Albemarle

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-07-01 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) CIK: 0000915913 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Collins Michelle T CIK: 0002047429 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-01 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,250 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 1,575 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares represent an annual installment of non-employee director stock compensation pursuant to the 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Albemarle Corporation (the "2023 Directors Plan"). Shares to vest on July 1, 2027. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-01 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +2 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 1,577 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Represents dividends accrued on shares underlying an award granted on February 26, 2026, that vested in full on July 1, 2026, which the Issuer elected to settle in shares of common stock under the 2023 Directors Plan. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares represent an annual installment of non-employee director stock compensation pursuant to the 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Albemarle Corporation (the "2023 Directors Plan"). Shares to vest on July 1, 2027. F2: Represents dividends accrued on shares underlying an award granted on February 26, 2026, that vested in full on July 1, 2026, which the Issuer elected to settle in shares of common stock under the 2023 Directors Plan. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Corey E. Tanner, Attorney-in-fact (2026-07-06)