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Issuer:     ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK:        0000915913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000915913-25-000135
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Albemarle extends CEO Kent Masters' employment through March 2027 with new compensation agreements
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- CEO Kent Masters signed new employment agreement extending his term to March 30, 2027, with same $1.4M base salary.
- Annual bonus target remains 150% of base salary, maximum 200% of target; eligible for 2026 LTI grants.
- Non-competition and non-solicitation covenants for three years post-employment; severance terms specified.
- Change-in-control agreement extended through March 30, 2027; terms substantially similar to prior.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591325000135/0000915913-25-000135-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591325000135/alb-20250730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-25-000135

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