ALBEMARLE CORP — Director's Dealing 2018

Feb 27, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK: 0000915913
Period of Report: 2018-02-23

Reporting Person: Tozier Scott (EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-02-23	Common Stock	M	9630	$0.00	Acquired	47683	Direct
2018-02-23	Common Stock	F	4315	$118.75	Disposed	43368	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-02-23	Performance Unit	$	A	19260	Acquired		Common Stock (19260)	Direct
2018-02-23	Performance Unit	$	M	9630	Disposed		Common Stock (9630)	Direct
2018-02-23	Restricted Stock Unit	$	A	2212	Acquired		Common Stock (2212)	Direct
2018-02-23	Stock Option	$118.75	A	7029	Acquired	2028-02-23	Common Stock (7029)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1537	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Performance Units granted on 2/23/2015. 50% vested on 2/23/2018 and 50% vests on 1/1/2019. 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 2/23/2021 and 50% vests on 2/23/2022.