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 7, 2019
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Virginia
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001-12658
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54-1692118
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (980) 299-5700
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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ALB
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New York Stock Exchange
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On May 7, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting. During this meeting, shareholders of the Company were asked to consider and vote upon three proposals: (1) approval of the non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (2) election of eleven nominees set forth in our 2019 Proxy Statement to the Board of Directors; and (3) ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, March 8, 2019, there were 105,885,909 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which the holders of 91,063,903 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.
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.
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Voted For
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Voted Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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74,576,137
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3,331,893
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2,226,627
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10,929,246
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Election of directors
. All of the nominees for directors were elected to serve for a term which expires at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2020, by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Nominee
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Voted For
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Voted Against
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Abstain
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Mary Lauren Brlas
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78,886,132
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1,182,052
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66,473
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William H. Hernandez
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78,153,512
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1,904,047
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77,098
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Luther C. Kissam IV
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77,525,066
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2,369,742
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239,849
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Douglas L. Maine
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78,459,334
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1,598,310
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77,013
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J. Kent Masters
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77,910,078
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2,147,445
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77,134
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James J. O'Brien
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76,875,263
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2,023,516
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1,235,878
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Diarmuid B. O'Connell
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77,902,568
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2,153,560
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78,529
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Dean L. Seavers
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78,777,620
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1,279,266
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77,771
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Gerald A. Steiner
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77,893,391
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2,163,845
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77,421
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Harriett Tee Taggart
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77,489,182
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2,577,750
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67,725
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Alejandro Wolff
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77,761,561
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2,290,254
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82,842
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There were 10,929,246 Broker Non-Votes received for each nominee.
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Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm
. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Voted For
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Voted Against
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Abstain
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88,718,507
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2,238,517
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106,879
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The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to this matter.
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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ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
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Date: May 10, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Karen G. Narwold
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Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
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