STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 7, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2013-03-05

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-05	Common Stock	S	2000	$63.00	Disposed	14427	Direct
2013-03-05	Common Stock	M	3500	$16.090	Acquired	17927	Direct
2013-03-05	Common Stock	S	3300	$63.000	Disposed	14627	Direct
2013-03-05	Common Stock	S	100	$63.010	Disposed	14527	Direct
2013-03-05	Common Stock	S	100	$63.020	Disposed	14427	Direct
2013-03-05	Common Stock	M	5000	$18.460	Acquired	19427	Direct
2013-03-05	Common Stock	S	5000	$63.000	Disposed	14427	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.090	M	3500	Disposed	2016-02-11	Common Stock (3500.000)	Direct
2013-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.460	M	5000	Disposed	2017-02-09	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	11226.413	Indirect
Common Stock	900	Indirect

Footnotes

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