ALBEMARLE CORPORATION (NYSE:ALB) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  Item5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
  Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  On June23, 2017, our Board of Directors (the Board) appointed
  Laurie Brlas to our Board as a non-employee director, effective
  as of the same date, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement
  of Mr.John Sherman Jr. at our 2017 Annual Meeting of
  Stockholders. Ms.Brlas was also appointed to the Audit Finance
  Committee and the Nominating Governance Committee of our Board.
  In accordance with our non-employee director compensation
  program, Ms.Brlas will receive an annual retainer of $100,000,
  payable quarterly beginning July1, 2017, and an annual grant of
  stock equal to $120,000.
  Ms.Brlas does not have any interest in any transactions requiring
  disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and there are no
  arrangements or understandings between her and any other person
  to which she was appointed as a director.
  A copy of our
  press release announcing the appointment is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | 
| (d) | Exhibits | 
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June26, 2017 | 
ALBEMARLE CORP  ExhibitEX-99.1 2 d417669dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1    Exhibit 99.1        Laurie Brlas elected to Albemarle Corporation board of directors  CHARLOTTE,…To view the full exhibit click here About ALBEMARLE CORPORATION (NYSE:ALB) 
Albemarle Corporation is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals across a range of end markets, including the petroleum refining, consumer electronics, energy storage, construction, automotive, steel and aerospace, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, household appliances, heating, ventilation, aluminum finishing, food safety and custom chemistry services. The Company operates through the segments, including Performance Chemicals and Refining Solutions. The Company’s Performance Chemicals segment consists of product categories, including Lithium, Performance Catalyst Solutions and Bromine. The Company’s Lithium business develops advanced materials for a range of industries and end markets. The Company’s main product lines in the Refining Solutions segment are Clean Fuels Technologies, which is composed of hydroprocessing catalysts (HPC), and Heavy Oil Upgrading (HOU), which is composed of fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives.	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION (NYSE:ALB) Recent Trading Information 
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION (NYSE:ALB) closed its last trading session up +0.17 at 105.02 with 1,826,323 shares trading hands.
 
                



