STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 29, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2010-11-24

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-24	Common Stock	M	4009.000	$24.94	Acquired	16351.6894	Direct
2010-11-24	Common Stock	S	4009.000	$71.99	Disposed	12342.6894	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-24	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.94	M	4009.000	Disposed	2014-02-09	Common Stock (4009.000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	550	Indirect

Footnotes

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