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) February 3, 2017
NEWMARKET CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Virginia | 1-32190 | 20-0812170 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 3, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”), taking into consideration the Company’s achievements for 2016, approved the following bonus payments for the Company’s named executive officers:
| Thomas E. Gottwald, |
$ | 650,000 | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
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| Robert A. Shama, |
$ | 550,000 | ||
| President of Afton Chemical Corporation |
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| Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III, |
$ | 350,000 | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
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| Brian D. Paliotti, |
$ | 350,000 | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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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: February 8, 2017
| NEWMARKET CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Brian D. Paliotti | |
| Brian D. Paliotti | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||