Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend

Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend 


NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 3  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of
Stepan Company today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of
$0.1925 per share.  The dividend is payable on September 15, 2004, to common
stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 31, 2004.

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend on its five and
one half percent (5.5%) convertible preferred stock at the quarterly rate of
$0.34375 per share.  Dividends are payable on August 31, 2004, to preferred
stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2004.

Stepan Company, headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, is a leading producer of
specialty and intermediate chemicals used in household, industrial, personal
care, agricultural, food and insulation-related products. The common and
preferred stocks are traded on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges under
the symbols SCL and SCLPR. 

DATASOURCE: Stepan Company



CONTACT:  James E. Hurlbutt of Stepan Company, [phone]

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