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0001396415
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000915913
Albemarle Corporation
001-12658
4350 Congress Street
Suite 700
Charlotte
NC
28209
1-980-299-5700
Jerry Kent Masters Jr.
Officer
Common Stock
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York
NY
10282
2525
259090.25
117540339
12/05/2024
NYSE
ALB
04/19/2023
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
2525
04/19/2023
Compensation
N
Jerry Kent Masters Jr.
4350 Congress Street
Suite 700
Charlotte
NC
28209
Common Stock
12/05/2024
2525
255317.14
12/05/2024
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on behalf of Jerry Kent Masters Jr