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Albemarle Corporation filings document operating results, material events, governance matters, shareholder voting items, and capital-structure disclosures for a public specialty chemicals and critical materials company. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly financial results, credit agreement amendments, debt-related actions, board appointments, officer transitions, and completed portfolio transactions.
Proxy materials describe director elections, committee governance, executive compensation, shareholder proposals, and voting procedures. Albemarle's filing record also documents the completed disposition of a controlling stake in Ketjen, retained ownership interests, integration of Performance Catalyst Solutions, and financing arrangements tied to the company's global lithium, bromine and specialty product businesses.
Albemarle Corporation Chairman & CEO J. Kent Masters sold a total of 16,393 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions on May 15, 2026. The sales were executed in three tranches: 700 shares at a weighted average price of $184.52, 11,867 shares at $183.87, and 3,826 shares at $183.12. Footnotes state the trades were carried out in multiple transactions within price ranges between $182.415 and $184.54 for diversification and tax planning purposes. The disclosure also notes that the reporting person retains significant Albemarle holdings in excess of required stock ownership guidelines.
Jerry Kent Masters Jr. reported a sale of 11,783 shares of Common Stock on 03/10/2026 under a Rule 144 filing. The filing lists multiple Restricted Stock Units previously acquired as compensation on 02/18/2022 (1,673), 04/19/2023 (771), 05/05/2023 (2,363), 12/31/2023 (4,881 and 1,597) and 02/26/2026 (5,108).
Albemarle Corp. Schedule 13G/A amendment shows Capital World Investors reports beneficial ownership of 11,279,425 shares, equal to 9.5% of the 119,078,534 shares believed to be outstanding. The filing states that the position includes 3,124,652 Convertible Preferred Stocks that represent 1,427,966 common shares.
Albemarle Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 5, 2026, where all nominated directors were elected for terms expiring at the 2027 meeting. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Investors also approved the Albemarle Corporation 2026 Incentive Plan, which will govern future equity awards and replaces the 2017 plan. A management proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation to remove certain supermajority provisions related to affiliated transactions did not receive sufficient support. In addition, shareholders approved a shareholder proposal expanding their ability to call a special meeting.
Albemarle delivered sharply stronger results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, driven by higher lithium pricing and volumes. Net sales rose 33% to $1.43 billion, while gross margin expanded to 35.1% from 14.5%.
Net income attributable to Albemarle jumped to $319.1 million, and earnings per common share moved from breakeven to $2.35. Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $627.5 million, led by the Energy Storage segment.
The company closed the sale of its Refining Solutions business and its 50% Eurecat S.A. stake for about $648 million in cash, recording a $95.0 million loss on the business sale and a $42.3 million gain on Eurecat. Proceeds helped reduce long-term debt from $3.19 billion to $1.88 billion.
Albemarle continued cost actions, including placing Kemerton Train 1 into care and maintenance, which drove $25.9 million of restructuring and asset write-off charges this quarter and is expected to add $80–$100 million of further costs through 2027.
Albemarle reported sharply stronger results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, driven by its Energy Storage business. Net sales rose to $1.43 billion, up 33% year over year, while net income attributable to Albemarle increased to $319 million from $41 million.
Diluted EPS attributable to common shareholders was $2.34, and adjusted diluted EPS was $2.95. Adjusted EBITDA reached $664 million, up 148%, with Energy Storage net sales of $891 million and adjusted EBITDA of $551 million. The company generated $346 million of operating cash flow, delivered $248 million in free cash flow, closed divestitures for $648 million of net cash proceeds, and used these portfolio and cash actions to pay down $1.3 billion of debt. Albemarle ended the quarter with about $2.7 billion in liquidity and reaffirmed 2026 outlook ranges tied to different lithium price scenarios.
Albemarle Corp reports beneficial ownership held by Vanguard Capital Management as of 03/31/2026. Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 8,679,152 shares of Common Stock, representing 7.37% of the class. The filer discloses sole voting power for 1,016,936 shares and sole dispositive power for 8,679,152 shares.
The filing states these holdings include securities held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts and lists affiliated Vanguard entities exercising voting or dispositive power.
Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 6,331,772 shares of Albemarle Corp common stock, equal to 5.38% of the class as reported for the period ending 03/31/2026. The filer discloses sole dispositive power over 6,331,772 shares and sole voting power over 16,395 shares. The filing states these holdings reflect securities managed across Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and affiliated advisory/business divisions and were signed on 04/28/2026.
Albemarle Corporation reported a leadership change in its finance organization. Donald J. LaBauve Jr. has informed the company of his intent to retire as Chief Accounting Officer, effective June 1, 2026, after more than 36 years of service.
The company stated that his retirement is not the result of any dispute or disagreement with Albemarle, including on accounting practices or financial reporting, indicating this is a planned transition rather than a response to any accounting or reporting issues.
ALBEMARLE CORP director Alejandro Daniel Wolff increased his holdings through an automatic dividend reinvestment. On April 1, 2026, he acquired 25 shares of common stock as dividends were reinvested under a company program, bringing his direct ownership to 13,011 shares. This was a routine, compensation-related acquisition rather than an open-market purchase.