STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 7, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2012-02-06

Reporting Person: STEPAN F QUINN (Director, Chairman, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-06	Common Stock	M	25898	$23.675	Acquired	162066.778	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-06	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.675	M	25898	Disposed	2012-02-10	Common Stock (25898)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	40385.039	Indirect
Common Stock	426584	Indirect
Common Stock	58840	Indirect
Common Stock	114691	Indirect
Common Stock	143063	Indirect