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) January 23, 2018

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.  ☐

 

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 23, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”), taking into consideration the Company’s achievements for 2017, approved the following bonus payments for the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Thomas E. Gottwald, President and Chief Executive Officer		$	575,000
Robert A. Shama, President of Afton Chemical Corporation		$	550,000
Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer		$	350,000
Brian D. Paliotti, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		$	400,000
M. Rudolph West, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		$	300,000

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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: January 26, 2018