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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and STEPAN CO.’s Form 8-K, filed May 5, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of April 29, 2025: 5 items on STEPAN CO.’s Form 8-K, filed May 5, 2025: 5 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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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 May 5, 2025 (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 | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Lorinda A. Burgess | 17,711,569 | 389,891 | 15,444 | -- | 1,981,785 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Luis E. Rojo | 17,914,304 | 199,082 | 3,518 | -- | 1,981,785 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Stepan's Named Executive Officers | 17,431,991 | 335,992 | 348,921 | -- | 1,981,785 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| 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 | -- | -- | 97% | Not verified | — |
| 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 | 94% | Not verified | — |
Source: STEPAN CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 253 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.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lorinda A. Burgess
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 May 5, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 75 asset managers below reported 10,157,627 for, 58,070 against, 16,801 not voted.
| 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
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Luis E. Rojo
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 May 5, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 75 asset managers below reported 10,212,992 for, 2,705 against, 16,801 not voted.
| 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.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE STEPAN COMPANY 2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“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 May 5, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of STEPAN CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Amend Omnibus Stock Plan” (3 managers, 3,307 for, 1,318 against, 16,801 not voted).
The 76 asset managers below reported 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 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“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 May 5, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| 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 | 49,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 43,804 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| 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 |
Fund voting reports, all 75 managers: 10,165,063 for, 50,634 against, 16,801 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street | 775,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 757,272 | 177 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 544,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 491,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 481,589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 416,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 328,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 257,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 207,229 | 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 |
| Russell Investments | 153,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 151,697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 141,482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 114,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 108,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 105,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | 82,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 71,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 64,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 60,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 59,789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 55,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 54,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 203 managers: 6,997,452 for, 152,609 against, 598 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS STEPAN COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025.
STEPAN CO.’s own tally for this item (“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 May 5, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 75 asset managers below reported 10,199,797 for, 15,900 against, 16,801 not voted.
| 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.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 22,578,449 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 11.15% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 10.58% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 5.05% |
| 4 | First Trust | 3.19% |
| 5 | American Century | 2.05% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 1.98% |
| 7 | State Street | 1.85% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 1.72% |
| 9 | Ultimus Managers Trust | 1.50% |
| 10 | AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0.74% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street | 3.44% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.35% |
| 3 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 2.41% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.18% |
| 5 | American Century | 2.13% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 1.84% |
| 7 | WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 1.46% |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 1.14% |
| 9 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 0.92% |
| 10 | Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 0.88% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| 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 April 28, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), 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 April 28, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At STEPAN CO.'s shareholder meeting held April 29, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 253 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,626 separate fund positions. 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 May 5, 2025.
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