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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-15-005406
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150709
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150713
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150713

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STEPAN CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000094049
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SOAP, DETERGENT, CLEANING PREPARATIONS, PERFUMES, COSMETICS [2840]
		IRS NUMBER:				361823834
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04462
		FILM NUMBER:		15985098

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EDENS & WINNETKA ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60093
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8474467500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EDENS & WINNETKA ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60093

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STEPAN CHEMICAL CO /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840108
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On July 9, 2015, Stepan Company ("Stepan") issued a press release announcing that it signed a long-term supply agreement with The Sun Products Corporation ("SUN") to supply SUN's anionic surfactant requirements for laundry in North America.&nbsp;&nbsp;The agreement is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, Stepan also announced that it reached an agreement to purchase select assets from SUN's Pasadena, Texas manufacturing site.&nbsp;&nbsp;As part of this agreement, Stepan also received an exclusive two month real estate purchase option on SUN's property located in Pasadena, Texas.&nbsp;&nbsp;The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015 and is subject to customary closing conditions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial terms of both transactions were not disclosed.&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;Stepan is a leading producer of surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning compounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is also a leading supplier of polyurethane polyols used in the expanding thermal insulation market and C.A.S.E. (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers) industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Stepan utilizes a network of modern production facilities located in North and South America, Europe and Asia.&nbsp;&nbsp;The common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol SCL.&nbsp;&nbsp;For more information about Stepan Company please visit the Company online at <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.stepan.com</font>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;color:#;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">About The Sun Products Corporation</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a>The Sun Products Corporation, headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, is a leading North American provider of laundry detergent, fabric softeners and other household products.&nbsp;&nbsp;With annual net sales of approximately $2 billion, the Company&#8217;s portfolio of products are sold under well-known brands that include All<img src="g201507131606591823166.jpg" title="" alt="" style="width:13px;height:13px;"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></font>, Snuggle<img src="g201507131606591823167.jpg" title="" alt="" style="width:13px;height:13px;"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></font>, Wisk<img src="g201507131606591823168.jpg" title="" alt="" style="width:13px;height:13px;"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></font>, Sun<img src="g201507131606591823169.jpg" title="" alt="" style="width:13px;height:13px;"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></font>, Surf<img src="g201507131606591823170.jpg" title="" alt="" style="width:13px;height:13px;"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></font>, and Sunlight<img src="g201507131606591823171.jpg" title="" alt="" style="width:13px;height:13px;"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, Sun Products is the </p>

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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">manufacturing partner for many retailer brand laundry and dish products in North America.&nbsp;&nbsp;For more information visit:&nbsp;&nbsp;www.sunproductscorp.com.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp;&nbsp;These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied.&nbsp;&nbsp;The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Stepan Company&#8217;s Form 10-K, Form 8-K and Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to), prospects for our foreign operations, foreign currency fluctuations, certain global and regional economic conditions, the probability of future acquisitions and the uncertainties related to the integration of acquired businesses, the probability of new products, the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships, the costs and other effects of governmental regulation and legal and administrative proceedings, including the expenditures necessary to address and resolve environmental claims and proceedings, and general economic conditions.&nbsp;&nbsp;These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and Stepan Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Source:&nbsp;&nbsp; Stepan Company</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott D. Beamer&nbsp;&nbsp; (847) 446-7500</p>
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