ALBEMARLE CORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Jan 4, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK: 0000915913
Period of Report: 2017-01-01

Reporting Person: LaBauve Donald J. Jr. (VP, Corporate Controller & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-01-01	Common Stock	M	611	—	Acquired	611	Direct
2017-01-01	Common Stock	F	231	$86.08	Disposed	380	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-01-01	Performance Unit	$	M	611	Disposed		Common Stock (611)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9238	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Performance Units granted on 2/24/2014. Performance Units vest over a 2 year period. 50% vested on 2/26/2016 and 50% vested on 1/1/2017. 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.