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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008 (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23219 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/31/2008(1)   J 843.1845 (2) A $ (3) 24,476.6277 I Shares held by Trustee of NewMarket Savings Plan Common Stock 12/02/2008   G 792 A $ 0 5,068 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Thomas D. Gottwald u/a dtd. 12/20/88 Common Stock 12/02/2008   G 792 A $ 0 5,068 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Daniel C. Gottwald u.a. dtd. 12/20/88 Common Stock 12/02/2008   G 792 A $ 0 4,210 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Edward P. Gottwald u/a dtd. 1/29/92 Common Stock 12/02/2008   G 792 A $ 0 8,782 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Mark Haywood Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/18/95 Common Stock 12/02/2008   G 792 A $ 0 4,870 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo A. Clarke Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/31/89 - Trust 1 Common Stock             62,844 D   Common Stock             4,527 I Shares held by wife Common Stock             600 I Shares held for reporting person's son Daniel C. Gottwald Common Stock             600 I Shares held for reporting person's son Thomas D. Gottwald Common Stock             600 I Shares held for reporting person's son August Clarke Gottwald Common Stock             500 I Shares held for reporting person's son Edward Parker Gottwald Common Stock             500 I Shares held for reporting person's son Mark Haywood Gottwald Common Stock             7,589 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Thomas D. Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/28/87 Common Stock             6,674 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Daniel C. Gottwald u/s dtd.4/9/88 Common Stock             6,494 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo A. Clark Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/31/89 - Trust 2 Common Stock             6,022 I Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Edward P. Gottwald u/a dtd. 1/29/92 - Trust 2 Common Stock             6,889 I Shares held as co-trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dtd. 12/16/91 (4) Common Stock             18,359 I Shares held by B. Hazelgrove as trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dtd. 4/8/94 (5) Common Stock             212,407 I Shares held as co-trustee fbo (among others) reporting person's family u/w Floyd D. Gottwald

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SEC 2270 (9-02)

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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(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	Â	  President & CEO	Â

Signatures

/s/ M. Rudolph West (by POA for Thomas E. Gottwald)		02/17/2009
**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)	Various dates - Contributions to the Savings Plan for the Employees of NewMarket Corporation and Affiliates (the "Plan") throughout the year
(2)	The increase in shares is due to periodic purchases by the Plan Trustee pursuant to the Plan
(3)	Price varies since contributions are made throughout the year
(4)	Shares held of record by Nordley Partners, L.P.
(5)	Shares held of record by Nordley Partners, L.P.

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