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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STEPAN F QUINN   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) 22 W. FRONTAGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2018 (Street) NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 12/18/2017   G V 14,178 D $ 0 273,784 D   Common Stock 02/01/2018   M   43,203.157 A (1) 316,987.157 D   Common Stock 02/01/2018   D(2)   42,113.005 D $ 78.42 274,874.152 D   Common Stock 02/01/2018   F(3)   457.319 D $ 78.42 274,416.833 D   Common Stock               102.456 I By Esop II Trust Common Stock               170,269 I By Spouse Common Stock               508,655 I Stepan Venture II Partnership

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Share Units (4)

(5)

02/01/2018

M

43,203.157

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

43,203.157

(1)

343,903.406

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STEPAN F QUINN 22 W. FRONTAGE ROAD NORTHFIELD, IL 60093	X

Signatures

/s/ Matthew M. Rice, attorney-in-fact for F. Quinn Stepan		02/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Share Units converted on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock. The Share Units were 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.
(2)	Reflects Share Units that were settled in cash pursuant to the terms of the MIP. Pursuant to the terms of the MIP, amounts deferred are distributed to MIP participants in accordance with the terms of the MIP.
(3)	Reflects shares withheld in connection with settlement of stock-settled share units under the MIP. Pursuant to the terms of the MIP, amounts deferred are distributed to MIP participants in accordance with the terms of the MIP.
(4)	Share Units were acquired under the MIP.
(5)	Share Units convert on a one-for-one basis into Common Stock
(6)	Amounts deferred into Share Units are distributed to the participant in ten installments following the end of employment.

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