NewMarket (NEU) CEO Thomas Gottwald Gifts 1,500 Shares

What Happened

• Thomas E. Gottwald, Chairman, President & CEO and a director of NewMarket Corp (NEU), reported gifting 1,500 shares of NEU on 2026-06-04. The transaction is coded as a gift (G) on the Form 4 and shows $0.00 per-share value and $0 total proceeds (disposition by gift). Gifts are disposals for reporting purposes and do not generate cash proceeds for the insider.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-04; Form 4 filed: 2026-06-08 (filing appears timely).
• Transaction type/code: Gift (G).
• Shares transferred: 1,500; price reported: $0.00; total reported value: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt — see the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings.
• Footnotes in the filing: F1 notes the reporting person no longer serves as trustee and will not report trust-held shares going forward; F2 explains increases elsewhere are due to periodic purchases by the Plan Trustee under the Plan.

Context

• A gift is a non-market disposal and does not necessarily reflect the insider’s view of the company’s prospects. For investors, purchases tend to be more informative than gifts or routine disposals. Refer to the full SEC filing for recipient details and any additional holdings or related transactions.