F. Quinn Stepan Jr - Dec 31, 2024 Form 5 Insider Report for STEPAN CO (SCL)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Stephanie J. Pacitti, Attorney-in-Fact for F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
Stock symbol: SCL
Transactions as of: Dec 31, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 5
Date filed: 2/14/2025, 05:50 PM
Previous filing: Nov 18, 2024
Next filing: Feb 4, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	SCL	Common Stock	156K	Dec 31, 2024	Direct	F1
holding	SCL	Common Stock	122K	Dec 31, 2024	Direct	F2, F3
holding	SCL	Common Stock	0	Dec 31, 2024	By Family Trust III	F4
holding	SCL	Common Stock	100	Dec 31, 2024	By Father	F5, F6
holding	SCL	Common Stock	67.2	Dec 31, 2024	By Father's ESOP	F6
holding	SCL	Common Stock	19.1K	Dec 31, 2024	By Family Trust V	F7
holding	SCL	Common Stock	162K	Dec 31, 2024	By Mother's Estate	F6
holding	SCL	Common Stock	950	Dec 31, 2024	By Family Trust VI	F6

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Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	SCL	Share Units						94.7K	Dec 31, 2024	Common Stock	94.7K		By Father's Deferred MIP	F6, F8, F9, F10

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects a downward adjustment of 72,427.271 shares to reflect the reporting person's share balance as of December 31, 2024, primarily consisting of transfers to the reporting person's joint account and family gifts and other planning transactions prior to 2023 that consisted of transfers of shares for no consideration.
F2	Reflects an upward adjustment of 35,079 shares to reflect the reporting person's share balance as of December 31, 2024, including transfers from the reporting person's individual account.
F3	Joint Tenancy with Spouse.
F4	Reflects a transfer of 17,464 shares to other family trusts, the holdings of which are not beneficially owned by the reporting person.
F5	Reflects an upward adjustment of 100 shares to reflect a stock certificate held as of December 31, 2024 and not previously reported.
F6	Shares held by an estate of which the reporting person serves as executor. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to extent of any pecuniary interest in the shares.
F7	Reflects an upward adjustment of 2,024 shares to reflect the trust's share balance as of December 31, 2024.
F8	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.
F9	Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.
F10	Share Units are generally payable at end of employment, unless otherwise elected.

Remarks:

Explanatory Note: The reporting person has not engaged in any transactions in Stepan Company Common Stock since his most recent Form 4 report. This Form 5 is being filed to provide updated holdings of Stepan Company Common Stock by the reporting person based on a review of current records.