8-K 1 d55208d8k.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2015

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Virginia |  | 001-12658 |  | 54-1692118
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (225) 388-8011

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 15, 2015, executive officers of Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”) will provide a detailed review of the Company’s key business strategies for its lithium business at a “Lithium Day” event held at its facilities in Kings Mountain, NC. The presentation to be used during the event is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The review will also be available via webcast from 8:45a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. Interested parties may register for the webcast through the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.albemarle.com.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits.

| 99.1 | Presentation September 15, 2015.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

|  |  |  | ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Date: September 14, 2015 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Karen G. Narwold
|  |  |  |  |  | Karen G. Narwold
|  |  |  |  |  | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate & Government Affairs, Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Presentation September 15, 2015.