STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Apr 5, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2011-04-01

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-01	Common Stock	M	2000	$36.92	Acquired	26837.1545	Direct
2011-04-01	Common Stock	S	2000	$72.96	Disposed	24837.1545	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-04-01	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$36.92	M	2000	Disposed	2017-02-09	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1000	Indirect

Footnotes

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