STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 21, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2012-11-19

Reporting Person: Wynn H Edward (VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-19	Common Stock	M	1000	$51.210	Acquired	7619.7936	Direct
2012-11-19	Common Stock	S	1000	$96.210	Disposed	6619.7936	Direct
2012-11-20	Common Stock	M	1416	$51.210	Acquired	8035.7936	Direct
2012-11-20	Common Stock	S	1416	$98.210	Disposed	6619.7936	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-19	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.210	M	1000	Disposed	2018-02-08	Common Stock (1000)	Direct
2012-11-20	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.210	M	1416	Disposed	2018-02-08	Common Stock (1416)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	551.1	Indirect

Footnotes

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