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 22, 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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (405) 235-4546

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 22, 2012, El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDCC”), a subsidiary of LSB Industries, Inc., entered into a Fifth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Anhydrous Ammonia Sales Agreement, dated December 3, 2008 (the “Sales Agreement”), with KOCH Nitrogen International Sàrl (“KOCH”). The Amendment extends the term of the Sales Agreement from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2015. The Sales Agreement, as amended, describes the terms and conditions under which KOCH provides anhydrous ammonia to EDCC’s El Dorado, Arkansas, chemical processing facility. Anhydrous ammonia is the primary raw material for the chemical products manufactured and sold by EDCC.

The foregoing summary description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the actual terms of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Fifth Amendment to the Anhydrous Ammonia Sales Agreement, dated August 22, 2012, between KOCH Nitrogen International Sárl and El Dorado Chemical Company. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.

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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 28, 2012