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): September 25, 2015
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) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
16 South Pennsylvania Avenue,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (713) 351-3000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On September 25, 2015, LSB Industries, Inc. (the Company) received a notice of resignation from David R. Goss, Executive Vice President of Operations, effective January 1, 2016.
(e) As a result of this notice, the Company and Mr. Goss expect to enter into a severance and release agreement, which is expected to provide: (i) Mr. Goss severance payments totaling $310,000, subject to his execution and non-revocation of a release, to be paid over a twelve-month period beginning January 1, 2016 (ii) the Company to transfer to Mr. Goss the Company vehicle he is currently using for business purposes on January 1, 2016, and (iii) the Company to provide continued medical and dental coverage at its expense for eighteen months beginning January 1, 2016.
The terms of the severance and release agreement are under discussion and may vary from those described above. If the final terms vary materially from this description, the Company will describe the final terms in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 1, 2015
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark T. Behrman | |
Name: | Mark T. Behrman | |
Title: | Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |