STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 22, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2009-12-21

Reporting Person: PACHOLEC FRANK (Vice President R&D)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-21	Common Stock	M	1500	$25.385	Acquired	17230.7943	Direct
2009-12-21	Common Stock	S	1500	$67.48	Disposed	15730.7943	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-21	Common Stock	$25.385	M	1500	Disposed	2013-04-28	Common Stock (1500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Transaction completed pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.