STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 14, 2005

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2004-12-31

Reporting Person: VENEGONI JOHN V (VP/GM Surfactants)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-19	Common Stock	P	13.2706	$22.50	Acquired	7719.9696	Direct
2004-06-21	Common Stock	P	12.416	$24.2548	Acquired	7732.3856	Direct
2004-09-21	Common Stock	P	12.4373	$24.4055	Acquired	7744.8229	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Purchases made under an employee purchase plan.