STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 26, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2012-01-24

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-24	Common Stock	M	500	$36.92	Acquired	4540.8456	Direct
2012-01-24	Common Stock	S	500	$83.92	Disposed	4040.8456	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-24	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$36.92	M	500	Disposed	2017-02-09	Common Stock (500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	468.208	Indirect

Footnotes

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