10-K/A

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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 10-K/A
                                   Amendment
                                     No. 1
(Mark
One)

  [X]            ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
                                      OR
  [_]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                For the transition period from        to
                         Commission File Number 1-4462
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                                STEPAN COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                       
                Delaware                        36-1823834
    (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)       Identification Number)
        Edens and Winnetka Road,                  60093
          Northfield, Illinois                  (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)


        Registrant's telephone number including area code: 847-446-7500
         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:


                                                       Name of Each Exchange
                  Title of Each Class                   on Which Registered
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      Common Stock, $1 par value                      New York Stock Exchange
                                                      Chicago Stock Exchange
      5 1/2% Convertible Preferred Stock, no par      New York Stock Exchange
       value                                          Chicago Stock Exchange

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:
                                     None
                               (Title of Class)
   Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ].
   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  X   No
   Aggregate market value at February 29, 2000, of voting stock held by
nonaffiliates of the registrant: $128,040,000*
   Number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock as of February 29, 2000:


                Class                         Outstanding at February 29, 2000
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      Common Stock, $1 par value                         9,516,863

                      Documents Incorporated by Reference


        Part of Form 10-K                        Document Incorporated
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      Part I, Item 1                      1999 Annual Report to Stockholders
      Part II, Items 5-8                  1999 Annual Report to Stockholders
      Part III, Items 10-12               Proxy Statement dated March 30, 2000

   *Based on reported ownership by all directors, officers and beneficial
owners of more than 5% of registrant's voting stock. However, this
determination does not constitute an admission of affiliate status for any of
these holders.

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                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      STEPAN COMPANY

                                      /s/ Walter J. Klein
                                      Walter J. Klein
                                      Vice President--Finance
                                      Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date: March 31, 2000

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