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 23, 2015

 

 

NEWMARKET CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File No. 1-32190

 

Virginia   20-0812170

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(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

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 23, 2015 NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of shareholders, and are described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2015. The results are as follows:

1. Shareholders elected each of the Company’s six nominees to serve on its Board of Directors for the ensuing year, as set forth below:

 

Director

    Affirmative Votes      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Phyllis L. Cothran

      10,748,387         102,073         9,403         807,495   

Mark M. Gambill

      10,614,873         236,630         8,360         807,495   

Bruce C. Gottwald

      10,652,458         200,901         6,474         807,495   

Thomas E. Gottwald

      10,741,629         111,347         6,887         807,495   

Patrick D. Hanley

      10,774,325         76,919         8,619         807,495   

James E. Rogers

      10,822,206         29,073         8,584         807,495   

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

Affirmative Votes     Votes Against     Abstentions  
  11,468,462        190,573        8,323   

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     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  10,698,360        136,847        24,656        807,495   

SIGNATURE

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 27, 2015

 

NEWMARKET CORPORATION
By:

/s/ Brian D. Paliotti

Brian D. Paliotti
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer