---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915913-22-000099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALB"
cik: "0000915913"
company_name: "ALBEMARLE CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T01:07:31.531633+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albemarle shareholders approve executive compensation, elect directors at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Advisory vote on exec compensation approved: ~84.7M for, ~4.2M against, ~392K abstain.
- All 10 director nominees elected; highest vote count for Ralf H. Cramer (89.1M for).
- Ratification of PwC as auditor for FY2022 approved with ~95.7M for, ~4.6M against.
- Out of 117.1M shares outstanding, 100.4M shares were represented at the meeting.
- Broker non-votes of ~11.1M on proposals 1 and 2 (exec comp and director election).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915913-22-000099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALB
- cik: 0000915913
- company_name: ALBEMARLE CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591322000099/0000915913-22-000099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591322000099/alb-20220503.htm

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