STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Sep 17, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2009-09-16

Reporting Person: WOOD ROBERT JOHN (V.P. & General Manager)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-16	Common Stock	M	4027	$23.675	Acquired	11359.2924	Direct
2009-09-16	Common Stock	S	4027	$61.99	Disposed	7332.2924	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-09-16	Employee Stock Option	$23.675	M	4027	Disposed	2012-02-10	Common Stock (4027)	Direct

Footnotes

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