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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
915913	Albemarle Corp	ALB	Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)	541692118

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1235397	M John Steitz	Albemarle Corporation 451 Florida Street Baton Rouge LA 70801	President And Coo	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-08-22	100,000	$22.45	258,271	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-08-22	24,000	$41.94	282,271	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-08-22	10,000	$56.16	292,271	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-08-22	134,000	$57.99	158,271	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-08-23	158,271	$56.87	0	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-08-23	17,566	$56.66	0	No	4	S	Indirect	Albemarle Savings Plan

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Indirect	Albemarle Savings Plan

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Disposition	2012-08-22	100,000	$22.45	100,000	$22.45
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Disposition	2012-08-22	24,000	$41.94	24,000	$41.94
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Disposition	2012-08-22	10,000	$56.16	10,000	$56.16

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2012-04-01	2019-03-31	No	4	M	Direct
12,000		2020-03-11	No	4	M	Direct
20,000		2021-01-30	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	17,566	Indirect	Albemarle Savings Plan

Footnotes

Portion of share increase due to periodic purchase by Albemarle Savings Plan trustee.
Includes shares received pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan.
100,000 Non-Qualified Stock Options granted on 4/1/2009 and cliff vested on 4/1/2012. 100,000 exercised on 8/22/2012.
36,000 Non-Qualified Stock granted on 3/12/2010, vesting in three increments: 12,000 on 3/12/2011, 12,000 on 3/12/2012, and 12,000 on 3/12/ 2013. 24,000 exercised on 8/22/2012.
30,000 Non-Qualified Stock. Options granted on 1/31/2011, vesting in three increments: 10,000 on 1/31/2012, 10,000 on 1/31/2013, and 10,000 on 1/31/2014. 10,000 exercised on 8/22/2012.