- Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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 (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2008
(Street) RICHMOND, VA 23219 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/31/2008 ⁽¹⁾		J	843.1845 ⁽²⁾	A	⁽³⁾	24476.6277	I	Shares held by Trustee of NewMarket Savings Plan
Common Stock	12/2/2008		G	792	A	$0	5068	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Thomas D. Gottwald u/a dtd. 12/20/88
Common Stock	12/2/2008		G	792	A	$0	5068	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Daniel C. Gottwald u.a. dtd. 12/20/88
Common Stock	12/2/2008		G	792	A	$0	4210	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Edward P. Gottwald u/a dtd. 1/29/92
Common Stock	12/2/2008		G	792	A	$0	8782	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Mark Haywood Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/18/95
Common Stock	12/2/2008		G	792	A	$0	4870	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo A. Clarke Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/31/89 - Trust 1
Common Stock							62844	D
Common Stock							4527	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							7589	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Thomas D. Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/28/87
Common Stock							6674	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Daniel C. Gottwald u/s dtd.4/9/88
Common Stock							6494	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo A. Clark Gottwald u/a dtd. 10/31/89 - Trust 2
Common Stock							6022	I	Shares held by Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr., as trustee fbo Edward P. Gottwald u/a dtd. 1/29/92 - Trust 2
Common Stock							6889	I	Shares held as co-trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dtd. 12/16/91 ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock							18359	I	Shares held by B. Hazelgrove as trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dtd. 4/8/94 ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock							212407	I	Shares held as co-trustee fbo (among others) reporting person's family u/w Floyd D. Gottwald

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		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 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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 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.

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

Signatures
/s/ M. Rudolph West (by POA for Thomas E. Gottwald)		2/17/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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