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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and STEPAN CO.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are STEPAN CO.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Lorinda A. Burgess | 17,711,569 | 389,891 | 15,444 | -- | 1,981,785 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Luis E. Rojo | 17,914,304 | 199,082 | 3,518 | -- | 1,981,785 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Stepan's Named Executive Officers | 17,431,991 | 335,992 | 348,921 | -- | 1,981,785 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Stepan's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2025 | 19,546,631 | 538,530 | 13,528 | -- | -- | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 4: Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan | 16,752,352 | 1,005,426 | 359,126 | -- | 1,981,785 | Majority: yes |
Source: STEPAN CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-05-05 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 255 asset managers that disclosed a STEPAN CO. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of STEPAN CO.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Stepan's Named Executive Officers”): 17,431,991 for, 335,992 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 22,578,449 outstanding shares: 77% for, 1% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 253 asset managers below cast 99% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,162,515 for, 203,243 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,146,983 | 177 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,588,729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,246,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,192,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 945,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 804,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 722,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 544,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 491,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 446,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 338,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 328,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 273,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 232,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 207,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 201,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 199,593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C | 198,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 169,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 168,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 159,143 | 85 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 141,482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 114,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 110,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 108,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 253 asset managers. See all 253 in the interactive database.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan”): 16,752,352 for, 1,005,426 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 22,578,449 outstanding shares: 74% for, 4% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 76 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,705,327 for, 555,828 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,517,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,389,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,140,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 720,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 463,910 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 446,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 416,817 | 15 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 388,563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 338,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 168,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 159,143 | 85 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 110,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 90,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 78,207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 61,417 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIMOTHY PLAN | 56,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 56,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 50,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 49,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 36,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 26,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lorinda A. Burgess”): 17,711,569 for, 389,891 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 22,578,449 outstanding shares: 78% for, 2% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 75 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,157,627 for, 58,070 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,517,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,389,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,140,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 720,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 463,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 446,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 416,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 388,563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 338,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 168,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 159,143 | 85 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 110,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 90,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 78,207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 61,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIMOTHY PLAN | 56,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 56,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 50,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 49,868 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 36,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 26,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 24,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Luis E. Rojo”): 17,914,304 for, 199,082 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 22,578,449 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.9% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 75 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,212,992 for, 2,705 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,517,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,389,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,140,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 720,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 463,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 446,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 416,817 | 15 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 388,563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 338,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 168,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 159,228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 110,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 90,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 78,207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 61,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIMOTHY PLAN | 56,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 56,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 50,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 49,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 36,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 26,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 24,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Stepan's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2025”): 19,546,631 for, 538,530 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 22,578,449 outstanding shares: 87% for, 2% against (89% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 75 asset managers below cast 99.8% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,199,797 for, 15,900 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,516,968 | 653 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,389,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,140,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 720,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 463,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 446,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 416,817 | 15 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 388,563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 338,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 168,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 159,143 | 85 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 110,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 90,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 78,207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 61,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIMOTHY PLAN | 56,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 56,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 50,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCM Trust | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 49,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 36,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 26,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 24,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Stepan Company 2022 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan”): 16,752,352 for, 1,005,426 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-05 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 22,578,449 outstanding shares: 74% for, 4% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 3 asset managers below cast 72% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,307 for, 1,318 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| GuideStone | 3,307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 0 | 1,318 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Ranked by the number of STEPAN CO. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 22,578,449 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 13.94% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 11.47% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 5.52% |
| 4 | State Street | 5.28% |
| 5 | American Century | 4.19% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 3.56% |
| 7 | First Trust | 3.20% |
| 8 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 2.41% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.18% |
| 10 | Fidelity | 1.98% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14.49% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 11.39% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 5.65% | 13F |
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | 4.14% | 13G |
| Geode Capital | 2.21% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.10% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.89% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.38% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.24% | 13F |
| Invesco | 0.69% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 22,578,449 shares outstanding, as reported by STEPAN CO. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-04-28 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from STEPAN CO.’s 10-Q dated 2025-04-28. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At STEPAN CO.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-04-29, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 255 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,612 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 6 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. — FOR was 98% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: STEPAN CO.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-05-05.
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