Albemarle

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-07-21 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) CIK: 0000915913 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: DESALLES BARTOLOMEO EDUARDO CIK: 0002142817 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-21 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,375 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 1,375 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares represent a pro rata grant of an annual installment of non-employee director stock compensation to those directors who become directors after the first day of the Compensation Year pursuant to the Albemarle Corporation 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Shares to vest on July 1, 2027. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares represent a pro rata grant of an annual installment of non-employee director stock compensation to those directors who become directors after the first day of the Compensation Year pursuant to the Albemarle Corporation 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Shares to vest on July 1, 2027. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Corey E. Tanner, Attorney-in-fact (2026-07-23)