DESALLES BARTOLOMEO EDUARDO 4

What Happened

• Desalles Bartolomeo Eduardo, a director of Albemarle Corporation (ALB), was granted 1,375 shares on 2026-07-21 as an award/other acquisition (transaction code A). The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (total reported value $0). Per the filing, these shares will vest on July 1, 2027.
• This was a compensation grant to a non-employee director — not an open-market purchase or sale — so it is routine director compensation rather than an immediate market bet.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-21; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-23.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares acquired: 1,375; Price per share reported: $0.00; total reported value: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Grant is a pro rata installment under the Albemarle Corporation 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors for directors who join after the start of the compensation year; vesting on July 1, 2027.
• Timeliness: Filing was submitted two days after the transaction date (no late-filing flag indicated).

Context

• Grants to non-employee directors are routine compensation and typically vest over time; they don’t necessarily signal an insider buying or selling based on company outlook.
• Because this was an award (not a purchase or sale), it has no immediate cash value reported and does not reflect a market transaction.