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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BUTKIN ROBERT A
  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 _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11115 70TH EAST AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2015
(Street)

BIXBY, OK 74008-2089
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               1,000 I By LLC (1)
Common Stock 04/22/2015   M   1,000 A $ 7.86 2,393 I By Trust (2)

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Option (3) $ 7.86 04/22/2015   M     1,000   (3) 11/13/2018 Common Stock 1,000 $ 0 3,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BUTKIN ROBERT A
11115 70TH EAST AVENUE
BIXBY, OK 74008-2089
  X      

Signatures

 Robert A. Butkin   04/23/2015
**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) Butkin Investment Company, LLC (the "LLC") is owned by the reporting person, through his revocable trust, certain other trusts over which the reporting person holds voting and dispositive power, and BRJN Capital Corporation, of which the reporting person serves as its President. Voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the LLC is possessed by the reporting person, who is the Manager of the LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by the LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) These shares are held in certain trusts over which the reporting person holds voting and dispositive power.
(3) Nonqualified Stock Option ("NQSO") granted by the Issuer to the reporting person under the Issuer's 2008 Incentive Stock Plan on November 13, 2008. The NQSO is for a term of ten 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 is fully vested.

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