STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Apr 18, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2016-04-14

Reporting Person: STEPAN F QUINN JR (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-04-14	Common Stock	M	580	$18.46	Acquired	134081.94	Direct
2016-04-14	Common Stock	S	580	$58.46	Disposed	133501.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	M	30958	$18.46	Acquired	164459.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	28181	$58.46	Disposed	136278.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	200	$58.465	Disposed	136078.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	1017	$58.47	Disposed	135061.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	100	$58.475	Disposed	134961.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	800	$58.48	Disposed	134161.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	560	$58.49	Disposed	133601.94	Direct
2016-04-15	Common Stock	S	100	$58.50	Disposed	133501.94	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-04-14	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.46	M	580	Disposed	2017-02-09	Common Stock (580)	Direct
2016-04-15	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.46	M	30958	Disposed	2017-02-09	Common Stock (30958)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2163	Indirect
Common Stock	103000	Direct
Common Stock	10653.046	Indirect
Common Stock	48000	Indirect
Common Stock	55065	Indirect
Common Stock	40000	Indirect
Common Stock	160000	Indirect
Common Stock	442047	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Joint Tenancy with Spouse.

F3: The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.