Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)On January 27, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Stepan Company (the "Company") increased the size of the Board by one to a total of eight directors and elected Lorinda Burgess as a director. Ms. Burgess was elected to Class III of the Board. The next election of Class III directors will be at the 2022 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders. The Board also appointed Ms. Burgess as a member of the Board's Audit Committee, Compensation and Development Committee, Compliance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

As a director, Ms. Burgess will participate in the Company's standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described on pages 42-43 of the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2020.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Ms. Burgess to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits





(d)Exhibits



Exhibit No.    Description
99.1             Press Release of Stepan Company dated January 27, 2021
104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
               Document)

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