United States
                 Securities and Exchange Commission
                       Washington D.C. 20549

                             Form 8-K

                          Current Report
                 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report(Date of the earliest event reported)


                             April 18, 2006
                             ______________


                           THE STEPHAN CO.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Florida                1-4436                59-676812
 (State or other       (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of           Number)         Identification Number)
  incorporation)

                1850 W. McNab Road
             Fort Lauderdale, Florida                    33309
    (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

                          (954) 971-0600
        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or
Standard; Transfer of Listing.

      On April 18, 2006, the Registrant received a notification letter from the
American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") that the failure to file its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as required by Sections
134 and 1101 of the AMEX Company Guide, is a material violation of its continued
listing agreement with AMEX. Pursuant to Section 1003(d) of the AMEX Company
Guide, the Company is subject to suspension of trading and possibly, delisting.

In order to maintain its listing, the Company must submit a plan by May 2, 2006,
advising the AMEX of actions taken, or to be taken, to bring the Company into
compliance with the above-mentioned Sections 134 and 1101 by June 16, 2006.

The Company intends to submit a plan to AMEX by May 2, 2006, and will keep its
stockholders informed of any developments as the situation warrants.


ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 18, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of
the Delinquency letter. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits:

Exhibit
Number      Description

99.1        The Stephan Co. Press Release dated April 18, 2006



                           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, in the State of Florida on April 21,
2006.


The Stephan Co.

By:


/s/ David Spiegel
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David Spiegel
Chief Financial Officer