8-K

 

 

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) October 7, 2013

 

 

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, 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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 7, 2013, LSB Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), received a new labor contract signed by El Dorado Chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Company (“EDCC”), and United Steelworkers International Union on behalf of LOCAL 13-434 (the “USW Agreement”). The USW Agreement has an effective date of August 1, 2013, and expires July 31, 2018.

On October 7, 2013, the Company also received a new labor contract signed by EDCC and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO Local No. 224 (the “IAM Agreement”). The IAM Agreement has an effective date of October 17, 2013, and expires on October 16, 2018.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit    Description
99.1    Agreement, dated effective August 1, 2013, between United Steel Workers of America International Union on behalf of LOCAL 13-434 and El Dorado Chemical Company.
99.2    Agreement, dated effective October 17, 2013, between International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO Local No. 224 and El Dorado Chemical Company.

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: October 11, 2013

 

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:   /s/ David R. Goss
  David R. Goss,
  Executive Vice President of Operations