SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-18-027853
STEPAN CO · SCL
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Scott R. Behrens
Officer — VP/GM Surfactants
Period of report
Sep 14, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Sep 18, 2018 · 3:46 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000094049
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Sep 14, 2018 | A | 26 | $89.74 | A | 10,217 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 3,499 | I | By Esop II Trust |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share UnitsF3,F4,F5 | — | Sep 14, 2018 | A | 22 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 22 | 8,832 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Reflects acquisition of deferred share units under the Performance Award Deferred Compensation Plan ("Plan") pursuant to a dividend equivalent feature of the Plan.
- F2Reflects ESOP II acquisitions that have occurred since the Reporting Person's last ownership report covering ESOP II holdings.
- F3Share 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.
- F4Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock.
- F5Reflects acquisition of Share Units pursuant to a dividend equivalent feature of the MIP, generally payable at end of employment, unless otherwise elected.