Sec Form 4 Filing - MURRAY JAMES WILLIAM III @ LSB INDUSTRIES INC - 2012-03-05

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
MURRAY JAMES WILLIAM III
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LSB INDUSTRIES INC [ LXU]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP/Sr Assoc Gen Couns/Asst Sec
(Last) (First) (Middle)
16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/05/2012
(Street)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK73107
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/05/2012 M 1,650 A $ 9.69 1,650 D
Common Stock 03/05/2012 S 1,650 D $ 39.6 0 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option ( 1 ) $ 9.69 03/05/2012 M 1,650 ( 1 ) 10/13/2018 Common Stock 1,650 $ 0 5,050 D
Incentive Stock Option ( 1 ) $ 34.5 ( 1 ) 11/14/2021 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MURRAY JAMES WILLIAM III
16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK73107
VP/Sr Assoc Gen Couns/Asst Sec
Signatures
James W. Murray III 03/05/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Incentive Stock Option ("ISO") granted by the Issuer to the reporting person under the Issuer's Incentive Stock Option Plans. An ISO for 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock exercisable at $9.69, with an expiration date of October 13, 2018, was granted to the reporting person on October 13, 2008. An ISO for 5,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock exercisable at $34.50, with an expiration date of November 14, 2021, was granted to the reporting person on November 14, 2011. Each ISO is for a term of ten years and vests at the end of its respective years one through six in the following amounts: 16.5%, 16.5%, 16.5%, 16.5%, 16.5% and 17.5%. Each ISO will be fully vested at the end of year six. As of the date of this report, the total number of shares underlying the ISOs are 10,050.

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