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: 2009-09-15

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-15	Common Stock	M	2605	$24.94	Acquired	17688.7885	Direct
2009-09-15	Common Stock	S	1805	$60.99	Disposed	15883.7885	Direct
2009-09-15	Common Stock	S	800	$61.00	Disposed	15083.7885	Direct
2009-09-16	Common Stock	M	361	$24.94	Acquired	15444.7885	Direct
2009-09-16	Common Stock	S	361	$61.23	Disposed	15083.7885	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-09-15	Employee Stock Option	$24.94	M	2605	Disposed	2014-02-09	Common Stock (2605)	Direct
2009-09-16	Employee Stock Option	$24.94	M	361	Disposed	2014-02-09	Common Stock (361)	Direct

Footnotes

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