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, +1-847-446-7500

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