SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLSEN JACK E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
P O BOX 705

(Street)
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LSB INDUSTRIES INC [ LXU ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 463,726 I As Trustee(1)
Common Stock 10/01/2010 S 63,971(9) D $19(9) 590,005 I By GFLLC(2)
Common Stock 10/04/2010 S 10,498(10) D $19.05(10) 579,507 I By GFLLC(2)
Common Stock 10/05/2010 S 25,531(11) D $19.13(11) 553,976 I By GFLLC(2)
Common Stock 1,886,054 I By SBL(3)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
5.5% Convertible Debentures (4) (4) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 145,600 $4,000,000(4) I By SBL(3)
5.5% Convertible Debentures (4) (4) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 36,400 $1,000,000(4) I By Daughter(5)
Series B Preferred (6) (6) (6) Common Stock 133,333 4,000 I By GFLLC(2)
Series B Preferred (6) (6) (6) Common Stock 533,333 16,000 I By SBL(3)
Series D Preferred (7) (7) (7) Common Stock 250,000 1,000,000 I By SBL(3)
Promissory Note (8) (8) (8) Common Stock 4,000 $8,000(8) D
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLSEN JACK E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
P O BOX 705

(Street)
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLSEN SYLVIA H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
P O BOX 705

(Street)
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares are held by 10 trusts established for the benefit of the children, grandchildren and a great-grandchild (the "Trusts") of the reporting persons, of which Jack E. Golsen is the trustee. The amount shown is the aggregate number of shares held in the Trusts. As the sole trustee, Mr. Golsen possesses voting and dispositive power over the Issuer securities held in the Trusts, but holds no pecuniary interest in the securities held by the Trusts and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the Trusts.
2. Golsen Family, L.L.C. ("GFLLC") is owned by Jack E. Golsen, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, through his revocable trust (43.516%), his spouse, Sylvia Golsen through her revocable trust (43.516%), his sons, Barry H. Golsen, director and the president of the Issuer (4.323%), and Steven J. Golsen, executive officer of a subsidiary of the Issuer (4.323%), and his daughter, Linda F. Rappaport (4.322%). Jack E. Golsen shares voting and dispositive power with his spouse over the Issuer securities held by GFLLC and shares voting and dispositive power over the Issuer securities held by SBL. See footnote 3 regarding SBL and the beneficial ownership of Issuer securities held by SBL. The reporting persons report beneficial ownership of all Issuer securities held by GFLLC and SBL due to Jack E. Golsen's shared voting and dispositive power over the securities beneficially owned by GFLLC and SBL. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the reporting persons disclaim benefi
3. SBL, LLC ("SBL") is owned by GFLLC (49%), Barry Golsen (17%), Steven Golsen (17%), and Linda Rappaport (17%). Golsen Petroleum Corporation ("GPC") is a wholly owned subsidiary of SBL. The amount shown in Table I includes 1,632,099 shares owned directly by SBL and 283,955 shares owned directly by GPC, and the amount shown in Table II includes 12,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned directly by SBL and 4,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned directly by GPC. Voting and dispositive power over the securities shared by SBL and GPC is possessed by Jack E. Golsen, who is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, and Barry H. Golsen, a director and the president of the Issuer.
4. This amount is the principal amount of the Issuer's 5.5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due 2012 (the "Debentures") held by the reporting person. The Debentures are convertible at the option of the holder in whole or in part into the Issuer's common stock prior to their maturity. The conversion rate of the Debentures is 36.4 shares of the Issuer's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures (representing a conversion price of $27.47 per share of common stock), subject to adjustment under certain conditions as set forth in the Indenture, dated June 28, 2007 (the "Indenture"), by the Issuer in favor of UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Issuer's Form 8-K on June 29, 2007. The Debentures bear interest at the rate of 5.5% per year and mature on July 1, 2012.
5. This amount is the principal amount of the Debentures owned of record by the reporting persons' daughter, Linda F. Rappaport. The reporting persons hold no pecuniary interest in these debentures and disclaim any beneficial ownership therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons hold any pecuniary interest in or are the beneficial owners of these debentures for any purpose, including Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
6. Each share of the Issuer's Series "B" 12% Cumulative Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder into 33.3333 shares of the Issuer's common stock. Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.
7. The Issuer's Series "D" 6% Cumulative, Convertible Class C Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into the Issuer's common stock at the rate of four shares of Preferred "D" for one share of common stock. Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.
8. Mr. Golsen holds a note from the Issuer payable on demand and convertible, at the option of the holder, at the rate of $2.00 for each share of common stock. The principal amount of the note is $8,000.
9. On October 1, 2010, GFLLC sold a total of 63,791 shares of the issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $19.00, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $19.00 to $19.08. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range. These shares were sold pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by GFLLC on August 19, 2010.
10. On October 4, 2010, GFLLC sold a total of 10,498 shares of the issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $19.05, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $19.00 to $19.18. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range. These shares were sold pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by GFLLC on August 19, 2010.
11. On October 5, 2010, GFLLC sold a total of 25,531 shares of the issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $19.13, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $19.01 to $19.37. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range. These shares were sold pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by GFLLC on August 19, 2010.
Remarks:
The designated reporting person is Jack E. Golsen, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Issuer. Mr. Golsen's spouse, Sylvia H. Golsen, jointly files this report with Mr. Golsen. Mrs. Golsen is a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding securities. Mrs. Golsen's address, for purposes of box 1 above, is the same as Mr. Golsen's address.
Jack E. Golsen 10/05/2010
Jack E Golsen, Attorney-in-Fact 10/05/2010
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