Albemarle Corporation

As a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Albemarle Corporation is not required to publish a complete shareholder register; U.S. federal securities law generally requires disclosure only from investors who beneficially own more than 5% of a class of registered stock. Based on Albemarle Corporation’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 24 March 2026, three shareholders reported holdings above that threshold as of the 11 March 2026 record date, when 117,886,887 shares of common stock were outstanding.

The Vanguard Group reported beneficial ownership of 14,083,522 shares, or 11.9%, based on a Schedule 13G amendment it filed with the SEC on 13 February 2024. Capital World Investors reported 10,096,575 shares, or 8.6%, and BlackRock, Inc. reported 9,694,388 shares, or 8.2%. Albemarle Corporation’s proxy statement notes that these percentages assume each holder continued to own, as of the record date, the number of shares last reported in its own SEC filing, so the figures may not reflect any change in holdings since each filing date. All three are registered investment advisers that typically report their positions as passive, non-controlling investments rather than as strategic or controlling stakes.

No individual is identified in Albemarle Corporation’s SEC filings as holding, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of its common stock, and none of the reporting institutional holders is disclosed as a controlling shareholder. On that basis, no ultimate beneficial owner can be reliably identified for Albemarle Corporation from the available filings.

Shareholder disclosure for Albemarle Corporation is best described as major shareholders only: U.S. securities law requires disclosure of holders above the 5% threshold, but holdings below that level are not itemised on a per-shareholder basis in public filings. Sources: Albemarle Corporation Definitive Proxy Statement (DEF 14A), filed with the SEC 24 March 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000050/alb-20260323.htm (retrieved 10 September 2026).

Albemarle Corporation’s current executive leadership, based on the company’s official announcements and its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, is headed by J. Kent Masters as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Neal R. Sheorey has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 6 November 2023, when he succeeded Scott Tozier. Ander Krupa has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer since 30 July 2025. Donald J. LaBauve, Jr. has served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since 2024, Mark R. Mummert has served as Chief Operating Officer since August 2025, and Cynthia R. Lima has served as Senior Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer since being promoted to that role in late 2023.

These are corporate officer positions rather than statutory director appointments. Nationality and country of residence for these individuals are not disclosed in the sources reviewed, and this profile does not state or infer either; occupation and legal role are also not separately distinguished in the sources available.

Recent officer changes: on 3 September 2026, Albemarle Corporation announced that Ragnar Udd, currently Chief Commercial Officer of BHP Group, will join as President and Chief Executive Officer effective 1 February 2027, with Mr Masters moving to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board through the company’s 2027 annual meeting. Ander Krupa was named Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer effective 30 July 2025, after serving as interim general counsel earlier in 2025 following a vacancy in that role. Neal R. Sheorey joined as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective 6 November 2023.

Data availability: officer records filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State under Albemarle Corporation’s foreign-corporation registration could not be independently confirmed as reflecting the company’s current executive roster at the time of this review, so this profile relies on Albemarle Corporation’s SEC filings and official announcements for current executive officers instead. Nationality is not a field disclosed in either source. Sources: Albemarle Corporation press releases and SEC Form 8-K filings, 2023-2026, https://www.albemarle.com/us/en/newsroom and https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000915913 (retrieved 10 September 2026).

Albemarle Corporation is a publicly traded parent company; no other entity is identified in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings as its parent or controlling shareholder. Albemarle Corporation discloses its subsidiaries in Exhibit 21.1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, which lists its wholly owned and majority owned operating entities across multiple jurisdictions; those entities are not repeated individually here.

Two verified structural changes narrowed the group in late 2025 and early 2026. On 2 March 2026, Albemarle Corporation completed the sale of a controlling interest of approximately 51% in Ketjen Corporation, its refining-catalysts business, to affiliates of KPS Capital Partners, LP; Albemarle Corporation retained approximately 49% of Ketjen Corporation and continues to wholly own Ketjen’s Performance Catalyst Solutions business, which was excluded from the transaction. As a result, Ketjen Corporation ceased to be a controlled subsidiary of Albemarle Corporation and is now a minority-owned affiliate. Separately, Albemarle Corporation reported, in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results announcement, that it had closed the sale of its 50% interest in the Eurecat joint venture to Axens SA for approximately $123 million.

Data availability: this information is drawn from Albemarle Corporation’s SEC filings and official company announcements and reflects the group structure following the Ketjen transaction completed 2 March 2026. It is best described as partial rather than complete: Albemarle Corporation’s SEC exhibit lists subsidiary names and jurisdictions but does not itemise an ownership percentage for each entity. Sources: Albemarle Corporation press releases, 27 October 2025 and 2 March 2026, https://www.albemarle.com/us/en/newsroom; Albemarle Corporation Form 10-K, Exhibit 21.1, https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000915913 (retrieved 10 September 2026).