Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Feb 18, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Feb 20, 2026
DirectorOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000915913-26-000020
Filed / recorded
Feb 20, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
ALBEMARLE CORP
Issuer CIK
915913
Ticker
ALB
Reporting person
Gerald A Steiner
Relationship
Director
Security
Phantom Stock
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Feb 18, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
781
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
9,627
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Represents deferred director compensation under the Albemarle Corporation 2023 Stock Compensation and Deferral Election Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Phantom Stock units convert 1 for 1 into common stock.
Exercisable in a single lump sum on February 15th of the calendar year after the year in which the reporting reached 65 years of age.
No expiration date.
Includes dividend equivalent rights earned based on total Phantom Stock units in Director's deferred stock account.