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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________________________</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></TD>
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<P>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">February 22, 2007</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">NEWMARKET CORPORATION</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Virginia</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">1-32190</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">20-0812170</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission file</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">number)</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(IRS employer identification no.)</TD>
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<P>330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia</TD>
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<P>23219</DIR>
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<P>(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
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<P>(Zip code)</DIR>
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<P>Registrant's telephone number, including area code</TD>
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<P>&#9;(804) 788-5000</TD>
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</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">Not applicable</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M0"></A>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):</P>
<P><FONT FACE="Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>
<A NAME="_DV_M1"></A>&#9;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P><DIR>
<P><FONT FACE="Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>
<A NAME="_DV_M2"></A>&#9;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act </P>
<P><A NAME="_DV_M3"></A>&#9;(17 CFR 240.14a-12)<B>&#9;</P>
</B><P><FONT FACE="Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>
<A NAME="_DV_M4"></A>&#9;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange </P>
<P><A NAME="_DV_M5"></A>&#9;Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>
<P><FONT FACE="Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>
<A NAME="_DV_M6"></A>&#9;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>
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</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="_DV_M7"></A>Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations</P>
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</FONT><P><A NAME="_DV_M8"></A>Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</P>
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<B><P><A NAME="_DV_M9"><A NAME="_DV_M10"><A NAME="_DV_M11"><A NAME="_DV_M15"></A></A></A></A>Bonuses</P>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M16"></A>On February<A NAME="_DV_C10"> 22,<A NAME="_DV_M17"></A></A> 2007, the Committee, taking into consideration the Company's achievements for 2006, including growth in the petroleum additives business and successful management of the contribution from the declining tetraethyl lead (TEL) product line, also approved the following bonus payments for the Company's named executive officers:  </P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Bonus</B></TD>
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<P>Thomas E. Gottwald, <BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company</DIR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$350,000</TD>
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<P>C. S. Warren Huang, <BR>
President of Afton Chemical Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company</DIR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$250,000</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</P><DIR>
<P>Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III, <BR>
Vice President - Corporate Resources of the Company</DIR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$125,000</TD>
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<P>David A. Fiorenza, <BR>
Vice President and Treasurer of the Company</DIR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$110,000</TD>
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<P>Steven M. Edmonds, <BR>
Vice President and General Counsel of the Company</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$110,000</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="_DV_M18"></A>Section 8 - Other Events</P>
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<B><P><A NAME="_DV_M19"></A>Item 8.01.  Other Events.</P>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M20"></A>On February<A NAME="_DV_C22"> 22,<A NAME="_DV_M21"></A></A> 2007, the Company issued a press release reporting that the Company's Board of Directors had declared a dividend of <A NAME="_DV_C24">12.5 cents<A NAME="_DV_M22"></A></A> per share of the Company's common stock, payable on April <A NAME="_DV_C26">1,<A NAME="_DV_M23"></A></A> 2007 to the Company's shareholders of record as of March <A NAME="_DV_C28">15,<A NAME="_DV_M24"></A></A> 2007.  The press release issued by the Company on February <A NAME="_DV_C30">22,<A NAME="_DV_M25"></A></A> 2007 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="_DV_M26"></A>Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>
<P><A NAME="_DV_M27"></A>Item 9.01.  Financial Statement and Exhibits.  </P>
</B><P><A NAME="_DV_M28"></A>(c)&#9;<I>Exhibits.</I>  </P><DIR>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M29"></A>99.1&#9;Press release issued by the Company on February <A NAME="_DV_C32">22,<A NAME="_DV_M30"></A></A> 2007.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="_DV_M32"></A>SIGNATURE</P>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M33"></A>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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<P><A NAME="_DV_M34"></A>Date:  February 22, 2007</P><DIR>
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<B><P><A NAME="_DV_M35"></A>NEWMARKET CORPORATION</P>
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<P>&nbsp;</P>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M36"></A>By:&#9;<U>/s/ David A. Fiorenza&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P><A NAME="_DV_M37"></A>David A. Fiorenza</P><DIR>
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<P><A NAME="_DV_M38"></A>Vice President and Treasurer</P></DIR>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit Index</P>
</B><P><A NAME="_DV_M40"></A>&#9;</P>
<B><P><A NAME="_DV_M41"></A>Exhibit No.&#9;Description</P>
</B><P><A NAME="_DV_M42"></A>99.1&#9;Press release issued by the Company on February <A NAME="_DV_C36">22,<A NAME="_DV_M43"></A></A> 2007.</P></BODY>
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Form 8-K (Update Description of Common Stock)
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 22, 2007
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):
¨
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))
Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Bonuses
On February
22,
2007, the Committee, taking into consideration the Company's achievements for 2006, including growth in the petroleum additives business and successful management of the contribution from the declining tetraethyl lead (TEL) product line, also approved the following bonus payments for the Company's named executive officers:
Name
Bonus
Thomas E. Gottwald,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
$350,000
C. S. Warren Huang,
President of Afton Chemical Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
$250,000
Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III,
Vice President - Corporate Resources of the Company
$125,000
David A. Fiorenza,
Vice President and Treasurer of the Company
$110,000
Steven M. Edmonds,
Vice President and General Counsel of the Company
$110,000
Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01.  Other Events.
On February
22,
2007, the Company issued a press release reporting that the Company's Board of Directors had declared a dividend of
12.5 cents
per share of the Company's common stock, payable on April
1,
2007 to the Company's shareholders of record as of March
15,
2007.  The press release issued by the Company on February
22,
2007 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01.  Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1	Press release issued by the Company on February
22,
2007.
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 22, 2007
NEWMARKET CORPORATION
By:
/s/ David A. Fiorenza
David A. Fiorenza
Vice President and Treasurer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by the Company on February
22,
2007.