Samuel S. Hinrichsen - 31 Dec 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for STEPAN CO (SCL)

Role: VP & Interim CFO
Signature: /s/ Stephanie J. Pacitti, attorney-in-fact for Samuel S. Hinrichsen
Issuer symbol: SCL
Transactions as of: 31 Dec 2024
Net transactions value: +$2,729
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Jan 2025, 16:17:28 UTC
Previous filing: 08 Nov 2024
Next filing: 19 Feb 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	Options Exercise	$3,898	+60	+31%	$64.97	256	31 Dec 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	SCL	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,169	-18	-7%	$64.97	238	31 Dec 2024	Direct	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	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-60	-100%	$0.000000	0	31 Dec 2024	Restricted Stock Units	60		Direct	F4, F5, F6

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The restricted stock units ("RSUs") were settled in shares of common stock per the terms of the award.
F2	Withholding of shares to satisfy tax liability on the vesting of RSUs.
F3	Includes exempt acquisitions under Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d) since the date of the reporting person's last report.
F4	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Stepan Company common stock.
F5	Vests ratably over three years beginning on the date shown.
F6	Reflects a correction to the previously reported RSU balance. As a result of an administrative error, the reporting person's previous report overstated the number of RSUs held by 120 RSUs.