ALB: Leadership change

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. As previously reported, Donald J. LaBauve Jr., the former Chief Accounting Officer of Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”), retired on June 1, 2026. Neal R. Sheorey, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the Company's interim Principal Accounting Officer, effective June 2, 2026, until the Company’s Board of Directors appoints a replacement for the Company’s former Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Sheorey’s biographical information is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2026, and such information is incorporated herein by reference. No new compensatory arrangements will be entered into with Mr. Sheorey in connection with his designation as the Company’s interim Principal Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Sheorey and any other director or executive officer of the Company, and no transactions involving Mr. Sheorey that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. 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:June 5, 2026 By: /s/ Ander C. Krupa Ander C. Krupa General Counsel and Corporate Secretary