X0305 4 2012-05-01 0 0001408287 Zep Inc. ZEP 0001394621 Nurkin Sidney J 1310 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BLVD. NW ATLANTA GA 30318 1 0 0 0 Share Units 2012-05-01 4 A 0 575.0 14.14 A Common Stock 575.0 8776.0 D Stock Units are accrued under the Issuer's Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") and are payable in shares upon retirement in either a lump sum or five annual installments. Accruals include required and elective deferral of director fees. During the Reporting Period, fees paid to the Reporting Person resulted in an increase in the number of units held. 1-for-1 Stock Units issued pursuant to the Plan are payable in common shares upon retirement in either a lump sum or five annual installments. By: Jill A. Gilmer, under Power of Attorney For: Sidney J. Nurkin 2012-05-03