Franklin Resources Reports 8% Passive Stake in Albemarle (ALB)

Q: How many Albemarle (ALB) shares does Franklin Resources own?

The filing lists 9,722,191 shares beneficially owned as of 30 June 2025.

Q: What percentage of Albemarle鈥檚 outstanding stock is held by Franklin Resources?

Franklin Resources鈥� stake represents 8.0 % of ALB鈥檚 common shares.

Q: Which Franklin subsidiary holds the largest portion of ALB shares?

Franklin Advisers, Inc. controls 8,422,920 shares, the majority of the reported holding.

Q: Do Charles B. Johnson or Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. personally own ALB stock?

Both report zero direct ownership ; their interests are indirect through Franklin Resources.

[SCHEDULE 13G/A] Albemarle Corporation SEC Filing

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Franklin Resources, Inc. and several affiliated investment managers filed Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G reporting passive ownership of Albemarle Corporation (ALB) common stock as of 30 June 2025.

The group reports 9,722,191 shares beneficially owned, equal to 8.0 % of ALB鈥檚 outstanding shares. Franklin Advisers, Inc. accounts for 8,422,920 shares, including 3,887,547 shares issuable upon debt conversion. Sole voting power covers 9,332,953 shares and sole dispositive power 9,659,698 shares; 62,493 shares are subject to shared voting/disposition, primarily by Templeton Asset Management Ltd.

The filing, made under Rule 13d-1(b), states the holdings are in the ordinary course of business and not intended to influence control. Major individual shareholders Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. report zero direct ownership. Franklin Income Fund, an advised client, holds 6,475,850 shares (5.3 % of the class). No change-of-control plans, material transactions, or additional events are disclosed.

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Institutional confidence: Franklin Resources maintains an 8 % stake, signalling continued large-scale investor interest in ALB.

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TL;DR 鈥� Franklin Resources passively owns 8 % of ALB; neutral signal, but shows continued institutional interest.

Franklin Resources鈥� aggregate position of 9.7 m shares confirms a sizable鈥攜et non-activist鈥攕take. Because the filing sits under Rule 13d-1(b), the position is managed for client portfolios rather than strategic control, limiting immediate governance impact. The bulk (鈮�87 %) resides with Franklin Advisers and includes a large convertible component, suggesting flexibility to adjust exposure without open-market buying. While an 8 % stake provides liquidity support and may bolster investor confidence, it does not alter Albemarle鈥檚 strategic direction. Overall market impact: modest; ownership is within typical institutional ranges.

TL;DR 鈥� Filing is compliance-driven; no control intent, regulatory or litigation red flags.

The amendment satisfies Section 13(d) obligations by updating share counts and power allocations among Franklin鈥檚 subsidiaries. Absence of Item 5 and Item 9 disclosures underscores no group formation or dissolution. Certifications affirm ordinary-course holdings, and detailed Exhibit B shows disaggregation consistent with SEC Release 34-39538. From a legal-risk perspective, nothing indicates heightened enforcement or governance concerns. Impact is therefore neutral.

08/05/2025 - 11:11 AM

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 1)

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK, $.01 Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

012653101

(CUSIP Number)

06/30/2025

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

Rule 13d-1(b)

Rule 13d-1(c)

Rule 13d-1(d)

Item 10.

Certifications:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Franklin Resources, Inc.

Signature:	/s/Thomas C. Mandia
Name/Title:	Thomas C. Mandia, Assistant Secretary of Franklin Resources, Inc.
Date:	08/01/2025

Charles B. Johnson

Signature:	/s/Thomas C. Mandia
Name/Title:	Attorney in Fact for Charles B. Johnson pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to this Schedule 13G
Date:	08/01/2025

Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

Signature:	/s/Thomas C. Mandia
Name/Title:	Attorney in Fact for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to this Schedule 13G
Date:	08/01/2025

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Signature:	/s/Thomas C. Mandia
Name/Title:	Thomas C. Mandia, Assistant Secretary of Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Date:	08/01/2025

Comments accompanying signature: LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 13 AND 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Alison E. Baur, Thomas C. Mandia, Beth McAuley O'Malley, Thomas C. Merchant, Kimberly H. Novotny, Virginia E. Rosas and Navid J. Tofigh each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to: 1. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms ID, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any related documentation) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges relating to Franklin Resources, Inc. ("FRI") and/or any registered closed-end company to which an affiliate of FRI is an investment adviser (each, a "Reporting Entity"), as considered necessary or advisable under Regulation S-T and Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act"); and 2. seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the securities of any Reporting Entity from any person, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and 3. perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing. The undersigned acknowledges that: 1. this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information; 2. any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable; 3. none of FRI, any Reporting Entity nor any of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and 4. this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney, and indemnifies each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact against any loss of any nature whatsoever arising in connection therewith. This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 11th day of December, 2023. /s/CHARLES B. JOHNSON Signature Charles B. Johnson Print Name LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 13 AND 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Alison E. Baur, Thomas C. Mandia, Beth McAuley O'Malley, Thomas C. Merchant, Kimberly H. Novotny, Virginia E. Rosas and Navid J. Tofigh each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to: 1. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms ID, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any related documentation) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges relating to Franklin Resources, Inc. ("FRI") and/or any registered closed-end company to which an affiliate of FRI is an investment adviser (each, a "Reporting Entity"), as considered necessary or advisable under Regulation S-T and Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act"); and 2. seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the securities of any Reporting Entity from any person, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and 3. perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing. The undersigned acknowledges that: 1. this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information; 2. any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable; 3. none of FRI, any Reporting Entity nor any of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and 4. this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney, and indemnifies each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact against any loss of any nature whatsoever arising in connection therewith. This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 11th day of December, 2023. /s/RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR. Signature Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. Print Name

Exhibit Information

Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement Exhibit B: Item 4 Ownership Exhibit C: Item 7 Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries Exhibit A: JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other of the attached statement on Schedule 13G and to all amendments to such statement and that such statement and all amendments to such statement are made on behalf of each of them. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this agreement on the date of the signing of this filing. Franklin Resources, Inc. Charles B. Johnson Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. Franklin Advisers, Inc. By: /s/THOMAS C. MANDIA Assistant Secretary of Franklin Resources, Inc. Attorney-in-Fact for Charles B. Johnson pursuant to Power of Attorney of attached to this Schedule 13G Attorney-in-Fact for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. pursuant to Power of attached to this Schedule 13G Assistant Secretary of Franklin Advisers, Inc. Acknowledgment pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(iii) Franklin Custodian Funds on behalf of Franklin Income Fund By: /s/ALISON E. BAUR Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Franklin Custodian Funds Exhibit B: Item 4 Ownership The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by one or more open or closed end investment companies or other managed accounts that are investment management clients of investment managers that are direct and indirect subsidiaries (each, an "Investment Management Subsidiary" and, collectively, the "Investment Management Subsidiaries") of Franklin Resources Inc. ("FRI"), including the Investment Management Subsidiaries listed in this Item 4. When an investment management contract (including a sub advisory agreement) delegates to an Investment Management Subsidiary investment discretion or voting power over the securities held in the investment advisory accounts that are subject to that agreement, FRI treats the Investment Management Subsidiary as having sole investment discretion or voting authority, as the case may be, unless the agreement specifies otherwise. Accordingly, each Investment Management Subsidiary reports on Schedule 13G that it has sole investment discretion and voting authority over the securities covered by any such investment management agreement, unless otherwise noted in this Item 4. As a result, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Act, the Investment Management Subsidiaries listed in this Item 4 may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G. Beneficial ownership by Investment Management Subsidiaries and other FRI affiliates is being reported in conformity with the guidelines articulated by the SEC staff in Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) (the "1998 Release") relating to organizations, such as FRI, where related entities exercise voting and investment powers over the securities being reported independently from each other. The voting and investment powers held by each of FRI's affiliates whose ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of FRI in accordance with the 1998 Release ("FRI Disaggregated Affiliates") are exercised independently from FRI and from all other Investment Management Subsidiaries (FRI, its affiliates and the Investment Management Subsidiaries other than FRI Disaggregated Affiliates are collectively, "FRI Aggregated Affiliates"). Furthermore, internal policies and procedures of, on the one hand, FRI Disaggregated Affiliates, and, on the other hand, FRI establish informational barriers that prevent the flow among, on the one hand, FRI Disaggregated Affiliates (including preventing the flow between such entities), and, on the other hand, the FRI Aggregated Affiliates of information that relates to the voting and investment powers over the securities owned by their respective investment management clients. Consequently, FRI Disaggregated Affiliates report the securities over which they hold investment and voting power separately from the FRI Aggregated Affiliates for purposes of Section 13 of the Act. Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (the "Principal Shareholders") may each own in excess of 10% of the outstanding common stock of FRI and are the principal stockholders of FRI (see FRI's Proxy Statement-Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners). FRI and the Principal Shareholders may be deemed to be, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Act, the beneficial owners of securities held by persons and entities for whom or for which FRI subsidiaries provide investment management services. The number of shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned and the percentage of the class of which such shares are a part are reported in Items 9 and 11 of the cover page for FRI. FRI, the Principal Shareholders and each of the Investment Management Subsidiaries disclaim any pecuniary interest in any of such securities. In addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G on behalf of the Principal Shareholders, FRI and the FRI Aggregated Affiliates, as applicable, should not be construed as an admission that any of them is, and each of them disclaims that it is, the beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3, of any of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G. FRI, the Principal Shareholders, and each of the Investment Management Subsidiaries believe that they are not a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Act and that they are not otherwise required to attribute to each other the beneficial ownership of the securities held by any of them or by any persons or entities for whom or for which the Investment Management Subsidiaries provide investment management services. EXHIBIT C: Item 7 Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries Franklin Advisory Services, LLC: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Franklin Advisers, Inc.: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Fiduciary Trust Company International: Item 3 Classification: 3(b) Fiduciary Trust International LLC: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Fiduciary Trust International of California: Item 3 Classification: 3(b) Fiduciary Trust Co International of Pennsylvania: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Fiduciary Trust International of the South: Item 3 Classification: 3(b) Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Putnam Investment Management, LLC: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Templeton Asset Management Ltd.: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Templeton Global Advisors Limited: Item 3 Classification: 3(e) Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC: Item 3 Classification: 3(e)

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FAQ

How many Albemarle (ALB) shares does Franklin Resources own?

The filing lists 9,722,191 shares beneficially owned as of 30 June 2025.

What percentage of Albemarle鈥檚 outstanding stock is held by Franklin Resources?

Franklin Resources鈥� stake represents 8.0 % of ALB鈥檚 common shares.

Which Franklin subsidiary holds the largest portion of ALB shares?

Franklin Advisers, Inc. controls 8,422,920 shares, the majority of the reported holding.

Is Franklin Resources seeking control of Albemarle?

No. The Schedule 13G is filed under Rule 13d-1(b), indicating passive, ordinary-course ownership with no control intent.

Do Charles B. Johnson or Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. personally own ALB stock?

Both report zero direct ownership; their interests are indirect through Franklin Resources.

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Do Charles B. Johnson or Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. personally own ALB stock?

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How many Albemarle (ALB) shares does Franklin Resources own?

What percentage of Albemarle鈥檚 outstanding stock is held by Franklin Resources?

Which Franklin subsidiary holds the largest portion of ALB shares?

Is Franklin Resources seeking control of Albemarle?

Do Charles B. Johnson or Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. personally own ALB stock?

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