Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The information regarding Directors under the heading “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors,” and under the subheadings “Process for Selecting Directors” and “Director Candidate Recommendations and Nominations by Shareholders” under the heading “Corporate Governance”; the information under the subheading “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” under the heading “Share Ownership”; and the information regarding the Audit Committee under the subheading “Committees of the Board of Directors” under the heading “Corporate Governance” in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement are incorporated herein by reference. See “Executive Officers of the Registrant” appearing after Item 4 in Part I of this Annual Report for information regarding executive officers of the Company.

Code of Conduct

We have adopted a code of conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees, known as the Albemarle Code of Conduct. The Albemarle Code of Conduct is available on our website, www.albemarle.com. Shareholders may also request a free copy of the Albemarle Code of Conduct from: Albemarle Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, North Carolina 28209. We will disclose any amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of our Code of Conduct that applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions that relates to any element of the Code of Conduct as defined in Item 406 of Regulation S-K by posting such information on our website.

New York Stock Exchange Certifications

Because our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), our Chief Executive Officer is required to make, and he has made, an annual certification to the NYSE stating that he was not aware of any violation by us of the corporate governance listing standards of the NYSE. Our Chief Executive Officer made his annual certification to that effect to the NYSE as of May 20, 2024. In addition, we have filed, as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the certifications of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer required under Sections 906 and 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the quality of our public disclosure.

Additional information will be contained in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.