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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LaBauve Donald J. Jr.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBEMARLE CORP [ALB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Corporate Controller & CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 451 FLORIDA STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2016 (Street) BATON ROUTE, LA 70801 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               9,127 I Albemarle Savings Plan (1) Common Stock 02/26/2016   M   612 (2) A $ 0 3,794 D   Common Stock 02/26/2016   F   230 (2) D $ 56.56 3,564 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit

(3)

02/26/2016

A

1,223

(2)

(4)

Common Stock

1,223

$ 0

1,223

D

Restricted Stock Unit

(3)

02/26/2016

M

612

(2)

(4)

Common Stock

612

$ 0

611

D

Restricted Stock Unit

(3)

02/26/2016

A

1,328

(5)

(4)

Common Stock

1,328

$ 0

1,328

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LaBauve Donald J. Jr. ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 451 FLORIDA STREET BATON ROUTE, LA 70801			VP, Corporate Controller & CAO

Signatures

Steven L. Bray, Attorney-in-fact		03/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Portion of share increase due to periodic purchases by Albemarle Savings Plan trustee.
(2)	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units granted on 2/24/2014, with the actual issuance of such Restricted Stock Units subject to Compensation Committee certification upon the achievement of specified performance objectives. Restricted Stock Units vest over a 2 year period. 50% vested on 2/26/2016 and 50% vest on 1/1/2017. Shares withheld to meet tax liabilities associated with such vested Restricted Stock Units.
(3)	Each Restricted Stock Unit converts to 1 share of Common Stock.
(4)	No expiration date.
(5)	One-half of the award amount earned will vest on 2/26/2019 and the remaining half will vest on 2/26/2020.

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