form_8k.htm
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 16, 2009 

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
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
 73107
          (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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Section 8 – Other Events
 

Item 8.01.  Other Events
 
On September 16, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a universal shelf registration statement on Form       S-3.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)           Exhibits.
 
Exhibit                      Description                                                                                                                     

99.1
Press release dated September 16, 2009



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: September 16, 2009
 
 
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: /s/ Tony M. Shelby   
Tony M. Shelby,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer