Current Report Filing (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): November 14, 2017

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Elections of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation of Director

On November 15, 2017, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”), announcing that Mr. Joseph E. Reece resigned from the Board, effective as of November 14, 2017 (the “Resignation Date”). Mr. Reece’s term on the Board was scheduled to expire in 2019. In notifying the Company of his decision to resign from the Board, Mr. Reece indicated that his decision was not due to a disagreement with the Company regarding its operations, policies, or practices.

Appointment of Director

Pursuant to the Board Representation and Standstill Agreement, dated December 4, 2015 and amended on October 26, 2017, the Board re-appointed Jonathan S. Bobb, who previously served as a Board member, to the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Reece. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, there has been no transaction or any currently proposed transaction,, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000 and in which Mr. Bobb had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated as of November 15, 2017

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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: November 16, 2017