<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000915913-19-000069.txt : 20190723
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000915913-19-000069
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190723
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190723
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190723

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:		19968440

	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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<div><a name="s3633F71EC428D9DBB8C71F65D00307B2"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:24pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:48%;"></td><td style="width:52%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:13px;"><img src="a20190723minorvandeur_image1.jpg" alt="a20190723minorvandeur_image1.jpg" style="height:32px;width:284px;"></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:24pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:24pt;color:#008080;">Press Release</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:13px;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">Glenda Minor, Holly Van Deursen Appointed to Albemarle Corporation </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">Board of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 23, 2019</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;- </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Albemarle Corporation</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;(NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Glenda Minor and Holly Van Deursen to the Board, effective July 23, 2019. Minor will serve as a member of the Board&#8217;s Audit &amp; Finance Committee and Nominating &amp; Governance Committee, and Van Deursen will serve as a member of the Board&#8217;s Executive Compensation Committee and Health, Safety &amp; Environment Committee. The Board also increased its size from 11 to 13 directors in connection with their appointments. </font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;Glenda and Holly bring wide-ranging experiences from the chemical industry, strategy, operations and finance to our Board of Directors,&#8221; said Luke Kissam, Albemarle&#8217;s Chairman and CEO. &#8220;We welcome their skill sets to our Board, and know their years of leadership experience will add tremendous value to Albemarle and our shareholders.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Minor is Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Silket Advisory Services, a privately owned consulting firm which advises companies on financial, strategic and operational initiatives. She was formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Evraz North America Limited, a leading steel manufacturer, and has held executive finance roles at Visteon Corporation, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation. Minor serves on the board of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Van Deursen has more than 25 years of chemicals industry experience. She is the former </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Group Vice President, Petrochemicals, BP, and has held </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">senior positions across North America, Europe and Asia. She has extensive experience in the chemical industry and 13 years of board leadership experience.  </font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">About Albemarle</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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&#8217;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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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 5,400 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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Media Contact: Hailey Quinn, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(980) 299-5640, </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">Hailey.Quinn@albemarle.com</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Investor Relations Contact: David Ryan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, (980) 299-5641, </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">David.Ryan@albemarle.com</font></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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