STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2012-09-10

Reporting Person: HURLBUTT JAMES E (V.P. & Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-06	Common Stock	M	3029	$51.210	Acquired	7217.588	Direct
2012-09-06	Common Stock	S	2939	$98.000	Disposed	4278.588	Direct
2012-09-06	Common Stock	S	90	$98.110	Disposed	4188.588	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-06	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.210	M	3029	Disposed	2018-02-08	Common Stock (3029)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	95.366	Indirect
Common Stock	309917	Indirect

Footnotes

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