Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GOTTWALD THOMAS E
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWMARKET CORP [NEU] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2015
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23219		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/16/2015   G   730 D $ 0 65,139 D  
Common Stock 12/16/2015   G   73 A $ 0 9,835 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Mark Haywood Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/18/95
Common Stock 12/16/2015   G   73 A $ 0 9,908 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Mark Haywood Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/18/95
Common Stock 12/18/2015   A   245 (1) A $ 0 65,384 D  
Common Stock               31,878.46 (2) I NewMarket Savings Plan (2)
Common Stock               250,000 I By grantor retained annuity trust
Common Stock               4,527 I Shares held by wife
Common Stock               500 I Shares held for reporting person's son Mark Haywood Gottwald
Common Stock               6,889 I Shares held as co-trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dtd. 12/16/91
Common Stock               63,194 I Shares held as co-trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dtd. 4/8/94
Common Stock               212,407 I Shares held as co-trustee fbo (among others reporting Floyd D. Gottwald)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GOTTWALD THOMAS E
330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219		   X     Chairman, President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ M. Rudolph West (POA for Thomas E. Gottwald)   12/21/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) On December 2, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (the "Company") approved stock awards to be granted on December 18, 2015 (the "Award Date") pursuant to the Company's 2014 Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (the "2014 Compensation Plan"). The stock will vest on the third anniversary of the Award Date, providing the reporting person is employed by the Company.
(2) The increase in shares is due to periodic purchases by the Plan Trustee pursuant to the Plan.

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