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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 3, 2005
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-7677 73-1015226
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
16 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (405) 235-4546
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 3, 2005 LSB Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
to report that its subsidiary, El Dorado Nitrogen, L.P, resumed production at
its Baytown, Texas facility, which was shut-down in anticipation of hurricane
Rita.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated October 3, 2005
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 3, 2005 LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Jim D. Jones
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Jim D. Jones,
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Controller and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Exhibit 99.1
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES RESUMING PRODUCTION AT SUBSIDIARY'S BAYTOWN,
TEXAS FACILITY
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSB Industries, Inc. whose
common stock is traded over the American Stock Exchange under the symbol LXU
(Amex: LXU) announced today that its subsidiary, El Dorado Nitrogen, L.P.
("EDNLP"), which is located in Baytown, Texas, has resumed production at its
nitric acid plant, which had shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Rita. El
Dorado Nitrogen had coordinated its shut down with its major customer, which had
also shut down its various Baytown operating units in anticipation of the
hurricane. EDNLP's nitric acid plant received no damage from the storm.
LSB is a manufacturing, marketing, and engineering company with activities
on a worldwide basis. LSB's principal business activities consist of the
manufacture and sale of commercial and residential climate control products, the
manufacture and sale of chemical products for the mining, agricultural and
industrial markets, and the provision of specialized engineering services and
other activities.
SOURCE LSB Industries, Inc.
-0- 10/03/2005
/CONTACT: COMPANY CONTACT: Tony M. Shelby, Chief Financial Officer,
+1-405-235-4546; or KCSA CONTACT: Leslie A. Schupak or Joe Mansi,
+1-212-682-6300, ext. 205 or 207, all for LSB Industries, Inc./
/Web site: http://www.lsb-okc.com/