# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000915913
**File Stem:** 0000915913-26-000052
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 2480
**Document Hash:** d33b7e5a75a104691e7dc4629eceea6b
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000915913-26-000052.hdr.sgml**: 20260324

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000915913-26-000052

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260324

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260324

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ALBEMARLE CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000915913
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 541692118
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** VA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-12658
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26786538

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4250 CONGRESS STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 900
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28209
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 980-299-5700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4250 CONGRESS STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 900
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28209

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ECHEM INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931208

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of**

**the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

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Check the appropriate box:

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| | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| X | Definitive Additional Materials |
|  | Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12 |

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| **ALBEMARLE CORPORATION** |
| (Name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| N/A |
| (Name of person(s) filing proxy statement, if other than the registrant) |

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Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

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| X | No fee required. |
|  | Fee paid with preliminary materials. |
|  | Fee computed on table on exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |

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