alb-20260319

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 19, 2026

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ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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Virginia

001-12658

54-1692118

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

4250 Congress Street, Suite 900

Charlotte, North Carolina 28209

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (980) 299-5700

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

COMMON STOCK, $.01 Par Value

ALB

New York Stock Exchange

DEPOSITARY SHARES, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 7.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

ALB PR A

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).


Emerging growth company			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 19, 2026, Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”), Albemarle Europe Srl, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, entered into the third amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to that certain amended and restated credit agreement dated as of October 28, 2022, as previously amended on February 9, 2024 and October 31, 2024 (the “2022 Credit Agreement”). The Third Amendment modifies the 2022 Credit Agreement by, among other things, (a) extending the maturity date of the 2022 Credit Agreement (the “Maturity Date”) to the later of (i) October 28, 2028 and (ii) one year thereafter, in the event the Maturity Date is extended pursuant to Section 2.15 of the 2022 Credit Agreement, (b) deleting the 0.10% adjustment in respect of the calculation of interest for SOFR-based loans under the 2022 Credit Agreement, and (c) reducing the number of times the Company can request an extension of the Maturity Date under Section 2.15 of the 2022 Credit Agreement from two to one.

The foregoing description of the Third Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number						Exhibit
10.1*						Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2026, among Albemarle Corporation and Albemarle Europe SRL, as borrowers, the Lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* Included with this filing.

SIGNATURES

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


	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

Date: March 25, 2026	By:	/s/ Ander C. Krupa
		Ander C. Krupa
		General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Albemarle Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits