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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-001275
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170104
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170104

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALBEMARLE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000915913
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
		IRS NUMBER:				541692118
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12658
		FILM NUMBER:		17503637

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4350 CONGRESS STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		980-299-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4350 CONGRESS STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28209

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ECHEM INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931208
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;4, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ALBEMARLE CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>54-1692118</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4350 Congress Street, Suite 700, Charlotte, North Carolina 28209 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (980)&nbsp;299-5700 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item.&nbsp;8.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;4, 2017, Albemarle Corporation (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) announced that it has commenced tender offers to purchase for cash (i)&nbsp;any and all of the 3.000% senior notes due 2019 and the 4.500% senior notes due 2020 (collectively, the &#147;<U>Any and All Notes</U>&#148;)
issued by the Company and (ii)&nbsp;up to an aggregate principal amount of the 1.875% senior notes due 2021 and the 4.150% senior notes due 2024 (collectively, the &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Offer Notes</U>&#148;) issued by the Company, that will not
exceed the aggregate maximum repurchase amount. The aggregate maximum repurchase amount is equal to $500,000,000 principal amount less the aggregate principal amount of the 4.500% senior notes due 2020 validly tendered and accepted for purchase in
the tender offers for the Any and All Notes. The tender offers are being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase dated January&nbsp;4, 2017 and related letter of transmittal and, with respect to the Any and All Notes, related notice of
guaranteed delivery, which set forth the terms and conditions of the tender offers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference is a copy of the press release announcing the tender offers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Karen G. Narwold</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Albemarle Corporation Announces Tender Offers for Certain Outstanding Debt Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CHARLOTTE, NC &#150; January&nbsp;4, 2017</B>&nbsp;&#150;&nbsp;Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148; or
&#147;<U>Albemarle</U>&#148;) today announced that it has commenced tender offers to purchase for cash any and all of the debt securities listed in the first table below and up to a maximum repurchase amount of the debt securities listed in the
second table below (collectively, the &#147;<U>Securities</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Any and All of the Outstanding Securities Listed Below </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.000% senior notes due 2019 (the &#147;<U>2019 Notes</U>&#148;)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">012725AB3</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ISIN:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">1.50% U.S.T. due 10/31/19</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">PX5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">25 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.500% senior notes due 2020 (the &#147;<U>2020 Notes</U>&#148;)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CUSIP:</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">012725AA5</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ISIN:</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">US012725AA56</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">350,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">1.375% U.S.T. due 08/31/20</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">PX5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">50 bps</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Up to the Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount (a) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Outstanding Securities Listed Below </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Principal&nbsp;Amount<BR>Outstanding</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Acceptance<BR>Priority&nbsp;Level</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. Treasury<BR>Reference&nbsp;Security/</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Interpolated Rate</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Bloomberg<BR>Reference&nbsp;Page</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Fixed<BR>Spread</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.875% senior notes due 2021 (the &#147;<U>2021 Notes</U>&#148;)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ISIN:</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">XS1148074518</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#128;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">700,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Interpolated&nbsp;Mid-Swap Rate</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">ICAE1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">35&nbsp;bps</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&#128;30.00&nbsp;per &#128;1,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&#128;100,000 and integral multiples of &#128;1,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.150% senior notes due 2024</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CUSIP: 012725AC1</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ISIN:</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">US012725AC13</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">425,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">2.00% U.S.T. due 11/15/26</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">PX1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">85&nbsp;bps</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">$30.00&nbsp;per $1,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The offers with respect to the 1.875% senior notes due 2021 and the 4.150% senior notes due 2024 (collectively, the &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Offer Notes</U>&#148;) are subject to an Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount
equal to $500,000,000 (converted into U.S. Dollars where applicable as described in the Offer to Purchase) principal amount less the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase in the Any and All Tender
Offers (as defined below). The Company will allocate the Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount to purchase Maximum Tender Offer Notes as more fully set forth herein. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Total Consideration for Maximum Tender Offer Notes validly tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Date (as defined below) and accepted for purchase is calculated using the applicable Fixed Spread (as defined
below) and is inclusive of the Early Tender Payment. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement does not contain the full terms and conditions of
the tender offers, which are contained in the offer to purchase dated January&nbsp;4, 2017 and the related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offers consist of offers on the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated January&nbsp;4, 2017, and the
related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery (as they may each be amended or supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<U>Tender Offer Documents</U>&#148;), including the offers to purchase for cash (i)&nbsp;any and all (the
&#147;<U>Any and All Tender Offers</U>&#148;) of the 3.000% senior notes due 2019 and the 4.500% senior notes due 2020 listed in the first table above (collectively, the &#147;<U>Any and All Notes</U>&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;up to an aggregate
principal amount of the 1.875% senior notes due 2021 and the 4.150% senior notes due 2024 listed in the second table above (collectively, the &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Offer Notes</U>&#148;) that will not exceed the Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount
(each such tender offer, a &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Offer</U>&#148;). The &#147;<U>Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount</U>&#148; is $500,000,000 (U.S. Dollar equivalent as set forth on cover page) principal amount less the aggregate principal amount
of the 2020 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase in the Any and All Tender Offers. The Company refers investors to the Tender Offer Documents for the complete terms and conditions of the Any and All Tender Offers and Maximum Tender
Offers. The Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount will not be determined until the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase by the Company in the Any and All Tender Offers is determined. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Any and All Tender Offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January&nbsp;10,
2017, unless extended or earlier terminated (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the &#147;<U>Any and All Expiration Date</U>&#148;). Holders of Any and All Notes must validly tender and not validly withdraw their Any and All Notes
prior to or at the Any and All Expiration Date to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Maximum Tender Offers will expire
at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on February&nbsp;1, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Expiration Date</U>&#148;). Holders of Maximum Tender Offer Notes must
validly tender and not validly withdraw their Maximum Tender Offer Notes prior to or at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January&nbsp;18, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the
&#147;<U>Early Tender Date</U>&#148;) to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration, which is inclusive of an amount in cash equal to the amounts set forth in the second table above under the heading &#147;Early Tender Payment&#148; (the
&#147;<U>Early Tender Payment</U>&#148;). Holders of Maximum Tender Offer Notes who validly tender their Maximum Tender Offer Notes after the Early Tender Date but prior to or at the Maximum Tender Expiration Date will be eligible to receive an
amount equal to the Total Consideration&nbsp;<I>minus&nbsp;</I>the Early Tender Payment (the &#147;<U>Late Tender Offer Consideration</U>&#148;). The Early Tender Payment is not applicable to the Any and All Tender Offers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Maximum Tender Offer Notes tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Date will have priority over Maximum Tender Offer Notes tendered after
the Early Tender Date. Subject to applicable law, the Company may increase or decrease any Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount in its sole discretion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any and All Notes may be validly withdrawn at any time prior to or at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January&nbsp;10, 2017, unless such
date and time is extended or earlier terminated by the Company, but not thereafter.&nbsp;Maximum Tender Offer Notes may be validly withdrawn at any time prior to or at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January&nbsp;18, 2017, unless such date and
time is extended or earlier terminated by the Company, but not thereafter.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The &#147;<U>Total Consideration</U>&#148; payable for each
series of Securities will be a price per $1,000 or &#128;1,000 principal amount of such series of Securities equal to an amount, calculated in accordance with Schedule A or B, respectively, of the Offer to Purchase and with reference to the Any and
All Settlement Date or Maximum Tender Early Settlement Date, as applicable, that would reflect a yield to the applicable call or maturity date of such series of Securities equal to the sum of (i)&nbsp;the Reference Yield (as defined below) for such
series, determined at 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the date which is the Any and All Expiration Date in the case of the Any and All Tender Offers and 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date which is the business day following the Early
Tender Date in the case of the Maximum Tender Offers, plus (ii)&nbsp;the fixed spread applicable to such series, as set forth in the tables above (the &#147;<U>Fixed Spread</U>&#148;), in each case (as set out in the calculation in Schedule A or
Schedule B, respectively) minus accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities from, and including, the most recent interest payment date prior to the applicable Payment Date up to, but not including, the Any and All Settlement Date or Maximum Tender
Early Settlement Date, as applicable. The &#147;<U>Reference Yield</U>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;with respect to each series of Securities denominated in U.S. Dollars, the yield of the applicable reference security listed in the tables above (the
&#147;<U>Reference Security</U>&#148;) for such series and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to 2021 Notes, the Interpolated Rate for such series (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). The Total Consideration includes the Early Tender Payment for the
applicable series of Securities set forth in the tables above. The sum of the Fixed Spread and the Reference Yield is referred to as the &#147;<U>Repurchase Yield</U>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase from the applicable last
interest payment date up to, but not including, the date the Company makes payment for such Securities, which date is anticipated to be (i)&nbsp;January&nbsp;11, 2017 (the &#147;<U>Any and All Settlement Date</U>&#148;), in the case of the Any and
All Tender Offers, (ii)&nbsp;January&nbsp;20, 2017 (the &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Early Settlement Date</U>&#148;), in the case of the Maximum Tender Offer Notes tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase pursuant to a
Maximum Tender Offer, and (iii)&nbsp;February&nbsp;2, 2017 (the &#147;<U>Maximum Tender Final Settlement Date</U>&#148; and together with the Any and All Settlement Date and the Maximum Tender Early Settlement Date, the &#147;<U>Settlement
Dates</U>&#148;), in the case of the Maximum Tender Offer Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date and accepted for </P>

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purchase pursuant to the Maximum Tender Offers. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company intends to make payment on Any and All Notes tendered by the guaranteed delivery procedures on
January&nbsp;13, 2017, but accrued interest will cease to accrue on the Any and All Settlement Date for all Any and All Notes accepted in the Any and All Tender Offers, including those tendered by the guaranteed delivery procedures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Albemarle will fund the tender offers with the net proceeds from the previously completed sale of its Chemetall Surface Treatment segment. The
tender offers are being made to reduce the Company&#146;s outstanding debt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offers are subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of certain conditions specified in the Tender Offer Documents but the tender offers are not subject to minimum tender conditions. Following the completion of the tender offers, the Company or its affiliates may purchase additional Securities in the
open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through tender or exchange offers, or otherwise, or the Company may redeem Securities that it is permitted to redeem pursuant to their terms. The Company is not obligated to redeem any Securities
that are not tendered and accepted in the tender offers. The Company currently intends to redeem, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 2019 Notes, any 2019 Notes that are not tendered in the Any and All Offers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information Relating to the Tender Offers </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tender Offer Documents for all of the Securities are being distributed to holders beginning today. BofA Merrill Lynch is the Sole Dealer
Manager for the tender offers. Investors with questions regarding the tender offers may contact the Sole Dealer Manager at (888)&nbsp;292-0070 (U.S. toll-free), (980)&nbsp;387-3907 (collect) or +44-20-7996-5420 (London). D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co.,
Inc. is the tender and information agent for the tender offers and may be contacted at (800)&nbsp;967-4617 (toll-free) or (212)&nbsp;269-5550 (collect). The Tender Offer Documents may be downloaded from D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc.&#146;s website
at <U>www.dfking.com/alb</U> or obtained from D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc., free of charge, by calling (888)&nbsp;542-7446 (U.S. toll-free) or +44-20-7920-9700 (London); bankers and brokers may call (212)&nbsp;269-5550 (collect). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None of the Company or its affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Sole Dealer Manager, the tender and information agent or the
trustee with respect to any series of Securities is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender any Securities in response to any of the tender offers, and neither the Company nor any such other person has authorized any person to
make any such recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Securities, and, if so, the principal amount of Securities to tender. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy, or the solicitation of an offer to sell, any of the
Securities and the tender offers do not constitute offers to buy or the solicitation of offers to sell Securities in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offers or solicitations are unlawful. The full details of the tender offers,
including complete instructions on how to tender Securities, are included in the Tender Offer Documents. Holders are strongly encouraged to read carefully the Tender Offer Documents, including materials incorporated by reference therein, because
they will contain important information </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>About Albemarle </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in lithium,
bromine and refining catalysts. We power the potential of companies in many of the world&#146;s largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. Working side-by-side with our customers, we
develop value-added, customized solutions that make them more competitive. Our solutions combine the finest technology and ingredients with the knowledge and know-how of our highly experienced and talented team of operators, scientists and
engineers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Discovering and implementing new and better performance-based sustainable solutions is what motivates all of us. We think
beyond business-as-usual to drive innovations that create lasting value. Albemarle employs approximately 4,100 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. We regularly post information to www.albemarle.com, including notification of
events, news, financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts, non-GAAP reconciliations, SEC filings and other information regarding our company, its businesses and the markets it serves. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Media Contact: Susan Richardson</B>, (980) 299-5672, <U>Susan.Richardson@albemarle.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Relations Contact: Matt Juneau</B>, (225) 388-7940, <U>Matt.Juneau@albemarle.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These risks include,
but are not limited to, the Company&#146;s ability to complete any of the tender offers and reduce its outstanding indebtedness and the other risks identified in the offer to purchase relating to the tender offers, the Company&#146;s Annual Report
on Form 10-K and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. </P>
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