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Company:
Albemarle Corporation

Plan:
Albemarle Corporation Savings Plan
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Plan Information
Plan Year 01/01/2010 — 12/31/2010
Effective Date of Plan 03/01/1994
Net Assets as of 12/31/2010 $513,215,052
Plan Number 2
Plan Type Single Employer
Is the plan collectively bargained? No
Did the plan file for an extension of time or the DFVC Program? No
Plan Funding Arrangement Trust
Plan Benefit Arrangement Trust

Participant Information as of 12/31/2010
Active (Eligible) Participants 2,069
Retired or separated participants receiving benefits 32
Other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 373
Subtotal 2,474
Deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 54
Total 2,528
Total number of participants as of 01/01/2010 2,537
Number of participants with account balances 2,492
Number of participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 0

Plan Sponsor Information
Address 451 Florida Street
Baton Rouge, FL 70801
Telephone (225) 388-8011
EIN 54-1692118
Industry Code 325900
Named Administrator Darian Rich
Named Plan Sponsor Scott A Tozier

Plan Administrator Information
Administrator Name Albemarle Corporation
Address 451 Florida Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801 -1765
Telephone (225) 388-7589
Administrator EIN 54-1692118

Audit Information
Audit Status Audited
Auditor Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP
Auditor EIN 13-4008324
Audit Opinion Unqualified
Audit Type Full Audit

Benefits Provided Under the Plan
Code Benefit Description
2E Profit-sharing A defined contribution plan that allows employer discretionary contributions. These plans often contain a 401(k) feature.
2F ERISA section 404(c) Plan This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
2H Partial participant-directed account plan Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2I Stock bonus A stock bonus plan is a type of profit-sharing by which a corporation uses its own stock to make contributions and distributions.
2J Code section 401(k) feature A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K Code section 401(m) arrangement Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
2O ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a type of employee benefit plan designed to invest primarily in employer stock.
2S Automatic Enrollment Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
2T Participant-directed Account Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3I Employer Securities Limitations Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held, at least for a limited period, in employer securities.

  Question Answer Amount
1. During the plan year did the employer fail to transmit to the plan any participant contributions within the time period described in 29 CFT 2510.3-102? No  
2. Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due the plan in default as of the close of plan year or classified during the year as uncollectible? Disregard participant loans secured by participant's account balance. No  
3. Were any leases to which the plan was a party in default or classified during the year as uncollectible? No  
4. Were there any nonexempt transactions with any party-in-interest? No  
5. Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond? Yes $25,000,000
6. Did the plan have a loss, whether or not reimbursed by the plan's fidelity bond, that was caused by fraud or dishonesty? No  
7. Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither readily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser? No  
8. Did the plan receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither readily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser? No  
9. Did the plan have assets held for investment? Yes  
10. Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of plan assets? No  
11. Were all the plan assets either distributed to participants or beneficiaries, transferred to another plan, or brought under the control of the PBGC? No  
12. Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan? No  
13. If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period? No  
14. If there was a blackout period, have you either provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3?