Albemarle

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-02-24 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) CIK: 0000915913 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Gagarinas Autumn M. CIK: 0002082528 Role: Officer (Chief People Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-24 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -377 | Price: $186.83 Total Value: $70,434.91 Shares Owned After: 3,677 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with vesting of new hire Restricted Stock Units granted on 2/24/2023. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-24 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -189 | Price: $186.83 Total Value: $35,310.87 Shares Owned After: 3,488 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Shares withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted on 2/24/2023. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with vesting of new hire Restricted Stock Units granted on 2/24/2023. F2: Shares withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted on 2/24/2023. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Ander C. Krupa, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-02-26)