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)
March 16, 2005
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware . |
1-7677 . |
73-1015226 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer |
7310716 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-4546
Not applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 1 -Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 16, 2005, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LSB Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), El Dorado Chemical Company ("EDC"), entered into a new Anhydrous Ammonia Sales Agreement, dated effective January 3, 2005 (the "Agreement"), with Koch Nitrogen Company and Koch Nitrogen International Sarl (together, "Koch"). The Agreement describes the terms and conditions under which EDC shall purchase from Koch 100% of the anhydrous ammonia required by EDC for processing at EDC's El Dorado, Arkansas chemical processing facility, subject to certain limited exceptions. Anhydrous ammonia is the primary raw material for the chemical products manufactured and sold by EDC. The Agreement supersedes a previous sales agreement, dated January 4, 2004, between El Dorado and Koch
Nitrogen Company, which terminated pursuant to its terms on December 31, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 21, 2005.
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Tony M. Shelby
Tony M. Shelby,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer