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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STEPAN COMPANY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">36-1823834</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northbrook, Illinois</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>60062</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stepan Company 2022 Equity
  Incentive Compensation Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(As Amended and Restated Effective April&nbsp;29, 2025) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kamel Aranki </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Interim
  General Counsel and Interim Assistant Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stepan Company </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northbrook, Illinois 60062 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(847) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">446-7500</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&#148;) is being filed by
  Stepan Company (the &#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;) pursuant to General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> under the Securities Act to register an additional 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
  share, of the Registrant (the &#147;<B><I>Common Stock</I></B>&#148;) for issuance pursuant to the Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective April&nbsp;29, 2025). The contents of the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;26, 2022 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-264477)</FONT> relating to the Stepan Company
  2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;1.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Plan Information* </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information* </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*Information required by Part I to be included in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428 of the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;), and is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000094049/000095017025029079/scl-20241231.htm">Annual
   Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2024</A>, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;27, 2025. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025010549/scl-20250129.htm">January
  <U></U>&nbsp;29, 2025</A> (as amended on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025042751/scl-20250129.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;
  20, 2025</A>), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025022759/scl-20250219.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
  19, 2025</A> (as to Item 8.01 only) and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025024210/scl-20250220.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;20, 2025</A>. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the &#147;<B><I>Common Stock</I></B>&#148;), contained
  in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March 4, 1996, as updated by the description of the Common Stock contained in&nbsp;
  <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459020007326/scl-ex41_401.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, including any subsequently filed amendments
  and reports updating such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> or any exhibit thereto, was furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and other documents that the Registrant subsequently files with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates the Registrant has sold all of the
  securities offered under this Registration Statement or that deregisters the distribution of all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
  date that the Registrant files such report or document. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
  by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated
  by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any such statement so modified or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified or replaced, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>
  
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Description of Securities. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The legality of the shares of Common Stock being offered under this Registration Statement has been passed upon for the Registrant by
  Mr.&nbsp;Kamel Aranki, Interim General Counsel and Interim Assistant Secretary of the Registrant, who owns or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 1% of the Common Stock. </P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;<B><I>DGCL</I></B>&#148;) provides that a corporation may
  indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with specified actions, suits, and proceedings,
  other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
  proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and
  reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The
  statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#146;s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &#147;<B><I>Bylaws</I></B>&#148;) provide that (i)&nbsp;the Registrant will indemnify
  its directors and officers, and may indemnify its other employees, to the fullest extent authorized by law, subject to limited exceptions; (ii)&nbsp;the Registrant will advance expenses incurred by its directors and officers, and may advance
  expenses incurred by its other employees, in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent authorized by the law and the Bylaws, subject to limited exceptions; and (iii)&nbsp;the rights provided by the Bylaws in respect of indemnification
  and the advancement of expenses are not exclusive. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits Delaware corporations to
  include a provision in their certificates of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
  provisions shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
  intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL; or (iv)&nbsp;for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation (the &#147;<B><I>Certificate of Incorporation</I></B>&#148;) includes such a provision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has also purchased a
  policy of directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance that insures its directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant believes that the provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the indemnification policies are necessary to
  attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>
  
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312513417585/d601111dex3a.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stepan Company, filed October<U></U>&nbsp;
  21, 2013, with the State of Delaware (filed with the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended September<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2013 (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
  001-4462))</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.2</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459019038724/scl-ex32_163.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stepan Company (Amended as of October<U></U>&nbsp;
  22, 2019) (filed with the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed on October<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2019 (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;001-4462))</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;99.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312525061867/d924332ddef14a.htm#toc924332_80">Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective April
  <U></U>&nbsp;29, 2025) (filed with the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2025 (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;001-4462))</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d949787dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>9. Undertakings</B>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
  most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
  the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
  effective Registration Statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
  not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
  Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
  being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
  purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
  plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as
  indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
  opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
  securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>SIGNATURES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
  the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Northbrook, State of Illinois,
  on this 29th day of April, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>STEPAN COMPANY</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Luis E. Rojo</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">Luis E. Rojo</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5 </P>
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned directors and officers of Stepan Company, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Luis E. Rojo and
  Kamel Aranki, or any one of them, the undersigned&#146;s true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our respective capacities
  as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply
  with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any
  of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them or any
  substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be executed in any number of counterparts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Luis E. Rojo</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Luis E. Rojo</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Samuel S. Hinrichsen</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel S. Hinrichsen</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2025
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  STEPAN COMPANY
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  36-1823834
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500
  Northbrook, Illinois
  60062
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Stepan Company 2022 Equity
  Incentive Compensation Plan
  (As Amended and Restated Effective April 29, 2025)
  (Full title of the plan)
  Kamel Aranki
  Interim
  General Counsel and Interim Assistant Secretary
  Stepan Company
  1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500
  Northbrook, Illinois 60062
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  (847)
  446-7500
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in
  Rule 12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  (this "
  Registration Statement
  ") is being filed by
  Stepan Company (the "
  Registrant
  ") pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
  S-8
  under the Securities Act to register an additional 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
  share, of the Registrant (the "
  Common Stock
  ") for issuance pursuant to the Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective April 29, 2025). The contents of the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2022 (File
  No. 333-264477)
  relating to the Stepan Company
  2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.
  PART I
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1.
  Plan Information*
  Item 2.
  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*
  *Information required by Part I to be included in the Section 10(a) prospectus will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428 of the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
  Securities Act
  "), and is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form
  S-8.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference
  The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  "
  Commission
  ") are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
  (a) The Registrant's
  Annual
   Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December
  31, 2024
  , filed with the Commission on February 27, 2025.
  (b) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission on
  January
  29, 2025
  (as amended on
  March
  20, 2025
  ),
  February
  19, 2025
  (as to Item 8.01 only) and
  February
  20, 2025
  .
  (c) The description of the Registrant's common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "
  Common Stock
  "), contained
  in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March 4, 1996, as updated by the description of the Common Stock contained in
  Exhibit 4.1
  to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, including any subsequently filed amendments
  and reports updating such description.
  To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form
  8-K,
  or any exhibit thereto, was furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.
  All reports and other documents that the Registrant subsequently files with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
  Exchange Act
  "), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates the Registrant has sold all of the
  securities offered under this Registration Statement or that deregisters the distribution of all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
  date that the Registrant files such report or document.
  Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
  by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated
  by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any such statement so modified or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified or replaced, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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  Item 4.
  Description of Securities.
  Not applicable.
  Item 5.
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  The legality of the shares of Common Stock being offered under this Registration Statement has been passed upon for the Registrant by
  Mr. Kamel Aranki, Interim General Counsel and Interim Assistant Secretary of the Registrant, who owns or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 1% of the Common Stock.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "
  DGCL
  ") provides that a corporation may
  indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with specified actions, suits, and proceedings,
  other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
  proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
  reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The
  statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise.
  The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "
  Bylaws
  ") provide that (i) the Registrant will indemnify
  its directors and officers, and may indemnify its other employees, to the fullest extent authorized by law, subject to limited exceptions; (ii) the Registrant will advance expenses incurred by its directors and officers, and may advance
  expenses incurred by its other employees, in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent authorized by the law and the Bylaws, subject to limited exceptions; and (iii) the rights provided by the Bylaws in respect of indemnification
  and the advancement of expenses are not exclusive.
  In addition, Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits Delaware corporations to
  include a provision in their certificates of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
  provisions shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
  intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (iv) for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation (the "
  Certificate of Incorporation
  ") includes such a provision.
  The Registrant has also purchased a
  policy of directors' and officers' liability insurance that insures its directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances.
  The Registrant believes that the provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the indemnification policies are necessary to
  attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers.
  Item 7.
  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
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  Item 8.
  Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  4.1
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stepan Company, filed October
  21, 2013, with the State of Delaware (filed with the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
  10-Q
  for the quarter ended September
  30, 2013 (File No.
  001-4462))
  4.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stepan Company (Amended as of October
  22, 2019) (filed with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
  10-Q
  filed on October
  30, 2019 (File No.
  001-4462))
  5.1
  Opinion of Kamel Aranki
  23.1
  Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
  23.2
  Consent of Kamel Aranki (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
  99.1
  Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective April
  29, 2025) (filed with the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March
  25, 2025 (File No.
  001-4462))
  107.1
  Filing Fee Table
  Item
  9. Undertakings
  .
  (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
  most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
  the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
  effective Registration Statement; and
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
  not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  Provided, however
  , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
  Registration Statement.
  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
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  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
  being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
  purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
  plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as
  indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
  opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
  securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
  the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Northbrook, State of Illinois,
  on this 29th day of April, 2025.
  STEPAN COMPANY
  By:
  /s/ Luis E. Rojo
  Luis E. Rojo
  President and Chief Executive Officer
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  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  Each of the undersigned directors and officers of Stepan Company, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Luis E. Rojo and
  Kamel Aranki, or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our respective capacities
  as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply
  with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any
  of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them or any
  substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be executed in any number of counterparts.
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Luis E. Rojo
  Luis E. Rojo
  President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ Samuel S. Hinrichsen
  Samuel S. Hinrichsen
  Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
  F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
  Chairman
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ Lorinda A. Burgess
  Lorinda A. Burgess
  Director
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ Randall S. Dearth
  Randall S. Dearth
  Director
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ Joaquin Delgado
  Joaquin Delgado
  Director
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ Susan M. Lewis
  Susan M. Lewis
  Director
  April 29, 2025
  /s/ Jan Stern Reed
  Jan Stern Reed
  Director
  April
  29, 2025
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