STEPAN CO — Director's Dealing 2025

Aug 6, 2025

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK: 0000094049
Period of Report: 2025-08-04

Reporting Person: STEPAN F QUINN JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2025-08-04	Common Stock	G	2.281	—	Acquired	105448.019	Direct
2025-08-04	Common Stock	F	0.615	$49.83	Disposed	105447.404	Direct
2025-08-04	Common Stock	G	3000	—	Disposed	163123	Direct
2025-08-04	Common Stock	S	6300	$49.962	Disposed	166123	Direct
2025-08-05	Common Stock	S	3700	$50.489	Disposed	159423	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2025-08-04	Share Units	$	M	2.281	Disposed		Common Stock (2.281)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	0.002	Indirect
Common Stock	160000	Indirect
Common Stock	87500	Indirect
Common Stock	100	Indirect
Common Stock	1017	Indirect
Common Stock	67.214	Indirect
Common Stock	19052	Indirect
Common Stock	161869	Indirect
Common Stock	600	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Share Units	$		Common Stock (63404.923)	63404.923	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each share unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Stepan Company common stock. On March 10, 2025, 2.281 share units were settled for an equal number of shares of Stepan Company common stock and distributed to the reporting person as beneficiary.

F2: Withholding of shares to satisfy the tax liability on the distribution of share units.

F3: Joint Tenancy with Spouse.

F4: The price reported is a weighted average price. Shares were sold in a series of transactions within the same trading day at prices ranging from $49.75 to $50.26, inclusive. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.

F5: The price reported is a weighted average price. Shares were sold in a series of transactions within the same trading day at prices ranging from $49.9897 to $50.9249, inclusive. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.

F6: Reflects a downward adjustment of 2,500 shares. Due to administrative error, the reporting person's Form 4 filed on May 13, 2025 included the May 12, 2025 award of 2,500 shares to the reporting person in both the reporting person's individual account total and the reporting person's joint account total.

F7: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to extent of any pecuniary interest in the shares.

F8: Shares held by an estate of which the reporting person serves as executor.

F9: Share Units are acquired under the Management Incentive Plan ("MIP"), a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that allows participants to defer all or a portion of their annual incentive awards.

F10: Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.

F11: Share Units are generally payable at end of employment, unless otherwise elected.