BRLAS LAURIE 4

What Happened

• Laurie Brlas, a director of Albemarle Corporation (ALB), was granted a total of 1,286 shares on July 1, 2026. That consists of 1,250 shares issued as an annual non-employee director award and 36 shares representing dividends on a prior award that were settled in stock. Both entries show an acquisition price of $0.00 (award/settlement).

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 1, 2026; Form 4 filed 2026-07-06 (no late-filing flag shown in the provided data).
• Transaction type: A (award/grant); 1,250 shares @ $0.00 (F1), 36 shares @ $0.00 (F2).
• Vesting: The 1,250-share award vests on July 1, 2027 (per F1). The 36 shares are dividend shares from an award granted 7/1/2025 that vested 7/1/2026 and were settled in stock (per F2).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Plan: Awards made under the 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

Context

• These transactions are director compensation (awards/dividend settlement), not open-market purchases or sales. Such grants are routine for non-employee directors and reflect pay, not necessarily a direct signal of personal market view.