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 29, 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
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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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On January 29, 2015, NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014. 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 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release regarding earnings issued by the Company on January 29, 2015. |
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 29, 2015
| NEWMARKET CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Brian D. Paliotti | |
| Brian D. Paliotti | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release regarding earnings issued by the Company on January 29, 2015. | |