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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Stepan Company’s Form 8-K, filed April 30, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of April 28, 2026: 5 items on Stepan Company’s Form 8-K, filed April 30, 2026: 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 Company’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 30, 2026 (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: Joaquin Delgado | 17,708,824 | 574,142 | 18,146 | -- | 1,638,736 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Corning F. Painter, | 18,083,634 | 199,377 | 18,100 | -- | 1,638,736 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. | 17,761,172 | 528,911 | 11,029 | -- | 1,638,736 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Stepan's Named Executive Officers | 17,000,565 | 1,233,415 | 67,131 | -- | 1,638,736 | 93% | Not verified | — |
| 3. Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Stepan's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 | 19,630,780 | 289,370 | 19,698 | -- | -- | 99% | Not verified | — |
Source: Stepan Company, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 258 asset managers that disclosed a Stepan Company 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 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
Stepan Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.”): 17,761,172 for, 528,911 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 74 asset managers below reported 9,634,023 for, 15,135 against, 418 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,420,932 | 6,186 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,293,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 656,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 467,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 457,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 422,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 411,368 | 18 | 418 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 335,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 230,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 188,581 | 108 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 154,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 150,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 143,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 138,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 136,581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 93,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 88,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 87,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 50,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 44,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 41,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 27,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 25,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Corning F. Painter
Stepan Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Corning F. Painter,”): 18,083,634 for, 199,377 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 73 asset managers below reported 9,649,575 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,427,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,293,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 656,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 467,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 457,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 422,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 411,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 335,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 230,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 188,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 154,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 150,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 143,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 138,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 136,581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 93,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 88,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 87,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 50,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 44,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 41,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 27,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 25,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 73 asset managers. See all 73 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Joaquin Delgado
Stepan Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joaquin Delgado”): 17,708,824 for, 574,142 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 73 asset managers below reported 9,632,222 for, 16,936 against, 418 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,420,932 | 6,186 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,293,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 656,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 467,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 457,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 422,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 411,368 | 18 | 418 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 335,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 230,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 188,581 | 108 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 154,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 150,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 143,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 138,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 136,581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 93,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 88,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 87,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 50,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 44,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 41,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 27,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 25,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 73 asset managers. See all 73 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
Stepan Company’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Stepan's Named Executive Officers”): 17,000,565 for, 1,233,415 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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: 93% 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 | 2,427,107 | 11 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,293,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 656,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 467,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 457,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 422,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 411,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 335,812 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 230,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 188,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 154,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 150,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 143,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 138,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 136,581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 93,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 88,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 87,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 50,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 44,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 41,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 9,668 | 17,438 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Northern Trust | 25,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 74 managers: 9,298,664 for, 355,305 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 934,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 788,396 | 715 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 688,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 684,925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 525,581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 490,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 438,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BESSEMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 286,720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 266,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | 238,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 234,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 223,063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 204,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 184,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 176,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 168,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 166,563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GENDELL JEFFREY L | 165,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 162,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 143,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 138,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 124,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOWLE & CO | 122,146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 113,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 105,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 205 managers: 8,652,836 for, 424,646 against, 3,977 abstained, 3,838 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% 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 2026.
Stepan Company’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Stepan's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026”): 19,630,780 for, 289,370 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 74 asset managers below reported 9,528,168 for, 121,408 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,423,848 | 3,270 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,293,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 656,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 467,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 457,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 422,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 411,787 | 18 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 335,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 230,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 188,581 | 108 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 154,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 150,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 143,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 138,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 35,356 | 101,225 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Goldman Sachs | 93,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 88,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 87,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 50,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 44,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 41,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 36,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 27,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 25,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 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 22,635,277 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 10.72% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 10.13% |
| 3 | American Century | 2.90% |
| 4 | Charles Schwab | 2.06% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 2.02% |
| 6 | Dimensional | 1.86% |
| 7 | State Street | 1.82% |
| 8 | Columbia Threadneedle | 1.48% |
| 9 | TIAA | 1.02% |
| 10 | AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0.85% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 4.13% |
| 2 | State Street | 3.49% |
| 3 | American Century | 3.04% |
| 4 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 3.03% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.32% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 2.17% |
| 7 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 1.94% |
| 8 | BESSEMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.27% |
| 9 | Russell Investments | 1.18% |
| 10 | Corient Private Wealth LP | 1.05% |
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 | 14.63% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 11.38% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 4.93% | 13F |
| State Street | 3.99% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.34% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 2.05% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 1.45% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.37% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.11% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.07% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 22,635,277 shares outstanding, as reported by Stepan Company on its Form 10-K dated January 31, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 Company’s 10-K dated January 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Stepan Company's shareholder meeting held April 28, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 258 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,701 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. — FOR was 93% 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 Company's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026.
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