On March 19, 2026, Albemarle Corporation, Albemarle Europe Srl, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, entered into the third amendment to that certain amended and restated credit agreement dated as of October 28, 2022, as previously amended on February 9, 2024 and October 31, 2024 (the 2022 Credit Agreement). The Third Amendment modifies the 2022 Credit Agreement by, among other things, (a) extending the maturity date of the 2022 Credit Agreement (the Maturity Date) to the later of (i) October 28, 2028 and (ii) one year thereafter, in the event the Maturity Date is extended pursuant to Section 2.15 of the 2022 Credit Agreement, (b) deleting the 0.10% adjustment in respect of the calculation of interest for SOFR-based loans under the 2022 Credit Agreement, and (c) reducing the number of times the Company can request an extension of the Maturity Date of the 2022 Credit Agreement from two to one.