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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-12-003187
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120119

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEWMARKET CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001282637
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32190
		FILM NUMBER:		12535291

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		330 S FOURTH ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 2189
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23218-2189
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			Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
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				<b>UNITED STATES </b>
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				<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b>
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				<b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b>
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				<b>Form 8-K </b>
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				<b>CURRENT REPORT</b>
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				<b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b>
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				<b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;01/17/2012 </b>
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				<b>NewMarket Corporation</b>
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				<b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</b>
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				<b>Commission File Number:&nbsp;&nbsp;1-32190</b>
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								<b>Virginia</b>
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								<b>20-0812170</b>
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								<b>(State or other jurisdiction of</b>
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								<b>(IRS Employer</b>
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								<b>incorporation)</b>
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								<b>Identification No.)</b>
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				<b>330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, VA 23219</b>
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				<b>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</b>
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				<b>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</b>
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				<b>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</b>
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			<b>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:<BR><BR></b>
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			<b>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;
			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR><BR>
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			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR><BR>
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR><BR>
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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				<b>Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</b>
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				On January 17, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (the "Company"), taking into consideration the Company's achievements for 2011, approved the following bonus payments for the Company's named executive officers:<p>Thomas E. Gottwald, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $660,000<p>C.S. Warren Huang, President of Afton Chemical Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  $550,000<p></div><div align="left" style="text-indent:4%">Steven M. Edmonds, Vice President and General Counsel of the Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$325,000<p>Bruce R. Hazelgrove, III, Vice President -  Corporate Resources of the Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$300,000<p>David A. Fiorenza, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $200,000
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			<b>SIGNATURES</b>
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			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
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							NewMarket Corporation
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							Date: January 19, 2012
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