SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-041158
STEPAN CO · SCL
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
A later amendment supersedes this filing — read the amendment. The figures below are kept as originally reported (version chain, not an overwrite).
Reporting owner
Arthur W Mergner
Officer — VP & General Manager
Period of report
May 8, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 11, 2015 · 4:37 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 | May 8, 2015 | M | 3,000 | $16.085 | A | 7,716 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 60 | $49.82 | D | 7,656 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 500 | $49.85 | D | 7,156 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 200 | $49.89 | D | 6,956 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.90 | D | 6,856 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.91 | D | 6,756 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.92 | D | 6,656 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.93 | D | 6,556 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.94 | D | 6,456 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.96 | D | 6,356 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $49.97 | D | 6,256 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $50.02 | D | 6,156 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 440 | $50.09 | D | 5,716 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 200 | $50.20 | D | 5,516 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $50.22 | D | 5,416 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 600 | $50.27 | D | 4,816 | D | |
| Common Stock | May 8, 2015 | S | 100 | $50.37 | D | 4,716 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 5,713 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $16.085 | May 8, 2015 | M | 3,000 | D | Feb 12, 2010 | Feb 11, 2016 | Common Stock | 3,000 | 1,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Reflects ESOP II acquisitions that have occurred since the Reporting Person's last ownership report covering ESOP II holdings.