Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On March 9, 2022, Albemarle Corporation (the "Company") began entering into Employee Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements (the "Restrictive Covenant Agreements") with substantially all employees in the United States that receive long-term incentive plan awards granted under the Company's 2017 Incentive Plan. The Company will enter into Restrictive Covenant Agreements with all members of its executive leadership team, including J. Kent Masters, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Scott A. Tozier, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Raphael G. Crawford, President, Catalysts; Eric W. Norris, President, Lithium; and Netha N. Johnson, Jr., President, Bromine.

The Restrictive Covenant Agreements contain customary confidentiality provisions as well as covenants not to compete or solicit employees or customers during the period of employment and for one year thereafter. The Restrictive Covenant Agreements to be entered into with members of the Company's executive leadership team, including each of Messrs. Masters, Tozier, Crawford, Norris, and Johnson, supplement similar covenants or agreements contained in other agreements to which the Company and any such employee are a party. The form of Restrictive Covenant Agreement to be entered into with each of Messrs. Masters, Tozier, Crawford, Norris, and Johnson is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K..




Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.
   Exhibit
   Number            Exhibit
    #10.1              Form of Employee Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreement
     104             Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

# Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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