Form 8-K

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) April 23, 2007

 


ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 


 

Virginia   1-12658   54-1692118

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission file number)  

(IRS employer

identification no.)

 

330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia   23219
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(804) 788-6000

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):

 

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Section 2— Financial Information

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 23, 2007, Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. A copy of this release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, on April 24, 2007, the Company will hold a teleconference for analysts and media to discuss results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. The teleconference will be webcast on the Company’s website at www.albemarle.com.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated April 23, 2007, issued by the Company.


SIGNATURE

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

 

Date: April 23, 2007

 

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Luther C. Kissam, IV

  Luther C. Kissam, IV
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Exhibit

99.1    Press release, dated April 23, 2007, issued by the Company.