STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Sep 1, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2009-08-28

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-08-28	Common Stock	M	3793	$21.75	Acquired	11125.2924	Direct
2009-08-28	Common Stock	S	3700	$51.99	Disposed	7425.2924	Direct
2009-08-28	Common Stock	S	93	$52.00	Disposed	7332.2924	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-08-28	Employee Stock Option	$21.75	M	3793	Disposed	2010-05-08	Common Stock (3793)	Direct

Footnotes

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