Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-a12b)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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.)

3503 NW 63rd Street, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		73116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (405) 235-4546

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

to be so registered

Name of each exchange on which

each class is to be registered

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

N/A

(Title of class)

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The Board of Directors of LSB Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) has taken actions to facilitate the Company’s ability to preserve its net operating losses and certain other tax attributes. In connection therewith, the Board declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”), payable on July 16, 2020, for each share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company outstanding on July 16, 2020 (the “Record Date”) to the stockholders of record on that date. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company entered into a Section 382 Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of July 6, 2020, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent.

Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series G Class C Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Company (the “Preferred Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment.

The Rights are in all respects subject to and governed by the provisions of the Rights Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Rights is incorporated herein by reference to the description set forth under Items 1.01 and 5.03 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2020 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Rights Agreement.

Item 2.

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
3.1		Certificate of Designations of Series G Class C Preferred Stock of LSB Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2020).
4.1		Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2020, between LSB Industries, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2020).
99.1		Press Release dated July 6, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2020).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.