NEWMARKET CORP
For the period ended Apr 23, 2026. Filed Mar 12, 2026.
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Apr 23, 2026 · Filed Mar 12, 2026
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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330 South Fourth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of shareholders of NewMarket Corporation will be held at The Foundry Building, 500 Tredegar St., Richmond, Virginia on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, for the following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:
| 1. | To elect each of the seven director nominees named in this proxy statement for a one-year term or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified; |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as NewMarket’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
| 3. | To consider and act on an advisory vote regarding the approval of the compensation paid to certain executive officers; and |
| 4. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting is February 24, 2026. Accordingly, only shareholders of record as of that date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Your vote is very important to us. Regardless of whether you expect to attend the meeting, please act promptly to vote your shares. You may vote your shares by telephone or over the Internet, as described in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you are present at the meeting and hold shares in your name, you may vote in person even if you have previously submitted your proxy by mail, by telephone or over the Internet. If your shares are held in street name with your broker or by a nominee and you wish to vote in person at the meeting, you will need to obtain a legal proxy from the institution that holds your shares and provide that legal proxy at the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ANNE-MARIE ANDERSON, Corporate Secretary
March 12, 2026
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 23, 2026
The company’s Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the company’s Annual Report to Shareholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2025 are available at www.edocumentview.com/NEU.
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