8-K

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 earliest event reported): April 25, 2024

NEWMARKET CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia

1-32190

20-0812170

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


330 South Fourth Street,
Richmond, Virginia		23219
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 788-5000

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par value	NEU	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 25, 2024, NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of shareholders and are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2024. The results are as follows:

1. The shareholders elected each of the Company’s seven (7) nominees to serve on its Board of Directors for the ensuing year, as set forth below:


Director	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non- Votes
Mark M. Gambill		8,150,330		291,218		5,221		484,634
Bruce C. Gottwald		8,294,431		147,474		4,864		484,634
Thomas E. Gottwald		8,236,690		205,339		4,740		484,634
H. Hiter Harris, III		7,651,955		789,233		5,581		484,634
James E. Rogers		8,024,277		417,081		5,411		484,634
Lilo Simmons Ukrop		8,308,693		132,771		5,305		484,634
Ting Xu		8,256,656		185,112		5,001		484,634

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, as set forth below:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
8,619,041	300,605	11,757

3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation program for its named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-

Votes

8,305,086

126,089

15,594

484,634

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On April 25, 2024, the Company issued a press release reporting that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $2.50 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on July 1, 2024, to Company shareholders of record at the close of business on June 14, 2024. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit 99.1		Press release regarding the quarterly dividend issued by the Company on April 25, 2024

Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 25, 2024


NewMarket Corporation

By:		/s/ William J. Skrobacz
Name:		William J. Skrobacz
Title:		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SEC Form 8-K filed by NewMarket Corp