LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LSB INDUSTRIES INC (LXU)
CIK: 0000060714
Period of Report: 2012-03-01

Reporting Person: PERRY RONALD V (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-01	Common Stock	M	1000	$7.86	Acquired	1000	Direct
2012-03-05	Common Stock	S	1000	$39.98	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-01	Nonqualified Stock Option	$7.86	M	1000	Disposed	2018-11-13	Common Stock (1000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares were sold at the weighted average price per share of $39.98, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $39.80 to $40.30. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.

F2: Nonqualified Stock Option ("NQSO") granted by the Issuer to the reporting person under the Issuer's 2008 Incentive Stock Plan. The NQSO is for a term of 10 years from the date of grant, and the exercise price of the NQSO is based on the fair market value of the Issuer's common stock on the date of grant. This NQSO vests at the end of years one through six in the following amounts: 16.5%, 16.5%, 16.5%, 16.5%, 16.5% and 17.5%. This NQSO will be fully vested at the end of year six.