STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2012-04-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-27	Common Stock	M	1750	$32.17	Acquired	8852	Direct
2012-04-27	Common Stock	S	1750	$92.99	Disposed	7102	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.17	M	1750	Disposed	2016-02-11	Common Stock (1750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4775.329	Indirect
Common Stock	450	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Transaction completed pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan