8-K
filed April 27, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker NEU
CIK 0001282637
dividend
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
NewMarket raises quarterly dividend 7.1% to $2.25; shareholders approve 2023 incentive plan
NEWMARKET CORP
- Board approved quarterly dividend of $2.25 per share, up 7.1% from $2.10.
- Dividend payable July 3, 2023 to holders of record June 15, 2023.
- Shareholders approved the 2023 Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan with 98.5% support.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed; shareholders favored annual frequency.
- Shareholder proposal on GHG emissions reduction targets rejected with 68% votes against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-27
Exact text from the filing
4. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every one year, as set forth below:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Approval of the 2023 Incentive Plan at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-27
Exact text from the filing
5. The shareholders approved the 2023 Incentive Plan, as set forth below:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation program for its named executive officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-27
Exact text from the filing
3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation program for its named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Election of seven nominees to serve on the Board of Directors for the ensuing year at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-27
Exact text from the filing
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting, the proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of shareholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The results are as follows: 1. The shareholders elected each of the Company’s seven (7) nominees to serve on its Board of Directors for the ensuing year, as set forth below:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-27
Exact text from the filing
2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, as set forth below:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
NEWMARKET CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding the publication of GHG emissions and setting short-, medium- and long-term emission reduction targets to align with net zero by 2050 at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2023-04-27
Exact text from the filing
6. The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding the publication of GHG emissions and setting short-, medium- and long-term emission reduction targets to align business activities with net zero emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, as set forth below:
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