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[Form 4] NEWMARKET CORP Insider Trading Activity

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NewMarket Corp Chairman, President & CEO Thomas E. Gottwald reported updated holdings in NewMarket common stock. The filing shows a bona fide gift of 1,500 shares, leaving him with 116,635 shares held directly. He also reports indirect interests, including 143,837 shares in a 2025 GRAT and 40,198.84 shares through the NewMarket Savings Plan. Several family trusts for grandchildren now report zero shares after a change in trustees, while other trusts and his spouse continue to hold smaller indirect positions.

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Routine gift and holdings update, limited signaling value.

Thomas E. Gottwald reported a bona fide gift of 1,500 NewMarket common shares and updated a range of indirect holdings across family trusts, a 2025 GRAT, a savings plan, and shares held by his spouse.

The filing notes that some trusts now show zero shares because he no longer serves as trustee, and that added savings-plan shares result from periodic purchases by the plan trustee. These are administrative and estate‑planning changes rather than open‑market trades, so they carry limited insight into his view of NewMarket’s valuation.

Insider GOTTWALD THOMAS E
Role Chairman, President & CEO
Type Security Shares Price Value
Gift Common Stock 1,500 $0.00 --
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Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 116,635 shares (Direct, null); Common Stock — 5,147 shares (Indirect, Shares held by wife)
Footnotes (1)
  1. The reporting person no longer serves as trustee of the applicable trust and therefore will no longer report shares held by the applicable trust. The increase in shares is due to periodic purchases by the Plan Trustee pursuant to the Plan.
Gifted shares 1,500 shares Bona fide gift of NewMarket common stock
Direct holdings after gift 116,635 shares Common stock held directly following the reported gift
2025 GRAT holdings 143,837 shares Indirect interest via 2025 GRAT
Savings Plan holdings 40,198.84 shares Indirect interest via NewMarket Savings Plan
Co-trustee children trust 6,889 shares Indirect holdings as co-trustee for children
Spouse-held shares 5,147 shares Indirect interest in shares held by wife
bona fide gift financial
"transaction_code_description": "Bona fide gift""
A bona fide gift is a genuine, voluntary transfer of money, property, or benefits from one party to another made without expectation of repayment, services, or hidden conditions. Investors care because such gifts can affect company disclosures, related‑party transaction rules, tax treatment, and perceived conflicts of interest; think of it like someone giving you a present with no strings attached — but on a corporate scale, auditors and regulators need to verify it really is unconditional.
2025 GRAT financial
"nature_of_ownership": "2025 GRAT""
NewMarket Savings Plan financial
"nature_of_ownership": "NewMarket Savings Plan""
Plan Trustee financial
"periodic purchases by the Plan Trustee pursuant to the Plan"
trustee financial
"no longer serves as trustee of the applicable trust"
A trustee is a person or institution legally appointed to hold and manage assets or enforce an agreement on behalf of other people (beneficiaries). Think of a trustee as a neutral referee or custodian who must act in the beneficiaries’ best interests, follow the trust or contract rules, and handle distributions, recordkeeping and enforcement. Investors care because a trustworthy trustee protects their rights, ensures promised payments or remedies are delivered, and can influence recoveries if things go wrong.
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SEC Form 4
FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0287
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOTTWALD THOMAS E

(Last)(First)(Middle)
330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET

(Street)
RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23219

(City)(State)(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWMARKET CORP [ NEU ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/04/2026
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock06/04/2026G1,500D$0.00116,635D
Common Stock5,147IShares held by wife
Common Stock0(1)IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 1)
Common Stock0(1)IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 2)
Common Stock1,830IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 3)
Common Stock0(1)IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 4)
Common Stock1,436IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 5)
Common Stock1,186IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 6)
Common Stock1,164IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 7)
Common Stock807IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 8)
Common Stock618IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 9)
Common Stock0(1)IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 10)
Common Stock363IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 11)
Common Stock378IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 12)
Common Stock363IShares held as trustee for grandchild (trust 13)
Common Stock40,198.84(2)INewMarket Savings Plan
Common Stock46,407IShares held as co-trustee fbo (among others reporting Floyd D. Gottwald)
Common Stock6,889IShares held as co-trustee fbo children dtd. 12/16/1991
Common Stock143,837I2025 GRAT
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person no longer serves as trustee of the applicable trust and therefore will no longer report shares held by the applicable trust.
2. The increase in shares is due to periodic purchases by the Plan Trustee pursuant to the Plan.
/s/ Anne-Marie Anderson, (by Power of Attorney for Thomas E. Gottwald)06/08/2026
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)