ALBEMARLE CORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 28, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK: 0000915913
Period of Report: 2017-02-24

Reporting Person: Tozier Scott (EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-02-24	Common Stock	M	8460	—	Acquired	38182	Direct
2017-02-24	Common Stock	F	2893	$92.93	Disposed	35289	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-02-24	Performance Unit	$	A	16920	Acquired		Common Stock (16920)	Direct
2017-02-24	Performance Unit	$	M	8460	Disposed		Common Stock (8460)	Direct
2017-02-24	Restricted Stock Unit	$	A	2692	Acquired		Common Stock (2692)	Direct
2017-02-24	Stock Option	$92.93	A	8935	Acquired	2027-02-24	Common Stock (8935)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1520	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Portion of share increase due to periodic purchases by Albemarle Savings Plan trustee.

F2: Performance Units granted on 2/24/2014. 50% vested on 2/24/2017 and 50% vests on 1/1/2018. Shares withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with such vested Performance Units.

F3: Each Performance Unit converts to 1 share of Common Stock.

F4: No expiration date.

F5: Each Restricted Stock Unit converts to 1 share of Common Stock.

F6: 50% vests on 2/24/2020 and 50% vests on 2/24/2021.