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): August 10, 2012
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-7677 | 73-1015226 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
16 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
73107 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (405) 235-4546
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
By notice dated August 10, 2012, Jack E. Golsen, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of LSB Industries, Inc. (the Company), terminated his Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan, dated November 30, 2011 (the Sales Plan), with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC. The Sales Plan was for a term of one year beginning January 1, 2012, and provided for the sale of up to an aggregate 100,000 shares of the common stock of the Company at prices not less than $45.00 per share in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In connection with his long-term estate and tax planning strategy, Mr. Golsen sold 75,648 shares of Company common stock following the termination of the Sales Plan, which sales are reported by him on Form 4 as required under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 15, 2012
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Tony M. Shelby | |
Tony M. Shelby, | ||
Executive Vice President of Finance, | ||
Chief Financial Officer |