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Issuer:     STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK:        0000094049
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-042751
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stepan discloses consulting agreement with retired GC Kabbes for $20K/month through Dec 2025
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- David G. Kabbes retired as VP, General Counsel effective March 14, 2025; now consulting via DJK, LLC.
- Consulting term from March 14 to December 31, 2025, at $20,000 monthly fee paid to DJK, LLC.
- Kabbes will provide transition services to interim/new general counsel under CEO direction.
- Agreement includes non-compete, non-solicitation, and standard confidentiality provisions.
- No expense reimbursement or additional compensation unless expressly approved in writing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025042751/0000950170-25-042751-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025042751/scl-20250129.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-042751

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