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 28, 2019

 

 

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

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On February 28, 2019, NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $1.75 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on April 1, 2019 to the Company’s shareholders of record as of March 15, 2019. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)     Exhibits.

 

99.1		Press release regarding the quarterly dividend issued by the Company on February 28, 2019.

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 28, 2019