NEWMARKET CORPORATION (NYSE:NEU) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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NEWMARKET CORPORATION (NYSE:NEU) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

On April27, 2017, NewMarket Corporation (the Company) held its
2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The proposals listed below
were submitted to a vote of shareholders, and are described in
the Companys Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March13, 2017. The results are as follows:

1.The shareholders elected each of the Companys seven nominees to
serve on its Board of Directors for the ensuing year, as set
forth below:

Director

AffirmativeVotes VotesAgainst Abstentions BrokerNon-Votes

Phyllis L. Cothran

9,876,294 235,876 13,331 948,567

Mark M. Gambill

10,030,326 82,433 12,742 948,567

Bruce C. Gottwald

9,898,544 215,967 10,990 948,567

Thomas E. Gottwald

10,035,371 79,351 10,779 948,567

Patrick D. Hanley

10,052,653 60,174 12,674 948,567

H. Hiter Harris, III

10,061,862 50,627 13,012 948,567

James E. Rogers

10,082,551 32,245 10,705 948,567

2.The shareholders ratified the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017, as
set forth below:

Affirmative Votes

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

10,947,524

113,697 12,847

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

Affirmative Votes

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

10,046,216

37,334 41,951 948,567

4.The option to hold advisory votes on the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers every one year received the
highest number of votes, as set forth below:

One Year

TwoYears

ThreeYears

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

7,161,667

19,190 1,728,902 1,215,742 948,567

Consistent with a majority of the advisory votes cast and the
recommendation of the Companys Board of Directors, the Company
will hold a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers annually, until the next vote
on the frequency of such advisory votes.

Item8.01 Other Events.

On April27, 2017, the Company issued a press release reporting
that the Companys Board of Directors had declared a dividend of
$1.75 per share of the Companys common stock, payable on July3,
2017 to the Companys shareholders of record as of June15, 2017. A
copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release regarding the quarterly dividend issued by the
Company on April27, 2017.


About NEWMARKET CORPORATION (NYSE:NEU)

NewMarket Corporation is a holding company. The Company is the parent company of Afton Chemical Corporation (Afton), Ethyl Corporation (Ethyl), NewMarket Services Corporation (NewMarket Services) and NewMarket Development Corporation (NewMarket Development). It operates in petroleum additives segment, which is primarily represented by Afton. The tetraethyl lead (TEL) business of Ethyl is reflected in the All other category. Each of its subsidiaries manages its own assets and liabilities. Afton encompasses the petroleum additives business, while Ethyl represents the sale of TEL in North America and certain petroleum additives manufacturing operations. NewMarket Development manages the property that the Company owns in Richmond, Virginia consisting of approximately 60 acres. NewMarket Services provides various administrative services to NewMarket, Afton, Ethyl and NewMarket Development. It has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, India and Latin America, among others.

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