Samuel S. Hinrichsen - 03 Mar 2025 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: 03 Mar 2025
Net transactions value: +$2,119
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Mar 2025, 10:39:08 UTC
Previous filing: 25 Feb 2025
Next filing: 07 Mar 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	$3,265	+57	+13%	$57.28	494	04 Mar 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	SCL	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,146	-20	-4.1%	$57.28	474	04 Mar 2025	Direct	F2
holding	SCL	Common Stock						367	03 Mar 2025	By ESOP II Trust

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	Performance Shares	Award	$0	+522		$0.000000	522	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	522		Direct	F5, F6
transaction	SCL	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+1,044		$0.000000	1,044	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	1,044		Direct	F7, F8
transaction	SCL	Stock Appreciation Right	Award	$0	+1,474		$0.000000	1,474	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	1,474	$59.86	Direct	F8
transaction	SCL	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-57	-33%	$0.000000	114	04 Mar 2025	Restricted Stock Units	57		Direct	F1, F7, F8
holding	SCL	Share Units						106	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	106		Direct	F3, F4

* 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	Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.
F4	Share Units are acquired under the Management Incentive Plan (as amended) ("MIP"), a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that allows participants to elect to defer all or a portion of their annual incentive awards into Stepan Company Common Stock.
F5	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Stepan Company common stock.
F6	The performance shares vest upon the certification of Stepan Company achieving certain performance goals for the performance period ending December 31, 2027.
F7	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Stepan Company common stock.
F8	Vest ratably beginning on the date shown.