SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-02-27

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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">STEPAN COMPANY</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THIS AGREEMENT (this &#8220;Agreement&#8221;), dated as of the __ day of <font style="text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>, <font style="text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font> (the &#8220;Grant Date&#8221;), is entered into by and between Stepan Company, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and [Participant Name] (the &#8220;Participant&#8221;).</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">IT IS AGREED, by and between the parties hereto, as follows:</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>In accordance with the provisions of the Stepan Company 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), the Company hereby grants to the Participant a Non-Qualified Stock Option to purchase a total of [Number of Shares Granted] shares of common stock of the Company (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;). The purchase price of each share of Common Stock subject to this Agreement shall be $[Grant Price]. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>The right to exercise the option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The option shall vest and become exercisable in three installments on [CHOOSE ONE][FOR ON-CYCLE GRANTS: each of the last day of the calendar year in which the Grant Date occurred, and the two succeeding annual anniversaries of such date][FOR OFF-CYCLE GRANTS: each of the first three annual anniversaries of the Grant Date] (each such date, a &#8220;Vesting Date&#8221;), in accordance with the following schedule, provided the Participant has remained continuously employed by the Company through the applicable Vesting Date:</p>
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