manufacturing operations could adversely affect our profitability.

We develop, manufacture, and distribute our products around the world. Generally, our labs and plants are dedicated to particular product lines. For example, many (but by no means all) of our food colors products are developed and manufactured in our St. Louis facility. While we have redundant capabilities across labs and plants for many product lines, in some cases, we only manufacture particular products at one facility. To establish a new manufacturing capability at a plant could require substantial time, money, and numerous governmental and customer approvals. Additionally, because of the complexity and highly specialized nature of many of the products we produce, it would require a tremendous amount of technical, engineering, and management time and effort to establish the new capability. Manufacturing involves inherent risks such as industrial accidents, environmental events, labor disputes, labor shortages, product quality control issues, safety issues, licensing, and regulatory compliance requirements, as well as natural disasters, conflicts, terrorist acts, civil unrest, ERP software issues, cyber-attacks, and other events that we cannot control. If one of our development or manufacturing facilities is disrupted or impaired, we could cause a supply disruption to our customers, which could cause short and long-term damage to our customer relationships. Such disruption would have an adverse effect on our financial performance and future growth.

• The coronavirus/COVID-19 has significantly impacted worldwide economic conditions and could adversely affect our results and financial condition.

The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has caused, and may continue to cause, a material adverse effect on the level of economic activity around the world, including through factory shutdowns, disruptions in supply and logistics, travel and transportation restrictions, widespread illness and quarantines, and uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets. These disruptions present numerous risks to our operations. We may be unable to produce goods due to constraints in production caused by our factories being ordered to close; our inability to obtain raw materials due to shortages, transportation disruptions, or supplier shutdowns; or due to illnesses and quarantines affecting our workforce. Any of these events could adversely affect our ability to produce and sell our products, resulting in reduced revenue.

While all of our manufacturing facilities currently remain open, it remains possible that a government could order partial or total shutdown of one or more of our facilities as a result of a zero-COVID government policy or otherwise. Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 through 2022, our facilities in China and India were shut down at times by the local governments as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Any such future shutdowns could adversely affect our results. Even if our facilities are allowed to remain open, an outbreak of illness among employees at any of our facilities could result in a temporary or prolonged manufacturing disruption or facility closure. We have also found it difficult to hire production workers and other employees in some markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and changing dynamics in the employment market, which have increased competition for labor. Additionally, changes in governmental policies could also affect our ability to operate our facilities.

Even if we can produce our products, we may not be able to ship them on time due to transportation disruptions. In addition, due to travel restrictions and customer shutdowns, we may not be able to continue sales efforts with some new and existing customers. Even where we can produce our products, offer our products for sale, and deliver them, our customers may not be able to fully operate their production facilities due to shutdowns or their inability to obtain other raw materials necessary to produce their products, which may result in less demand for our products. Customers may also face transportation disruptions for their products, which could reduce customers’ sales and, therefore, customers’ demand for our products. Additionally, many customers have cancelled or delayed new product introductions due to the disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is unclear when, or if, such new product introductions will return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. A prolonged decline of new product introductions or limited time offerings could adversely affect our results.

Overall, COVID-19 and the volatile economic conditions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic could exacerbate the other risk factors that we identify in this report, any of which could materially adversely impact our business. More broadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the massive economic and societal impacts that can be generated by a global pandemic, and there can be no assurance that there will not be a resurgence of COVID-19, globally or in regions that are significant to us, or the outbreak of another pandemic in the future, either of which could materially adversely impact our business. As a result of any of the foregoing, our results or financial condition could be adversely impacted and the impacts could be material.

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• Intense competition among our customers and their competitors may result in reduced sales and profitability for our customers and us.

Generally, we do not sell products directly to consumers. The customers to whom we sell our products incorporate our products into their own products. Our customers face intense competition. This competitive pressure has caused some of our customers to change or reduce ordering patterns, to resist price increases, to discontinue or reduce existing product offerings, and to introduce fewer new products and reduce or eliminate traditional limited time offerings. Some of our large, multinational customers may increasingly become vertically integrated as a result of cost pressures, supply chain disruptions, or other reasons. We would lose business to the extent any of our customers are able to produce the products that we otherwise supply them. Additionally, the commercial outlets for many of our customers are also under intense competitive pressure, which has caused many such commercial outlets to be resistant to price increases from their suppliers. Ultimately, our ability to sell our products to customers depends upon our customers’ ability to succeed against their competitors and to respond effectively to the demands of their own customers. When our customers do not successfully compete, as happens from time to time, it can impact our sales and the prices at which we sell our products, which can negatively affect our results.

• The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the global response to it, may adversely affect our operations.

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. This ongoing military conflict has increased the likelihood of supply chain interruptions and, for certain raw materials, decreased our ability to source materials that we need to make our products. For example, suppliers located in Ukraine are our main source of sunflower oil, which is primarily used in our savory and beverage businesses. We have encountered difficulties, and may continue to encounter difficulties, in finding favorable pricing and reliable alternative sources or substitutes for certain of the raw materials we need (including sunflower oil) for certain products. If these difficulties persist, accelerate, or expand, our operations could be adversely affected.

In addition, we have experienced increased costs for transportation, energy, and raw materials due in part to the negative impact of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict on the global economy. These increased costs, or any potential shortage of energy or raw materials, could adversely affect our profitability. The military conflict may also increase the risk of cybersecurity incidents, including the risk of cyberattacks in retaliation for the United States’ and European Union’s support of Ukraine and sanctions against Russia or otherwise. Such attacks, whether on us or on critical infrastructure and financial institutions globally, could also adversely affect our operations.

It is not possible to predict the broader or long-term consequences of this military conflict, which could include further sanctions, regional instability, a wider military conflict, and adverse effects on international trade policies and economic conditions, cybersecurity, currency exchange rates, and financial markets.

• In some product lines, most of our sales are made to a relatively small number of customers; if we lose any of those customers, sales and operating results could decline.

In some of our product lines, our sales are concentrated with a small number of customers. While we do not currently have any single customer that we consider to be significant to us as a whole, the loss of a significant customer for a particular product line could substantially affect the sales and profitability of that line or the business unit that sells that product line, which may cause us to re-evaluate that line. Those developments could negatively affect our results.

• Consolidation has resulted in customers with increased buying power, which can affect our profitability.

Many of our customers have consolidated in recent years and we expect the combination trend to continue in many business lines. These consolidations have often produced large, sophisticated customers with increased buying power who are more capable of resisting price increases or vertically integrating. If the larger size or greater buying power of those customers results in additional negotiating strength, the prices we are able to charge could be negatively affected and our profitability could decline. In addition, if any of these large customers are able to produce the products that we otherwise supply them, our results of operations may be adversely impacted.

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• Our sales and profitability are affected by changing consumer preferences, changing regulations and technologies, and our ability and our customers’ ability to make and sell to<br> consumers in highly competitive markets.

Although we do not generally make or sell proprietary consumer products, many of our products are sold to companies that develop and market consumer products, either directly or through other commercial and retail outlets. Sales of flavors, colors, personal care ingredients, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients and ingredients, and many of our other products depend in part upon our customers’ ability to create and sell products to consumers in highly competitive markets, all of which are beyond our control. Our sales could also be affected by changing regulations or technologies that could impact consumer demand for products that contain our products. Therefore, we depend upon our customers’ ability to create markets for the consumer products that incorporate the products that we manufacture. In addition, if we cannot adequately anticipate and respond to the needs of our customers as they evolve in response to changing consumer preferences, new technologies, and price demands, our results could be adversely affected. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing economic uncertainty have impacted consumer behavior in numerous ways and it is difficult to predict whether these changes will persist over the long term and how they will impact our customers. Additionally, the market pressures on our customers may adversely affect the willingness of these customers to launch new products, to introduce limited time offerings, and to grow or continue to produce existing product lines. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a reduction in the size of new product launches and fewer limited time offerings from some of our customers. Any of these actions by our customers can adversely affect our results.

• If we do not maintain an efficient cost structure, our profitability could decrease.

Our success depends in part on our ability to maintain an efficient cost structure. We regularly initiate cost-reduction measures that could impact our manufacturing, sales, operations, and information systems functions. If we do not continue to manage costs and achieve additional efficiencies, or we do not successfully implement related strategies, our competitiveness and our profits could decrease. As discussed above, the price pressures in our markets make such cost reduction efforts particularly important. For example, in 2020 and 2021, the Company executed an operational improvement plan to further consolidate manufacturing facilities and improve efficiencies within the Personal Care business line of the Company. These types of activities have required, and may continue to require, the devotion of significant resources and management attention and may pose business risks. Our ability to realize anticipated cost savings may be affected by a number of factors, including our ability to effectively reduce overhead, rationalize manufacturing capacity, and effectively produce products at the consolidated facilities. Furthermore, our cost reduction efforts may not be as effective as we had anticipated, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition.

• A disruption in our supply chain could adversely affect our profitability.

We generally rely on third party suppliers for various raw materials that we use to make our products. We use many different chemical products, natural products, and other commodities as raw material ingredients. We also use raw materials whose production is energy intensive and dependent on successful farming techniques and favorable climatic and environmental conditions. As the demand for natural products continues to grow, the risks associated with agriculture, such as reduced crop yields, reduced crop availability, water shortages, increased water costs, reduced access to water, droughts, and other potentially more severe weather events, are becoming increasingly important. In addition, we obtain some raw materials from a single supplier or a limited number of suppliers. Disruptions or other issues with those suppliers could affect the availability of those materials. Even if there are multiple suppliers of a particular raw material, there are occasionally shortages. Constrictions in supply of raw materials can lead to increased costs. We may not be able to pass these costs to customers for a variety of reasons, including the fact that some of our competitors may not be subject to the increased costs. Additionally, government regulatory action against any of our suppliers could also cause a supply disruption. We have, in the past, dealt with regulators shutting down suppliers that provided the Company with raw materials. This adversely impacted the supply of raw materials for the affected products and, therefore, impacted our ability to produce products containing these raw materials. Additionally, our yields from harvests for onion were adversely impacted in 2021 and 2022 by both drought and flooding, resulting in reduced availability of onion products for our Natural Ingredients business. Any future unavailability or shortage of a raw material, however caused, could negatively affect our operations using that raw material and thus adversely affect our results.

• We may not be able to manage inventory as effectively as anticipated, which may adversely impact our performance.

Efficient inventory management is essential to our performance. We must maintain appropriate inventory levels and product mix to meet customer demand, without incurring costs related to storing and holding excess inventory. If our inventory management decisions do not accurately predict demand or otherwise result in excess inventory, as has happened in the past, our financial results may be adversely impacted by markdowns, impairment charges, or other costs related to disposal of excess or obsolete inventory. For example, the shelf-life for natural products is generally shorter than synthetic products, so as the demand for natural products grows, it becomes more likely that any excess inventory could need to be written off or subject to markdowns and would have an adverse impact on our revenue and profitability. Additionally, if we do not maintain enough inventory to satisfy the demand of our customers, we may lose business to our competitors, which could adversely affect our results. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have held large quantities of raw material and finished goods inventory to minimize disruptions to our customers. As we emerge from the worst impacts of the pandemic, we may not be as effective as we intend in reducing our inventory to more normal levels.

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• Raw material, energy, labor, and transportation cost volatility, including inflation in prices due to ongoing supply chain challenges and other macroeconomic forces, may reduce our<br> profitability.

We have experienced challenges as a result of ongoing domestic and global supply chain issues, particularly with respect to raw materials, logistics, and labor. In addition, we have experienced inflationary increases in the costs of raw materials, energy, transportation, and labor. Although we attempt to manage these challenges through pricing and other actions, we may not be able to increase our product prices enough to offset these increased costs. Increasing our prices also may reduce sales volume and related profitability and cause us to lose customers. If inflationary conditions persist, accelerate, or expand, it will become more difficult to manage these challenges without adverse impacts to our revenues and profitability.

We use various energy sources in our production and distribution processes. Commodity and energy prices are subject to significant volatility caused by market fluctuations, supply and demand, currency fluctuation, production and transportation disruption, disruptive world events (such as the Russia-Ukraine military conflict discussed above), and changes in governmental regulations, particularly related to carbon reduction. Commodity, transportation, and energy price increases will raise both our raw material costs and operating costs. Additionally, as many areas move away from using carbon-based sources of energy, we would initially anticipate increases in the cost of energy generated from renewable energy sources as well as potential reliability and continuity issues related to electrical power generation, distribution, and supply. While the long-term environment impact of these moves is favorable, the shorter and medium-term impact in increased energy prices could adversely affect our profitability.

• The financial condition of our customers may adversely affect their ability to buy products from us at current levels, to accept price increases, or to pay for products that they have<br> already purchased.

As mentioned above, our customers are under intense pressure in their markets from competitors and as a result of changing consumer preferences. Historically, these combined pressures have resulted in some of the Company’s customers entering bankruptcy or receivership. There is risk that other customers of the Company could enter bankruptcy or receivership in the near-term. Once in bankruptcy or receivership, these customers are restricted from paying certain outstanding invoices to the Company until later in the bankruptcy process and even when able to pay, may not be able to pay the full amounts owed. Additionally, certain payments made to us prior to a customer declaring for bankruptcy may be, and have been, subject to clawback during the bankruptcy or receivership process. Financially distressed customers may change or reduce ordering patterns, reduce willingness to accept price increases, discontinue or reduce existing product offerings, and introduce fewer new products. Those developments could adversely affect our results.

• The impact of currency exchange rate fluctuation may negatively affect our results.

We report the results of our foreign operations in the applicable local currency and then translate those results into U.S. dollars at applicable exchange rates. The applicable exchange rates between and among foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar have fluctuated and will continue to do so in the future. These fluctuations have impacted our results of operations in recent periods as discussed below in more detail under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Such currency exchange rate volatility may also adversely impact our financial condition or liquidity. While we may use forward exchange contracts and foreign currency denominated debt to manage our exposure to foreign exchange risk, such risk management strategies do not insulate us completely from those exposures and may not be effective, and our results of operations could be adversely affected. Exchange rates can be volatile and a substantial weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar could reduce our profit margin in certain of our businesses outside of the U.S. and adversely impact the comparability of results from period to period. The continued strength of the U.S. dollar could continue to adversely impact our revenue and profit in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

• Operating in foreign countries and emerging markets exposes us to increased risks, including economic, political, security, and international operation risks.

We operate, manufacture, and sell our products and obtain raw materials in many foreign countries and emerging markets. This subjects us to risks that could materially impact our operating results, including: difficulties in staffing and managing foreign personnel in diverse cultures; transportation delays or interruptions; sometimes unpredictable regulatory changes; physical security risks; and the effects of international political developments and political and economic instability. For example, we have a natural colors business in Peru, which has experienced political instability in recent years, including the removal of its president in late 2022. While the political instability of Peru has not yet materially adversely impacted our business in Peru, it could do so in the future, and our results of operations could be adversely affected. Also, we have a flavors manufacturing facility in Celaya, Mexico, which has experienced increased levels of political and criminal violence by narcotics trafficking cartels during 2022. While the instability in Mexico has not yet materially adversely impacted our business there, it could do so in the future, and our results of operations could be adversely affected.

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In addition, changes in policies by the United States or foreign governments could negatively affect our operating results due to changes in duties, tariffs, trade regulations, taxes, or limitations on currency or fund transfers. For example, changes in the trade relationship between the U.S. and China as well as potential regulatory actions by the Chinese government may affect the availability and cost of our raw materials and products originating in China, the demand for, as well as the supply of, our products manufactured in China or containing raw materials from China, and the demand from Chinese customers for our products. Chinese government pandemic control policies also caused our facilities to be shutdown for certain periods during 2022.

• The impact of tariffs and other trade barriers may negatively affect our results.

The Company has manufacturing facilities located around the world. The Company sells to customers located both inside and outside the countries in which products are manufactured. The Company also depends upon suppliers both inside and outside the countries in which products are manufactured. Tariffs and other trade barriers imposed by the U.S. or other countries have affected and could continue to adversely affect our manufacturing costs, our ability to source and import raw materials, our ability to export our products to other markets, and our ability to compete successfully against other companies that are not impacted by tariffs to the same extent as the Company. For example, we have production facilities, customers, and suppliers in the United Kingdom, and greater trade restrictions resulting from the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union could result in increased costs and other adverse financial impacts to our business. Additionally, the uncertainties created by tariffs and other trade barriers have also affected and could continue to affect our customers’ demand for our products because, for example, the customers decide to delay product launches or destock inventory due to these uncertainties. It is difficult to predict the effects of current or future tariffs and other trade barriers and disputes, and the Company’s efforts to reduce the effects of tariffs through pricing and other measures may not be effective. In some cases, our products, such as U.S. grown garlic and onion, benefit from tariffs levied against foreign products. If these beneficial tariffs were reduced or eliminated, it could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

• Various stakeholders’ increasing and changing expectations and new laws and regulations with respect to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) matters may impose additional costs<br> on us or expose us to additional risks.

Stakeholder expectations in connection with ESG matters have been, and continue to be, rapidly evolving and increasing. The enhanced stakeholder and regulatory focus on ESG matters requires us to continuously monitor various developing standards and reporting requirements and make continuous progress in our efforts to reduce our, as well as our suppliers’, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and waste generation. Implementing such monitoring, reporting, and improved sustainability could be costly. Even where we make progress, our ESG practices still may not meet the standards of all of our stakeholders. For example, many of our large, global customers are committing to long-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within their supply chains. If we are unable to achieve these reductions, our customers may seek out alternative suppliers who are better able to support such reductions. In addition, some of our customers and other stakeholders are requiring us to provide information on our plans relating to certain ESG matters, such as greenhouse gas emissions, and we expect this trend to continue as more regulations are being adopted. If we are unable to respond, or we are perceived to be responding inadequately, to the expectations of our stakeholders, our business and reputation could be harmed, our profit and revenue could decline, and it could have a negative impact on the trading price of our common stock.

In addition, the increased focus on ESG matters may result in new or increased regulations, laws, and demands, such as carbon tax programs and enhanced sustainability reporting regimes, which could cause us to incur additional costs or to make changes to our operations to comply with any such regulations, laws, or demands. These actions are likely to increase costs associated with our operations, including costs for raw materials, production, and transportation. If we are unable to pass on these costs, our profit could decline. Further, our customers and the markets we serve may impose standards, regulations, market-based policies, or preferences that we may not be able to timely meet due to the required level of capital investment or technological advancement, which in the case of the availability of sustainable energy to support our operations is generally outside our control. If we fail to keep up with changing regulations and preferences, or if we fail to innovate or operate in ways that maximize sustainability, our customers may choose more sustainable suppliers. Failing to quickly and cost-efficiently adapt to stakeholder ESG expectations and standards could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Additionally, consumers who buy food and personal care products from our customers may be unwilling to pay the higher prices that could result from the increased costs of products as a result of these sustainability efforts, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

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• World events and natural disasters are beyond our control and could affect our results.

World events can adversely affect national, international, and local economies. Economies can also be affected by conflicts, natural disasters, changes in climate, severe weather (including droughts and flooding), epidemics, pandemics (including the coronavirus, as discussed in more detail above), or other catastrophic events. Such events and conditions, as well as uncertainty in or impairment of financial markets, have adversely affected and could continue to affect our revenues and profitability, particularly if they occur in locations in which we or our customers have significant operations. Our natural colors, flavors, extracts, and essential oils businesses are dependent on favorable climatic conditions and the non-occurrence of natural disasters. Adverse weather events could impact our or our growers’ ability to plant, grow, and harvest crops, and such events could also increase the presence of disease and pests on such crops, which may negatively affect our ability to supply certain products. For example, our Natural Ingredients business has significant operations in California, which has been dealing with drought conditions, flooding, and water supply issues. In the event that there is an insufficient supply of water for our operations or the operations of the growers that we contract with, our Natural Ingredients business may be materially impacted and could have an adverse effect on our results. As noted above, our yields from harvests for onion were adversely impacted in 2021 and 2022 by both drought and flooding, resulting in reduced availability of our onion products. In addition, while we have manufacturing facilities throughout the world, certain of our facilities are the sole manufacturer of a specific product, and a disruption in manufacturing could lead to increased costs of relocating or replacing the production of a product, or reformulating a product, which could have an adverse effect on our results.

Litigation and Regulatory Risks

• Many of our products are used in items for human consumption and contact. We may be subject to product liability claims and product recalls, which could negatively impact our<br> profitability and corporate image.

We sell flavors, fragrances, and colors that are used in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, personal care, nutraceuticals, and other items for human consumption or contact. These products involve risks such as contamination or spoilage, tampering, defects, and other adulteration. If the consumption or use of our products causes product damage, injury, illness, or death, we may be subject to liability, including class action lawsuits and other civil and governmental litigation. We are also subject to product liability claims involving products containing diacetyl and related chemicals. From time to time, we or our customers have withdrawn or recalled products in the event of contamination, product defects, or perceived quality problems. If our customers withdraw or recall products related to ingredients that we provide to them, as has occurred in the past, they may make claims against us.

Although we vigorously defend against claims when they are made, there can be no assurance that any claims or recalls will not be material. While we maintain liability insurance against these risks, coverage may be unavailable or incomplete. A significant product defect, product recall, or product liability judgment can negatively impact our profitability for a period of time depending on the insurance coverage, costs, adverse publicity, product availability, scope, competitive reaction, and consumer attitudes. Even if a product liability claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued, the cost of defense and the negative publicity surrounding any assertion that our products caused illness, injury, or death or any recall involving our products could adversely affect our reputation with existing and potential customers and our corporate image and thereby adversely impact our profitability.

• There are an enormous number of laws and regulations applicable to us, our suppliers, and our customers across all of our business lines. Compliance with these legal requirements is<br> costly to us and can affect our operations as well as those of our suppliers and customers. Failure to comply could also be costly and disruptive.

Our facilities and products are subject to many laws and regulations relating to the environment, health, safety, and the content, processing, packaging, storage, distribution, quality, and safety of food, drugs, personal care, other consumer products, and industrial colors. These laws and regulations are administered in the United States by the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Labor, and other federal and state governmental agencies. We, our suppliers, and our customers are subject to similar governmental regulation and oversight abroad. Compliance with these laws and regulations can be complex and costly and affect our, our suppliers’, and our customers’ operations. Also, if we, our suppliers, or our customers fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could be subject to administrative penalties and injunctive relief, civil and criminal remedies, fines, recalls of products, and private civil lawsuits. Regulatory action against a supplier or customer can create risk for us and negatively affect our operations. As discussed above, actions by regulatory agencies against us and our suppliers can also adversely impact the availability of raw materials. Whenever raw materials become more costly or unavailable due to legal, regulatory, or other governmental actions, our profitability could be adversely impacted.

• Environmental compliance may be costly to us.

Our operations are subject to extensive and stringent laws and regulations that pertain to the discharge of materials into the environment, handling of materials, and disposition of wastes and air emissions. These rules operate or will operate at both the federal and state levels in the United States, and there are analogous laws at most of our overseas locations. Environmental regulations, and the potential failure to comply with them, can have serious consequences, including the costs of compliance and defense; interference with our operations or the ability to obtain required permits; civil, criminal, and administrative penalties; and negative publicity. Additionally, the ability of our suppliers to comply with environmental regulations may cause adverse effects on us by reducing or eliminating the availability of necessary raw materials or increasing the cost of raw materials. These factors might adversely impact our ability to make certain products as well as our profitability on the products that can be made.

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• We could be adversely affected by violations of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and regulations.

Our business is subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and similar anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and regulations in other countries where we operate. While we maintain robust policies to prevent violations of these laws and to monitor third party risks, investigating and resolving actual or alleged violations of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws is expensive and could negatively impact our results of operations or financial condition. Under these laws, companies may be held liable for the corrupt actions taken by their directors, officers, employees, agents, or other representatives. We could be subject to substantial civil and/or criminal fines and penalties if we or any of our representatives fail to comply with these laws, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and reputation.

• Changes in tax rates or tax laws could expose us to additional tax liabilities that may negatively affect our results.

We are subject to taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates; changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities; changes in liabilities for uncertain tax positions; the costs of repatriations; or changes in tax laws or their interpretation. Any of these changes could negatively impact our results.

We are also subject to the routine examination of our income tax returns by tax authorities in those countries in which we operate, and we may be subject to assessments or audits in the future in any of these countries. The results of such assessments or audits, if adverse to us, could negatively impact our results.

We have transfer pricing policies that are a significant component of the management and compliance of our operations across international boundaries and overall financial results. Many countries routinely examine transfer pricing policies of taxpayers subject to their jurisdiction, challenge transfer pricing policies aggressively where there is potential non-compliance, and impose significant interest charges and penalties where non-compliance is determined. However, governmental authorities could challenge these policies more aggressively in the future and, if challenged, we may not prevail. We could suffer significant costs related to one or more challenges to our transfer pricing policies.

Structural and Organizational Risks

• We depend on certain key personnel, and the loss of these persons may harm our business, including the loss of trade secrets.

Our success depends in large part on the continued service and availability of our key management and technical personnel, and on our ability to attract and retain qualified new personnel. The competition for these individuals can be significant, and the loss of key employees could harm our business. In addition, we need to provide for smooth transitions when replacing key management and technical personnel positions. Our operations and results may be negatively affected if we are not able to do so. Additionally, many of our key personnel must have access to the Company’s trade secrets to effectively perform their job responsibilities. Although we seek to impose confidentiality, non-solicitation, loyalty, and non-competition obligations on many employees through agreements and our Code of Conduct, these efforts may not be successful. Furthermore, litigation to enforce departing employees’ legal obligations may not be, and has not always been, successful as the legal systems in many jurisdictions disfavor or prohibit restrictions on an employee’s right to change jobs as well as on preemptive measures to prevent the disclosure of a company’s trade secrets and intellectual property before it occurs. As a result, there is a possibility that certain competitors could attempt to exploit the Company’s trade secrets and confidential information to the Company’s competitive detriment, which could adversely impact our profitability.

• We face risks associated with strategic transactions that we have completed and may pursue in the future, which could adversely affect our operating results.

Our business strategy includes acquiring businesses and making investments that complement our existing businesses. We have acquired many companies and operations in the past and may continue growth by acquisition in the future. We continue to analyze and evaluate acquisition opportunities with the potential to strengthen our industry position or enhance our existing product offerings. We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates or have sufficient financing and/or cash available to successfully complete acquisitions in the future. Our future growth through acquisitions could involve significant risks that may have a material adverse effect on us. We may also be at risk for liabilities associated with acquisitions that the Company has made in the past. Acquired companies may have significant latent liabilities that may not be discovered before an acquisition or fully reflected in the price we pay.

We may also need to finance future acquisitions, and the terms of any financing, and the need to ultimately repay or refinance any indebtedness, may have negative effects on us. Acquisitions also could have a dilutive effect on our financial results. Acquisitions also generally result in goodwill, which would need to be written off against earnings in the future if it becomes impaired. Acquisitions and investments may involve significant cash expenditures, debt incurrences, equity issuances, operating losses, and expenses.

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In addition, since 2020, we have completed the divestiture of each of our inks, yogurt fruit preparations, and fragrances (excluding the essential oils product line) product lines. Divestitures have inherent risks, including potential post-closing liabilities and claims for indemnification, that may impact our ability to fully realize the anticipated benefits of a given divestiture. If any additional post-closing risks materialize, the benefits of such divestitures may not be fully realized, if at all, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be negatively impacted.

Technology and Cybersecurity Risks

• Our ability to protect our intellectual property rights is key to our performance.

We protect our intellectual property rights as trade secrets, through patents, under confidentiality agreements, and through internal and external physical and cyber security systems. We could incur significant costs in asserting our intellectual property rights or defending ourselves from third party intellectual property claims. The laws of some of the countries in which we operate do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. If other parties were to infringe on our intellectual property rights, or if a third party successfully asserted that we had infringed on their intellectual property rights, it could have an adverse impact on our business.

• Our ability to successfully maintain and upgrade our information technology systems, and to respond effectively to failures, disruptions, compromises, or breaches of our information<br> technology systems, may adversely affect our competitiveness and profitability.

Our success depends in part on our ability to maintain a current information technology platform for our businesses to operate effectively, reliably, and securely. We routinely review and upgrade our information technology and cybersecurity systems in order to better manage, report, and protect the information related to our formulas, research and development, manufacturing processes, trade secrets, sales, products, customers, personnel, and other operations. If we do not continue to maintain our information technology and cybersecurity platforms and successfully implement upgrades to systems to protect our vital information as well as our facilities and IT systems, our competitiveness and profits could decrease. Because of the nature of our business, and the importance of our proprietary information and manufacturing facilities, we face threats not only from hackers’ intent on theft and disruption, but also from malicious insiders that may attempt to steal Company information. Furthermore, our information technology systems may be susceptible to failures, disruptions, breaches, ransomware, theft, employee carelessness in the face of social engineering threats, and other similar cybersecurity events. The impact of any such event and the effectiveness of our response thereto may adversely affect our operations and subject us to lost business opportunities, increased operating costs, regulatory consequences, and reputational harm. While we take substantial steps to protect our information and systems through cyber security systems, monitoring, auditing, and training, these efforts may not always be successful. And, while we maintain liability insurance against these risks, coverage may be unavailable or incomplete.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties.

We lease our corporate headquarters offices, which are located at 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We own our Color Group headquarters offices located in St. Louis, Missouri. We lease our Asia Pacific Group headquarters offices located in Singapore. We own a part, and lease a part, of our Flavors & Extracts Group headquarters offices located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. As of December 31, 2022, the locations of our production properties by reportable segment are as follows:

Color Group:

U.S. – St. Louis, Missouri.

International – Jundiai, Brazil*; Delta, British Columbia, Canada*; Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Saint Ouen L’Aumone, France; Geesthacht, Germany; Reggio Emilia, Italy; Lerma, Mexico; Lima, Peru*; Johannesburg, South Africa; Gebze, Turkey; and Kings Lynn, United Kingdom.

Flavors & Extracts Group:

U.S. – Livingston and Turlock, California; Amboy, Illinois; Harbor Beach, Michigan; Juneau, Wisconsin; and Deming, New Mexico.

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International – Heverlee, Belgium; San Jose, Costa Rica*; Geesthacht, Germany; Celaya and Tlalnepantla*, Mexico; and Wales and Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

Asia Pacific Group:

U.S. – None.

International – Keysborough, Australia; Guangzhou, China*; Mumbai, India*; Hitachi, Japan; Auckland, New Zealand; Manila, Philippines*; and Bangkok, Thailand*.

* Indicates a leased property at the location.

All properties are owned except as otherwise indicated above. All facilities are considered to be in good condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and suitable and adequate for the Company’s requirements.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

See Part II, Item 8, Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, of this report for information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Information About Our Executive Officers

The executive officers of the Company and their ages as of February 17, 2023 are as follows:

Name Age Position
Paul Manning 48 Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Amy M. Agallar 45 Vice President and Treasurer
Michael C. Geraghty 61 President, Color Group
Thierry Hoang 42 Vice President, Asia Pacific Group
Amy Schmidt Jones 53 Vice President, Human Resources and Senior Counsel
John J. Manning 54 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
E. Craig Mitchell 58 President, Flavors & Extracts Group
Stephen J. Rolfs 58 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tobin Tornehl 49 Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

The Company has employed all of the individuals named above, in substantively their current positions, for at least the past five years except as follows:

• Ms. Agallar has held her present office since January 9, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Agallar was Director – Business Development CIS of Modine Manufacturing (June 2018 – January 2019), and<br> Director – Global Treasury Operations of Modine Manufacturing (2011– June 2018).
• Mr. Hoang has held his present office since June 1, 2018, and previously served as a General Manager, Business Unit Manager, and Sales Account Manager for Sensient Cosmetics in France and Asia Pacific<br> (2009 – May 2018).
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• Ms. Jones has held her present office since April 2, 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Jones was a partner of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (1998 – March 2018).
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• Mr. Mitchell has held his present office since September 17, 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mitchell served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Sekisui Specialty Chemical America, LLC<br> (April 2016 – September 2018), and Vice President of Sales, Americas of Celanese Corporation (2013 – April 2016).
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• Mr. Tornehl has held his present office since November 10, 2018, and previously served as Director, Finance (2008 – November 2018).
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Mr. Paul Manning (Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer) and Mr. John J. Manning (Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary) are brothers.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SXT.” The number of shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock on February 9, 2023 was 1,990.

Since 1962, the Company has paid, without interruption, a quarterly cash dividend. During fiscal 2022, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $1.64 per share to our shareholders, and the Company most recently declared a dividend of $0.41 per share payable on March 1, 2023 to shareholders of record on February 7, 2023. The timing, declaration, and payment of future dividends to holders of the Company’s common stock will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, the capital requirements of the Company’s businesses, industry practice, and any other relevant factors.

On October 19, 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to three million shares (2017 Authorization). As of December 31, 2022, 1,267,019 shares had been repurchased under the 2017 Authorization. There were no repurchases of shares by the Company during 2022. There is no expiration date for the 2017 Authorization. The 2017 Authorization may be modified, suspended, or discontinued by the Board of Directors at any time. As of December 31, 2022, the maximum number of shares that may be purchased under publicly announced plans is 1,732,981.

This graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return for the Company’s common stock over the last five years to the total returns on the Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index (S&P Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index), the Standard & Poor’s Midcap Food Products Index (S&P Midcap Food Products Index), and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500 Index). The graph assumes a $100 investment made on December 31, 2017, and reinvestment of dividends. The stock performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.

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December<br><br> <br>31, 2017 December<br><br> <br>31, 2018 December<br><br> <br>31, 2019 December<br><br> <br>31, 2020 December<br><br> <br>31, 2021 December<br><br> <br>31, 2022
Sensient Technologies Corporation $ 100 $ 78 $ 94 $ 108 $ 150 $ 111
S&P Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index 100 95 113 121 144 128
S&P Midcap Food Products Index 100 93 109 120 140 137
S&P 500 Index 100 96 126 149 191 157

Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC.

Item 6. [Reserved]

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K). This section generally discusses the results of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. For a discussion of the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference.

OVERVIEW

Sensient Technologies Corporation (the Company or Sensient) is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients. The Company uses advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems; personal care, essential oils, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical systems; specialty colors; and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company’s three reportable segments are the Flavors & Extracts Group and the Color Group, which are managed on a product basis, and the Asia Pacific Group, which is managed on a geographic basis. The Company’s corporate expenses, restructuring including operational improvement plans, divestiture, share-based compensation, and other costs are included in the “Corporate & Other” category. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company divested its inks product line (Color Group); in the third quarter of 2020, the Company divested its yogurt fruit preparations product line (Flavors & Extracts Group); and in the second quarter of 2021, the Company divested its fragrances product line (Flavors & Extracts Group).

The Company’s diluted earnings per share were $3.34 in 2022 and $2.81 in 2021. 2022 results were positively impacted by $2.5 million ($1.9 million after tax, $0.04 per share) of divestiture & other related income. 2021 results were negatively impacted by $12.2 million ($14.8 million after tax, $0.35 per share) of divestiture & other related costs and operational improvement plan costs and income. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, which exclude the divestiture & other related costs and income, the results of operations of the divested product lines, and the operational improvement plan costs and income, were $3.29 in 2022 and $3.13 in 2021 (see discussion below regarding non-GAAP financial measures).

Additional information on the results is included below.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

2022 vs. 2021

Revenue

Sensient’s revenue was approximately $1.4 billion in both 2022 and 2021.

Gross Profit

The Company’s gross margin was 34.0% in 2022 and 32.9% in 2021. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to higher selling prices and the divestiture of the inks, fragrances, and yogurt fruit preparations product lines, which decreased gross margin 40 basis points in 2021, partially offset by higher raw material costs in 2022.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expense as a percent of revenue was 20.3% in 2022 and 20.6% in 2021. Selling and administrative expenses in 2022 were reduced by divestiture & other related income totaling $2.5

            million and in 2021 were increased by divestiture & other related expenses and operational improvement plan costs and income totaling $12.2 million. Selling and administrative expense as a percent of revenue decreased by approximately
            20 basis points and increased by approximately 90 basis points in 2022 and 2021, respectively, as a result of these income and expenses. See Divestitures below for further information.

Operating Income

Operating income was $196.8 million in 2022 and $170.0 million in 2021. Operating margins were 13.7% in 2022 and 12.3% in 2021. Divestiture & other related income improved operating margins by approximately 20 basis points in 2022 and divestiture & other related costs and operational improvement plan costs and income reduced operating margins by approximately 90 basis points in 2021.

Additional information on segment results can be found in the Segment Information section.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $14.5 million in 2022 and $12.5 million in 2021. The increase in expense was primarily due to an increase in the average debt outstanding and the average interest rate.

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Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 22.7% in 2022 and 24.6% in 2021. The effective tax rates in both 2022 and 2021 were impacted by changes in estimates associated with the finalization of prior year foreign and domestic tax items, audit settlements, mix of foreign earnings, the divestiture & other related costs and income, and the release of valuation allowances related to the foreign tax credit carryover and foreign net operating losses. See Note 11, Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information.

2022 2021
Rate before divestiture and discrete items 25.8 % 24.3 %
Divestiture & other related costs and income impact - 4.2 %
Discrete items (3.1 %) (3.9 %)
Reported effective tax rate 22.7 % 24.6 %

The 2023 effective income tax rate is estimated to be between 24% and 26%, before any discrete items, such as finalization of prior year foreign and domestic tax items, audit settlements, and valuation allowance adjustments.

Acquisitions

On July 15, 2021, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Flavor Solutions, Inc., a flavors business located in New Jersey. The purchase price for this acquisition was $14.9

            million in cash. This business is now part of the Flavors & Extracts segment.

On October 3, 2022, the Company acquired Endemix Doğal Maddeler A.Ş. and Teknoloji Yatırımları ve Danışmanlık Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (collectively,

            Endemix\), a natural colors business located in Turkey. The Company paid $23.3 million in cash for this acquisition, which is net of $1.3 million in debt assumed, with $1.7 million of such amount being held back by the Company for 12 months
            to satisfy any indemnification claims that may arise. This business is now part of the Color segment.

See Note 2, Acquisitions, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information.

Divestitures

On June 30, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its inks product line. In 2021 and 2020, the Company received $0.5 million and $11.6 million of net cash, respectively, as part of the sale.

On September 18, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its yogurt fruit preparations product line. The Company received $2.5 million of net cash in 2022 and $1.0 million of net cash in each of 2021 and 2020, as part of the sale.

On April 1, 2021, the Company completed the sale of its fragrances product line (excluding its essential oils product line) for $36.3 million of net cash. As a result of the completion of the sale, the Company recorded a non-cash net

            loss of $11.3 million, for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily related to the reclassification of accumulated foreign currency translation and related items from Accumulated Other Comprehensive
              Loss to Selling and Administrative Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

See Note 14, Divestitures, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information.

Operational Improvement Plan

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company approved an operational improvement plan (Operational Improvement Plan) to consolidate manufacturing facilities and improve efficiencies within the Company. As part of the Operational Improvement Plan, the Company combined its New Jersey cosmetics manufacturing facility in the Personal Care product line of the Color segment into its existing Color segment facility in Missouri. In addition, the Company centralized certain Flavors & Extracts segment support functions in Europe into one location. In the Asia Pacific segment, the Company incurred costs in connection with the elimination of certain selling and administrative positions.

During the second quarter of 2021, the Company received cash proceeds, net of associated expenses, in connection with the termination of a New Jersey office and laboratory space lease. The terminated lease was originally executed in November 2020 as part of the Operational Improvement Plan; however, the landlord for the property requested to terminate the lease prior to the end of its term and compensated the Company as part of a negotiated resolution for that termination. The Company reports all costs and income associated with the Operational Improvement Plan in Corporate & Other.

See Note 15, Operational Improvement Plan, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Within the following tables, the Company reports certain non-GAAP financial measures, including: (1) adjusted revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted net earnings, and adjusted diluted earnings per share, which exclude the results of the divested product lines, the divestiture & other related costs and income, and the operational improvement plan costs and income, and (2) percentage changes in revenue, operating income, and diluted earnings per share on an adjusted local currency basis, which eliminate the effects that result from translating its international operations into U.S. dollars, the results of the divested product lines, the divestiture & other related costs and income, and the operational improvement plan costs and income.

The Company has included each of these non-GAAP measures in order to provide additional information regarding our underlying operating results and comparable year-over-year performance. Such information is supplemental to information presented in accordance with GAAP and is not intended to represent a presentation in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation. Rather, they should be considered together with GAAP measures and the rest of the information included in this report. Management internally reviews each of these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance on a comparative period-to-period basis and to gain additional insight into underlying operating and performance trends, and the Company believes the information can be beneficial to investors for the same purposes. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(In thousands except per share amounts) 2022 2021 % Change
Revenue (GAAP) $ 1,437,039 $ 1,380,264 4.1 %
Revenue of the divested product lines - (30,062 )
Adjusted revenue $ 1,437,039 1,350,202 6.4 %
Operating Income (GAAP) $ 196,751 $ 170,028 15.7 %
Divestiture & other related costs – Cost of products sold - 86
Divestiture & other related (income) costs – Selling and administrative expenses (2,532 ) 14,052
Operating income of the divested product lines - (1,880 )
Operational improvement plan income – Selling and administrative expenses - (1,895 )
Adjusted operating income $ 194,219 $ 180,391 7.7 %
Net Earnings (GAAP) $ 140,887 $ 118,745 18.6 %
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax (2,532 ) 14,138
Tax impact of divestiture & other related costs and income^(1)^ 636 2,092
Net earnings of the divested product lines, before tax - (1,880 )
Tax impact of the divested product lines^(1)^ - 460
Operational improvement plan income, before tax - (1,895 )
Tax impact of operational improvement plan^(1)^ - 471
Adjusted net earnings $ 138,991 $ 132,131 5.2 %
Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP) $ 3.34 $ 2.81 18.9 %
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, net of tax (0.04 ) 0.38
Results of operations of the divested product lines, net of tax - (0.03 )
Operational improvement plan, net of tax - (0.03 )
Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 3.29 $ 3.13 5.1 %

(1) Tax impact adjustments were determined based on the nature of the underlying non-GAAP adjustments and their relevant jurisdictional tax rates.

Divestiture & other related costs and income are discussed under “Divestitures” above and Note 14, Divestitures, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. Operational improvement plan costs and income are discussed under “Operational Improvement Plan” above and Note 15, Operational Improvement Plan, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

Note: Earnings per share calculations may not foot due to rounding differences.

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The following table summarizes the percentage change in the 2022 results compared to the 2021 results in the respective financial measures.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022
Total Foreign Exchange<br><br> <br>Rates Adjustments^(1)^ Adjusted Local<br><br> <br>Currency
Revenue
Flavors & Extracts (0.2 %) (2.2 %) (3.8 %) 5.8 %
Color 10.8 % (3.8 %) (0.4 %) 15.0 %
Asia Pacific 6.1 % (8.0 %) (0.3 %) 14.4 %
Total Revenue 4.1 % (3.4 %) (2.2 %) 9.7 %
Operating Income
Flavors & Extracts 6.9 % (0.9 %) (2.5 %) 10.3 %
Color 10.7 % (5.1 %) 0.7 % 15.1 %
Asia Pacific 12.0 % (10.1 %) (0.4 %) 22.5 %
Corporate & Other (9.8 %) 0.0 % (29.4 %) 19.6 %
Total Operating Income 15.7 % (5.2 %) 8.4 % 12.5 %
Diluted Earnings per Share 18.9 % (5.3 %) 14.3 % 9.9 %
(1) For Revenue, adjustments consist of revenues of the divested product lines. For Operating Income and Diluted Earnings per Share, adjustments consist of the results of the divested<br> product lines, divestitures & other related costs and income, and operational improvement plan costs and income.
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Note: Refer to table above for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures.
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SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company determines its operating segments based on information utilized by its chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance. Segment performance is evaluated on operating income before any applicable divestiture & other related costs and income, share-based compensation, acquisition, restructuring including the operational improvement plan, and other costs (which are reported in Corporate & Other), interest expense, and income taxes.

The Company’s discussion below regarding its operating segments has been updated to reflect the Company’s disaggregation of revenue, as summarized in Part II, Item 8, Note 12, Segment

              and Geographic Information, of this report.

The Company’s reportable segments consist of the Flavors & Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific segments.

Flavors & Extracts

Flavors & Extracts segment revenue was $738.0 and $739.4 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Foreign exchange rates decreased segment revenue by approximately 2%, while the divestitures of Yogurt Fruit

            Preparations and Fragrances decreased segment revenue by approximately 4%. The lower segment revenue was primarily due to these reasons as well as lower revenue in Natural Ingredients, partially offset by higher revenue in Flavors, Extracts
            & Flavor Ingredients. The lower revenue in Natural Ingredients was primarily due to unfavorable volumes, partially offset by higher selling prices. The higher revenue in Flavors, Extracts & Flavor Ingredients was primarily due to
            higher selling prices, favorable volumes, and the acquisition of Flavor Solutions, Inc. on July 15, 2021, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates.

Flavors & Extracts segment operating income was $105.4 million in 2022 and $98.7 million in 2021, an increase of approximately 7%. Foreign exchange rates decreased segment operating income by approximately 1%, while the divestitures of Yogurt Fruit Preparations and Fragrances decreased segment operating income by approximately 3%. The higher segment operating income was primarily a result of higher operating income in Flavors, Extracts & Flavor Ingredients and Natural Ingredients, partially offset by lower operating income in Fragrances due to the divestiture of the product line in 2021. The higher operating income in Flavors, Extracts & Flavor Ingredients was primarily due to higher selling prices and favorable volumes, partially offset by higher raw material costs and manufacturing and other costs and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates. The higher operating income in Natural Ingredients was primarily due to higher selling prices and a favorable product mix, partially offset by higher raw material costs and manufacturing and other costs and unfavorable volumes. Segment operating income as a percent of revenue was 14.3% and 13.3% for 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Color

Segment revenue for the Color segment was $604.0 million in 2022 and $545.3 million in 2021, an increase of approximately 11%. Foreign exchange rates decreased segment revenue by approximately 4%. The higher segment revenue was primarily a result of higher revenue in Food & Pharmaceutical Colors and Personal Care. The higher revenue in Food & Pharmaceutical Colors was primarily due to higher selling prices, favorable volumes, and the acquisition of Endemix Doğal Maddeler A.Ş., partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates. The higher revenue in Personal Care was primarily due to higher selling prices and favorable volumes, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates.

Segment operating income for the Color segment was $114.6 million in 2022 and $103.6 million in 2021, an increase of approximately 11%. Foreign exchange rates decreased segment operating income by approximately 5%, while the Inks divestiture increased segment operating income by approximately 1%. The higher segment operating income was primarily a result of higher operating income in Food & Pharmaceutical Colors and Personal Care due to higher selling prices and favorable volumes, partially offset by higher raw material costs and manufacturing and other costs, unfavorable product mix, and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates. Segment operating income as a percent of revenue was 19.0% in both 2022 and 2021.

Asia Pacific

Segment revenue for the Asia Pacific segment was $143.6 million and $135.3 million for 2022 and 2021, respectively, an increase of approximately 6%. Foreign exchange rates decreased segment revenue by approximately 8%. Segment revenue was higher than the prior year primarily due to higher selling prices and favorable volumes, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates.

Segment operating income for the Asia Pacific segment was $29.5 million in 2022 and $26.3 million in 2021, an increase of approximately 12%. Foreign exchange rates decreased segment operating income by approximately 10%. The increase in segment operating income was a result of higher selling prices and favorable volumes, partially offset by higher raw material costs and manufacturing and other costs and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates. Segment operating income as a percent of revenue was 20.5% in 2022 and 19.5% in 2021.

Corporate & Other

The Corporate & Other operating loss was $52.8 million in 2022 and $58.5 million in 2021. The lower operating loss was primarily a result of 2022 favorably impacted by divestiture & other related income

            totaling $2.5 million and 2021 negatively impacted by divestiture and other related costs and operational improvement plan costs and income totaling $12.2 million, partially offset by higher performance-based compensation in 2022. See the Divestitures and Operational Improvement Plan sections above for further information.

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL POSITION

Financial Condition

The Company’s financial position remains strong. The Company is in compliance with its loan covenants calculated in accordance with applicable agreements as of December 31, 2022. The Company expects its cash flow from operations and its existing debt capacity can be used to meet anticipated future cash requirements for operations, capital expenditures, and dividend payments, as well as potential acquisitions and stock repurchases. The Company’s contractual obligations consist primarily of operational commitments, which we expect to continue to be able to satisfy through cash generated from operations, and debt. The Company has various series of notes outstanding that mature from 2023 through 2027, with approximately $146 million coming due in 2023. The Company believes that it has the ability to refinance or repay these obligations through a combination of cash flow from operations, issuance of additional notes, and substantial borrowing capacity of approximately $207 million under the Company’s revolving credit facility, which matures in 2026.

As a result of our ability to manage the impact of inflation through pricing and other actions, the impact of inflation was not material to the Company’s financial position and its results of operations in 2022. The Company has experienced increased costs for certain inputs, such as raw materials, shipping and logistics, and labor-related costs. We continue to expect to manage these impacts in the near term, but persistent, accelerated, or expanded inflationary conditions could exacerbate these challenges and impact our profitability.

Sensient repurchased 492,045 shares of Company stock in 2021 for a total cost of $42.5 million. There were no shares of Company stock repurchased in 2022 or 2020. In October 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to three million shares. As of December 31, 2022, 1,732,981 shares were available to be repurchased under the existing authorization. The Company’s share repurchase program has no expiration date. These authorizations may be modified, suspended, or discontinued by the Board of Directors at any time.

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $12.1 million and $145.2 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Operating cash flow provided the primary source of funds for operating needs. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities in 2022 was primarily due to an increase in the cash used for inventory as the Company invested in strategic inventory positions in order to manage production and on time delivery despite disruptions in our supply chain.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $98.4 million and $35.6 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Capital expenditures were $79.3 million in 2022 and $60.8 million in 2021. In 2022, the Company received $2.5 million of proceeds from the divestiture of the yogurt fruit preparations product line. In 2021, the Company received $37.8 million of proceeds from the divestitures of the inks product line, yogurt fruit preparations product line, and fragrances product line. In 2022, the Company paid $21.7 million for the acquisition of Endemix Doğal Maddeler A.Ş. and Teknoloji Yatırımları ve Danışmanlık Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and $1.0 million related to the holdback associated with the acquisition of Flavor Solutions, Inc. In 2021, the Company paid $13.9 million for the acquisition of Flavor Solutions, Inc.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $86.2 million in 2022, and net cash used in financing activities was $107.8 million in 2021. The Company had a net increase in debt of $157.2 million and $2.0 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in net debt in 2022 was primarily needed to fund capital expenditures and shareholder dividends due to the strategic use of operating cash flow to invest in inventory as described above. For the purposes of the cash flow statement, net changes in debt exclude the impact of foreign exchange rates. The Company repurchased shares of its common stock for $42.5 million during 2021. There were no repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock in 2022. The Company has paid uninterrupted quarterly cash dividends since commencing public trading of its stock in 1962. Dividends paid per share were $1.64 in 2022 and $1.58 in 2021. Total dividends paid were $68.9 million and $66.7 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management is required to make estimates and assumptions that have an impact on the asset, liability, revenue, and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affect supplemental information disclosures of the Company, including information about contingencies, risk, and financial condition. The Company believes, given current facts and circumstances, that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, adhere to accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., and are consistently applied. Inherent in the nature of an estimate or assumption is the fact that actual results may differ from estimates and estimates may vary as new facts and circumstances arise. The Company makes routine estimates and judgments in determining the net realizable value of accounts receivable, inventories, and property, plant, and equipment. Management believes the Company’s most critical accounting estimates and assumptions are in the following areas:

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue at the transfer of control of its products to the Company’s customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. Revenue is recognized

            when control of the product is transferred to the customer, the customer is obligated to pay the Company, and the Company has no remaining obligations, which is typically at shipment. See Note 1, Summary
              of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional details.

Goodwill Valuation

The Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill annually utilizing several valuation methodologies, including a discounted cash flow model. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test under

            Accounting Standards Codification \(ASC\) 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, in the third quarter of 2022. In conducting its annual test for impairment, the Company performed a quantitative
            assessment of the fair values for each of its reporting units and compared each of these values to the net book value of each reporting unit. Fair value is estimated using both a discounted cash flow analysis and an analysis of comparable
            company market values. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its net book value, no impairment exists. The Company’s three reporting units each had goodwill recorded and were tested for impairment. All three reporting units had fair
            values that were above their respective net book values by at least 90%. Changes in estimates of future cash flows caused by items such as unforeseen events or changes in market conditions could negatively affect the reporting units’ fair
            value and result in an impairment charge.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, as a result of the Company meeting the assets held for sale criteria for its divestitures of its inks and fragrances (excluding its essential oils product line) product lines, the Company allocated $8.4 million of goodwill to that disposal group. The $8.4 million of goodwill related to the disposal groups was determined to be fully impaired. In 2020, the fair value of the disposal groups decreased, which resulted in the previously allocated goodwill of $2.2 million to be reallocated to its respective financial reporting units. In 2021, the fair value of the disposal groups again increased, which resulted in an additional $0.8 million of goodwill allocated to the disposal groups. See Note 14, Divestitures, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional details.

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Income Taxes

The Company estimates its income tax expense in each of the taxing jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company is subject to a tax audit in each of these jurisdictions, which could result in changes to the estimated tax expense. The amount of these changes would vary by jurisdiction and would be recorded when probable and estimable. These changes could impact the Company’s financial statements. Management has recorded valuation allowances to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. As of December 31, 2022, the Company recorded gross deferred tax assets of $99.6 million with an associated valuation allowance of $28.1 million. Examples of deferred tax assets include deductions, net operating losses, and tax credits that the Company believes will reduce its future tax payments. In assessing the future realization of these assets, management has considered future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies. An adjustment to the recorded valuation allowance as a result of changes in facts or circumstances could result in a significant change in the Company’s tax expense. The Company does not provide for deferred taxes on unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries, which are considered to be invested indefinitely.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Net realizable value is determined on the basis of estimated realizable values. Cost includes direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

The Company estimates any required write-downs for inventory obsolescence by examining inventories on a quarterly basis to determine if there are any damaged items or slow moving products in which the carrying

            values could exceed net realizable value. Inventory write-downs are recorded as the difference between the cost of inventory and its estimated market value. The Company recorded non-cash charges of $0.1 million and $1.8 million in 2021 and
            2020, respectively, in Cost of Products Sold primarily related to the yogurt fruit preparations divestiture. There were no non-cash charges recorded in 2022 related to the yogurt fruit preparations
            divestiture. The charges reduced the carrying value of certain inventories, as they were determined to be excess. While significant judgment is involved in determining the net realizable value of inventory, the Company believes that
            inventory is appropriately stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to litigation and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its businesses or arising under applicable laws and regulations. Estimating liabilities and costs associated with these matters requires the judgment of management, who rely in part on information from Company legal counsel. When it is probable that the Company has incurred a liability associated with claims or pending or threatened litigation matters and the Company’s exposure is reasonably estimable, the Company records a charge against earnings. The Company recognizes related insurance reimbursement when receipt is deemed probable. The Company’s estimate of liabilities and related insurance recoveries may change as further facts and circumstances become known.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

The Company is exposed to market risks, including changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates, and commodity prices. Where possible, the Company nets certain of these exposures to take advantage of natural offsets. For certain remaining exposures, the Company may enter into various derivative transactions pursuant to the Company’s hedging policies. The financial impacts of these hedging instruments are offset by corresponding changes in the underlying exposures being hedged.

The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Note 1 and Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements include discussions of the Company’s accounting policies for financial instruments.

Because the Company manufactures and sells its products throughout the world, it is exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The major foreign currency exposures include the markets in Western Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Asia. The primary purpose of the Company’s foreign currency hedging activities is to protect against the volatility associated with foreign currency sales, purchases of materials, and other assets and liabilities created during the normal course of business. The Company generally utilizes foreign exchange contracts with durations of less than 18 months that may or may not be designated as cash flow hedges under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The net fair value of these instruments, based on dealer quotes, was a liability of $0.2 million and an asset of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2022, the potential gain or loss in the fair value of the Company’s outstanding foreign exchange contracts, assuming a hypothetical 10% fluctuation in the currencies of such contracts, would be approximately $1.8 million. However, any change in the value of the contracts, real or hypothetical, would be significantly offset by a corresponding change in the value of the underlying hedged items. In addition, this hypothetical calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to the U.S. dollar.

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The Company has certain debt denominated in Euros and British Pounds. These non-derivative debt instruments act as partial hedges of the Company’s Euro and British Pound net asset positions. The potential increase or decrease in the annual U.S. dollar equivalent interest expense of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency-denominated debt, assuming a hypothetical 10% fluctuation in the currencies of such debt, would be approximately $0.8 million at December 31, 2022. However, any change in interest expense from fluctuations in currency, real or hypothetical, would be significantly offset by a corresponding change in the value of the foreign income before interest. In addition, this hypothetical calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to the U.S. dollar.

The Company manages its debt structure and interest rate risk through the use of fixed rate and floating rate debt. The Company’s primary exposure is to interest rates in the U.S. and Western Europe. At

            December 31, 2022, the potential increase or decrease in annual interest expense of floating rate debt, assuming a hypothetical 10% fluctuation in interest rates, would be $1.1 million.

The Company is the purchaser of certain commodities, such as vanilla, corn, sugar, soybean meal, and fruits. The Company generally purchases these commodities based upon market prices that are established with the vendor as part of the purchase process. In general, the Company does not use commodity financial instruments to hedge commodity prices due to a high correlation between the commodity cost and the ultimate selling price of the Company’s products. On occasion, the Company may enter into non-cancelable forward purchase contracts, as deemed appropriate, to reduce the effect of price fluctuations on future manufacturing requirements.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands except per share amounts) 2022 2021 2020
Revenue $ 1,437,039 $ 1,380,264 $ 1,332,001
Cost of products sold 947,928 925,603 908,254
Selling and administrative expenses 292,360 284,633 271,091
Operating income 196,751 170,028 152,656
Interest expense 14,547 12,544 14,811
Earnings before income taxes 182,204 157,484 137,845
Income taxes 41,317 38,739 28,373
Net earnings $ 140,887 $ 118,745 $ 109,472
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 3.36 $ 2.82 $ 2.59
Diluted $ 3.34 $ 2.81 $ 2.59
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 41,888 42,077 42,301
Diluted 42,213 42,258 42,346

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands) 2021 2020
Net earnings 140,887 $ 118,745 $ 109,472
Cash flow hedges adjustment, net of tax (benefit) expense of (471), (430), and 524, respectively (805 ) (543 ) 948
Pension adjustment, net of tax (benefit) expense of (462), 577, and (475), respectively (1,439 ) 1,612 (1,293 )
Foreign currency translation on net investment hedges 19,340 17,937 (24,044 )
Tax effect of current year activity on net investment hedges (4,804 ) (4,455 ) 5,973
Foreign currency translation on long-term intercompany loans (2,468 ) 13,798 (7,731 )
Tax effect of current year activity on intercompany long-term loans (2,408 ) (3,990 ) 3,757
Reclassification of cumulative translation to net earnings - 10,203 (8,625 )
Other foreign currency translation (33,476 ) (50,099 ) 34,932
Total comprehensive income 114,827 $ 103,208 $ 113,389

All values are in US Dollars.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands except share and per share amounts) 2021
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 20,921 $ 25,740
Trade accounts receivable 302,109 261,121
Inventories 564,110 411,635
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 47,640 42,657
Total current assets 934,780 741,153
Other assets 96,609 92,952
Deferred tax assets 32,717 29,901
Intangible assets, net 18,600 14,975
Goodwill 415,715 420,034
Property, Plant, and Equipment:
Land 31,444 31,028
Buildings 322,268 315,207
Machinery and equipment 722,294 715,344
Construction in progress 65,809 32,801
1,141,815 1,094,380
Less accumulated depreciation (658,622 ) (647,902 )
483,193 446,478
Total assets 1,981,614 $ 1,745,493
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable 142,365 $ 125,519
Accrued salaries, wages, and withholdings from employees 43,738 40,939
Other accrued expenses 51,231 46,292
Income taxes 14,446 11,016
Short-term borrowings 20,373 8,539
Total current liabilities 272,153 232,305
Deferred tax liabilities 15,977 14,349
Other liabilities 37,191 28,829
Accrued employee and retiree benefits 26,364 28,579
Long-term debt 630,331 503,006
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock, par value 0.10<br> a share, authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 53,954,874 shares 5,396 5,396
Additional paid-in capital 124,043 111,352
Earnings reinvested in the business 1,702,700 1,630,713
Treasury stock, 12,058,773<br> and 12,107,549 shares, respectively, at cost (631,853 ) (634,408 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (200,688 ) (174,628 )
999,598 938,425
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 1,981,614 $ 1,745,493

All values are in US Dollars.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years ended December 31,
(In thousands) 2022 2021 2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net earnings $ 140,887 $ 118,745 $ 109,472
Adjustments to arrive at net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 52,467 52,051 49,641
Share-based compensation expense 16,138 9,573 5,608
Net loss (gain) on assets 276 331 (252 )
Net (gain) loss on divestitures and other charges (2,532 ) 14,021 6,904
Deferred income taxes (11,010 ) (6,071 ) (8,705 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable (46,086 ) (34,571 ) (11,357 )
Inventories (159,014 ) (36,323 ) 46,828
Prepaid expenses and other assets (5,055 ) (6,057 ) (12,868 )
Trade accounts payable and other accrued expenses 17,489 21,326 15,524
Accrued salaries, wages, and withholdings from employees 3,486 7,321 15,140
Income taxes 4,422 4,275 22
Other liabilities 602 597 2,823
Net cash provided by operating activities 12,070 145,218 218,780
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment (79,322 ) (60,788 ) (52,162 )
Proceeds from sale of assets 264 216 1,075
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses 2,532 37,790 12,595
Acquisition of new businesses (22,714 ) (13,875 ) —
Other investing activities 792 1,097 5,071
Net cash used in investing activities (98,448 ) (35,560 ) (33,421 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from additional borrowings 328,597 112,194 36,667
Debt payments (171,447 ) (110,168 ) (154,348 )
Purchase of treasury stock — (42,511 ) —
Dividends paid (68,915 ) (66,694 ) (66,057 )
Other financing activities (2,056 ) (582 ) (415 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 86,179 (107,761 ) (184,153 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (4,620 ) (927 ) 2,411
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (4,819 ) 970 3,617
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 25,740 24,770 21,153
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 20,921 $ 25,740 $ 24,770
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest $ 14,716 $ 12,593 $ 14,751
Income taxes 48,242 29,224 44,755
Capitalized interest 910 471 514

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands except<br> share and per share Additional<br><br> <br>Paid-in Earnings<br><br> <br>Reinvested<br><br> <br>in the Treasury Stock Accumulated<br><br> <br>Other<br><br> <br>Comprehensive
amounts) Capital Business Shares Amount (Loss) Income
Balances at December 31, 2019 5,396 $ 98,425 $ 1,536,100 11,682,636 $ (595,324 ) $ (163,008 )
Net earnings 109,472
Other comprehensive income 3,917
Cash dividends paid – 1.56<br> per share (66,057 )
Share-based compensation 5,608
Non-vested stock issued upon vesting (1,352 ) (26,515 ) 1,352
Benefit plans 241 (16,344 ) 833
Other (13 ) (853 ) 7,850 (401 )
Balances at December 31, 2020 5,396 102,909 1,578,662 11,647,627 (593,540 ) (159,091 )
Net earnings 118,745
Other comprehensive loss (15,537 )
Cash dividends paid – 1.58<br> per share (66,694 )
Share-based compensation 9,573
Non-vested stock issued upon vesting (1,264 ) (24,711 ) 1,264
Benefit plans 338 (14,791 ) 756
Purchase of treasury stock 492,045 (42,511 )
Other (204 ) 7,379 (377 )
Balances at December 31, 2021 5,396 111,352 1,630,713 12,107,549 (634,408 ) (174,628 )
Net earnings 140,887
Other comprehensive loss (26,060 )
Cash dividends paid – 1.64<br> per share (68,915 )
Share-based compensation 16,138
Non-vested stock issued upon vesting (3,239 ) (61,821 ) 3,239
Benefit plans 560 (11,786 ) 618
Other (768 ) 15 24,831 (1,302 )
Balances at December 31, 2022 5,396 $ 124,043 $ 1,702,700 12,058,773 $ (631,853 ) $ (200,688 )

All values are in US Dollars.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries (the Company or Sensient), is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients. The Company uses advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems; personal care, essential oils, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical systems; specialty colors; and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company’s three reportable segments are the Flavors & Extracts Group and the Color Group, which are managed on a product basis, and the Asia Pacific Group, which is managed on a geographic basis. The Company’s corporate expenses, restructuring including operational improvement plans, divestiture, share-based compensation, the one-time COVID-19 employee payment in 2020, and other costs are included in the “Corporate & Other” category. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company divested its inks product line; in the third quarter of 2020, the Company divested its yogurt fruit preparations product line; and in the second quarter of 2021, the Company divested its fragrances (excluding essential oils) product line.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the use of management’s estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses during the reporting period and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue at the transfer of control of its products to the Company’s customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. In order to achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five-step approach:

• Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer
• Identification of the performance obligations in the contract
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• Determination of the transaction price
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• Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
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• Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies the performance obligations
--- ---

The Company considers customer purchase orders, which in some cases are governed by master sales agreements, coupled with the Company’s purchase order acceptances, to be the contracts with the customer. For each contract, the Company considers the identified performance obligation to be the promise to transfer products. In determining the transaction price, the Company evaluates whether the price is subject to refund or adjustment and then determines the net consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. In addition, the Company assesses the customer’s ability to pay as part of its evaluation of the contract. As the Company’s standard payment terms are less than one year, the Company elected the practical expedient under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606-10-32-18, and determined that its contracts do not have a significant financing component. The Company allocates the transaction price to each distinct product based on the relative standalone selling price. Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer, the customer is obligated to pay the Company, and the Company has no remaining obligations, which is typically at shipment. In certain locations, primarily outside the United States, product delivery terms may vary. Thus, in such locations, the point at which control of the product transfers to the customer and revenue recognition occurs will vary accordingly.

Customer returns of non-conforming products are estimated at the time revenue is recognized. In certain customer relationships, volume rebates exist, which are recognized according to the terms and conditions of the contractual relationship. Customer returns, rebates, and discounts are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to recognize the revenue and cost for freight and shipping when control over the products has transferred to the customer. The Company has elected to immediately expense contract costs related to obtaining a contract as the amortization period of the asset the Company otherwise would have recognized would have been less than a year.

In addition to evaluating the Company’s performance based on the segments above, revenue is also disaggregated and analyzed by product line and geographic market (See Note

  12, Segment and Geographic Information, for further information\).

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Cost of Products Sold

Cost of products sold includes materials, labor, and overhead expenses incurred in the manufacture of our products. Cost of products sold also includes charges for obsolete and slow-moving inventories as well as costs for quality control, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, warehousing costs, internal transfer costs, other costs of our internal distribution network, and costs incurred for shipping and handling. The Company records fees billed to customers for shipping and handling as revenue.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses primarily include the salaries and related costs for executive, finance, accounting, human resources, information technology, research and development, and legal personnel as well as salaries and related costs of salespersons and commissions paid to external sales agents.

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition as cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable

Receivables are recorded at their face amount, less an allowance for losses on doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on customer-specific analysis and general matters such as current assessments of past due balances and economic conditions. Specific accounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when it is deemed that the receivable is no longer collectible.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is determined on the basis of estimated realizable values. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventories include finished and in-process products totaling $385.2 million and $280.2 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and raw materials and supplies of $178.9 million and $131.4 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Company recorded a non-cash charge of $0.1 million and $1.8 million in Cost of Products Sold related to the divested product lines in 2021 and 2020, respectively. There were no non-cash charges recorded in 2022 related to the divested product lines. The non-cash charge reduced the carrying value of certain inventories, as they were determined to be excess. See Note 14, Divestitures, for additional information.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost reduced by accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful life of the related asset using the straight-line method for financial reporting. The estimated useful lives for buildings and leasehold improvements range from 5 to 40 years. Machinery and equipment have estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 20 years. Interest costs on significant projects constructed or developed for the Company’s own use are capitalized as part of the asset.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying value of goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently when an indicator of impairment occurs. The impairment assessment includes comparing the carrying amount of net assets, including goodwill, of each reporting unit to its respective fair value as of the date of the assessment. Fair value was estimated based upon an evaluation of the reporting unit’s estimated future discounted cash flows as well as the public trading and private transaction valuation multiples for comparable companies. The Company performed such a quantitative analysis in 2022, which indicated a substantial premium compared to the carrying value of net assets, including goodwill, at the reporting unit level. In 2021 and 2020, the Company completed a qualitative assessment noting no indicators of impairment. The Company did not record impairment charges for any of its reporting units in 2022, 2021, or 2020.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, as a result of the Company meeting the assets held for sale criteria for its divestitures of its inks and fragrances (excluding its essential oils product line) product lines, the Company allocated $8.4 million of goodwill to those disposal groups. The $8.4 million of goodwill related to the disposal groups was determined to be fully impaired. In 2020, the fair value of the disposal groups decreased, which resulted in the previously allocated goodwill of $2.2 million to be reallocated to its respective financial reporting units. In 2021, the fair value of the disposal groups increased, which resulted in an additional $0.8 million of goodwill allocated to the disposal groups. See Note 14, Divestitures, for additional details.

The cost of intangible assets with determinable useful lives is amortized on a straight-line basis to reflect the pattern of economic benefits consumed, ranging from 5 to 25 years. These assets include technological know-how, customer relationships, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and non-compete agreements, among others.

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Impairment of Long-lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company performs undiscounted cash flow analyses to determine if potential impairment exists. If impairment is determined to exist, any related impairment loss is calculated based on the difference between fair value and carrying value. Impairment losses were recorded as a result of the Company’s divestiture of its inks product line and its divestiture of its fragrances product line (excluding its essential oils product line). See Note 14, Divestitures, for additional information.

Leases

The Company enters into lease agreements for certain office space, warehouses, land, and equipment in the ordinary course of business. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and evaluates the lease classification (i.e., operating lease or financing lease) at that time. Lease arrangements with an initial term of 12 months or less are considered short-term leases and are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Operating leases are included in Other Assets, Other Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities on the Company’s

    Consolidated Balance Sheet. Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease
    right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term.

The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate on the commencement date for determining the present value of lease payments. The Company considers the likelihood of exercising options to extend or terminate the lease when determining the lease term.

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. The Company has elected the practical expedient of accounting for the lease and non-lease components of each lease as a single lease component.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company selectively uses derivative financial instruments to reduce market risk associated with changes in foreign currency and interest rate exposures, which exist as part of ongoing business operations. All derivative transactions are authorized and executed pursuant to the Company’s risk management policies and procedures, which strictly prohibit the use of financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.

The primary objectives of the foreign exchange risk management activities are to understand and mitigate the impact of potential foreign exchange fluctuations on the

  Company’s financial results and its economic well-being. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges, along with the gain or loss on the hedged item, are recorded in current period earnings. These risk management
  transactions may involve the use of foreign currency derivatives to protect against exposure resulting from recorded accounts receivable and payable. The Company may utilize forward exchange contracts, generally with maturities of less than 18 months, which qualify as cash flow hedges. Generally, these foreign exchange contracts are intended to offset the effect of exchange rate fluctuations
  on non-functional currency denominated sales and purchases. For derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges, gains and losses are deferred in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \(OCI\)
  until the underlying transaction is recognized in earnings.

For hedges designated as cash flow hedges, the Company elects critical terms that match at the onset of the hedge transaction. Hedge accounting is permitted only if the hedge meets the critical terms match requirements. The Company reviews the critical terms at each effectiveness testing date to ensure the respective terms match; therefore, achieving a highly effective hedge.

Interest Rate Hedging

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk through its corporate borrowing activities. The objective of the Company’s interest rate risk management activities is to manage the levels of the Company’s fixed and floating interest rate exposure to be consistent with the Company’s preferred mix. The interest rate risk management program may include entering into interest rate swaps, which qualify as fair value hedges, when there is a desire to modify the Company’s exposure to interest rates. Gains or losses on fair value hedges are recognized in earnings, net of gains and losses on the fair value of the hedged instruments.

Net Investments Hedging

The Company is exposed to risk related to its net investments in foreign subsidiaries. As part of its risk management activities, the Company may enter into foreign-denominated debt to be used as a non-derivative instrument to hedge the Company’s net investment in foreign subsidiaries. The change in the fair value of debt designated as a net investment hedge is recorded in foreign currency translation in OCI.

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Commodity Purchases

The Company purchases certain commodities in the normal course of business that result in physical delivery of the goods and, hence, are excluded from ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

Translation of Foreign Currencies

For all significant foreign operations, the functional currency is the local currency. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Revenue and expense accounts are translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates prevailing during the year. Adjustments resulting from the translation of foreign accounts into U.S. dollars are recorded in foreign currency translation in OCI. Transaction gains and losses that occur as a result of transactions denominated in non-functional currencies are included in earnings and were not significant during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of each award based on the fair value of the instrument at the time of grant as summarized in Note 8, Share-Based Compensation.

Income Taxes

The Company recognizes a current tax liability or asset for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the current year and a deferred tax liability or asset for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and carryforwards. The measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets is based on provisions of enacted tax law. Deferred tax assets are reduced, if necessary, by the amount of any tax benefits for which the utilization of the asset is not considered likely.

Earnings Per Share

The difference between basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) is the dilutive effect of non-vested stock. Diluted EPS assumes that non-vested stock has vested.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the years ended December 31:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands except per share amounts) 2022 2021 2020
Numerator:
Net earnings $ 140,887 $ 118,745 $ 109,472
Denominator:
Denominator for basic EPS - weighted average common shares 41,888 42,077 42,301
Effect of dilutive securities 325 181 45
Denominator for diluted EPS - diluted weighted average shares outstanding 42,213 42,258 42,346
Earnings per Common Share:
Basic $ 3.36 $ 2.82 $ 2.59
Diluted $ 3.34 $ 2.81 $ 2.59

The Company has a share-based compensation plan under which employees may be granted share-based awards in which non-forfeitable dividends are paid on non-vested shares for

  certain awards. As such, these shares are considered participating securities under the two-class method of calculating EPS as described in ASC 260, Earnings per
    Share. The two-class method of calculating EPS did not have a material impact on the Company’s EPS calculations as of December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

All EPS amounts are presented on a diluted basis unless otherwise noted.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated OCI is composed primarily of foreign currency translation, pension liability, and unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges. See Note 10, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, for additional information.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are recorded in Selling and Administrative Expenses in the year they are incurred. Research and development costs were $42.2 million, $34.3 million, and $38.5 million, during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

Advertising

Advertising costs are recorded in Selling and Administrative Expenses as they are incurred. Advertising costs were $1.9 million, $2.4 million, and $2.0 million, during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

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Environmental Liabilities

The Company records liabilities related to environmental remediation obligations when estimated future expenditures are probable and reasonably estimable. Such accruals are adjusted as further information becomes available or as circumstances change. Estimated future expenditures are discounted to their present value when the timing and amount of future cash flows are fixed and readily determinable. Recoveries of remediation costs from other parties, if any, are recognized as assets when their receipt is realizable.

Subsequent Events

The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued. See Note 17, Subsequent Event, for additional information.

  1. Acquisitions

On July 15, 2021, the Company acquired

    substantially all of the assets of Flavor Solutions, Inc., a flavors business located in New Jersey. The purchase price for this acquisition was $14.9 million in cash. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date. The Company
    acquired net assets of $0.4 million and identified intangible assets, principally customer relationships, of $5.0 million. The remaining $9.5 million
    was allocated to goodwill. This business is now part of the Flavors & Extracts segment.

On October 3, 2022, the Company acquired Endemix Doğal Maddeler A.Ş. and Teknoloji Yatırımları ve Danışmanlık Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (collectively, Endemix), a natural colors business located in Turkey. The

    Company paid $23.3 million in cash for this acquisition, which is net of $1.3 million in debt assumed, with $1.7 million of such amount
    being held back by the Company for 12 months to satisfy any indemnification claims that may arise. The assets acquired and liabilities
    assumed were recorded at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date. The Company acquired net assets of $9.0 million and
    identified intangible assets, principally technological know-how and customer relationships, of $4.9 million. The remaining $9.4 million was allocated to goodwill. The Company is still in the process of finalizing the estimated values for identifiable intangible assets and
    fixed assets. The Company anticipates completing this analysis in 2023. This business is now part of the Color segment.
  1. Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivables are recorded at their face amount, less an allowance for expected losses on doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is calculated based on customer-specific analysis and an aging methodology using historical loss information. The Company believes historical loss information is a reasonable basis for expected credit losses as the Company’s historical credit loss experience correlates with its customer delinquency status. This information is also adjusted for any known current economic conditions, including the current and expected impact of COVID-19. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had and is not anticipated to have a material impact on trade accounts receivable. Forecasted economic conditions have not had a significant impact on the current credit loss estimate due to the short-term nature of the Company’s customer receivables; however, the Company will continue to monitor and evaluate the rapidly changing economic conditions. Additionally, as the Company only has one portfolio segment, there are not different risks between portfolios. Specific accounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when the receivable is deemed no longer collectible.

The following table summarizes the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

(In thousands) Allowance for<br><br> <br>Doubtful Accounts
Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 3,891
Provision for expected credit losses 1,631
Accounts written off (434 )
Translation and other activity (211 )
Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 4,877
Provision for expected credit losses 944
Accounts written off (1,305 )
Translation and other activity (80 )
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 4,436

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  1. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, goodwill is the only intangible asset that is not subject to amortization. The following table summarizes intangible assets with determinable useful lives by major category as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

2022 2021
(In thousands except weighted average amortization years) Weighted<br><br> <br>Average<br><br> <br>Amortization<br><br> <br>Years Cost Accumulated<br><br> <br>Amortization Cost Accumulated<br><br> <br>Amortization
Technological know-how 14.4 $ 12,005 $ (3,383 ) $ 8,870 $ (2,314 )
Customer relationships 19.0 9,697 (2,691 ) 7,084 (2,269 )
Patents, trademarks, non-compete agreements, and other 15.6 11,596 (8,624 ) 11,606 (8,002 )
Total finite-lived intangibles 16.2 $ 33,298 $ (14,698 ) $ 27,560 $ (12,585 )

Amortization of intangible assets was $2.0 million in 2022, $1.8 million in 2021, and $1.5 million in 2020. Estimated amortization expense, for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2022, is $2.3 million in 2023; $2.0 million in 2024; $2.0 million in 2025; $1.8 million in 2026; and $1.6 million in 2027.

The changes in goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, by reportable business segment, were as follows:

(In thousands) Flavors &<br><br> <br>Extracts Color Asia Pacific Consolidated
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2020 $ 112,370 $ 305,263 $ 5,657 $ 423,290
Currency translation impact (17,298 ) 6,001 (603 ) (11,900 )
Goodwill related to divestitures^(1)^ (812 ) — — (812 )
Acquisitions^(2)^ 9,456 — — 9,456
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2021 $ 103,716 $ 311,264 $ 5,054 $ 420,034
Currency translation impact (2,796 ) (10,625 ) (338 ) (13,759 )
Acquisitions^(2)^ — 9,440 — 9,440
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2022 $ 100,920 $ 310,079 $ 4,716 $ 415,715
^(1)^ In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company met all of the assets held for sale criteria related to the divestitures of its inks product line and fragrances product line (excluding<br> its essential oils product line). Goodwill was allocated to those disposal groups and was determined to be fully impaired based on the estimated fair value of each of the disposal groups. In 2021, the fair value of the fragrances product<br> line (excluding its essential oils product line) disposal group increased, which increased the value of goodwill allocated to the disposal group by $0.8 million. See Note 14, Divestitures, for additional information.
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^(2)^ In 2021, the Company acquired Flavor Solutions, Inc. In 2022, the Company acquired Endemix. See Note 2, Acquisitions, for additional information.
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  1. Leases

The Company leases certain office space, warehouses, land, and equipment under operating lease arrangements. Some of the Company’s leases include options to extend the leases for up to an additional five years. Some of the Company’s lease agreements also include rental payments that are adjusted periodically for inflation (i.e., CPI index).

The Company recorded operating lease expense, which includes short-term lease expense and variable lease costs, of $11.3 million, $9.6 million, and $10.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company paid $9.3 million, $8.2 million, and $9.2 million, respectively, in cash for operating leases, not including short-term lease expense or variable lease costs. The Company entered into operating leases that resulted in $17.2 million, $9.8 million, and $13.0 million of right-of-use assets in exchange for operating lease obligations for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

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The Company included $36.3 million and $26.5 million of right-of-use assets in Other Assets, $8.2 million and $6.2 million of operating lease liabilities in Other Accrued Expenses, and $28.0 million and $20.6 million of operating lease liabilities in Other Liabilities, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Company’s weighted average remaining operating lease term was 6.5 years as of December 31, 2022. The Company’s weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 3.6% as of December 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, maturities of operating lease liabilities for future annual periods are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year ending December 31,
2023 $ 9,297
2024 8,218
2025 4,827
2026 3,559
2027 2,969
Thereafter 12,035
Total lease payments 40,905
Less imputed interest (4,638 )
Present value of lease liabilities $ 36,267
  1. Debt

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following unsecured obligations at December 31:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
3.66% senior<br> notes due November 2023 $ 75,000 $ 75,000
3.65% senior<br> notes due May 2024 27,000 27,000
4.19% senior<br> notes due November 2025 25,000 25,000
1.85%<br> Euro-denominated senior notes due November 2022 - 76,017
3.06%<br> Euro-denominated senior notes due November 2023 40,945 43,487
1.27%<br> Euro-denominated senior notes due May 2024 53,527 56,850
1.71%<br> Euro-denominated senior notes due May 2027 42,822 45,480
2.53%<br> British Pound-denominated notes due November 2023 30,208 33,829
2.76%<br> British Pound-denominated notes due November 2025 30,208 33,829
Euro-denominated term loan 80,291 -
Revolving Credit Facilities 225,469 86,000
Various other notes 622 1,137
Total debt 631,092 503,629
Less debt fees (260 ) (136 )
Less current portion (501 ) (487 )
Total long-term debt $ 630,331 $ 503,006

In May 2021, the Company executed an amended and restated credit agreement (Credit Agreement) with a syndicate of banks to extend the maturity of Sensient’s $350 million multi-currency revolving credit facility from May 2022 to May 2026 and to modify certain other provisions of the credit agreement as set forth therein. In December 2022, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, transition from the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate to: (i) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as the benchmark rate under the Credit Agreement for borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars and (ii) the Euro Interbank Offered Rate for borrowings denominated in Euros. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at a variable rate, based upon the applicable reference rate and including a margin percentage dependent upon the Company’s leverage ratio, as described below.

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In August 2022, the Company amended its accounts receivable securitization program with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (Wells Fargo) to increase the program amount from $30 million to $85 million. Under the amended program, Wells Fargo has extended a secured loan (Secured Loan) of up to $85 million to the Company secured by Wells Fargo’s undivided interests in certain of the Company’s trade accounts receivables. The interest rate on the Secured Loan is the SOFR as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus a 10 basis point Term SOFR Adjustment plus an Applicable Margin of 70 basis points. The Company has the intent and ability either to repay the Secured Loan with available funds from the Company’s existing long-term revolving credit facility or to extend its accounts receivable program with Wells Fargo when it matures. Accordingly, the Secured Loan has been classified as long-term debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and is included with the Revolving Credit Facilities above. As of December 31, 2022, the amount was fully drawn.

In November 2022, the Company entered into a 75 million Euro unsecured term loan (Term Loan) with PNC Bank, N.A (PNC Bank) that matures in November 2024. The Company immediately borrowed the full amount of the Term Loan and used the proceeds to repay the 66.9 million Euro 1.85% senior note that came due in November 2022 and a portion of outstanding borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility. The term loan will act as a partial hedge of the Company’s net asset position in Euros. See Note 7, Derivative

      Instruments and Hedging Activity, for additional information. Borrowings on the Term Loan bear interest at a variable rate, based upon the Eurocurrency Rate and including a margin percentage dependent upon the Company’s leverage ratio, as
    described below. The average interest rate on the Term Loan was 2.72% for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The borrowings under the revolving credit facility, excluding borrowings on the accounts receivable securitization program, had an average interest rate of 3.01% and 1.33% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The aggregate amounts of contractual maturities on long-term debt subsequent to December 31, 2022, are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year ending December 31,
2023 $ 231,654
2024 160,939
2025 55,208
2026 140,469
2027 42,822
Total long-term debt maturities $ 631,092

The Company had $206.7 million available under the revolving credit facility and $25.5 million available under other lines of credit from several banks at December 31, 2022.

Substantially all of the senior financing obligations contain restrictions concerning interest coverage, borrowings, and investments. The most restrictive loan covenants require a Leverage Ratio less than 3.5 and an Interest Coverage Ratio greater than 3.0, in each case, as defined in the Company’s Credit Agreement. The Company is in compliance with all of these restrictions at December 31, 2022.

The Company had stand-by and trade letters of credit outstanding of $2.8 million as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Short-term Borrowings

The Company’s short-term borrowings consisted of the following items at December 31:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
U.S. credit facilities $ 19,872 $ 7,284
Current maturities of long-term debt 501 487
Loans of foreign subsidiaries - 768
Total $ 20,373 $ 8,539

The weighted average interest rates on short-term borrowings were 5.47% and 1.55% at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

  1. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

The Company may use derivative instruments for the purpose of hedging currency, commodity, and interest rate exposures, which exist as part of ongoing business operations. As a policy, the Company does not engage in speculative or leveraged transactions nor does the Company hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes. Hedge effectiveness is determined by how closely the changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument offset the changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged transaction. Hedge accounting, which generally results in the deferral of derivative gains and losses until such time as the underlying transaction is recognized in net earnings, is permitted only if the hedging relationship is expected to be highly effective at the inception of the transaction and on an ongoing basis.

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The Company manages its exposure to foreign exchange risk by the use of forward exchange contracts to reduce the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on non-functional currency sales, purchases, and other known foreign currency exposures. These forward exchange contracts generally have maturities of less than 18 months. The Company also uses certain debt denominated in foreign currencies to manage the net asset positions of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. The Company’s primary hedging activities and their accounting treatment are summarized below.

Forward Exchange Contracts

Certain forward exchange contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges. The Company had $70.1 million and $48.6 million of forward exchange contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, gains of $1.0 million and $1.3 million and a loss of $1.3 million, respectively, were reclassified into net earnings in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Earnings that offset the earnings impact of the related non-functional asset or liability hedged in the same period. In addition, the Company utilizes forward exchange contracts that are not designated as cash flow hedges and the results of these transactions are not material to the financial statements.

Net Investment Hedges

The Company has designated certain foreign currency denominated long-term borrowings as partial hedges of the Company’s foreign currency net asset positions. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the total

    value of the Company’s net investment hedges was $315.5 million and $289.5 million, respectively. These net investment hedges include Euro and British Pound denominated long-term debt. Changes in the fair value of this debt attributable to changes in the spot
    foreign exchange rate are recorded in foreign currency translation in OCI. The impact of foreign exchange rates on these debt instruments decreased debt by $19.3 million and $17.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
    respectively, and are recorded as foreign currency translation in OCI. For the year ended December 31, 2022, there was no reclassification of OCI with respect to net investment hedges into net earnings. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and
    2020, losses of $4.2 million and $10.8
    million, respectively, were reclassified into net earnings in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Earnings that offset the underlying transactions’ impact on earnings in the same period. In 2021, the losses were primarily associated with the
    partial termination of the net investment hedge related to the Euro debt in connection with the sale of the fragrances product line, including the Spanish legal entity. In 2020, the losses were primarily associated with the termination of the net
    investment hedge related to the Swiss Franc debt that terminated in connection with the sale of the inks product line, including its Swiss legal entity. See Note 14, Divestitures, for additional
    information.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Counterparties to forward exchange contracts consist of large international financial institutions. While these counterparties may expose the Company to potential losses due to the credit risk of non-performance, losses are not anticipated. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are limited by the large number of customers, generally short payment terms, and their dispersion across geographic areas.

  1. Share-Based Compensation

The Company has traditionally maintained separate stock plans for non-employee directors, the 2012 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, and employees, the 2017 Stock Plan, under which directors and employees may be granted non-vested stock that vests over a specific time-period. In April 2017, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2017 Stock Plan authorizing 1.8 million shares for issuance as non-vested stock in the form of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, and stock appreciation rights. In April 2022, the shareholders of the Company approved an Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Plan. The Amended and Restated 2017 Stock plan incorporates substantially all of the key terms of the Company’s 2012 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan into the Company’s existing 2017 Stock Plan, creating one omnibus plan covering the Company’s non-employee directors, officers, and key employees. The total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Plan increased by 350 thousand shares (from 1.8 million to 2.15 million in aggregate), plus any cancellations of shares issued under the Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Plan. As of December 31, 2022, there were 1.3 million shares available to issue as non-vested stock under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Plan. The Company may also issue up to 0.2 million shares of stock pursuant to its 1999 Amended and Restated Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.

The Company recognizes expense for shares of non-vested stock over a three-year vesting period with a pro-rata vesting upon retirement. During the period of restriction, the holder of non-vested stock has voting rights and is entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the stock. The holders of the performance stock units are not entitled to vote or receive dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the stock, until the units have vested and shares of stock issued.

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Grants issued after December 2013 and before December 2020 to elected officers consist of 100% performance stock unit awards. These awards are based on a three-year performance period and a three-year vesting period with a pro-rata vesting upon retirement. Three-year performance that exceeds the stated performance metrics would result in an award up to 200% of the original grant. Starting with the December 2020 grant, grants issued to elected officers consist of 60% performance stock unit awards and 40% non-vested restricted stock awards. The performance stock unit awards are based on a three-year performance period and a three-year vesting period with a pro-rata vesting upon retirement. Three-year performance that exceeds the stated performance metrics would result in an award up to 200% of the original grant. The non-vested restricted stock awards granted are based on a three-year vesting period with a pro-rata vesting upon retirement.

The Company expenses awards for non-vested stock, including time-vesting stock and performance stock units, based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant.

The following table summarizes the non-vested stock and performance stock unit activity:

(In thousands except fair value) Shares Grant Date<br><br> <br>Weighted Average<br><br> <br>Fair Value Aggregate Intrinsic<br><br> <br>Value
Outstanding at December 31,<br> 2019 404 $ 64.89 26,710
Granted 142 65.61
Vested (27 ) 74.21
Cancelled (68 ) 73.39
Outstanding at December 31,<br> 2020 451 $ 63.28 33,283
Granted 129 90.10
Vested (25 ) 61.91
Cancelled (73 ) 72.37
Outstanding at December 31,<br> 2021 482 $ 69.15 $ 48,271
Granted 168 73.52
Vested (62 ) 58.81
Cancelled (69 ) 58.62
Outstanding at December 31,<br> 2022 519 $ 73.19 $ 37,883

The total intrinsic values of shares vested during 2022, 2021, and 2020, was $5.1 million, $1.9 million, and $1.4 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2022, total remaining unearned compensation, net of expected forfeitures, related to non-vested stock and performance stock units was $23.3 million, which will be amortized over the weighted average remaining service period of 2.15 years.

Total pre-tax share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings was $16.1 million, $9.6 million, and $5.6 million in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The Company also recognized tax related benefits of $1.2 million, $1.0 million, and $0.8 million, in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

  1. Retirement Plans

The Company provides benefits under defined contribution plans including a savings plan and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The savings plan covers substantially all domestic salaried and certain non-union hourly employees and provides for matching contributions up to 4% of each employee’s salary. The ESOP covers substantially all domestic employees and provides for contributions based on a percentage of each employee’s compensation as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. Total expense for the Company’s defined contribution plans was $7.8 million in 2022, $6.7 million in 2021, and $6.1 million in 2020.

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Although the Company intends for these defined contribution plans to be the primary retirement benefit for most employees, the Company also has several defined benefit plans. The funded status of the defined benefit plans was as follows at December 31:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 41,780 $ 45,631
Service cost 1,622 1,740
Interest cost 953 851
Foreign currency exchange rate changes (1,488 ) (291 )
Benefits and settlements paid (1,724 ) (3,298 )
Actuarial gain (8,776 ) (2,853 )
Benefit obligation at end of year 32,367 41,780
Plan assets at beginning of year 32,982 35,676
Company contributions 1,027 947
Foreign currency exchange rate changes (2,430 ) (297 )
Benefits paid (1,724 ) (1,718 )
Settlement payments - (1,580 )
Actual loss on plan assets (9,926 ) (46 )
Plan assets at end of year 19,929 32,982
Funded status $ (12,438 ) $ (8,798 )
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 31,472 $ 40,873

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
Accrued employee and retiree benefits $ (16,822 ) $ (18,375 )
Other accrued expenses (745 ) (693 )
Other assets 5,129 10,270
Net liability $ (12,438 ) $ (8,798 )

Components of annual benefit cost:

(In thousands) 2022 2021 2020
Service cost $ 1,622 $ 1,740 $ 1,601
Interest cost 953 851 1,022
Expected return on plan assets (785 ) (728 ) (813 )
Recognized actuarial loss 32 267 41
Settlement income - (151 ) -
Defined benefit expense $ 1,822 $ 1,979 $ 1,851

The Company’s non-service cost portion of defined benefit expense is recorded in Interest

        Expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company’s service cost portion of defined benefit expense is recorded in Selling and
        Administrative Expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Weighted average liability assumptions as of December 31:

2022 2021
Discount rate 5.12 % 2.35 %
Expected return on plan assets 4.89 % 2.54 %
Rate of compensation increase 0.90 % 1.02 %

Weighted average cost assumptions for the year ended December 31:

2022 2021 2020
Discount rate 2.35 % 1.87 % 2.69 %
Expected return on plan assets 2.54 % 2.17 % 2.68 %
Rate of compensation increase 1.02 % 1.07 % 0.88 %

The aggregate amounts of benefits expected to be paid from defined benefit plans in each of the next five years subsequent to December 31, 2022, which include employees’ expected future service, are as follows: 2023, $1.7 million; 2024, $9.0 million; 2025, $1.5 million; 2026, $1.6 million; 2027, $1.6 million; and $10.1 million in total for the years 2028 through 2032.

The Company expects to contribute $0.8 million to defined benefit plans in 2023.

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Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 were as follows:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
Unrecognized net actuarial loss $ 2,210 $ 221
Prior service cost 153 179
Total before tax effects $ 2,363 $ 400

The pension adjustments, net of tax, recognized in OCI, were as follows:

(In thousands) 2022 2021 2020
Net actuarial (loss) gain arising during the period $ (1,466 ) $ 1,528 $ (1,293 )
Prior service cost - - (32 )
Amortization of actuarial loss, included in defined benefit expense 27 84 32
Pension adjustment, net of tax $ (1,439 ) $ 1,612 $ (1,293 )

The investment objectives and target allocations for the Company’s pension plans related to the assets of the plans are reviewed on a regular basis. The investment objectives for the pension assets are to maximize the return on assets while maintaining an overall level of risk appropriate for a retirement fund and ensuring the availability of funds for the payment of retirement benefits. The levels of risk assumed by the pension plans are determined by market conditions, the rate of return expectations, and the liquidity requirements of each pension plan. The actual asset allocations of each pension plan are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that they are in line with the target allocations.

The following table presents the Company’s pension plan assets by asset category as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

Fair Value<br><br> <br>as of<br><br> <br>December 31, Fair Value Measurements at<br><br> <br>December 31, 2022<br><br> <br>Using Fair Value Hierarchy Fair Value<br><br> <br>as of<br><br> <br>December 31, Fair Value Measurements at<br><br> <br>December 31, 2021<br><br> <br>Using Fair Value Hierarchy
(In thousands) 2022 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Equity Funds
Domestic $ 5,208 $ 5,208 $ — $ — $ 7,033 $ 7,033 $ — $ —
International 55 — 55 — 79 — 79 —
International Fixed Income Funds 14,551 1,060 13,491 — 25,732 889 24,843 —
Other investments 115 84 31 — 138 115 23 —
Total assets at fair value $ 19,929 $ 6,352 $ 13,577 $ — $ 32,982 $ 8,037 $ 24,945 $ —

The Company is required to categorize pension plan assets based on the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data.
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Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
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  1. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the changes in OCI for 2022, 2021, and 2020:

(In thousands) Cash Flow<br><br> <br>Hedges ^(1)^ Pension<br><br> <br>Items ^(1)^ Foreign Currency<br><br> <br>Items Total
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2019 $ (199 ) $ (672 ) $ (162,137 ) $ (163,008 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (374 ) (1,325 ) 12,887 11,188
Amounts reclassified from OCI 1,322 32 (8,625 ) (7,271 )
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2020 $ 749 $ (1,965 ) $ (157,875 ) $ (159,091 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 775 1,528 (26,809 ) (24,506 )
Amounts reclassified from OCI (1,318 ) 84 10,203 8,969
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2021 $ 206 $ (353 ) $ (174,481 ) $ (174,628 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 215 (1,466 ) (23,816 ) (25,067 )
Amounts reclassified from OCI (1,020 ) 27 - (993 )
Balance as of December 31,<br> 2022 $ (599 ) $ (1,792 ) $ (198,297 ) $ (200,688 )
(1) Cash Flow Hedges and Pension Items are net of tax.
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  1. Income Taxes

Earnings before income taxes were as follows:

(In thousands) 2022 2021 2020
United States $ 73,192 $ 71,764 $ 72,593
Foreign 109,012 85,720 65,252
Total $ 182,204 $ 157,484 $ 137,845

The provision for income taxes was as follows:

(In thousands) 2022 2021 2020
Current income tax expense:
Federal $ 21,640 $ 16,807 $ 9,660
State 5,138 5,128 3,000
Foreign 25,549 22,875 24,418
52,327 44,810 37,078
Deferred benefit:
Federal (8,520 ) (4,159 ) (6,918 )
State (1,353 ) (1,189 ) (565 )
Foreign (1,137 ) (723 ) (1,222 )
(11,010 ) (6,071 ) (8,705 )
Income taxes $ 41,317 $ 38,739 $ 28,373

The reconciliation between the U.S. Federal tax rate and the actual effective tax rate was as follows:

2022 2021 2020
Taxes at statutory rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 1.7 3.0 2.2
Tax credits (1.3 ) (1.4 ) (1.5 )
Taxes on foreign earnings 2.9 4.7 2.8
Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income 0.4 0.7 0.1
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (1.0 ) (0.9 ) (1.1 )
Loss on balance sheet hedge - 0.7 2.0
Resolution of prior years’ tax matters (0.1 ) (0.4 ) (0.1 )
Valuation allowance adjustments (2.7 ) (2.9 ) (3.7 )
Nondeductible compensation 1.9 1.1 -
Other, net (0.1 ) (1.0 ) (1.1 )
Effective tax rate 22.7 % 24.6 % 20.6 %

Certain reclassifications to prior year amounts have been made to conform to current year presentation.

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Taxes on foreign earnings include the difference between the tax rates applied to foreign earnings relative to the U.S. statutory tax rate, accruals for foreign unrecognized tax benefits, and the impact of the U.S. foreign tax credit, not including the impact from Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI). The impact on the Company’s effective tax rate varies from year to year based on the finalization of prior year foreign and domestic tax items, audit settlements, and mix of foreign earnings. The effective tax rates in 2022, 2021, and 2020 were all impacted by tax costs related to the divestitures and the release of valuation allowances related to the foreign tax credit carryover and net operating losses.

The Company’s valuation allowance at December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $28.1 million and $34.2 million, respectively. In 2022 and 2021, the valuation allowance related to foreign tax credits and state and foreign NOLs was reduced. During 2020, the Company completed tax planning strategies and Federal tax regulations were finalized that resulted in the partial release of this valuation allowance.

The increase of the 2021 effective tax rate from GILTI compared to 2020 is primarily related to not filing the high tax election given the foreign rate mix.

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
Deferred tax assets:
Benefit plans $ 8,601 $ 8,144
Liabilities and reserves 18,623 16,577
Operating loss and credit carryovers 60,070 68,646
Capitalized research and development costs 7,882 -
Other 4,414 10,031
Gross deferred tax assets 99,590 103,398
Valuation allowance (28,073 ) (34,242 )
Deferred tax assets 71,517 69,156
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant, and equipment (34,174 ) (32,560 )
Goodwill (20,603 ) (21,044 )
Deferred tax liabilities (54,777 ) (53,604 )
Net deferred tax assets $ 16,740 $ 15,552

Certain reclassifications to prior year amounts have been made to conform to current year presentation.

At December 31, 2022, foreign tax credit carryovers were $34.3 million, all of which expires before 2035. At December 31, 2022, foreign operating loss carryovers were $68.2 million. Included in the foreign operating loss carryovers are losses of $8.0 million that expire through 2036 and $60.2 million that expire after 2036 or do not have an expiration date. At December 31, 2022, state operating loss carryovers were $119 million, which expire prior to 2036.

The Company is electing to recognize GILTI as a period expense in the period the tax is incurred.

Federal and state income taxes are provided on international subsidiary income distributed to or taxable in the U.S. during the year. At December 31, 2022, no additional income or withholding taxes have been provided for the $673.9 million of undistributed earnings or any additional outside basis differences inherent in these entities, as these amounts are considered to be invested indefinitely. If the undistributed earnings were repatriated, the Company estimates it would have a withholding tax liability of $34.7 million. The determination of the tax liability for any outside basis differences is not practicable.

A reconciliation of the change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits for 2022 and 2021 is as follows:

(In thousands) 2022 2021
Balance at beginning of year $ 3,761 $ 7,445
Increases for tax positions taken in the current year 800 715
Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities (209 ) (3,643 )
Decreases as a result of lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations (338 ) (367 )
Foreign currency exchange rate changes (75 ) (389 )
Balance at the end of year $ 3,939 $ 3,761

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The amount of the unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate, if recognized, was approximately $3.9 million. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. $0.4 million of accrued interest and penalties were reported as an income tax liability as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    relates to multiple jurisdictions and is reported in Other Liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022.

The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022, will decrease by approximately $0.8 million during 2023, of which $0.7 million is estimated to impact the effective tax rate. The potential decrease relates to various tax matters for which the statute of limitations may expire or will be otherwise settled in 2023. The amount that is ultimately recognized in the financial statements will be dependent upon various factors including potential increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of examinations, settlements, and other unanticipated items that may occur during the year. With limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state, and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2018.

  1. Segment and Geographic Information

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance based on operating income before divestiture & other related costs and income, share-based compensation, restructuring and other charges including operational improvement plan costs and income, the one-time COVID-19 employee payment in 2020, interest expense, and income taxes (segment operating income). Total revenue and segment operating income by business segment and geographic region include both sales to customers, as reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings, and intersegment sales, which are accounted for at prices that approximate market prices and are eliminated in consolidation.

Assets by business segment and geographic region are those assets used in the Company’s operations in each segment and geographic region. Segment assets reflect the allocation of goodwill to each segment. Corporate & Other assets consist primarily of accounts receivables from the securitization program, investments, deferred tax assets, and fixed assets.

Segment Information

The Company determines its operating segments based on information utilized by its chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance. Segment performance is evaluated on operating income of the respective business units before divestiture & other related costs and income, share-based compensation, and restructuring and other charges including operational improvement plan costs and income, which are reported in Corporate & Other.

The Company’s three reportable segments are Flavors & Extracts and Color segments, which are both managed on a product line basis, and the Asia Pacific segment, which is managed on a geographic basis. The Company’s Flavors & Extracts segment produces flavor, extracts, and essential oils products that impart a desired taste, texture, aroma, or other characteristic to a broad range of consumers and other products. The Color segment produces natural and synthetic color systems for foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals; colors, ingredients, and systems for personal care; and technical colors for industrial applications. The Asia Pacific segment is managed on a geographic basis and produces and distributes color, flavor, and essential oils products for the Asia Pacific countries. The Company’s corporate expenses, divestiture & other related costs and income, share-based compensation, operational improvement plan expenses and income, the one-time COVID-19 employee payment, and other costs are included in the “Corporate & Other” category.

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Divestiture & other related costs and income and restructuring and other costs, including the operational improvement plan costs and income, for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, are further described in Note 14, Divestitures, and Note 15, Operational Improvement Plan, and are included in the operating income (loss) results in Corporate & Other below. In addition, the Company’s corporate expenses and share-based compensation are included in Corporate & Other.

(In thousands) Flavors &<br><br> <br>Extracts Color Asia Pacific Corporate<br><br> <br>& Other Consolidated
2022:
Revenue from external customers $ 710,592 $ 583,379 $ 143,068 $ — $ 1,437,039
Intersegment revenue 27,411 20,638 513 — 48,562
Total revenue 738,003 604,017 143,581 — 1,485,601
Operating income (loss) 105,424 114,619 29,492 (52,784 ) 196,751
Interest expense — — — 14,547 14,547
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 105,424 114,619 29,492 (67,331 ) 182,204
Assets 738,181 849,425 115,132 278,876 1,981,614
Capital expenditures 40,805 30,300 2,164 6,053 79,322
Depreciation and amortization 26,660 20,174 2,489 3,144 52,467
2021:
Revenue from external customers $ 717,688 $ 527,626 $ 134,950 $ — $ 1,380,264
Intersegment revenue 21,739 17,644 398 — 39,781
Total revenue 739,427 545,270 135,348 — 1,420,045
Operating income (loss) 98,660 103,575 26,330 (58,537 ) 170,028
Interest expense — — — 12,544 12,544
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 98,660 103,575 26,330 (71,081 ) 157,484
Assets 639,992 738,139 108,126 259,236 1,745,493
Capital expenditures 35,846 16,806 2,813 5,323 60,788
Depreciation and amortization 26,020 20,572 2,748 2,711 52,051
2020:
Revenue from external customers $ 724,483 $ 486,536 $ 120,982 $ — $ 1,332,001
Intersegment revenue 17,552 14,482 245 — 32,279
Total revenue 742,035 501,018 121,227 — 1,364,280
Operating income (loss) 90,974 96,034 22,075 (56,427 ) 152,656
Interest expense — — — 14,811 14,811
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 90,974 96,034 22,075 (71,238 ) 137,845
Assets 686,348 718,665 100,258 235,589 1,740,860
Capital expenditures 24,541 19,840 2,687 5,094 52,162
Depreciation and amortization 24,801 19,368 2,578 2,894 49,641

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Geographic Information

The Company has manufacturing facilities or sales offices in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa.

The Company’s annual revenue summarized by geographic location is as follows:

(In thousands) Flavors &<br><br> <br>Extracts Color Asia Pacific Corporate<br><br> <br>& Other Consolidated
2022:
Revenue from external customers:
North America $ 541,120 $ 304,778 $ 120 $ — $ 846,018
Europe 115,925 151,437 213 — 267,575
Asia Pacific 29,092 61,064 139,134 — 229,290
Other 24,455 66,100 3,601 — 94,156
Total revenue from external customers $ 710,592 $ 583,379 $ 143,068 $ — $ 1,437,039
Long-lived assets:
North America $ 286,497 $ 271,075 $ — $ 107,784 $ 665,356
Europe 86,248 236,719 — 24 322,991
Asia Pacific 237 3,796 29,915 — 33,948
Other 389 24,150 — — 24,539
Total long-lived assets $ 373,371 $ 535,740 $ 29,915 $ 107,808 $ 1,046,834
2021:
Revenue from external customers:
North America $ 523,960 $ 263,031 $ 116 $ — $ 787,107
Europe 135,348 142,741 140 — 278,229
Asia Pacific 29,880 59,914 131,772 — 221,566
Other 28,500 61,940 2,922 — 93,362
Total revenue from external customers $ 717,688 $ 527,626 $ 134,950 $ — $ 1,380,264
Long-lived assets:
North America $ 268,934 $ 250,682 $ — $ 105,150 $ 624,766
Europe 91,934 225,916 — 25 317,875
Asia Pacific 275 4,513 32,901 — 37,689
Other 568 23,442 — — 24,010
Total long-lived assets $ 361,711 $ 504,553 $ 32,901 $ 105,175 $ 1,004,340
2020:
Revenue from external customers:
North America $ 491,641 $ 241,608 $ 81 $ — $ 733,330
Europe 160,083 129,704 193 — 289,980
Asia Pacific 30,080 52,414 117,427 — 199,921
Other 42,679 62,810 3,281 — 108,770
Total revenue from external customers $ 724,483 $ 486,536 $ 120,982 $ — $ 1,332,001
Long-lived assets:
North America $ 244,921 $ 252,906 $ — $ 102,577 $ 600,404
Europe 112,424 226,840 — — 339,264
Asia Pacific 204 4,670 31,834 — 36,708
Other 782 22,116 — — 22,898
Total long-lived assets $ 358,331 $ 506,532 $ 31,834 $ 102,577 $ 999,274

Sales in the United States, based on the final country of destination of the Company’s products, were $711.1 million, $658.0 million, and $614.3 million, in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. No other country of destination exceeded 10% of consolidated sales. Total long-lived assets in the United States amounted to $586.8 million, $550.3 million, and $518.2 million, at December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

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Product Information

The Company’s revenue summarized by product portfolio is as follows:

(In thousands) Flavors &<br><br> <br>Extracts Color Asia Pacific Consolidated
2022:
Flavors, Extracts & Flavor Ingredients $ 498,055 $ — $ — $ 498,055
Natural Ingredients 239,948 — — 239,948
Food & Pharmaceutical Colors — 437,065 — 437,065
Personal Care — 165,335 — 165,335
Inks — 1,617 — 1,617
Asia Pacific — — 143,581 143,581
Intersegment Revenue (27,411 ) (20,638 ) (513 ) (48,562 )
Total revenue from external customers $ 710,592 $ 583,379 $ 143,068 $ 1,437,039
2021:
Flavors, Extracts & Flavor Ingredients $ 455,818 $ — $ — $ 455,818
Natural Ingredients 255,772 — — 255,772
Fragrances 22,739 — — 22,739
Yogurt Fruit Preparations 5,098 — — 5,098
Food & Pharmaceutical Colors — 385,069 — 385,069
Personal Care — 158,237 — 158,237
Inks — 1,964 — 1,964
Asia Pacific — — 135,348 135,348
Intersegment Revenue (21,739 ) (17,644 ) (398 ) (39,781 )
Total revenue from external customers $ 717,688 $ 527,626 $ 134,950 $ 1,380,264
2020:
Flavors, Extracts & Flavor Ingredients $ 399,331 $ — $ — $ 399,331
Natural Ingredients 243,161 — — 243,161
Fragrances 85,354 — — 85,354
Yogurt Fruit Preparations 14,189 — — 14,189
Food & Pharmaceutical Colors — 346,269 — 346,269
Personal Care — 141,331 — 141,331
Inks — 13,418 — 13,418
Asia Pacific — — 121,227 121,227
Intersegment Revenue (17,552 ) (14,482 ) (245 ) (32,279 )
Total revenue from external customers $ 724,483 $ 486,536 $ 120,982 $ 1,332,001
  1. Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value for financial assets and liabilities, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s assets and liabilities subject to this standard are forward exchange contracts. The net fair value of the forward exchange contracts based on current pricing obtained for comparable derivative products (Level 2 inputs) was a liability of $0.2 million and an asset of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, accrued expenses, and short-term borrowings were approximately the same as the fair values as of December 31, 2022. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including current maturities, is estimated using discounted cash flows based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements (Level 2 inputs). The carrying value of the long-term debt at December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $630.8 million and $503.5 million, respectively. The fair value of the long-term debt at December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $622.2 million and $520.0 million, respectively.

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  1. Divestitures

On June 30, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its inks product line. In 2021 and 2020, the Company received $0.5 million and $11.6 million of net cash, respectively, as part of the sale.

On September 18, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its yogurt fruit preparations product line.The Company received $2.5 million of net cash in 2022 and $1.0 million of net cash in each of 2021 and 2020, as part of the sale.

On April 1, 2021, the Company completed the sale of its fragrances product line (excluding its essential oils product line) for $36.3 million of net cash. As a result of the completion of the sale, the Company recorded a non-cash net loss of $11.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily related to the reclassification of accumulated foreign currency translation and related items from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Selling and Administrative Expenses

    in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

The Company reports all costs and income associated with the divestitures in Corporate & Other. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a $2.5 million gain in Selling and Administrative Expenses associated with the yogurt fruit preparations product line.

The following table summarizes the divestiture & other related costs for the year ended December 31, 2021:

(In thousands) Yogurt Fruit<br><br> <br>Preparations Fragrances Inks Corporate/<br><br> <br>Other Consolidated
Non-cash impairment charges – Selling and administrative expenses $ (1,000 ) $ 1,062 $ - $ - $ 62
Non-cash charges – Cost of products sold - 95 (9 ) - 86
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items – Selling and administrative expenses - 10,201 2 - 10,203
Other costs - Selling and administrative expenses^(1)^ 917 2,553 (281 ) 598 3,787
Total $ (83 ) $ 13,911 $ (288 ) $ 598 $ 14,138
^(1)^ Other costs – Selling and<br> administrative expenses include employee separation costs, bad debt expense, environmental remediation costs, professional services, accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
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The following table summarizes the divestiture & other related costs for the year ended December 31, 2020:

(In thousands) Yogurt Fruit<br><br> <br>Preparations Fragrances Inks Corporate/<br><br> <br>Other Consolidated
Non-cash impairment charges – Selling and administrative expenses $ 2,597 $ 2,055 $ 8,928 $ (861 ) $ 12,719
Non-cash charges – Cost of products sold 1,679 77 (203 ) 242 1,795
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items – Selling and administrative expenses - - (8,625 ) - (8,625 )
Other costs - Selling and administrative expenses^(1)^ 337 3,029 892 2,008 6,266
Total $ 4,613 $ 5,161 $ 992 $ 1,389 $ 12,155
^(1)^ Other costs – Selling and<br> administrative expenses include employee separation costs, environmental remediation costs, professional services, accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
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The Company recorded non-cash impairment charges in Selling and Administrative Expenses,

  primarily related to property, plant, and equipment and allocated goodwill, during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, when the estimated fair value less costs to sell the product line was lower than its carrying value. The estimated fair
  values for the inks and fragrances \(excluding its essential oils product line\) product lines were determined based on indicative bids, which are classified as Level 3 inputs in the fair value measurement hierarchy. The Company recorded non-cash
  charges in Cost of Products Sold during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, to reduce the carrying value of certain inventories, when they were
  determined to be excess. The Company recorded a non-cash loss during the year ended December 31, 2021 and a non-cash gain during the year ended December 31, 2020, related to the reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items from
  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Selling and Administrative Expenses
  in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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In March 2020, the Company was notified by the buyer of the Company’s fragrances product line that environmental sampling conducted at the Company’s Granada, Spain location

  had identified the presence of contaminants in soil and groundwater in certain areas of the property. The Company records liabilities related to environmental remediation obligations when estimated future expenditures are probable and the amount of
  the liability is reasonably estimable. Based upon an environmental investigation and a quantitative risk assessment performed by a consultant hired by the Company, the Company has recorded $0.3 million and $0.8 million related to these obligations in Selling and Administrative Expenses during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
  1. Operational Improvement Plan

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company approved an operational improvement plan (Operational Improvement Plan) to consolidate manufacturing facilities and improve efficiencies within the Company. As part of the Operational Improvement Plan, the Company combined its New Jersey cosmetics manufacturing facility in the Personal Care product line of the Color segment into its existing Color segment facility in Missouri. In addition, the Company centralized certain Flavors & Extracts segment support functions in Europe into one location. In the Asia Pacific segment, the Company incurred costs in connection with the elimination of certain selling and administrative positions.

During the second quarter of 2021, the Company received cash proceeds, net of associated expenses, in connection with the termination of a New Jersey office and laboratory space lease. The terminated lease was originally executed in November 2020 as part of the Operational Improvement Plan; however, the landlord for the property requested to terminate the lease prior to the end of its term and compensated the Company as part of a negotiated resolution for that termination.

The Company reports all costs and income associated with the Operational Improvement Plan in Corporate & Other. There were no Operational Improvement Plan costs recorded for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes the Operational Improvement Plan income and expenses recorded in Selling and Administrative Expenses by segment for the year ended December 31, 2021:

(In thousands) Flavors &<br><br> <br>Extracts Color Asia<br><br> <br>Pacific Consolidated
Employee separation $ (123 ) $ (8 ) $ (351 ) $ (482 )
Other income^(1)^ - (3,624 ) - (3,624 )
Other costs^(2)^ - 2,207 4 2,211
Total $ (123 ) $ (1,425 ) $ (347 ) $ (1,895 )
^(1)^ Other income includes<br> cash received for the early termination of a lease less associated expenses.
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^(2)^ Other costs include<br> professional services, accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
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The following table summarizes the Operational Improvement Plan expenses by segment for the year ended December 31, 2020:

(In thousands) Flavors &<br><br> <br>Extracts Color Asia<br><br> <br>Pacific Consolidated
Employee separation $ 352 $ 1,749 $ 589 $ 2,690
Other costs^(1)^ - 640 9 649
Total $ 352 $ 2,389 $ 598 $ 3,339
^(1)^ Other costs include professional services,<br> accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
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The Company recorded the Operational Improvement Plan expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020, as follows:

(In thousands) Selling and<br><br> <br>Administrative<br><br> <br>Expenses Cost of<br><br> <br>Products<br><br> <br>Sold Consolidated
Employee separation $ 2,690 $ - $ 2,690
Other costs^(1)^ 614 35 649
Total $ 3,304 $ 35 $ 3,339
^(1)^ Other costs include professional services,<br> accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
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As of December 31, 2021, accrued liabilities in Other Accrued Expenses totaled $0.8 million related to this plan. There were no amounts accrued as of December 31, 2022 related to this plan.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to various claims and litigation arising in the normal course of business. The Company establishes reserves for claims and proceedings when it is probable that liabilities exist and reasonable estimates of loss can be made. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of these matters, based on our assessment of the facts and circumstances now known, we do not believe that these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position. However, actual outcomes may be different from those expected and could have a material effect on our results of operations or cash flows in a particular period.

See Note 14, Divestitures, for information about estimated environmental remediation costs associated with our former Granada, Spain location.

  1. Subsequent Event

On January 20, 2023, the Company announced its quarterly dividend of 41 cents per share would be payable on March 1, 2023.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Sensient Technologies Corporation

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on the criteria established in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 17, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.

Income Taxes--Valuation Allowances for Deferred Tax Assets
Description of the Matter As described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, at December 31, 2022, the Company had gross deferred tax assets of $99.6 million, $60.1 million of which relate to net operating losses (NOLs), foreign tax<br> credits and other tax credits reduced by a $28.1 million valuation allowance. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based upon the weight of all available evidence, it is more likely than not that some<br> portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Management’s analysis of the realizability of its deferred tax assets related to NOLs, foreign tax credits and other tax credits was significant to our audit because the amounts are material to<br> the financial statements and the assessment process related to the realizability of these deferred tax assets is complex, and involves significant judgments that include projections of income, sources of income and tax planning<br> strategies.
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How We<br><br> <br>Addressed the<br><br> <br>Matter in Our<br><br> <br>Audit We tested controls relating to the realizability of deferred tax assets, including controls over management’s projections of future taxable income, the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences and management’s<br> identification and use of available tax planning strategies.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>To test management’s assessment of the realizability of its deferred tax assets related to NOLs, foreign and other tax credits, our audit procedures included, among others, evaluation of the assumptions used by the Company to<br> develop tax planning strategies and projections of future taxable income by jurisdiction and testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in its projections. We involved our tax professionals to evaluate the<br> application of tax law in the Company’s available tax planning strategies and projections of future taxable income. We assessed the historical accuracy of management’s projections and reconciled the projections of future taxable<br> income with other forecasted financial information prepared by the Company. We also tested the Company’s scheduling of the reversal of existing temporary taxable differences.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2006.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 17, 2023

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the

              Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2022, of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
              defined in Rule 13a-15\(e\) of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls
              and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2022.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control

              over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15\(f\) under the Exchange Act. It is management’s policy to maintain a control-conscious environment through an effective system of internal accounting controls. These controls are supported
              by the careful selection of competent and knowledgeable personnel and by the communication of standard accounting and reporting policies and procedures throughout the Company. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is
              designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Management has
              assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee
              of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated Framework \(2013 Framework\). Based on that assessment, management has concluded that the Company’s internal
              control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2022.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. Their opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is included in this Item 9A.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended

              December 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Sensient Technologies Corporation

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 and our report dated February 17, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 17, 2023

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers of the Registrant, and Corporate Governance.

Information required by this item regarding directors and officers, corporate governance, and other matters appearing under “Election of Directors” in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be filed with the Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2022 (2023 Proxy Statement), is incorporated by reference. Additional information required by this item regarding executive officers appears at the end of Part I above, and information required by this item regarding codes of conduct appear at the beginning of Part I above.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Information required by this item relating to compensation of directors and officers is incorporated by reference from the “Election of Directors,” “Executive Compensation,” “Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio,” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” portions of the 2023 Proxy Statement. Information required by this item relating to the Compensation and Development Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is incorporated by reference from the headings “Compensation and Development Committee Report” and “Election of Directors” in the 2023 Proxy Statement.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The information required by this item regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related shareholder matters appearing under “Principal Shareholders” in the 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference. The information required by this item appearing under “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.

The information required by this item regarding certain relationships and related party transactions and director independence appearing at the end of “Election of Directors” and under “Transactions With Related Persons” in the 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The disclosure regarding principal accountant fees and services appearing under “Audit Committee Report” in the 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.

The consolidated financial statements of Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries are set forth under Item 8 of this Form 10-K, as indexed below.

List of Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule

Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2022 and 2021 30
Consolidated Statements of Earnings – Years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 28
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 29
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 32
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 31
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 33-53
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42) 54-55

Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the accompanying exhibit index are filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit<br><br> <br>Number Description Incorporated by<br><br> <br>Reference from Filed<br><br> <br>Herewith
3.1 Sensient Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 24, 2017 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
3.2 Sensient Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated By-Laws Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 14, 2023 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.1(a) Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 5, 2013 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 5, 2013 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.1(b) First Amendment dated as of November 6, 2015 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 5, 2013 Exhibit 10.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 6, 2015 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.1(c) Second Amendment dated as of May 3, 2017 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 5, 2013 Exhibit 10.4 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2017 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.1(d) Third Amendment dated as of June 22, 2018 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 5, 2013 Exhibit 4.2(d) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 1-7626)

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4.1(e) Fourth Amendment dated as of May 6, 2021 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 5, 2013 Exhibit 4.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2021 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.2(a) Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 3, 2017 Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2017 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.2(b) First Amendment dated as of June 22, 2018 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 3, 2017 Exhibit 4.4(b) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.2(c) Second Amendment dated as of May 6, 2021 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 3, 2017 Exhibit 4.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2021 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.3(a) Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 1, 2018 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.3(b) First Amendment dated as of May 6, 2021 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 Exhibit 4.4 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2021 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
4.4 Description of Sensient Technologies Corporation’s securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act Exhibit 4.5 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10 Material Contracts
10.1 Management Contracts or Compensatory Plans
10.1(a) Executive Employment Contract dated as of February 13, 2020, between Sensient Technologies Corporation and Paul Manning Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 13, 2020 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(b) Form of Change of Control Employment and Severance Agreement Exhibit 10.1(b)(3) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(c) Sensient Technologies Corporation 2012 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan Exhibit 10.1(c)(2) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(d) Sensient Technologies Corporation Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 28, 2014 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(e) Sensient Technologies Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Retirement Plan Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 25, 2013 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(f)(1) Sensient Technologies Corporation Frozen Management Income Deferral Plan Exhibit 10.5(a) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(f)(2) Sensient Technologies Corporation Management Income Deferral Plan Exhibit 10.5(b) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(g)(1) Sensient Technologies Corporation Frozen Executive Income Deferral Plan Exhibit 10.4(a) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)

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10.1(g)(2) Sensient Technologies Corporation Executive Income Deferral Plan Exhibit 10.4(b) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(h) Amended and Restated Sensient Technologies Corporation Rabbi Trust “A” Agreement dated November 30, 2009, between Sensient Technologies Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Exhibit 10.1(l) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(i)(1) Amended and Restated Sensient Technologies Corporation Rabbi Trust “B” Agreement dated November 30, 2009, between Sensient Technologies Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Exhibit 10.1(m) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(i)(2) Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Sensient Technologies Corporation Rabbi Trust “B” Agreement Exhibit 10.1(m)(2) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(j) Amended and Restated Sensient Technologies Corporation Rabbi Trust “C” Agreement dated November 30, 2009, between Sensient Technologies Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Exhibit 10.1(n) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(k)(1) Sensient Technologies Corporation Form of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan A Agreement Exhibit 10.1(s) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(k)(2) Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Sensient Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan A Exhibit 10.1(s)(2) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (Commission file No. 1-7626)
10.1(k)(3) Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Sensient Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan A Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2010 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(l)(1) Sensient Technologies Corporation Form of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan B Agreement Exhibit 10.1(t) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(l)(2) Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Sensient Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan B Exhibit 10.1(t)(2) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(l)(3) Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Sensient Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan B Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2010 (Commission File No. 1-7626)

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10.1(m)(1) Sensient Technologies Frozen Supplemental Benefit Plan Exhibit 10.6(a) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(m)(2) Sensient Technologies Supplemental Benefit Plan Exhibit 10.6(b) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(n) Sensient Technologies Corporation Policy on Recovery of Incentive Compensation from Executives Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 8, 2011 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(o)(1) Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement Exhibit 10.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 28, 2014 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(o)(2) Form of Restricted Stock Agreement Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 2020 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(o)(3) Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 2020 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(p) Sensient Technologies Corporation 2017 Stock Plan, as amended and restated Appendix B to Definitive Proxy Statement filed on Schedule 14A on March 16, 2022 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.1(q) Sensient Technologies Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended on February 10, 2022 Exhibit 10.1(q) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.2(a) Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2021 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2021 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.2(b) First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2022 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 20, 2022 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.3(a) Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of October 3, 2016 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2016 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
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10.3(b) Amendment No. 1 to the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2017 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 2, 2017 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(a) Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of October 3, 2016 Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2016 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(b) Amendment No. 1 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement and Performance Undertaking, dated as of October 2, 2017 Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 2, 2017 (Commission File No. 1-7626)

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10.4(c) Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2018 Exhibit 10.5(c) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(d) Amendment No. 3 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 2018 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(e) Amendment No. 4 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2019 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 7, 2019 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(f) Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 2020 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(g) Amendment No. 6 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2020 Exhibit 10.4(g) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(h) Amendment No. 7 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2021 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 5, 2021 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(i) Amendment No. 8 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2022 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 4, 2022 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.4(j) Amendment No. 9 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2022 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 6, 2022 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.5 Performance Undertaking made as of October 3, 2016 Exhibit 10.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2016 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
10.6 Loan Agreement dated as of November 7, 2022 Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 8, 2022 (Commission File No. 1-7626)
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant X
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP X
31 Certifications of Sensient’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act X
32 Certifications of Sensient’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350 X
101.INS* Inline Instance Document X

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101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document X
101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document X
101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document X
101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document X
101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document X
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*The following financial information is formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and furnished electronically herewith: (i) Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020; (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Financial Statement Schedule

Schedule II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (in thousands); Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020

Valuation Accounts Deducted in the Balance Sheet From the Assets to Which They Apply Additions<br><br> <br>Charged to<br><br> <br>Costs and<br><br> <br>Expenses Additions<br><br> <br>Recorded<br><br> <br>During<br><br> <br>Acquisitions Deductions<br><br> <br>(A) Balance at<br><br> <br>End of<br><br> <br>Period
2020<br> Allowance for losses:<br> Trade accounts receivable 4,563 $ 565 $ 0 $ 1,693 $ 3,435
2021<br> Allowance for losses:<br> Trade accounts receivable 3,435 $ 1,631 $ 0 $ 189 $ 4,877
2022<br> Allowance for losses:<br> Trade accounts receivable 4,877 $ 944 $ 0 $ 1,385 $ 4,436
(A) Accounts written off, net of recoveries.<br> In 2021, 456 thousand was moved from Assets Held for Sale to<br> Trade Accounts Receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the fragrances divestiture.

All values are in US Dollars.

All other schedules are omitted because they are inapplicable, not required by the instructions, or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
/s/ John J. Manning
John J. Manning
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: February 17, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below as of February 17, 2023, by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.

/s/ Paul Manning /s/ Sharad P. Jain
Paul Manning Sharad P. Jain
Chairman of the Board, President and Director
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Stephen J. Rolfs /s/ Donald W. Landry
Stephen J. Rolfs Donald W. Landry
Senior Vice President and Director
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Tobin Tornehl /s/ Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt
Tobin Tornehl Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt
Vice President, Controller and Director
Chief Accounting Officer
/s/ Joseph Carleone /s/ Scott Morrison
Joseph Carleone Scott Morrison
Director Director
/s/ Mario Ferruzzi /s/ Elaine R. Wedral
Mario Ferruzzi Elaine R. Wedral
Director Director
/s/ Carol R. Jackson /s/ Essie Whitelaw
Carol R. Jackson Essie Whitelaw
Director Director

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EXHIBIT 21

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

SUBSIDIARIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022

NAME INCORPORATION
DOMESTIC
POINTING COLOR INC. DELAWARE
SENSIENT COLORS LLC DELAWARE
SENSIENT FLAVORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. INDIANA
SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC DELAWARE
SENSIENT HOLDING COMPANY LLC DELAWARE
SENSIENT NATURAL INGREDIENTS LLC DELAWARE
SENSIENT RECEIVABLES LLC DELAWARE
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING COMPANY LLC DELAWARE
SENSIENT WISCONSIN LLC WISCONSIN
NAME INCORPORATION
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FOREIGN
ENDEMIX DOĞAL MADDELER A.Ş. TURKEY
POINTING HOLDINGS LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
POINTING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
POINTING LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
PT SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES INDONESIA INDONESIA
SENSIENT COLORS CANADA LTD. CANADA
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE GMBH GERMANY
SENSIENT COLORS S.A. ARGENTINA
SENSIENT COLORS S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO
SENSIENT COLORS UK LTD UNITED KINGDOM
SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE
SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES E CORANTES, IMPORTAÇÃO E EXPORTAÇÃO<br><br> <br>DO BRASIL LTDA<br><br> <br>ENGLISH: SENSIENT COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES BRAZIL BRAZIL
SENSIENT COSTA RICA S.R.L. COSTA RICA
SENSIENT FINANCE IRELAND DAC IRELAND
SENSIENT FLAVORS BELGIUM NV BELGIUM
SENSIENT FLAVORS CANADA INC. CANADA
SENSIENT FLAVORS CENTRAL AMERICA S.R.L. COSTA RICA
SENSIENT FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES SAS FRANCE
SENSIENT FLAVORS ITALY S.R.L. ITALY
SENSIENT FLAVORS LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
SENSIENT FLAVORS MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO
SENSIENT FLAVORS POLAND SP. Z.O.O. POLAND
SENSIENT FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INDUSTRY & TRADE LIMITED COMPANY (TURKEY) TURKEY
SENSIENT FOOD COLORS CZECH REPUBLIC CZ S.R.O. CZECH REPUBLIC
SENSIENT FOOD COLORS HUNGARY KFT HUNGARY
SENSIENT FOOD COLORS ITALY S.R.L. ITALY
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES POLAND SP. Z.O.O. POLAND
SENSIENT FRAGRANCES MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO
SENSIENT HOLDING I B.V. NETHERLANDS
SENSIENT HOLDINGS MALTA LIMITED MALTA
SENSIENT HOLDINGS UK UNITED KINGDOM
SENSIENT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED INDIA
SENSIENT NATURAL COLORS PERU S.A.C. PERU
SENSIENT NATURAL EXTRACTION INC. CANADA
SENSIENT NATURAL INGREDIENTS (TAI’AN) CO., LTD. CHINA
SENSIENT SAVORY FLAVORS FRANCE FRANCE
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD SINGAPORE
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AUSTRALIA
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES BRASIL INDUSTRIA, COMERCIO, IMPORTACAO E<br><br> <br>EXPORTACAO DE INGREDIENTES LTDA.<br><br> <br>ENGLISH: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES BRAZIL LTDA. BRAZIL
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES COLOMBIA LTDA. COLOMBIA
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (CHINA) LTD CHINA
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (JAPAN) JAPAN
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES C.V. NETHERLANDS
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES ESSENTIAL OILS, S.L.U. SPAIN
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING DEUTSCHLAND GMBH GERMANY
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES HONG KONG LTD CHINA
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L. LUXEMBOURG
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES MENA FZE UNITED ARAB<br><br> <br>EMIRATES
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES (PHILIPPINES), INC. PHILIPPINES
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES REAL ESTATE GMBH GERMANY
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. SOUTH AFRICA
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES (THAILAND), LTD. THAILAND
SENSIENT UK LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
TEKNOLOJİ YATIRIMLARI VE DANIŞMANLIK SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ TURKEY

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Forms S-8 No. 333-188285, 333-188284, 333-217803, 333-264541, 333-155483 and 333-95993), as amended, pertaining to Sensient Technologies Corporation of our reports dated February 17, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Sensient Technologies Corporation and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2022.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 17, 2023

EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act

I, Paul Manning, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Sensient Technologies Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which<br> such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash<br> flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal<br> control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,<br> including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the<br> reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the<br> end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in<br> the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of<br> registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to<br> record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: February 17, 2023
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/s/ Paul Manning
Paul Manning,
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act

I, Stephen J. Rolfs, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Sensient Technologies Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under<br> which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash<br> flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal<br> control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,<br> including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the<br> reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the<br> end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter<br> in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of<br> registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to<br> record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: February 17, 2023
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/s/ Stephen J. Rolfs
Stephen J. Rolfs,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350

The undersigned hereby certifies that the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Paul Manning
Name: Paul Manning
Title: Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 17, 2023

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Sensient Technologies Corporation and will be retained by Sensient Technologies Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350

The undersigned hereby certifies that the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Stephen J. Rolfs
Name: Stephen J. Rolfs
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 17, 2023

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Sensient Technologies Corporation and will be retained by Sensient Technologies Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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