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 22, 2010
NEWMARKET CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in 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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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of NewMarket shareholders held on April 22, 2010, the shareholders elected the directors nominated in the NewMarket Proxy Statement, dated March 3, 2010, with the following affirmative votes and votes withheld:
| Director |
Affirmative Votes | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Phyllis L. Cothran |
12,556,652 | 222,183 | 1,017,774 | |||
| Mark M. Gambill |
12,438,979 | 339,856 | 1,017,774 | |||
| Bruce C. Gottwald |
12,587,157 | 191,678 | 1,017,774 | |||
| Thomas E. Gottwald |
12,620,410 | 158,425 | 1,017,774 | |||
| Patrick D. Hanley |
11,926,979 | 851,856 | 1,017,774 | |||
| James E. Rogers |
12,642,243 | 136,592 | 1,017,774 | |||
| Charles B. Walker |
12,558,594 | 220,241 | 1,017,774 | |||
The shareholders also approved the following proposal:
| Proposal |
Affirmative Votes |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | |||
| To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 | 13,618,296 | 168,167 | 10,146 | |||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm.
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, 2010
| NEWMARKET CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /S/ DAVID A. FIORENZA | |
| David A. Fiorenza | ||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||