EX-99.1 10 dex991.htm CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certifications of Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit (99.1)

 

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Stepan Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

 

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: March 21, 2003

 

/s/    F. Quinn Stepan        

Name: F. Quinn Stepan

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

/s/    James E. Hurlbutt

Name: James E. Hurlbutt

Title: Vice President and Corporate Controller

 

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