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.
Albemarle Corporation filed Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025 to add separate financial statements for Windfield Holdings Pty Ltd. These Windfield statements are required under Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X and are provided as Exhibit 99.1.
Windfield was significant under Rule 3-09 for the year ended December 31, 2023, so the amendment includes unaudited consolidated financial statements for 2025 and 2024 and audited consolidated financial statements for 2023. The amendment also refreshes Part IV, Item 15 with related exhibits, including new CEO and CFO certifications and an accountants’ consent, while leaving all other disclosures from the original annual report unchanged.
Albemarle Corp Schedule 13G/A amendment shows The Vanguard Group reporting zero beneficial ownership of Common Stock after an internal realignment. The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). The amendment is dated 03/13/2026 and signed on 03/26/2026 by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.
Albemarle Corporation entered into a third amendment to its amended and restated credit agreement on March 19, 2026. The amendment extends the facility’s maturity date to at least October 28, 2028, with a possible one-year extension under specified conditions.
The changes also remove a 0.10% interest rate adjustment applied to SOFR-based loans and limit Albemarle’s ability to request maturity extensions from two times to one. Overall, the update reshapes key terms of the company’s core bank credit facility without changing lenders or the administrative agent.
Albemarle Corporation has issued its 2026 proxy statement, pairing a review of 2025 performance with proposals for shareholder votes at the May 5, 2026 annual meeting. In 2025 the company generated $5.1 billion in net sales and $1.3 billion in operating cash flow, reflecting an 86% increase driven by cost reductions, productivity gains, working capital actions, and a customer prepayment. Management reports about $450 million in cost and productivity improvements and portfolio moves including divesting its Refining Solutions controlling interest and a 50% Eurecat stake, with approximately $670 million of pre-tax proceeds received in March 2026. Shareholders are asked to elect ten directors, approve an advisory say-on-pay vote, ratify PwC as auditor, remove remaining supermajority voting provisions from the charter, approve a new 2026 equity incentive plan, and consider a shareholder proposal to allow 10% holders to call special meetings, which the board opposes.
Albemarle Corporation files an automatic shelf registration on Form S-3 as a "well-known seasoned issuer," establishing a prospectus that permits the company to offer, from time to time after the effective date, common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, depositary shares and units.
The prospectus describes authorized shares, corporate governance and anti-takeover provisions, use of proceeds for general corporate purposes, and detailed mechanics for debt securities, including covenants, defeasance, and events of default. Specific offering terms will be provided in prospectus supplements.
Albemarle Corporation Chairman & CEO J. Kent Masters reported both stock sales and a gift of shares. On March 10, 2026, he sold a total of 11,783 shares of Albemarle common stock in open-market transactions at weighted-average prices with ranges from $169.63 to $171.89 per share for diversification and tax planning purposes. After these sales, he directly held 134,628 shares.
On March 12, 2026, he made a bona fide gift of 30,716 shares, transferring them to an irrevocable trust over which he has no influence or control. Following this transfer, he directly holds 103,912 shares, which the disclosure notes remain in excess of his required holdings under Albemarle’s stock ownership guidelines.