secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STEPAN CO (SCL)
CIK:        0000094049
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001564590-22-008156
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stepan issues $75M in 2.83% senior notes due 2032
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- Issued $25M Series 2022-A and $50M Series 2022-B senior notes at 2.83% fixed rate.
- Notes mature March 1, 2032; principal amortization begins March 1, 2026 with equal annual payments.
- Subsidiary guarantors Stepan Specialty Products and Stepan Surfactants Holdings confirmed guaranties.
- Covenants similar to existing long-term debt; make-whole premium on prepayment.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459022008156/0001564590-22-008156-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459022008156/scl-8k_20220301.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-008156

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