8-K 1 form8k1q03.txt ALBEMARLE FIRST QUARTER 8-K 2003 1 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, 2003 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION ----------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Virginia ----------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction) 1-12658 ----------------------------- (Commission File Number) 54-1692118 ----------------------------- (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 Registrant's website address: www.albemarle.com Former name or former address, if changed since last report - N/A 2 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure This Current Report on Form 8-K and the earnings press release attached hereto are being furnished by Albemarle Corporation (the "Company") pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and Item 12 of Form 8-K, in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8216; 34-47583; insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. On April 23, 2003, the Company issued a press release regarding it earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy of this release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report of 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. Exhibit ------- 99.1 Albemarle Corporation press release dated April 23, 2003. 3 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 authorized. Date: April 23, 2003 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION /s/ ROBERT G. KIRCHHOEFER ------------------------- Robert G. Kirchhoefer Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. ----------- 99.1 Albemarle Corporation press release dated April 23, 2003.