ALB Albemarle Corporation

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2015

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (225) 388-8011

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 5, 2015, Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). During the Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Company were asked to consider and vote upon four proposals: (1) election of the eleven nominees to the Board of Directors set forth in the 2015 Proxy Statement; (2) ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015; (3) re-approval of the performance measures under the Albemarle Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 20, 2010; and (4) approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, March 10, 2015, there were 112,179,867 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which the holders of 102,069,644 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. For each proposal, the results of the shareholder voting were as follows:

1. Election of directors. All of the director nominees were elected to serve for a term which expires at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2016, by the votes set forth in the table below.

There were 6,275,647 broker non-votes received for each nominee.

2. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.

The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to this matter.

3. Re-approval of performance measures. The re-approval of the performance measures under the Albemarle Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 20, 2010, were approved by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.

4. Advisory vote on executive compensation. The shareholders approved on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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