STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 26, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2010-04-22

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-22	Common Stock	M	1701	$24.94	Acquired	15953.1955	Direct
2010-04-22	Common Stock	S	1701	$72.99	Disposed	14252.1955	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-04-22	Employee Stock Option	$24.94	M	1701	Disposed	2014-02-09	Common Stock (1701)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	600	Indirect

Footnotes

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