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 4, 2011
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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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
NewMarket Corporation (the “Company”) has commenced a consent solicitation with respect to its outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016. The terms of the consent solicitation are summarized in the press release issued by the Company on January 4, 2011. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on January 4, 2011. |
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.
| NEWMARKET CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 4, 2011 | By: | /s/ David A. Fiorenza | ||||
| David A. Fiorenza | ||||||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press release issued by NewMarket Corporation on January 4, 2011. | |