STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2012-11-21

Reporting Person: STEPAN F QUINN JR (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-21	Common Stock	G	23188	—	Disposed	56553.444	Direct
2012-11-21	Common Stock	G	23188	—	Acquired	23188	Indirect
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	702	—	Disposed	50798	Direct
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	23188	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	23890	—	Acquired	41354	Indirect
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	23890	—	Disposed	17464	Indirect
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	23890	—	Acquired	54147	Indirect
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	24865	—	Disposed	19152	Indirect
2012-11-26	Common Stock	G	24865	—	Acquired	79012	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4200.471	Indirect
Common Stock	24000	Indirect
Common Stock	7500	Indirect
Common Stock	309917	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These transactions involved a gift of securities by the Reporting Person to his spouse.

F2: These transactions involved a gift of securities by the Reporting Person's spouse to a Family Trust.

F3: Joint Tenancy with spouse.

F4: These transactions involved a gift of securities by a Family Trust to the Family LLC.

F5: The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.