F. Quinn Stepan Jr - Mar 6, 2025 Form 4 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: Mar 6, 2025
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/10/2025, 04:34 PM
Previous filing: Mar 3, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SCL	Common Stock	Gift	$0	+339	+0.33%	$0.00	103K	Mar 10, 2025	Direct
holding	SCL	Common Stock						172K	Mar 6, 2025	Direct	F1
holding	SCL	Common Stock						0.002	Mar 6, 2025	By Esop II Trust
holding	SCL	Common Stock						160K	Mar 6, 2025	By Family LLC	F2
holding	SCL	Common Stock						87.5K	Mar 6, 2025	By Family Trust IV	F2
holding	SCL	Common Stock						100	Mar 6, 2025	By Father	F2, F3
holding	SCL	Common Stock						1.02K	Mar 6, 2025	By Spouse
holding	SCL	Common Stock						67.2	Mar 6, 2025	By Father's ESOP	F2, F3
holding	SCL	Common Stock						19.1K	Mar 6, 2025	By Family Trust V	F2
holding	SCL	Common Stock						162K	Mar 6, 2025	By Mother's Estate	F2, F3
holding	SCL	Common Stock						600	Mar 6, 2025	By Family Trust VI	F2, F3

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
transaction	SCL	Share Units	Options Exercise		-49.2K	-51.91%		45.5K	Mar 6, 2025	Common Stock	49.2K		By Father's Deferred MIP	F3, F4, F5, F6, F7
transaction	SCL	Share Units	Options Exercise		-2.38K	-5.21%		43.2K	Mar 10, 2025	Common Stock	2.38K		By Father's Deferred MIP	F3, F4, F5, F6, F8
holding	SCL	Share Units						63.4K	Mar 6, 2025	Common Stock	63.4K		Direct	F4, F5, F6

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Joint Tenancy with Spouse.
F2	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to extent of any pecuniary interest in the shares.
F3	Shares held by an estate of which the reporting person serves as executor.
F4	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.
F5	Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.
F6	Share Units are generally payable at end of employment, unless otherwise elected.
F7	Each share unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Stepan Company common stock. On March 6, 2025, 49,154.253 share units were settled in cash.
F8	Each share unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Stepan Company common stock. On March 10, 2025, 2,375.041 share units were settled for an equal number of shares of Stepan Company common stock and distributed to beneficiaries, including 339.292 shares distributed to the reporting person.