SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STEPAN F QUINN JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 1101 SKOKIE BOULEVARD, SUITE 500 (Street) NORTHBROOK ILLINOIS 60062 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STEPAN CO [ SCL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/08/2026	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/08/2026		A		2,566	A	$52.61	143,007.262	D
Common Stock								159,423	D(1)
Common Stock								0.002	I	By Esop II Trust
Common Stock								160,000	I	By Family LLC(2)
Common Stock								0	I	By Family Trust(2)
Common Stock								2,448	I	By Family Trust III
Common Stock								87,500	I	By Family Trust IV(2)
Common Stock								100	I	By Father
Common Stock								1,017	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								0	I	Member Of Plan Committee Of Stepan Company
Common Stock								67,214	I	By Father's ESOP(3)
Common Stock								19,052	I	By Family Trust V
Common Stock								0	I	By Mother's Estate(3)
Common Stock								600	I	By Family Trust VI(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Joint Tenancy with Spouse.

2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to extent of any pecuniary interest in the shares.

3. Shares held by an estate of which the reporting person serves as executor.

	/s/ James A. Hart, attorney-in-Fact for F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.	05/12/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)