Edgar Filing: GOLSEN STEVEN

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

GOLSEN STEVEN

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LSB INDUSTRIES INC [LXU]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

P O BOX 705

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2012

(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								243,493	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	03/09/2012		S		64 ⁽⁴⁾	D	$ 39.99 ⁽⁷⁾	42,095 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By GFLLC ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	03/12/2012		S		598 ⁽⁴⁾	D	$ 40 ⁽⁸⁾	41,497 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By GFLLC ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	03/13/2012		S		569 ⁽⁴⁾	D	$ 40.07 ⁽⁹⁾	40,928 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By GFLLC ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	03/09/2012		S		510 ⁽⁴⁾	D	$ 39.99 ⁽⁷⁾	332,495 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	I	By SBL ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	03/12/2012		S		4,800 ⁽⁴⁾	D	$ 40 ⁽⁸⁾	327,695 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	I	By SBL ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	03/13/2012		S		4,567 ⁽⁴⁾	D	$ 40.07 ⁽⁹⁾	323,128 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	I	By SBL ⁽³⁾

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series B Preferred

⁽⁵⁾

Common Stock

17,061

512 ⁽⁴⁾

By GFLLC ⁽²⁾

Series B Preferred

⁽⁵⁾

Common Stock

90,666

2,720 ⁽⁴⁾

By SBL ⁽³⁾

Series D Preferred

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

5,296

21,183 ⁽⁴⁾

By GFLLC ⁽²⁾

Series D Preferred

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

42,500

170,000 ⁽⁴⁾

By SBL ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLSEN STEVEN P O BOX 705 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102	X	X

Signatures

Jack E. Golsen, Attorney-in-Fact		03/13/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are owned of record by the reporting person's revocable trusts, of which the reporting person is the settlor and trustee and possesses voting and dispositive power over the securities held in the trust.
(2)	Golsen Family, L.L.C. ("GFLLC") is owned by Jack E. Golsen, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, through his revocable trust (43.516%), his spouse, Sylvia Golsen through her revocable trust (43.516%), his sons, Barry H. Golsen, director and the president of the Issuer (4.323%), and Steven J. Golsen, a director of the Issuer and an executive officer of a subsidiary of the Issuer (4.323%), and his daughter, Linda F. Rappaport (4.323%). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by GFLLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	SBL, LLC ("SBL") is owned by GFLLC (49%), Barry Golsen (17%), Steven Golsen (17%), and Linda Rappaport (17%). Golsen Petroleum Corporation ("GPC") is a wholly owned subsidiary of SBL. The amount shown in Table I includes 1,616,799 shares owned by SBL and 283,955 shares owned directly by GPC, and the amount shown in Table II includes 12,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned by SBL and 4,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned directly by GPC. Voting and dispositive power over the securities held by SBL and GPC is shared by Jack E. Golsen, who is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, and Barry Golsen, a director and the president of the Issuer.
(4)	The amount of Issuer securities shown as beneficially owned by the reporting person is based on the reporting person's proportionate ownership in (1) GFLLC, which is comprised of (a) GFLLC's direct ownership of Issuer securities and (b) GFLLC's indirect ownership of Issuer securities through its proportionate ownership in SBL, and (2) SBL, which is comprised of (a) SBL's direct ownership of Issuer securities and (b) SBL's indirect ownership of Issuer securities through GPC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by GFLLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary intent therein.
(5)	Each share of the Issuer's Series "B" 12% Cumulative Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder into 33.3333 shares of the Issuer's common stock. Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.
(6)	The Issuer's Series "D" 6% Cumulative, Convertible Class C Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into the Issuer's common stock at the rate of four shares of Preferred "D" for one share of common stock. Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.
(7)	On March 9, 2012, SBL sold a total of 3,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $39.99, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $39.80 to $40.06. 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 the range.
(8)	On March 12, 2012, SBL sold a total of 28,234 shares of the Issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $40.00, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $39.90 to $40.18. 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 the range.
(9)	On March 13, 2012, SBL sold a total of 26,866 shares of the Issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $40.07, which is based on multiple prices ranging from $39.90 to $40.43. 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 the range.
(10)	Of the shares owned directly by SBL, 200,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock were pledged as collateral with a bank on March 5, 2012.

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