Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

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Executive Officers of the Registrant.

The names, ages and biographies of our executive officers, as of February 12, 2025, are set forth below. The term of office of each officer is until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual shareholders’ meeting in May 2025.

J. Kent Masters has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Albemarle since April 2020. He joined the Albemarle board of directors in 2015 as part of the Company’s Rockwood Holdings Inc. acquisition and served as lead independent director from 2018 until April 2020. Before joining Albemarle, Mr. Masters served as operating partner of Advent International, an international private equity group. Prior to Advent, he was chief executive officer of Foster Wheeler AG, a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier, from 2011 to 2014. He is also a former member of the executive board of Linde AG, a global leader in manufacturing and sales of industrial gases. He serves on the board of directors of Vibrantz Technologies, a global technology leader in color solutions, functional coatings and specialty minerals. He is also a member of the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council.

Neal R. Sheorey joined Albemarle in November 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Sheorey served for more than 20 years in progressive leadership roles in finance, business and corporate organizations for The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), a global materials science company. He served as vice president of Dow’s Coatings and Performance Monomers business unit, where he was responsible for the group’s strategy, profitability and growth initiatives. Previously, Mr. Sheorey served as Dow’s vice president of investor relations, senior director of corporate development and global finance director for the Chemicals business group.

Melissa Anderson joined Albemarle Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer in January of 2021. In November 2024, she assumed responsibility for enterprise transformation. In this role, she is responsible for leading the transition to a fully integrated functional model along with execution of the Human Resources’ strategic plan and key initiatives. Prior to joining Albemarle, Ms. Anderson served as executive vice president, administration and chief human resources officer for Duke Energy, an American electric power holding company, from January 2015 to August 2020. Previously, she served in senior leadership roles at Domtar Corporation, The Pantry, Inc. and with IBM Corporation. She serves on the board of directors of Vulcan Materials and as a member of the advisory board of the HR Policy Association. Ms. Anderson is a member of the advisory board for the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business. She also serves on the board of directors for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), previously serving as its chair.

Netha N. Johnson joined the company in 2018 as president of Albemarle’s Bromine Specialties business and was appointed Chief Operations Officer in November 2024. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Johnson served in several progressive leadership roles with 3M Company. He served as vice president and general manager, Electrical Markets Division, where he was directly responsible for 3M’s electrical and renewable energy solutions. Prior to that, he served as 3M’s vice president, Advanced Materials Division. Mr. Johnson has more than 25 years of diverse leadership experience, with extensive work experience in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Germany. Preceding his business career, he served as a U.S. Naval Officer. Mr. Johnson is a member of the board of directors of Xcel Energy, where he serves as a member of the Finance Committee and the Operations, Nuclear, Environmental and Safety Committee.

Eric Norris is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Albemarle. He joined Albemarle in January 2018 as chief strategy officer and was appointed president of the lithium global business (now Energy Storage) in August 2018. In his current role, Mr. Norris is responsible for enterprise sales, commercial excellence, field and digital marketing, as well as product management. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Norris served as president of Health and Nutrition for FMC Corporation. Following FMC’s announcement to acquire DuPont Agricultural Chemical assets, he led the divestiture of FMC Health and Nutrition to DuPont. Previously, Mr. Norris served as vice president and global business director for FMC Health and Nutrition, and vice president and global business director for FMC Lithium. During his 16-year FMC career, he served in additional leadership roles in investor relations and corporate development and was director of FMC Healthcare Ventures. Prior to FMC, Mr. Norris founded and led an internet-based firm offering formulation and design tools to the chemical industry. He started his career in a range of leadership roles with the Rohm and Haas Company. Mr. Norris is a member of the board of directors of Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

Stacy G. Grant joined Albemarle in May of 2023 as vice president and deputy general counsel, global corporate affairs and has more than 10 years of broad legal experience, navigating complex legal and regulatory landscapes. She led the legal team’s support for mergers and acquisition work, as well as issues regarding supply chain, labor and employment, capital projects and IT. Prior to Albemarle, she served as Honeywell International’s vice president and general counsel – M&A and ventures. In this role, Ms. Grant was the chief transactional legal advisor across the corporation with a focus on standardizing processes, advising internal stakeholders and transaction execution. In addition to her corporate experience, she held roles within the law firms of Moore & Van Allen PLLC, King & Spalding and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Cynthia Lima joined Albemarle in February 2023 as Chief Communications Officer. Prior to joining Albemarle, Ms. Lima founded a communications and public affairs consultancy and held senior positions at domestic and global public relations agencies. Ms. Lima also served at the U.S. Department of State as a principal media advisor to the secretary of state and as a senate-confirmed presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ms. Lima is a founding member and chair of the board of directors for The Heather Abbott Foundation. She also serves on the board of directors for the Albemarle Foundation and the board of trustees for the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.

Mark R. Mummert joined Albemarle in 2019 as chief operating officer for the Energy Storage business before being appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Capital, Resources and Supply Chain Officer in November 2024. Before joining Albemarle, Mr. Mummert held progressive leadership roles in supply chain and global operations at FMC Corporation. His industry experience also includes 20 years with Rohm and Haas Company in various manufacturing and engineering roles. Additionally, Mr. Mummert spent time with Dow where he improved S&OP in supply chain and embedded operational excellence principles at manufacturing sites. Mr. Mummert serves on the board of directors for Talison Spodumene Mine at Greenbushes, Western Australia.

Michael J. Simmons joined Albemarle as President, Ketjen global business unit in June 2023. Mr. Simmons has more than 30 years of experience as an operating executive, including serving as a senior partner at Vantage Consulting, a business advisory service specializing in strategy, execution and leadership for energy, financial, and medical clients, from January 2018 to June 2023, and serving as a group president at Shawcor from 2012 to 2017. He served as a private equity partner for Q Investments from 2006 to 2021. He began his career at GE, becoming chief executive officer of the PII Pipeline Solutions unit of GE Oil & Gas from 2005 to 2007.

Donald J. LaBauve, Jr. was appointed Albemarle’s Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in November 2024. Mr. LaBauve served as the chief financial officer of the lithium global business (now Energy Storage) since November 2019. He previously served as vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer from February 2014 to November 2019 after having previously served as vice president, finance - business operations. Since joining Albemarle in 1990, Mr. LaBauve has held various staff and leadership positions of increasing responsibility within the finance function.

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