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): October 14, 2010
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-7677
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73-1015226
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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16 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Address of principal executive offices)
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73107
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (405) 235-4546
(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):
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On October 14, 2010, El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDC”), a subsidiary of LSB Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), executed a new labor contract with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers AFL-CIO on behalf of Local No. 224. The new contract is effective for a three-year term, beginning October 17, 2010, and expiring on October 16, 2013.
As disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2010, EDC began operating under the terms of a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Local 13-434 of the United Steelworkers of America International Union (“International”) on August 1, 2010, which was subject to approval by International. As anticipated, International has approved the collective bargaining agreement.
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 19, 2010
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/Tony M, Shelby
Name: Tony M. Shelby
Title: Executive Vice President of Finance,
Chief Financial Officer