STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 21, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2009-12-17

Reporting Person: STEPAN F QUINN JR (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-17	Common Stock	G	391	$0.00	Acquired	48987.0816	Direct
2009-12-17	Common Stock	G	391	$0.00	Disposed	48596.0816	Direct
2009-12-17	Common Stock	G	391	$0.00	Acquired	7275	Indirect
2009-12-17	Common Stock	G	391	$0.00	Disposed	6884	Indirect
2009-12-17	Common Stock	G	782	$0.00	Acquired	15792	Indirect
2009-12-17	Common Stock	G	1173	$0.00	Acquired	35856	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	50880	Direct
Common Stock	21312	Indirect
Common Stock	30257	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Joint Tenancy with Spouse.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.