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 BARRY H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

(Street)
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73107

(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)
President and COO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 01/02/2008 S(1) 28,700 D $27.33 252,939 D
Common Stock 01/03/2008 S(1) 11,300 D $27.61 241,639 D
Common Stock 867,276 I By GFLLC(2)
Common Stock 1,796,054 I By SBL(3)
Common Stock 533 I By Spouse(4)
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
Series B Preferred (5) (5) (5) Common Stock 133,333 4,000 I By GFLLC(2)
Series B Preferred (5) (5) (5) Common Stock 533,333 16,000 I By SBL(3)
Series D Preferred (6) (6) (6) Common Stock 250,000 1,000,000 I By SBL(3)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $1.25 07/08/1999 07/08/2009 Common Stock 55,000 55,000(7) D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $2.73 11/29/2001 11/29/2011 Common Stock 11,250 11,250(7) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted on December 14, 2007.
2. Golsen Family LLC ("GFLLC") is owned by Jack E. Golsen, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, through his revocable trust (45.923%), his spouse, Sylvia Golsen through her revocable trust (45.923%), his sons, the reporting person, a director and the president of the Issuer (2.718%), and Steven J. Golsen, executive officer of a subsidiary of the Issuer (2.718%), and his daughter (2.718%). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by GFLLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. SBL, LLC (f/k/a SBL Corporation) ("SBL") is owned by GFLLC (49% owner), the reporting person (17% owner), Steven Golsen (17% owner), and the reporting person's sister (17% owner). Golsen Petroleum Corporation ("GPC") is a wholly owned subsidiary of SBL. The amount shown in Table I includes 1,512,099 shares owned 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 by SBL and 4,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned directly by GPC. Voting and dispositive power over the securities held 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 the reporting person, a director and the president of the Issuer.
4. These shares of common stock are owned of record by the reporting person's wife. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his wife.
5. 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.
6. The Company'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.
7. Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSO") granted by the Issuer to the reporting person. All NQSOs held by the reporting person are currently exercisable. As of the date of this report, the total number of shares underlying the NQSOs held by the reporting person is 66,250.
Barry H. Golsen 01/04/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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