ALBEMARLE CORP — Director's Dealing 2018

Jan 4, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK: 0000915913
Period of Report: 2018-01-01

Reporting Person: NARWOLD KAREN G (EVP, Chief Admin Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-01-01	Common Stock	M	5640	$0.00	Acquired	30760	Direct
2018-01-01	Common Stock	F	1907	$127.89	Disposed	28853	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-01-01	Performance Unit	$	M	5640	Disposed		Common Stock (5640)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	520	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Total number of shares of Common Stock held in the name of the Reporting Person under the Albemarle Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Albemarle Savings Plan") as of the date of this Form 4. Incorporates correction to previously reported amount due to clerical error.

F2: Performance Units granted on 2/24/2014. 50% vested on 2/24/2017 and 50% vested on 01/01/2018. 1,907 shares were withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with such vested Performance Units.

F3: Each Performance Unit converts into one (1) share of Common Stock.

F4: No expiration date but the Performance Units are fully vested as of the date hereof.