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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>June 27, 2012</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION</P>

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in its charter)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Commission File Number 001-12019</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">No. 23-0993790</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR> incorporation or organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>One Quaker Park</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>901 E. Hector Street</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(610) 832-4000</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT>&nbsp;</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.02.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June
27, 2012, Mr. Mark A. Featherstone resigned from his position as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Quaker
Chemical Corporation (&ldquo;Quaker&rdquo;), effective immediately, in order to pursue other career opportunities. Mr. Featherstone&rsquo;s
departure does not result from any disagreement with Quaker on any matter relating to Quaker&rsquo;s operations, policies or practices.
Quaker is treating the resignation as a &ldquo;termination without cause&rdquo; for purposes of Mr. Featherstone&rsquo;s Memorandum
of Employment dated June 28, 2007, as modified by amendment effective January 1, 2008, and he will receive severance payments consistent
with the terms previously disclosed under that agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June
27, 2012, Ms. Margaret M. Loebl, age 52, was elected by the Board of Directors as Quaker&rsquo;s Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer, effective June 29, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In
2011, Ms. Loebl consulted in Paris for Constellium, a leader in the manufacturing of high-quality aluminum products and
solutions, where she provided senior executive-level financial and business consulting services. From 2008 through 2010, Ms.
Loebl was the Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at TechTeam Global, a publicly held provider of
information technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing services. From 2002 through 2007, Ms. Loebl was the Group
Vice President, Finance at Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world&rsquo;s leading agricultural processors. Prior to
that, Ms. Loebl held various senior financial executive positions within Nike and General Motors. Ms. Loebl has direct experience
in all relevant financial disciplines, including international corporate finance, treasury, accounting and control, business
planning and analysis, tax, risk management, corporate development/M&amp;A, and investor relations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 31.5pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Ms. Loebl
has held no previous positions with Quaker and has no family relationship with any current Officer or Director of Quaker. None
of Ms. Loebl&rsquo;s prior employers are affiliated with Quaker and there are no related party transactions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 24.3pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Quaker and
Ms. Loebl entered into a Memorandum of Employment (&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;), effective June 29, 2012, reflecting her compensation.
Under the terms of the Agreement, her annualized base salary has been established at $330,000. She is eligible to participate in
Quaker&rsquo;s Global Annual Incentive Plan (&ldquo;GAIP&rdquo;) with target and maximum award percentages for 2012 under the GAIP
of 38.5% and 70%, respectively, of her base salary, dependent upon Quaker&rsquo;s financial results and personal objectives to
be determined; provided, however, that for 2012 she is entitled to receive a minimum guaranteed GAIP bonus payment of $127,050.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Ms. Loebl
will also participate in Quaker&rsquo;s 2011 Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan. Ms. Loebl&rsquo;s award for the 2012-2014 performance
period includes an even mix of time-based restricted stock, stock options, and a cash award. The total value, at a target level,
is approximately $133,000. The exact number of restricted stock and stock options and the target cash amount will be determined
based on the Quaker stock closing price on June 29, 2012. The exact awards will be determined by performance over the three-year
period based on relative total shareholder returns against a pre-determined peer group.</P>

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was also awarded 5,000 restricted shares of Quaker common stock. These will vest in increments of 1,000 shares over a five-year
period. The first 1,000 shares will vest one year from the award date, and the others will vest in equal increments on each annual
anniversary thereafter. Ms. Loebl must be employed by Quaker on each vesting date to receive the respective vested shares.</P>

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is entitled to receive relocation benefits which are expected to total approximately $100,000. Ms. Loebl is eligible to be reimbursed
for up to $3,500 per calendar year for expenses incurred for financial planning and/or tax preparation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In the event
Ms. Loebl is terminated by Quaker for any reason other than cause, she will be paid 12 months of severance at her annual base pay
rate. The Agreement also contains covenants of non-disclosure and non-competition. In addition, Ms. Loebl and Quaker entered into
Quaker&rsquo;s standard Change of Control Agreement for U.S. based executives.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD>Exhibits</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The following exhibit is included as part
of this report:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated June
27, 2012.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: June 27, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ D. JEFFRY BENOLIEL</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">D. Jeffry Benoliel<BR>Vice President &ndash; Global Metalworking and Fluid Power and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
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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
June 27, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported)
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified
in its charter)
Commission File Number 001-12019
PENNSYLVANIA
No. 23-0993790
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Quaker Park
901 E. Hector Street
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(610) 832-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
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:
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June
27, 2012, Mr. Mark A. Featherstone resigned from his position as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Quaker
Chemical Corporation ("Quaker"), effective immediately, in order to pursue other career opportunities. Mr. Featherstone's
departure does not result from any disagreement with Quaker on any matter relating to Quaker's operations, policies or practices.
Quaker is treating the resignation as a "termination without cause" for purposes of Mr. Featherstone's Memorandum
of Employment dated June 28, 2007, as modified by amendment effective January 1, 2008, and he will receive severance payments consistent
with the terms previously disclosed under that agreement.
On June
27, 2012, Ms. Margaret M. Loebl, age 52, was elected by the Board of Directors as Quaker's Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer, effective June 29, 2012.
In
2011, Ms. Loebl consulted in Paris for Constellium, a leader in the manufacturing of high-quality aluminum products and
solutions, where she provided senior executive-level financial and business consulting services. From 2008 through 2010, Ms.
Loebl was the Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at TechTeam Global, a publicly held provider of
information technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing services. From 2002 through 2007, Ms. Loebl was the Group
Vice President, Finance at Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world's leading agricultural processors. Prior to
that, Ms. Loebl held various senior financial executive positions within Nike and General Motors. Ms. Loebl has direct experience
in all relevant financial disciplines, including international corporate finance, treasury, accounting and control, business
planning and analysis, tax, risk management, corporate development/M&A, and investor relations.
Ms. Loebl
has held no previous positions with Quaker and has no family relationship with any current Officer or Director of Quaker. None
of Ms. Loebl's prior employers are affiliated with Quaker and there are no related party transactions.
Quaker and
Ms. Loebl entered into a Memorandum of Employment ("Agreement"), effective June 29, 2012, reflecting her compensation.
Under the terms of the Agreement, her annualized base salary has been established at $330,000. She is eligible to participate in
Quaker's Global Annual Incentive Plan ("GAIP") with target and maximum award percentages for 2012 under the GAIP
of 38.5% and 70%, respectively, of her base salary, dependent upon Quaker's financial results and personal objectives to
be determined; provided, however, that for 2012 she is entitled to receive a minimum guaranteed GAIP bonus payment of $127,050.
Ms. Loebl
will also participate in Quaker's 2011 Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan. Ms. Loebl's award for the 2012-2014 performance
period includes an even mix of time-based restricted stock, stock options, and a cash award. The total value, at a target level,
is approximately $133,000. The exact number of restricted stock and stock options and the target cash amount will be determined
based on the Quaker stock closing price on June 29, 2012. The exact awards will be determined by performance over the three-year
period based on relative total shareholder returns against a pre-determined peer group.
Ms. Loebl
was also awarded 5,000 restricted shares of Quaker common stock. These will vest in increments of 1,000 shares over a five-year
period. The first 1,000 shares will vest one year from the award date, and the others will vest in equal increments on each annual
anniversary thereafter. Ms. Loebl must be employed by Quaker on each vesting date to receive the respective vested shares.
Ms. Loebl
is entitled to receive relocation benefits which are expected to total approximately $100,000. Ms. Loebl is eligible to be reimbursed
for up to $3,500 per calendar year for expenses incurred for financial planning and/or tax preparation.
In the event
Ms. Loebl is terminated by Quaker for any reason other than cause, she will be paid 12 months of severance at her annual base pay
rate. The Agreement also contains covenants of non-disclosure and non-competition. In addition, Ms. Loebl and Quaker entered into
Quaker's standard Change of Control Agreement for U.S. based executives.
A press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The following exhibit is included as part
of this report:
ExhibitNo.
99.1
Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated June
27, 2012.
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.
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Date: June 27, 2012
By:
/s/ D. JEFFRY BENOLIEL
D. Jeffry Benoliel
Vice President – Global Metalworking and Fluid Power and Corporate Secretary