STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 30, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2009-07-28

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-07-28	Common Stock	M	100	$23.675	Acquired	15183.7885	Direct
2009-07-28	Common Stock	S	100	$45.99	Disposed	15083.7885	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-07-28	Employee Stock Option	$23.675	M	100	Disposed	2012-02-10	Common Stock (100)	Direct

Footnotes

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