STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Dec 15, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2008-12-11

Reporting Person: STEPAN F QUINN (Director, Chairman, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-11	Common Stock	J	156	—	Disposed	318626.637	Direct
2008-12-11	Common Stock	J	1456	—	Disposed	317170.637	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Number of shares disposed of from the reporting person's account on December 11, 2008, to comply with minimum required distribution rules under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) established by Stepan Company.

F2: Number of shares disposed of from the reporting person's account on December 11, 2008, to comply with minimum required distribution rules under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan II (ESOP II) established by Stepan Company.