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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:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312523122530/0001193125-23-122530-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"25e648a519d8b4cdbaaf7776ccedad6102b2d250","claim":"NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Approval of the 2023 Incentive Plan at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"5. The shareholders approved the 2023 Incentive Plan, as set forth below:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312523122530/0001193125-23-122530-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"28a84397c33023856bbd68adba1afc1d5f6b799e","claim":"NEWMARKET CORP shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation program for its named executive officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312523122530/0001193125-23-122530-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"65d3de881765fcbba7b2791c3b8cdd54bafe6970","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312523122530/0001193125-23-122530-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c4d251aecb13b5fa7752b467bfc9ba69ced74db4","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312523122530/0001193125-23-122530-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cd93d5b7acf8f299662b6afa64cccd09c8df0e4b","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000119312523122530/0001193125-23-122530-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-27"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}