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) October 22, 2009
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On October 22, 2009, NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On October 22, 2009, NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared a dividend of 37.5 cents per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on January 1, 2010 to the Company’s shareholders of record as of December 15, 2009. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release regarding third quarter earnings issued by the Company on October 22, 2009. |
| 99.2 | Press release regarding the quarterly dividend issued by the Company on October 22, 2009. |
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: October 22, 2009
| NEWMARKET CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /S/ DAVID A. FIORENZA | |
| David A. Fiorenza | ||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release regarding the quarterly earnings issued by the Company on October 22, 2009. | |
| 99.2 | Press release regarding the quarterly dividend issued by the Company on October 22, 2009. | |