Arthur W. Mergner - 27 Oct 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for STEPAN CO (SCL)

Signature
/s/ Stephanie J. Pacitti, Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur W. Mergner
Issuer symbol
SCL
Transactions as of
27 Oct 2022
Net transactions value
-$87,912
Form type
4
Filing time
31 Oct 2022, 13:18:49 UTC
Previous filing
18 Feb 2022
Next filing
16 Feb 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction SCL Common Stock Options Exercise $36,793 +583 +2.5% $63.11 24,096 27 Oct 2022 Direct
transaction SCL Common Stock Options Exercise $97,384 +1,573 +6.5% $61.91 25,669 27 Oct 2022 Direct
transaction SCL Common Stock Sale $222,090 -2,156 -8.4% $103.01 23,513 27 Oct 2022 Direct F1
holding SCL Common Stock 87 27 Oct 2022 By Esop II Trust F2

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 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -583 -100% $0.000000* 0 27 Oct 2022 Common Stock 583 $63.11 Direct
transaction SCL Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -1,573 -100% $0.000000* 0 27 Oct 2022 Common Stock 1,573 $61.91 Direct
holding SCL Share Units 8,564 27 Oct 2022 Common Stock 8,564 Direct F2, F3, F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 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 $102.84 to $103.092, 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.
F2 Includes exempt acquisitions under Rule 16a-11 pursuant to dividend reinvestments since the date of the reporting person's last report.
F3 Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.
F4 Share Units are acquired under the Management Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2015) ("MIP"), a nonqualified deferred compensation plan which allows MIP participants to elect to defer all or a portion of their deferred compensation into accounts pursuant to MIP provisions.