NewMarket Corporation (NYSE:NEU) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07
On April26, 2018, NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of shareholders, and are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March13, 2018. The results are as follows:
1.The shareholders elected each of the Company’s 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 |
9,889,690 | 315,551 | 3,881 | 859,550 |
|
Mark M. Gambill |
10,121,926 | 83,217 | 3,979 | 859,550 |
|
Bruce C. Gottwald |
9,952,973 | 252,299 | 3,850 | 859,550 |
|
Thomas E. Gottwald |
10,096,544 | 108,978 | 3,600 | 859,550 |
|
Patrick D. Hanley |
10,083,169 | 92,664 | 33,289 | 859,550 |
|
H. Hiter Harris, III |
9,948,073 | 257,017 | 4,032 | 859,550 |
|
James E. Rogers |
10,112,418 | 92,725 | 3,979 | 859,550 |
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 |
|
10,916,960 |
147,620 | 4,092 |
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:
|
Affirmative Votes |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
10,118,939 |
75,293 | 14,890 | 859,550 |
On April26, 2018 NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $1.75 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on July2, 2018 to the Company’s shareholders of record as of June15, 2018. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.07 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release regarding the quarterly dividend issued by the Company on April26, 2018. |
Exhibit Index
NEWMARKET CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 d575536dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 NEWMARKET CORPORATION DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Richmond,…To view the full exhibit click here
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.
