NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 31,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today
reported:
The Board of Directors of Stepan Company has declared a
quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of
$0.375 per share. The dividend is
payable on September 13, 2024, to
common stockholders of record on August 30,
2024. The Company increased its quarterly cash dividend in
the fourth quarter of 2023 by $0.010
per share, marking the 56th consecutive year that the Company has
increased its cash dividend to stockholders.
Corporate Profile
Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of specialty and
intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries. Stepan
is a leading merchant producer of surfactants, which are the key
ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection
products and in agricultural and oilfield solutions. The Company is
also a leading supplier of polyurethane polyols used in the
expanding thermal insulation market, and CASE (Coatings, Adhesives,
Sealants, and Elastomers) industries.
Headquartered in Northbrook,
Illinois, Stepan utilizes a network of modern production
facilities located in North and South
America, Europe and
Asia.
The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol SCL. For more information about
Stepan Company please visit the Company online
at www.stepan.com.
More information about Stepan's sustainability program can be
found on the Sustainability page at www.stepan.com.
Certain information in this news release
consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements
include statements about Stepan Company's plans, objectives,
strategies, financial performance and outlook, trends, the amount
and timing of future cash distributions, prospects or future events
and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict.
As a result, Stepan Company's actual financial results,
performance, achievements or prospects may differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use
of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan,"
"seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "guidance," "predict,"
"potential," "continue," "likely," "will," "would," "should,"
"illustrative" and variations of these terms and similar
expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.
Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by
Stepan Company and its management based on their knowledge and
understanding of the business and industry, are inherently
uncertain. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance, and stockholders should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
There are a number of risks, uncertainties and other
important factors, many of which are beyond Stepan Company's
control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Such
risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among
other factors, the risks, uncertainties and factors described in
Stepan Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports and
exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to)
risks and uncertainties related to accidents, unplanned production
shutdowns or disruptions in manufacturing facilities; reduced
demand due to customer product reformulations or new technologies;
our inability to successfully develop or introduce new products;
compliance with laws; our ability to identify suitable acquisition
candidates and successfully complete and integrate acquisitions;
global competition; volatility of raw material and energy costs and
supply; disruptions in transportation or significant changes in
transportation costs; downturns in certain industries and general
economic downturns; international business risks, including
currency exchange rate fluctuations, legal restrictions and taxes;
unfavorable resolution of litigation against us; maintaining and
protecting intellectual property rights; our ability to access
capital markets; global political, military, security or other
instability; costs related to expansion or other capital projects;
interruption or breaches of information technology systems; our
ability to retain executive management and key personnel; and our
debt covenants.
These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date
hereof, and Stepan Company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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