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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

The past year was a period of great progress for LSB and I’d like to thank our nearly 600 employees for their
hard work and dedication to the advancements that we made. Our team has truly embraced our goal of
transforming LSB into a “best-in-class” chemical manufacturer, which they demonstrate every day through their
focus on safety, operational excellence, and commitment to all our stakeholders. I’d also like to thank both our
stock and bond holders for your investment in our Company. We are grateful for your continued support as we
strive to achieve our ongoing goal of creating increased value for all our stakeholders.

This past January marked my first full year as LSB’s Chief Executive Officer after serving for several years as
our Chief Financial Officer. As I write this letter, I am confident that we are now, more than we have been at any
time in our Company’s history, in the best position to maximize the production capacity of our manufacturing
assets. As many of you know, this has been a multi-year process involving the contributions of many individuals.
One of these key people is John Diesch, who recently retired from LSB after serving as our Executive Vice
President of Manufacturing since mid-2016. During his tenure with our Company, Mr. Diesch led the initiatives
that resulted in a significant improvement in our ammonia plant on-stream rates and I would like to thank him for
his efforts and wish him well in his retirement. At the same time, I’d like to welcome our new EVP of
Manufacturing, John Burns. Mr. Burns has extensive experience in driving operational excellence, particularly at
nitrogen chemical manufacturing plants and we are pleased to have the opportunity to work with him as we make
our push towards attaining our targeted safety and operational goals on a sustained basis.

2019 Results

Turning to our 2019 financial performance, we delivered $365.1 million in net sales and adjusted EBITDA of
$69.3 million for the year, which compares to $378.2 million and $77.8 million in 2018, respectively. Our 2019
results reflect the impacts of inordinately wet weather across the U.S. midwest on demand for fertilizers. The
unfavorable weather conditions, which began in the fourth quarter of 2018 and continued throughout much of the
ensuing 12 months, negatively affected our agricultural ammonia sales volumes, and also caused a buildup of
ammonia inventory in certain U.S. markets resulting in a precipitous decline in selling prices. On the industrial
side of our business, ammonia selling prices are largely tied to the benchmark Tampa ammonia price, which was
down significantly in 2019 as compared to 2018, impacting our industrial market sales. In addition, our top and
bottom line were affected by reduced production volume resulting from the extensive maintenance and upgrade
activities performed during planned turnarounds at two of our three facilities. We expect to reap material
performance benefits from this work in 2020 and beyond. Despite the challenges we faced in our primary end
markets during 2019, gross margins on our industrial sales remained robust, while margins for our agricultural
sales improved meaningfully as compared to the previous two years. We view this as indicative of the
opportunity to deliver significantly stronger profitability and cash flow on our anticipated higher volumes.

Agricultural, Industrial & Mining Gross profit margins 2017 – 2019

39%

36%

33%

15%

11%

3%

Agricultural

Industrial & Mining

2017 *

2018 **

2019 **

*

2017 reflects EBITDA Margin which excludes turnaround, corporate SG&A, and businesses disposed of during 2017. This is a
non-GAAP measure.
Refer to the 2017 EBITDA Reconciliation page within the Q4 2019 earnings presentation on our website for a reconciliation of end
2018 and forward periods reflect gross profit margin which excludes turnaround,
market operating loss to adjusted EBITDA. **
depreciation, and amortization expenses. This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the Gross Profit Reconciliation page within the Q4
2019 earnings presentation on our website for a reconciliation of adjusted gross profit to reported gross profit.

2019 Highlights Include:

Continued performance improvement of our chemical manufacturing facilities.

Our primary goal headed into 2019 was to continue our multi-year trend of improved operating performance at
our facilities which, excluding the maintenance-related downtime, we accomplished. We improved our average
ammonia on-stream rate across our three facilities by two percentage points over 2018, to 91%. Relative to 2016,
this represents a greater than 10 percentage point improvement. We view this as an indication that the leadership
changes and reliability investments we’ve made over the past several years, coupled with the maintenance
management systems, procedures, and preventative maintenance programs we’ve implemented have, and
continue to yield, very positive results.

On-stream rate improvement 2016 – 2020 target

94%

91%

89%

85%

80%

100%

95%

90%

85%

80%

75%

70%

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

(1) On-stream rate is the number of hours operating divided by total hours in the period. On-stream rate is a weighted average of all

three plants and excludes impact from planned turnaround days.

While our facilities performed well in 2019, we are confident that they can operate at even greater on-stream rates and
expect all three of them to deliver further improvements in 2020. In that regard, we took significant actions over the
course of the past year to drive increased on-stream rates and greater production volume in 2020 and the years to come.

Completed turnarounds Pryor and El Dorado plants, including capacity expansions.

During the third and fourth quarters for 2019 we performed turnarounds at both our Pryor and El Dorado
facilities. Pryor’s turnaround had a duration of 67-days, our most extensive planned maintenance activity at this
facility in our Company’s history. As part of the turnaround at Pryor, we installed a new urea reactor, which we
expect to significantly increase the reliability of that plant and enable us to increase production of UAN by as
much as 30,000 tons per year. At El Dorado, we conducted an 18-day turnaround which included the installation
and startup of a new sulfuric acid converter that we anticipate will provide us with incremental sulfuric acid
capacity of approximately 20,000 tons per year.

Captured new business opportunities.

Our sales and marketing teams were successful in increasing sales volumes of our industrial and mining products
in 2019, particularly for industrial ammonia and AN solution. During the past year we conducted a review of our
product mix with a focus on adjusting our sales volumes to match our full production capacities, while at the
same time, fine-tuning our production and sales mix towards products that carry the most attractive margins. We
made significant progress in this regard during 2019 and thus far in 2020 and expect to continue to identify and
pursue opportunities to capture incremental, higher margin sales volumes over the course of the year. We believe
that these efforts will enhance our profitability, both by maximizing our asset utilization and by driving a
favorable shift in our overall sales mix. As an example, we recently signed an agreement to supply one of our
existing customers with an incremental 50,000 tons of LDAN annually for the next three years in order to support
a new contract award that they received from one of their large customers. With the increased volumes of other
downstream products at our Pryor and El Dorado facilities following the aforementioned capacity expansions, we
expect to attain further new business awards over the balance of this year.

Completed a growth financing transaction.

In June 2019, we completed the issuance and sale of $35 million Senior Secured Notes via a private placement.
The purpose of this financing was to provide us with additional capital to pursue approximately $20 million of

projects at our facilities aimed at supporting additional sales volumes and diversifying our revenue streams
including the two mentioned above. These projects are projected to generate between $7 million to $10 million of
annual incremental EBITDA when fully completed, which we believe will occur by mid-2021.

Looking Ahead

Our focus for 2020 remains one of continuous improvement across all our operations. With the work we have
completed on our facilities in 2019 and the processes, procedures, systems and management changes we have
implemented over the past several years, we expect that we will achieve our targeted average on-stream rate of
94% for our three ammonia plants in the current year. The new urea reactor at Pryor and new sulfuric acid
converter at El Dorado provide us with greater reliability and production capacity for downstream products at
those facilities. Additionally, we have no scheduled turnarounds at any of our facilities for 2020. Pryor is now on
a two-year turnaround cycle with its next turnaround scheduled for 2021, while our Cherokee and El Dorado
facilities are now on three-year turnaround cycles with their next turnarounds scheduled in 2021 and 2022,
respectively. Collectively, these factors position us extremely well to significantly increase our overall
production this year and achieve our highest volumes relative to any other year in LSB’s history. Specifically, for
our agricultural business, we anticipate that improved ammonia on-stream rates, combined with the additional
UAN production capacity will lead to a year-over-year increase in sales volumes of more than 20% for the full
year 2020. We expect sales volumes for our industrial products to grow by more than 10% in 2020 as compared
to 2019, driven by our higher ammonia on-stream rates, increased nitric acid production and expanded sulfuric
acid production. Of course, this anticipated growth could be affected by any potential impact to our business
from the COVID-19 coronavirus.

In Conclusion

To sum up, I am extremely pleased with what our team accomplished in the past year to enable us to take control
of our own destiny with respect to generating improved financial results. As I write this letter, our nation and our
world are consumed by a battle against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Our hearts go out to all those
who have been sickened by the virus, and most especially to those that have lost friends and loved ones to it. The
extent of the economic and social disruption caused by this global pandemic rivals that of the greatest crises
mankind has experienced in the past century. Uncertainty regarding the current and future impacts on customer
demand for our products and the U.S. economy in general remains extremely high, with visibility likely to
remain poor for at least the next several months. Despite this extraordinarily challenging situation, we remain
confident in the favorable long-term fundamentals of our end markets and our ability to execute on our strategic
plan. With the work we’ve done on both the operations and sales sides of our business to drive greater sales
volumes, I am optimistic in our prospects for delivering on our goal of increasing value for investors.

Mark Behrman

President & Chief Executive Officer,
April 2020

This letter contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements generally are identifiable by use of the words “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan to,” “estimate,”
“project” or similar expressions, and include but are not limited to: financial performance improvement; view on sales to mining customers;
estimates of consolidated depreciation and amortization and future turnaround expenses; our expectation of production consistency and
enhanced reliability at our Facilities; our projections of trends in the fertilizer market; improvement of our financial and operational
performance; our planned capital additions for 2020; reduction of SG&A expenses; and volume outlook.

Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties.
Though we believe that expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such
expectation will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
These and other risk factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including those set
forth under “Risk Factors” and “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2019 and, if applicable, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements included
in this letter are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update, amend or
clarify and forward-looking statement to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date of this letter except as
required by applicable law.

2019 FORM 10-K

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
(cid:3)(cid:3) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
or
(cid:4)(cid:4) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 1-7677

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State of or other Jurisdiction
Incorporation or Organization)
3503 NW 63rd Street, Suite 500,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

73-1015226
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

73116
(Zip Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (405) 235-4546

Title of each class
Common Stock, Par Value $.10

Trading Symbol(s)
LXU

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None 
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  (cid:4)    Yes  (cid:3)    No
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  (cid:4)    Yes  (cid:3)    No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during  the  preceding  12  months  (or  for  such  shorter  period  that  the  Registrant  was  required  to  file  such  reports),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to  such  filing 
requirements for the past 90 days.  (cid:3)    Yes  (cid:4)    No
Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  Registrant  has  submitted  electronically  every  Interactive  Data  File  required  to  be  submitted pursuant  to  Rule  405  of 
Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports 
submit such files).  (cid:3)    Yes  (cid:4)    No
Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  Registrant  is  a  large  accelerated  filer,  an  accelerated  filer,  a  non-accelerated  filer,  a  smaller  reporting  company  or  an 
emerging  growth  company.    See  the  definitions  of  “large  accelerated  filer,”  “accelerated  filer,”  “smaller  reporting  company,”  and  “emerging  growth 
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer

(cid:3)
(cid:3)
(cid:4)
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or 
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  (cid:4)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  (cid:4)    Yes  (cid:3)    No
The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, computed by reference to the price at which the
voting common stock was last sold as of June 30, 2019, was approximately $80 million.  As a result, the Registrant is an accelerated filer as of December 31,
2019.  For purposes of this computation, shares of the Registrant’s common stock beneficially owned by each executive officer and director of the Registrant 
and LSB Funding LLC were deemed to be owned by affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 2019.  Such determination should not be deemed an admission 
that such executive officers, directors or entity of our common stock are, in fact, affiliates of the Registrant or affiliates as of the date of this Form 10-K.

   Accelerated filer
   Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

(cid:4)
(cid:4)

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As of February 14, 2020, the Registrant had 29,335,920 shares of common stock outstanding. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120
days after the end of its 2019 fiscal year, are incorporated by reference in Part III.

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2.

Properties

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

PART I

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 

Securities

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

Item 7.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

PART III

(Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14)

The information required by Part III, shall be incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement to 
be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A which involves the election of directors that we expect to be filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of its 2019 fiscal year covered by 
this report.

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

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ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

Overview

PART I

All references to "LSB Industries,” “LSB,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to LSB Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries,
except where the context makes clear that the reference is only to LSB Industries, Inc. itself and not its subsidiaries.  Notes referenced 
throughout this document refer to consolidated financial statement footnote disclosures that are found in Item 8.

The Company was formed in 1968 as an Oklahoma corporation and became a Delaware corporation in 1977.  We manufacture and 
market chemical products for the agricultural, industrial and mining markets.  We own and operate facilities in El Dorado, Arkansas 
(the “El Dorado Facility”), Cherokee, Alabama (the “Cherokee Facility”), and Pryor, Oklahoma (the “Pryor Facility”), and we operate a 
facility  for  Covestro  AG  (“Covestro”) in  Baytown,  Texas  (the “Baytown Facility”).    Our  products  are  sold  through  distributors  and 
directly to end customers throughout the United States.

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Our Business

Our business manufactures products for three principal markets:

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ammonia,  fertilizer  grade  ammonium  nitrate  (“AN”  and  “HDAN”)  and  urea  ammonia  nitrate  (“UAN”)  for  agricultural
applications;

high purity and commercial grade ammonia, high purity AN, sulfuric acids, concentrated, blended and regular nitric acid,
mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, and diesel exhaust fluid (“DEF”) for industrial applications; and

industrial grade AN (“LDAN”) and AN solutions for mining applications.

The products we manufacture at our facilities are primarily derived from natural gas (a raw material feedstock).  Our facilities and 
production processes have been designed to produce products that are marketable at nearly each stage of production.  This design has 
allowed  us  to  develop  and  deploy  a  business  model  optimizing  the  mix  of  products  to  capture  the  value  opportunities  in  the  end 
markets we serve with a focus on balancing our production.

The chart below highlights representative products and applications in each of our end markets.

End Market

Products 

Applications 

Agricultural

UAN, HDAN and 
ammonia

Industrial Acids and Other 

Nitric acid, metallurgical 
and commercial grade 
ammonia, sulfuric acid, 
diesel exhaust fluid and 
other urea solutions,
Specialty E-2 ammonium 
nitrate and CO2

Mining

LDAN, AN solution and 
HDAN

Fertilizer and fertilizer blends 
for corn and other crops; NPK 
fertilizer blends

Semi-conductor and 
polyurethane intermediates, 
ordnance; Pulp and paper, alum, 
water treatment, metals and 
vanadium processing; Power 
plant emissions abatement,
water treatment, refrigerants, 
metals processing; Exhaust 
stream additive, horticulture / 
greenhouse applications;
refrigeration

Ammonium nitrate fuel oil 
(ANFO) and specialty emulsions
for mining applications, surface
mining, quarries, and 
construction

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The following table summarizes net sales information relating to our products:

Percentage of consolidated net sales:

Agricultural products
Industrial acids and other chemical products
Mining products
Other products

2019

2018

2017

52%
38%
10%
0%
100%

50%
39%
11%
0%
100%

43%
46%
9%
2%
100%

For information regarding our net sales, operating results and total assets for the past three fiscal years, see the Consolidated Financial 
Statements included in this report.

Our Strategy

We pursue a strategy of balancing the sale of product as fertilizer into the agriculture markets at spot prices or short duration pre-sales
and  developing  industrial  and  mining  customers  that  purchase  substantial  quantities  of  products,  primarily  under  contractual 
obligations  and/or  pricing  arrangements  that  generally  provide  for  the  pass  through  of  some  raw  material  and  other  manufacturing 
costs.  We believe this product and market diversification strategy allows us to have more consistent levels of production compared to
some of our competitors and helps reduce the volatility risk inherent in the prices of our raw material feedstock and/or the changes in
demand for our products. 

The strategy of developing industrial and mining customers helps to moderate the risk inherent in the agricultural markets where spot 
sales  prices  of  our  agricultural  products  may  not  have  a  correlation  to  the  natural  gas  feedstock  costs  but  rather  reflect  market 
conditions for like and competing nitrogen sources.  This volatility of sales pricing in our agricultural products may, from time to time, 
compromise our ability to recover our full cost to produce the product.  Additionally, the lack of sufficient non-seasonal agricultural 
sales  volume  to  operate  our  manufacturing  facilities  at  optimum  levels  can  preclude  us  from  balancing  production  and  storage 
capabilities.  Looking forward, we continually pursue profitable growth and margin enhancement.  Our strategy calls for continued 
emphasis on the agricultural sector, while remaining committed to further developing industrial customers who assume the volatility 
risk associated with the raw material costs and mitigate the effects of seasonality in the agricultural sector.

Our strategy also includes evaluating acquisitions of strategic assets or companies, mergers with other companies and investment in
additional  production  capacity  where  we  believe  those  acquisitions,  mergers  or  expansion  of  production  capacity  will  enhance  the
value of the Company and provide appropriate returns.

Key Operating Initiatives for 2020

We believe our future results of operations and financial condition will depend significantly on our ability to successfully implement 
the following key initiatives:

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Continued Focus on Becoming a “Best in Class” Chemical plant operator with respect to safe, reliable operations that 
produce the highest quality product. 

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We believe that high safety standards are critical and a precursor to improved plant performance.  With that in mind, 
we implemented and are currently managing enhanced safety programs at our facilities that focus on improving our 
safety culture that will reduce risks and continuously improve our safety performance. 

Additionally,  over  the  last  several  years,  our  focus  has  been  on  upgrading  our  existing  maintenance  management 
system  through  technology  enhancements  and  work  processes  to  improve  our  predictive  and  preventative 
maintenance programs at our facilities.  

We have several initiatives underway that we believe will improve the overall reliability of our plants and allow us 
to produce more products for sale while lowering our cost of production. Those initiatives are focused on building 
internal  expertise  to  improve  oversight  of  external  contractors,  operating  behavior  and  procedure  enhancements 
including  operator  training,  leadership  training,  shift  change  enhancements  and  operating  and  maintenance 
procedures.

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Continue the Broadening of the Distribution of our Products.  To further leverage our plants’ current production capacity, 
we are continuing to expand the distribution of our industrial and mining products by partnering with customers to take 
product  into  different  markets  within  the  U.S.,  as  well  as  markets  outside  the  U.S.    Additionally,  during  2019,  we 
developed  a  pipeline  of  margin  enhancement  projects  including  product  loading  and  unloading  improvements,  tank 
storage and capital to facilitate guest plant opportunities which, we expect will result in improved margins on the sales of 
our products.  We expect to complete these projects over the next 12 to 18 months.

Improve  Our  Capital  Structure  and  Overall  Cost  of  Capital.    We  are  actively  seeking  ways  to  improve  our  capital 
structure and reduce our overall cost of capital.  We believe that our improved operating performance will be a benefit in
achieving those efforts.

We may not successfully implement any or all of these initiatives.  Even if we successfully implement the initiatives, they may not 
achieve the results that we expect or desire.

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Our Competitive Strengths

Strategically Located Chemical Assets and Long-Standing Customer Relationships

Our business benefits from highly advantageous locations with logistical and distribution benefits.  We have access to the ammonia
pipeline from the U.S. Gulf at our El Dorado Facility, which provides low cost transportation to distribution points.  The El Dorado
Facility  also  has  rail  access  that  is  freight  logical  to  our  industrial  and  agricultural  customers  and  cost  advantaged  when  selling  a 
number of our products West of the Mississippi River.  Our Cherokee Facility is located East of the Mississippi River, allowing it to
reach customers that are not freight logical for others.  Our Cherokee Facility sits adjacent to the Tennessee River, providing barge 
receipt and shipping access, in addition to truck and rail delivery access.  Our Pryor Facility is located in the heart of the Southern 
Plains with close proximity to the Port of Catoosa along with strategic rail and truck delivery access. 

Advantaged Raw Material Cost Position

We  currently  produce  ammonia  at  our  El  Dorado,  Cherokee  and  Pryor  Facilities,  which  allows  us  to  take  advantage  of  the  spread 
between producing and purchasing ammonia at those facilities.  Additionally, our Pryor Facility has a natural gas cost advantage as its
cost of gas has historically been lower than our El Dorado and Cherokee Facilities.  

Diversified Sources of Revenue

Our  business  serves  a  broad  range  of  end  markets,  which  we  believe  diminishes  the  cyclicality  of  our  financial  performance.    Our 
business serves the agricultural, industrial and mining markets.  The flexible nature of our production process and storage capability 
allows us the ability to shift our product mix based on end market demand. 

Operation of Multiple Facilities and High Production Capacity 

We operate our business through several facilities.  Operating multiple facilities diversifies the risk and impact of operational issues
that may occur at a single plant, which gives us a strategic advantage over competitors that operate their company through a single 
facility.  Additionally, our competitive production capacity of our combined plants allows us to decrease manufacturing costs, helping
us to achieve enhanced margins.

Market Conditions 

As  discussed  in  more  detail  under  “Key  Industry  Factors”  of  “Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and 
Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) contained in Item 7 of this report, the price at which our agricultural products are ultimately sold 
depends  on  numerous  factors,  including  the  supply  and  demand  for  nitrogen  fertilizers  which,  in  turn,  depends  upon  world  grain 
demand and production levels, the cost and availability of transportation and storage, weather conditions, competitive pricing and the 
availability of imports.  Additionally, expansions or upgrades of competitors’ facilities and international and domestic political and 
economic  developments  continue  to  play  an  important  role  in  the  global  nitrogen  fertilizer  industry  economics.    These  factors  can 
affect, in addition to selling prices, the level of inventories in the market which can cause price volatility and affect product margins.

From a farmers’ perspective, the demand for fertilizer is affected by the aggregate crop planting decisions and fertilizer application 
rate decisions of individual farmers which are impacted by factors such as financial resources, soil conditions and weather patterns.

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Additionally, changes in corn prices and those of soybean, cotton and wheat prices, can affect the number of acres of corn planted in a 
given year, and the number of acres planted will drive the level of nitrogen fertilizer consumption, likely effecting prices. 

In  our  industrial  markets,  our  sales  volumes  are  typically  driven  by  changes  in  general  economic  conditions,  energy  prices,  metals
market prices and our contractual arrangements with certain large customers.  In our mining markets, our sales volumes are typically
driven  by  changes  in  the  overall  North  American  consumption  levels  of  mining  products  that  can  be  impacted  by  weather.  
Additionally, recent reduction in coal mining activities is increasing competition within the other sectors of this market.  

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On  the  supply  side,  given  the  low  price  of  natural  gas  in  North  America  over  the  last  several  years,  North  American  fertilizer 
producers  have  become  the  global  low-cost  producers  for  delivered  fertilizer  products  to  the  Midwest  U.S.    Several  years  ago,  the
market  believed  that  low  natural  gas  prices  would  continue.    That  belief,  combined  with  favorable  fertilizer  pricing,  stimulated 
investment in numerous expansions of existing nitrogen chemical facilities and the construction of new nitrogen chemical facilities.  
Following  the  expansions,  global  nitrogen  fertilizer  supply  outpaced  global  nitrogen  fertilizer  demand  causing  oversupply  in  the
global  and  North  American  markets.    In  addition,  the  new  domestic  supply  of  ammonia  and  other  fertilizer  products  changed  the 
physical flow of ammonia in North America placing pressure on nitrogen fertilizer sales pricing as the new capacity was absorbed by 
the market.  More recently, ammonia pricing has been under pressure as a result of inordinately inclement weather in 2019, which led 
to limited fertilizer application and resultant elevated ammonia inventory levels in the domestic distribution channel.  Additionally,
UAN prices have pulled back in part, to European anti-dumping duties that were imposed on imports from certain countries, including
the U.S which has caused imports of UAN into the U.S. to increase and exports from the U.S. to decrease increasing UAN supply in
the U.S. 

After a challenging 2019 for U.S. corn farmers, it is expected that final harvested acres and yields for the 2019 harvest year will be
lower than expected.  These factors have already impacted the price of corn, which has risen to its highest level since 2014.  A likely 
decline  in  the  stock-to-use  ratio  for  corn  should  lead  to  an  increase  in  planted  acres  in  the  spring  2020  planting  season.  Assuming
normal  weather  conditions,  industry  reports  currently  estimate  a  5%  increase  in  corn  acres  to  be  planted  during  2020  compared  to 
2019.

Therefore, for 2020, we expect overall stronger demand for our products some what tempered by continued pricing pressures on these
products. 

Agricultural Products 

We produce and sell UAN, HDAN and ammonia, all of which are nitrogen-based fertilizers.  We sell these agricultural products to
farmers, ranchers, fertilizer dealers and distributors primarily in the ranch land and grain production markets in the U.S.  Our nitrogen-
based fertilizers are used to grow food crops, biofuel feedstock crops, pasture land for grazing livestock and forage production.  We 
maintain long-term relationships with wholesale agricultural distributors and retailers and also sell directly to agricultural end-users
through our network of wholesale and retail distribution centers. 

The price at which our agricultural products are ultimately sold depends on numerous factors, including the supply and demand for 
nitrogen fertilizers which, in turn, depends upon world grain demand and production levels, the cost and availability of transportation
and  storage,  weather  conditions,  competitive  pricing  and  the  availability  of  imports.    Additionally,  expansions  or  upgrades  of 
competitors’ facilities combined with international and domestic political and economic developments continue to play an important 
role in the global nitrogen fertilizer industry economics.  These factors can affect, in addition to selling prices, the level of inventories
in the market which can cause price volatility and affect product margins. 

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We develop our market position in these areas by emphasizing high quality products, customer service and technical advice.  During
the past few years, we have been successful in expanding outside our traditional markets by delivering to distributors on the Tennessee
and Ohio rivers by barge, and by delivering to certain Western States by rail.  

In addition, we have an agreement with a third-party purchaser, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC, (“CVR”), to market 
and sell a portion of our UAN.  Demand for sales under this agreement is based on the expected needs of the purchaser’s customers.  
The  agreement  provides  the  exclusive  right  (but  not  the  obligation)  to  purchase,  at  market  prices,  substantially  all  of  the  UAN
produced at our Pryor Facility.  The term of the agreement runs through May 2020, with automatic one-year extensions, subject to a
180-day advance notice of termination from CVR or a 90-day advance notice from us.

We sell most of our agricultural products at the current spot market price in effect at the time of shipment, although we periodically 
enter into forward sales commitments for some of these products.  Sales of our industrial and mining products are generally made to
customers pursuant to sales contracts or pricing arrangements on terms that include the cost of the primary raw materials as a pass-
through  component  in  the  sales  price.    These  contractual  sales  stabilize  the  effect  of  commodity  cost  changes  and  fluctuations in
demand for these products due to the cyclicality of the end markets.

Industrial Acids and Other Chemical Products

We  manufacture  and  sell  industrial  acids  and  other  chemical  products  primarily  to  the  polyurethane  intermediates,  paper,  fibers, 
emission control, and electronics industries.  In addition, we produce and sell blended and regular nitric acid and industrial and high 
purity ammonia for many specialty applications, including the reduction of air emissions from power plants.  In addition, one of our 
subsidiaries, El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDC”) and Koch Fertilizer LLC (“Koch Fertilizer”) are parties to an ammonia purchase
and sale agreement, under which Koch Fertilizer agreed to purchase, with minimum purchase requirements, a portion of the ammonia
that  is  in  excess  of  EDC’s  internal  needs.    We  began  selling  ammonia  under  this  agreement  during  June  2016.    The  term  of  the
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We operate the Baytown Facility on behalf of Covestro and we believe it is one of the largest and most technologically advanced nitric 
acid  manufacturing  units  in  the  U.S.    We  operate  and  maintain  this  facility  pursuant  to  a  long-term  contract  (the  “Covestro 
Agreement”). The term of this agreement runs until June 2021 with options for renewal.

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Our  industrial  products  sales  volumes  are  dependent  upon  general  economic  conditions  primarily  in  the  housing,  automotive,  and 
paper industries.  Our sale prices generally vary with the market price of ammonia, sulfur or natural gas, as applicable, in our pricing 
arrangements with customers.

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Our  industrial  business  competes  based  upon  service,  price  and  location  of  production  and  distribution  sites,  product  quality  and 
performance and provides inventory management as part of the value-added services offered to certain customers.  See our discussion
above concerning broadening the distribution of our nitric acid products under “Key Operating Initiatives for 2020”.

Mining Products 

We produce and sell LDAN, HDAN and AN solution to the mining industry, those products are primarily used as AN fuel oil and 
specialty emulsions for usage in the quarry and the construction industries, for metals mining, and to a lesser extent, for coal mining.  
We have signed long-term contracts with certain customers that provide for the annual sale of LDAN under various natural-gas-based 
pricing arrangements.  Also, during 2018, a current customer located an emulsion explosives plant at our El Dorado Facility.  We have 
been selling product to that facility since the fourth quarter of 2018.  See our discussion above concerning broadening the distribution 
of our mining products under “Key Operating Initiatives for 2020”.

Raw Materials

The products we manufacture at our facilities are primarily derived from natural gas.  This raw material feedstock is a commodity and 
subject to price fluctuations. Natural gas is the primary raw material for producing ammonia, UAN, nitric acid and acid blends and 
other  products  at  our  El  Dorado,  Cherokee  and  Pryor  Facilities.    For  2019,  we  purchased  approximately  27.4  million  MMBtus  of 
natural gas.

The chemical facilities’ natural gas feedstock requirements are generally purchased at spot market price.  Periodically, we enter into
volume purchase commitments and/or futures/forward contracts to lock in the cost of certain of the expected natural gas requirements
primarily to match quantities needed to produce product that has been sold forward.  At December 31, 2019, we had volume purchase 
commitments with fixed costs for natural gas of approximately 7.0 million MMBtus, representing approximately 23% or our annual 
usage, at an average cost of $2.23 per MMBtu.  These contracts extend through December 2020.

See further discussion relating to the outlook for our business under “Key Industry Factors”.

Regulatory Matters

We  are  subject  to  extensive  federal,  state  and  local  environmental  laws,  rules  and  regulations  as  discussed  under  “Environmental,
Health and Safety Matters" of this Item 1 and various risk factors under Item 1A.

Competition

We  operate  in  a  highly  competitive  market  with  many  other  larger  chemical  companies,  such  as  CF  Industries  Holdings,  Inc., 
Chemtrade  Logistics  Inc.,  Cornerstone  Chemical,  EuroChem,  Inc.,  OCI  Partners  NV,  Dyno  Nobel,  a  subsidiary  of  Incitec  Pivot 
Limited,  The Gavilon Group, Helm AG, Koch Industries, Norfalco, Nutrien (formerly known as Agrium and Potash Corporation of 
Saskatchewan), Praxair, Inc., Quad Chemical Corporation, Trammo Inc. and Yara International (some of whom are our customers),
many of whom have greater financial and other resources than we do.  We believe that competition within the markets we serve is
primarily based upon service, price, location of production and distribution sites, and product quality and performance.

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Employees

As of December 31, 2019, we employed 593 persons, 162 of whom are represented by unions under agreements, including agreements 
being negotiated, that expire in July 2021 through November 2022. 

Environmental, Health and Safety Matters

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Our facilities and operations are subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws and to other laws regarding health 
and safety matters (the “Environmental and Health Laws”), many of which provide for certain performance obligations, substantial
fines and criminal sanctions for violations.  Certain Environmental and Health Laws impose strict liability as well as joint and several 
liability for costs required to remediate and restore sites where hazardous substances, hydrocarbons or solid wastes have been stored or 
released.    We  may  be  required  to  remediate  contaminated  properties  currently  or  formerly  owned  or  operated  by  us  or  facilities of 
third parties that received waste generated by our operations regardless of whether such contamination resulted from the conduct of 
others or from consequences of our own actions that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time those actions were taken.  

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There  can  be  no  assurance  that  we  will  not  incur  material  costs  or  liabilities  in  complying  with  such  laws  or  in  paying  fines  or
penalties  for  violation  of  such  laws.    Our  insurance  may  not  cover  all  environmental  risks  and  costs  or  may  not  provide  sufficient 
coverage  if  an  environmental  claim  is  made  against  us.    The  Environmental  and  Health  Laws  and  enforcement  policies  thereunder 
have in the past resulted, and could in the future result, in significant compliance expenses, cleanup costs (for our sites or third-party 
sites where our wastes were disposed of), penalties or other liabilities relating to the handling, manufacture, use, emission, discharge
or  disposal  of  hazardous  or  toxic  materials  at  or  from  our  facilities  or  the  use  or  disposal  of  certain  of  its  chemical  products. 
Historically, our subsidiaries have incurred significant expenditures in order to comply with the Environmental and Health Laws and 
are  reasonably  expected  to  do  so  in  the  future.    We  will  also  be  obligated  to  manage  certain  discharge  water  outlets  and  monitor 
groundwater contaminants at our chemical facilities should we discontinue the operations of a facility.  

Available Information

We make available free of charge through our Internet website (www.lsbindustries.com) or by calling Investor Relations (212) 836-
9607  our  Annual  Reports  on  Form  10-K,  Quarterly  Reports  on  Form  10-Q,  Current  Reports  on  Form  8-K  and,  if  applicable,
amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after 
we  electronically  file  such  material  with,  or  furnish  it  to,  the  SEC.    In  addition  to  the  reports  filed  or  furnished  with  the  SEC,  we
publicly disclose material information from time to time in press releases, at annual meetings of stockholders, in publicly accessible
conferences and investor presentations, and through our website.  The information included in our website does not constitute part of 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our common stock to
file with the SEC reports of holdings and changes in beneficial ownership of our stock.  Based solely on a review of copies of the
Forms 3, 4 and 5 furnished to us with respect to 2019, or written representations that no Form 5 was required to be filed, we believe 
that during 2019 all our directors and officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our common stock timely filed their required 
Forms 3, 4, or 5.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

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We  may  not  be  able  to  generate  sufficient  cash  to  service  our  debt  and  may  be  required  to  take  other  actions  to  satisfy  the 
obligations under our debt agreements or to redeem our preferred stock, which may not be successful.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on our debt obligations and our ability to satisfy the redemption obligations for the Series E
cumulative redeemable Class C preferred stock (“Series E Redeemable Preferred”) depends on our financial condition and operating
performance, prevailing economic and competitive conditions, and certain financial, business and other factors, some of which may be 
beyond our control.  We may not be able to maintain a level of cash flows sufficient to pay the principal and interest on our debt,
including the $435 million principal amount of our Senior Secured Notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”), or the outstanding amount of 
the  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan  or  to  pay  the  cumulative  dividends  and  redemption  payment  on  the  Series  E  Redeemable 
Preferred should the holder choose to redeem it on or after October 25, 2023, that applicable optional redemption date with respect 
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If cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt, dividend or preferred stock redemption obligations, we could face 
substantial liquidity problems and will need to seek additional capital through the issuance of debt, the issuance of equity, asset sales
or a combination of the foregoing.  If we are unsuccessful, we will need to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to
dispose of other assets or operations, seek additional capital, or restructure or refinance debt or redeemable equity.  These alternative 
measures may not be successful, may not be completed on economically attractive terms, or may not be adequate for us to meet our 
debt or preferred stock redemption obligations when due.  Additionally, our debt agreements and the operating agreements associated 
with our Series E Redeemable Preferred limit the use of the proceeds from many dispositions of assets or operations.  As a result, we 
may not be permitted to use the proceeds from these dispositions to satisfy our debt or preferred stock redemption obligations. If we
cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will be in default and the outstanding principal and interest on our debt could be
declared to be due and payable, in which case we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation or required to substantially restructure 
or alter our business operations or debt obligations. In such an event, we may not have sufficient assets to repay all of our debt.

Further, if we suffer or appear to suffer from a lack of available liquidity, the evaluation of our creditworthiness by counterparties and 
rating agencies and the willingness of third parties to do business with us could be materially and adversely affected.  In particular, our 
credit ratings could be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely at any time by the rating agencies.  Downgrades in our long-term
debt ratings generally cause borrowing costs to increase and the potential pool of investors and funding sources to decrease and could 
trigger liquidity demands pursuant to the terms of contracts, leases or other agreements.  Any future transactions by us, including the 
issuance of additional debt, the sale of any operating assets, or any other transaction to manage our liquidity, could result in temporary 
or permanent downgrades of our credit ratings. 

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Our  substantial  level  of  indebtedness,  including  dividend  requirements  relating  to  our  preferred  stock,  could  limit  our 
financial and  operating activities, and  adversely affect  our ability to incur  additional debt  to fund future  needs.

We currently have a substantial amount of indebtedness, as well as dividend and redemption requirements relating to our preferred 
stock.  As a result, this level  could, among other things:

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require  us  to  dedicate  a  substantial portion  of  our  cash  flow  to  the  payment  of  principal,  interest  and  dividends, 
thereby  reducing the funds  available  for operations and  future  business opportunities;

make  it more  difficult for us to satisfy our obligations, including our repurchase obligations;

limit our ability to borrow additional money if needed for other purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures,
debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes, on satisfactory terms or at all;

limit our ability to adjust to changing economic, business and competitive conditions;

place us at a competitive disadvantage with competitors who may have less indebtedness or greater access to financing;

make us more vulnerable to an increase in interest rates, a downturn in our operating performance or a decline in general
economic conditions; and

make us more susceptible to changes in credit ratings, which could affect our ability to obtain financing in the future and 
increase the cost of such financing.

Any of the foregoing  could adversely affect our operating results, financial  condition, and liquidity.

Our debt agreements and our preferred stock contain covenants and restrictions that could restrict or limit our financial and
business operations.  A breach of these covenants or restrictions could result in an event of default under one or more of our 
debt  agreements  or  contracts  at  different  entities  within  our  capital  structure,  including  as  a  result  of  cross  acceleration  or
default provisions. 

Our debt agreements and our preferred stock contain various covenants and other restrictions that, among other things, limit flexibility 
in  operating  our  businesses.    A  breach  of  any  of  these  covenants  or  restrictions  could  result  in  a  significant  portion  of  our  debt 
becoming due and payable or could result in significant contractual liability.  These covenants and other restrictions limit our ability 
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incur additional debt or issue preferred shares; 

pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of capital stock, make other restricted payments; 

or make investments;

sell or transfer assets;

create liens on assets to secure debt;

engage in certain fundamental corporate changes or changes to our business activities;

make certain material acquisitions;

consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

enter into transactions with affiliates; 

designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries; and 

repay, repurchase or modify certain subordinated and other material debt. 

The Working Capital Revolver Loan also contains certain affirmative covenants and requires the borrowers to comply with a fixed
charge coverage ratio (as defined in the Working Capital Revolver Loan) if their excess availability (as defined in the Working Capital
Revolver Loan) falls below a certain level.

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These covenants and restrictions could affect our ability to operate our business and may limit our ability to react to market conditions
or take advantage of potential business opportunities as they arise. Additionally, our ability to comply with these covenants may be 
affected by events beyond our control, including general economic and credit conditions and industry downturns. 

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In addition, certain failures to make payments when due on, or the acceleration of, significant indebtedness constitutes a default under 
some of our debt instruments, including the indenture governing the notes. Further, a breach of any of the covenants or restrictions in a
debt instrument could result in an event of default under such debt instrument. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under one of 
these  debt  instruments,  our  lenders  or  noteholders  could  elect  to  declare  all  amounts  outstanding  under  such  debt  instrument  to  be 
immediately due and payable and/or terminate all commitments to extend further credit. Such actions by those lenders or noteholders
could cause cross defaults or accelerations under our other debt. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders or noteholders 
could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure such debt. In the case of a default under debt that is guaranteed, holders 
of such debt could also seek to enforce the guarantees. If lenders or noteholders accelerate the repayment of all borrowings, we would 
likely not have sufficient assets and funds to repay those borrowings. Such occurrence could result in our or our applicable subsidiary
going into bankruptcy, liquidation or insolvency.

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Despite our current levels of debt, we may still incur more debt ranking senior or equal in right of payment with our existing 
obligations, including secured debt, which would increase the risks described herein.

The agreements relating to our debt, including the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the credit agreement governing our Working
Capital  Revolver  Loan,  limit  but  do  not  prohibit  our  ability  to  incur  additional  debt,  including  additional  secured  debt. 
Notwithstanding the fact that the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the credit agreement governing our Working Capital Revolver 
Loan  limit  our  ability  to  incur  additional  debt  or  grant  certain  liens  on  our  assets,  the  restrictions  on  the  incurrence  of  additional
indebtedness and liens are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions, and the additional indebtedness and liens
incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. If new debt is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that 
we now face could intensify. 

Borrowings under our Working Capital Revolver Loan bear interest at a variable rate, which subjects us to interest rate risk 
and could cause our debt service obligations to increase. 

All of our borrowings under our Working Capital Revolver Loan are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. If 
interest  rates  increase,  our  debt  service  obligations  on  this  variable  rate  indebtedness  would  increase  even  though  the  amount 
borrowed  remained  the  same.  Although  we  may  enter  into  interest  rate  swaps  to  reduce  interest  rate  volatility,  we  cannot  provide
assurances that we will be able to do so or that such swaps will be effective.

Despite continuing investment to upgrade and replace equipment on an ongoing basis, the age of our chemical manufacturing
facilities increases the risk for unplanned downtime, which may be significant.

Our  business  is  comprised  of  operating  units  of  various  ages  and  levels  of  automated  control.    While  we  have  continued  to  make 
significant annual capital improvements, potential age or control related issues have occurred in the past and may occur in the future,
which could cause damage to the equipment and ancillary facilities.  As a result, we have experienced and may continue to experience
additional downtime at our chemical facilities in the future.

The equipment required for the manufacture of our products is specialized, and the time for replacement of such equipment can be
lengthy, resulting in extended downtime in the affected unit.  In addition, the cost for such equipment could be influenced by changes 
in  regulatory  policies  (including  tariffs)  of  foreign  governments,  as  well  as  the  U.S.  laws  and  policies  affecting  foreign  trade  and 
investment.  

Although  we  use  various  reliability  and  inspection  programs  and  maintain  a  significant  inventory  of  spare  equipment,  which  are 
intended  to  mitigate  the  extent  of  production  losses,  unplanned  outages  may  still  occur.    As  a  result,  these  planned  and  unplanned 
downtime events at our chemical facilities have in the past and could in the future adversely affect our operating results, liquidity and 
financial condition.

LSB is a holding company and depends, in large part, on receiving funds from its subsidiaries to fund our indebtedness.

Because  LSB  is  a  holding  company  and  operations  are  conducted  through  its  subsidiaries,  LSB’s  ability  to  meet  its  obligations
depends,  in  large  part,  on  the  operating  performance  and  cash  flows  of  its  subsidiaries  and  the  ability  of  its  subsidiaries  to  make 
distributions and pay dividends to LSB.

We have not paid dividends on our outstanding common stock in many years.

We have not paid cash dividends on our outstanding common stock in many years, and we do not currently anticipate paying cash
dividends  on  our  outstanding  common  stock  in  the  near  future.    Although  our  Board  of  Directors  (the  “Board”)  has  not  made  a 
decision whether or not to pay dividends on our common stock in 2020, it is unlikely we will pay dividends on our common stock 
until we have repaid or refinanced our debt and our preferred stock.  In addition, there are certain limitations contained in our loan and 
securities purchase agreements that may limit our ability to pay dividends on our outstanding common stock.

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Future  issuances  or  potential  issuances  of  our  common  stock  or  preferred  stock  could  adversely  affect  the  price  of  our 
common stock and our ability to raise funds in new stock offerings and could dilute the percentage ownership or voting power 
of our common stockholders.

Future  sales  of  substantial  amounts  of  our  common  stock,  preferred  stock  or  equity-related  securities  in  the  public  market,  or  the
issuance of a substantial amount of our common stock as the result of the conversion of our outstanding convertible preferred stocks,
or the perception that such sales or conversions could occur, could adversely affect prevailing trading prices of our common stock and 
could  dilute  the  value  of  common  stock  held  by  our  existing  stockholders.  No  prediction  can  be  made  as  to  the  effect,  if  any, that 
future sales of common stock, preferred stock, or equity-related securities, conversions of our outstanding preferred stocks into shares 
of  common  stock,  or  the  availability  of  shares  of  common  stock  for  future  sale  will  have  on  the  trading  price  of  our  common
stock.  Such  future  sales  or  conversions  could  also  significantly  reduce  the  percentage  ownership  and  voting  power  of  our  existing
common stockholders.

Deterioration  of  global  market  and  economic  conditions  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial 
condition, results of operations and cash flow.

A  slowdown  of,  or  persistent  weakness  in,  economic  activity  caused  by  a  deterioration  of  global  market  and  economic  conditions 
could adversely affect our business in the following ways, among others: conditions in the credit markets could impact the ability of 
our customers and their customers to obtain sufficient credit to support their operations; the failure of our customers to fulfill their 
purchase obligations could result in increases in bad debts and affect our working capital; and the failure of certain key suppliers could 
increase our exposure to disruptions in supply or to financial losses. We also may experience declining demand and falling prices for 
some of our products due to our customers’ reluctance to replenish inventories.  The overall impact of a global economic downturn or 
reduced overall global trade on us is difficult to predict, and our business could be materially adversely impacted.

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In addition, conditions in the international market for nitrogen fertilizer significantly influence our operating results.  The international 
market  for  fertilizers  is  influenced  by  such  factors  as  the  relative  value  of  the  U.S.  currency  and  its  impact  on  the  importation  of 
fertilizers, foreign agricultural policies, the existence of, or changes in, import or foreign currency exchange barriers in certain foreign 
markets and other regulatory policies (including tariffs) of foreign governments, as well as the U.S. laws and policies affecting foreign 
trade and investment.

Seasonality can adversely affect our business.

If seasonal demand is less than we expect, we may be left with excess inventory that will have to be stored (in which case our results
of operations will be negatively affected by any related increased storage costs) or liquidated (in which case the selling price may be 
below  our  production,  procurement  and  storage  costs).    The  risks  associated  with  excess  inventory  and  product  shortages  are 
exacerbated  by  the  volatility  of  natural  gas  and  nitrogen  fertilizer  prices  and  the  relatively  brief  periods  during  which  farmers  can 
apply nitrogen fertilizers.  If prices for our products rapidly decrease, we may be subject to inventory write-downs, adversely affecting 
our operating results.  If seasonal demand is greater than we expect, we may experience product shortages, and customers of ours may 
turn to our competitors for products that they would otherwise have purchased from us.

Our operations and the production and handling of our products involve significant risks and hazards. 

Our  operations  are  subject  to  hazards  inherent  in  the  manufacture,  transportation,  storage  and  distribution  of  chemical  products, 
including  some  products  that  are  highly  toxic  and  corrosive.  These  hazards  include,  among  other  things,  explosions;  fires;  severe 
weather and natural disasters; train derailments, collisions, vessel groundings and other transportation and maritime incidents; leaks
and ruptures involving storage tanks, pipelines and rail cars; spills, discharges and releases of toxic or hazardous substances or gases;
deliberate sabotage and terrorist incidents; mechanical failures; unscheduled plant downtime; labor difficulties and other risks. Some
of these hazards can cause bodily injury and loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property and equipment and environmental
damage and may result in suspension of operations for an extended period of time and/or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties 
and liabilities.  We periodically experience minor releases of ammonia related to leads from our equipment. Similar events may occur 
in the future. As a result, such events could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

A  major  factor  underlying  the  current  high  level  of  demand  for  our  nitrogen-based  fertilizer  products  is  the  production  of 
ethanol.    A  decrease  in  ethanol  production,  an  increase  in  ethanol  imports  or  a  shift  away  from  corn  as  a  principal  raw 
material  used  to  produce  ethanol  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  results  of  operations,  financial  condition  and
ability to make cash distributions. 

A  major  factor  underlying  the  solid  level  of  demand  for  our  nitrogen-based  fertilizer  products  is  the  production  of  ethanol  in the 
United States and the use of corn in ethanol production.  Ethanol production in the United States is highly dependent upon a myriad of 
federal statutes and regulations and is made significantly more competitive by various federal and state incentives and mandated usage 
of renewable fuels pursuant to the federal renewable fuel standards (“RFS”).  To date, the RFS has been satisfied primarily with fuel 
ethanol blended into gasoline.  However, a number of factors, including the continuing “food versus fuel” debate and studies showing
that expanded ethanol usage may increase the level of greenhouse gases in the environment as well as be unsuitable for small engine
use, have resulted in calls to reduce subsidies for ethanol, allow increased ethanol imports and to repeal or waive (in whole or in part) 
the  current  RFS,  any  of  which  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  corn-based  ethanol  production,  planted  corn  acreage  and  fertilizer 
demand. Therefore, ethanol incentive programs may not be renewed, or if renewed, they may be renewed on terms significantly less
favorable to ethanol producers than current incentive programs.

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Furthermore, most ethanol is currently produced from corn and other raw grains, such as milo or sorghum, especially in the Midwest. 
The current trend in ethanol production research is to develop an efficient method of producing ethanol from cellulose-based biomass,
such as agricultural waste, forest residue, municipal solid waste and energy crops (plants grown for use to make biofuels or directly
exploited  for  their  energy  content).    If  an  efficient  method  of  producing  ethanol  from  cellulose-based  biomass  is  developed,  the
demand for corn may decrease significantly, which could reduce demand for nitrogen fertilizer products and have a material adverse 
effect on the prices we receive on sales of our ammonia products and our results of operations, financial condition and ability to make 
cash distributions.

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Our business and customers are sensitive to adverse economic cycles.

Our business can be affected by cyclical factors such as inflation, currency exchange rates, global energy policy and costs, regulatory
policies (including tariffs), global market conditions and economic downturns in specific industries.  Certain sales are sensitive to the 
level of activity in the agricultural, mining, automotive and housing industries.  Therefore, substantial changes could adversely affect 
our operating results, liquidity, financial condition and capital resources. 

Weather conditions adversely affect our business.

The products (primarily agricultural) produced and sold by us have been in the past, and could be in the future, materially affected by
adverse  weather  conditions  (such  as  excessive  rain  or  drought)  in  the  primary  markets  for  our  fertilizer  and  related  agricultural
products.  In addition, weather can cause an interruption to the operations of our chemical facilities.  Many scientists have concluded 
that  increasing  concentrations  of  greenhouse  gases  in  the  Earth’s  atmosphere  may  produce  climate  changes  that  have  significant 
physical  effects,  such  as  increased  frequency  and  severity  of  storms,  droughts  and  floods  and  other  climatic  events.  These  climate 
changes  might  also  occur  as  the  result  of  other  phenomena  that  human  activity  is  unable  to  influence,  including  changes  in  solar 
activity and volcanic activity.  Regardless of the cause, if any of these unusual weather events occur during the primary seasons for 
sales of our agricultural products (March-June and September-November), this could have a material adverse effect on our agricultural
sales and our financial condition and results of operations.

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There is intense competition in the markets we serve.

Substantially  all  of  the  markets  in  which  we  participate  are  highly  competitive  with  respect  to  product  quality,  price,  distribution,
service,  and  reliability.    We  compete  with  many  companies,  domestic  and  foreign,  that  have  greater  financial,  marketing  and  other 
resources.  Competitive factors could require us to reduce prices or increase spending on product development, marketing and sales,
which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition.

We compete with many U.S. producers and producers in other countries, including state-owned and government-subsidized entities.  
Some  competitors  have  greater  total  resources  and  are  less  dependent  on  earnings  from  chemical  sales,  which  make  them  less 
vulnerable  to  industry  downturns  and  better  positioned  to  pursue  new  expansion  and  development  opportunities.    Our  competitive 
position  could  suffer  to  the  extent  we  are  not  able  to  expand  our  own  resources  sufficiently  either  through  investments  in  new  or 
existing operations or through acquisitions, joint ventures or partnerships.  An inability to compete successfully could result in the loss
of customers, which could adversely affect our sales and profitability.

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A substantial portion of our sales is dependent upon a limited number of customers.

For  2019,  ten  customers  accounted  for  approximately  47%  of  our  consolidated  net  sales.    The  loss  of,  or  a  material  reduction  in
purchase levels by, one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our business and our results of operations,
financial condition and liquidity if we are unable to replace a customer with other sales on substantially similar terms. 

A change in the volume of products that our customers purchase on a forward basis, or the percentage of our sales volume 
that  is  sold  to  our  customers  on  a  forward  basis,  could  increase  our  exposure  to  fluctuations  in  our  profit  margins  and 
materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We  offer  our  customers  from  time-to-time,  the  opportunity  to  purchase  products  from  us  on  a  forward  basis  at  prices  and  deliveryrr
dates we propose. Under our forward sales programs, customers generally make an initial cash down payment at the time of order and 
pay the remaining portion of the contract sales under their usual invoice terms when the performance obligation is satisfied. Forward 
sales improve our liquidity due to the cash payments received from customers in advance of shipment of the product and allow us to
improve our production scheduling and planning and the utilization of our manufacturing and distribution assets.  Any cash payments 
received  in  advance  from  customers  in  connection  with  forward  sales  are  reflected  on  our  consolidated  balance  sheets  as  a  current 
liability  until  the  related  performance  obligations  are  satisfied,  which  can  take  up  to  several  months.      We  believe  the  ability  to
purchase products on a forward basis is most appealing to our customers during periods of generally increasing prices for nitrogen
fertilizers. Our customers may be less willing or even unwilling to purchase products on a forward basis during periods of generally
decreasing or stable prices or during periods of relatively high fertilizer prices due to the expectation of lower prices in the future or 
limited capital resources. In periods of rising fertilizer prices, selling our nitrogen fertilizers on a forward basis may result in lower 
profit margins than if we had not sold fertilizer on a forward basis. Conversely, in periods of declining fertilizer prices, selling our 
nitrogen  fertilizers  on  a  forward  basis  may  result  in  higher  profit  margins  than  if  we  had  not  sold  fertilizer  on  a  forward  basis.  In
addition, fixing the selling prices of our products, often months in advance of their ultimate delivery to customers, typically causes our 
reported selling prices and margins to differ from spot market prices and margins available at the time the performance obligation is 
satisfied.

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Cost and the lack of availability of raw materials could materially affect our profitability and liquidity.

Our  sales  and  profits  are  heavily  affected  by  the  costs  and  availability  of  primary  raw  materials.    These  primary  raw  materials  are
subject to considerable price volatility.  Historically, when there have been rapid increases in the cost of these primary raw materials, 
we have sometimes been unable to timely increase our sales prices to cover all of the higher costs incurred.  While we periodically
enter into futures/forward contracts to economically hedge against price increases in certain of these raw materials, there can be no
assurance that we will effectively manage against price fluctuations in those raw materials.

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Natural gas represents the primary raw material feedstock in the production of most of our chemical products.  Although we enter into
contracts with certain customers that provide for the pass-through of raw material costs, we have a substantial amount of sales that do
not provide for the pass-through of raw material costs.  Also, the spot sales prices of our agricultural products may not correlate to the 
cost  of  natural  gas  but  rather  reflect  market  conditions  for  similar  and  competing  nitrogen  sources.    This  lack  of  correlation can
compromise our ability to recover our full cost to produce the products in this market.  As a result, in the future, we may not be able to 
pass along to all of our customers the full amount of any increases in raw material costs.  Future price fluctuations in our raw materials
may have an adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.

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Additionally, we depend on certain vendors to deliver natural gas and other key components that are required in the production of our 
products.  Any disruption in the supply of natural gas and other key components could result in lost production or delayed shipments. 

The price of natural gas in North America and worldwide has been volatile in recent years and has declined on average due in part to 
the development of significant natural gas reserves, including shale gas, and the rapid improvement in shale gas extraction techniques,
such  as  hydraulic  fracturing  and  horizontal  drilling.    Future  production  of  natural  gas  from  shale  formations  could  be  reduced  by
regulatory changes that restrict drilling or hydraulic fracturing or increase its cost or by reduction in oil exploration and development 
prompted by lower oil prices and resulting in production of less associated natural gas.  Additionally, increased demand for natural
gas,  particularly  in  the  Gulf  Coast  Region,  due  to  increased  industrial  demand  and  increased  natural  gas  exports  could  result  in 
increased natural gas prices. 

We have suspended in the past, and could suspend in the future, production at our chemical facilities due to, among other things, the
high  cost  or  lack  of  availability  of  natural  gas  and  other  key  components,  which  could  adversely  affect  our  competitiveness  in  the
markets we serve.  Accordingly, our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be materially affected in the future
by the lack of availability of natural gas and other key components and increase costs relating to the purchase of natural gas and other 
key components.

Our business is subject to risks involving derivatives and the risk that our hedging activities might not be effective.

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We may utilize natural gas derivatives to hedge our financial exposure to the price volatility of natural gas, the principal raw material 
used in the production of nitrogen-based products. We may use futures, financial swaps and option contracts traded in the over-the-
counter  markets  or  on  exchanges  to  hedge  our  risk.      Our  use  of  derivatives  can  result  in  volatility  in  reported  earnings  due  to  the
unrealized mark-to-market adjustments that occur from changes in the value of the derivatives that do not qualify for, or to which we
do not apply, hedge accounting. To the extent that our derivative positions lose value, we may be required to post collateral with our 
counterparties, adversely affecting our liquidity.  We have also used fixed-price, physical purchase and sales contracts to hedge our 
exposure  to  natural  gas  price  volatility.  Hedging  arrangements  are  imperfect  and  unhedged  risks  will  always  exist.  In  addition,  our 
hedging  activities  may  themselves  give  rise  to  various  risks  that  could  adversely  affect  us.  For  example,  we  are  exposed  to 
counterparty  credit  risk  when  our  derivatives  are  in  a  net  asset  position.  The  counterparties  to  our  derivatives  are  multi-national
commercial  banks,  major  financial  institutions  or  large  energy  companies.    Our  liquidity  could  be  negatively  impacted  by  a 
counterparty  default  on  settlement  of  one  or  more  of  our  derivative  financial  instruments  or  by  the  trigger  of  any  cross-default 
provisions  or  credit  support  requirements.  Additionally,  the  International  Swaps  and  Derivative  Association  master  netting 
arrangements  for  most  of  our  derivative  instruments  contain  credit-risk-related  contingent  features,  such  as  cross-default  and/or 
acceleration provisions and credit support requirements. In the event of certain defaults or a credit ratings downgrade, our counterparty 
may  request  early  termination  and  net  settlement  of  certain  derivative  trades  or  may  require  us  to  collateralize  derivatives  in a  net 
liability position.  At other times we may not utilize derivatives or derivative strategies to hedge certain risks or to reduce the financial 
exposure of price volatility. As a result, we may not prevent certain material adverse impacts that could have been mitigated through
the use of derivative strategies.

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We may not have adequate insurance.

While  we  maintain  liability,  property  and  business  interruption  insurance,  including  certain  coverage  for  environmental 
contamination, it is subject to coverage limits and policies that may exclude coverage for some types of damages.  Although the
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currently be sources from which such coverage may be obtained, the coverage may not continue to be available to us on commercially
reasonable terms or the possible types of liabilities that may be incurred by us may not be covered by our insurance.  In addition, our 
insurance carriers may not be able to meet their obligations under the policies, or the dollar amount of the liabilities may exceed our 
policy limits.  Even a partially uninsured claim, if successful and of significant magnitude, could have a material adverse effect on our 
business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

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Furthermore, we are subject to litigation for which we could be obligated to bear legal, settlement and other costs, which may be in 
excess of any available insurance coverage.  If we are required to incur all or a portion of the costs arising out of any litigation or 
investigation as a result of inadequate insurance proceeds, if any, our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity 
could  be  materially  adversely  affected.    For  further  discussion  of  our  litigation,  please  see  “Other  Pending,  Threatened  or  Settled 
Litigation” in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

Loss of key personnel could negatively affect our business.

We believe that our performance has been and will continue to be dependent upon the efforts of our principal executive officers.  We 
cannot  ensure  that  our  principal  executive  officers  will  continue  to  be  available.  Although  we  have  employment  agreements  with
certain  of  our  principal  executive  officers,  including  Mark  T.  Behrman  and  Cheryl  A.  Maguire,  we  do  not  have  employment 
agreements with all of our key personnel.  The loss of some of our principal executive officers could have a material adverse effect on 
us.    We  believe  that  our  future  success  will  depend  in  large  part  on  our  continued  ability  to  attract  and  retain  highly  skilled and 
qualified personnel.

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We are subject to collective bargaining agreements with certain employees.

Approximately 27% of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.  We may not be able to renew our collective
bargaining  agreements  on  terms  similar  to  current  terms  or  renegotiate  collective  bargaining  agreements  on  terms  acceptable  to us. 
The  prolonged  failure  to  renew  or  renegotiate  a  collective  bargaining  agreement  could  result  in  work  stoppages.    Additionally, if  a
collective  bargaining  agreement  is  negotiated  at  higher-than-anticipated  cost,  absorbing  those  costs  or  passing  them  through  to
customers in the form of higher prices may make us less competitive.

Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war, and natural disasters (such as hurricanes, pandemic health crises, etc.), 
have negatively affected and could negatively affect U.S. and foreign companies, the financial markets, the industries where we
operate, our operations and our profitability.

Terrorist attacks in the U.S and elsewhere and natural disasters (such as hurricanes or pandemic health crises) have in the past and can 
in  the  future  negatively  affect  our  operations.    We  cannot  predict  further  terrorist  attacks  and  natural  disasters  in  the  U.S.  and 
elsewhere.  These attacks or natural disasters have contributed to economic instability in the U.S. and elsewhere, and further acts of 
terrorism, violence, war or natural disasters could affect the industries where we operate, our ability to purchase raw materials, our 
business,  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition.    In  addition,  terrorist  attacks  and  natural  disasters  may  directly  affect  our 
physical facilities, especially our chemical facilities, or those of our suppliers or customers and could affect our sales, our production 
capability  and  our  ability  to  deliver  products  to  our  customers.    In  the  past,  hurricanes  affecting  the  Gulf  Coast  of  the  U.S. have
negatively affected our operations and those of our customers.  As previously noted, some scientists have concluded that increasing 
concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere may produce climate changes that have significant physical effects, such
as  increased  frequency  and  severity  of  storms,  droughts  and  floods  and  other  climatic  events.    If  any  such  effects,  whether 
anthropogenic or otherwise, were to occur in areas where we or our clients operate, they could have an adverse effect on our assets
and operations.  

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Cyber security risks could adversely affect our business operations. 

As  we  continue  to  increase  our  dependence  on  information  technologies  to  conduct  our  operations,  the  risks  associated  with  cyber 
security  also  increase.    We  rely  on  our  enterprise  resource  planning  software  (“ERP”)  and  other  information  systems,  among  other 
things, to manage our manufacturing, supply chain, accounting and financial functions.  This risk not only applies to us, but also to
third parties on whose systems we place significant reliance for the conduct of our business.  We are significantly dependent upon 
internet  connectivity  and  a  third-party  cloud  hosting  vendor.    We  have  implemented  security  procedures  and  measures  in  order  to
protect  our  information  from  being  vulnerable  to  theft,  loss,  damage  or  interruption  from  a  number  of  potential  sources  or  events. 
Although  we  believe  these  measures  and  procedures  are  appropriate,  we  may  not  have  the  resources  or  technical  sophistication  to
anticipate, prevent, or recover from rapidly evolving types of cyber-attacks.  Compromises to our information systems could have an
adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

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Our  transportation  and  distribution  activities  rely  on  third  party  providers,  which  subject  us  to  risks  and  uncertainties 
beyond our control that may adversely affect our operations.

We  rely  on  railroad,  trucking,  pipeline  and  other  transportation  service  providers  to  transport  raw  materials  to  our  manufacturing
facilities, to coordinate and deliver finished products to our storage and distribution system and our retail centers and to ship finished 
products to our customers.  These transportation operations, equipment and services are subject to various hazards, including adverse 
operating  conditions,  extreme  weather  conditions,  system  failures,  work  stoppages,  equipment  and  personnel  shortages,  delays,
accidents such as spills and derailments and other accidents and operating hazards.

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In  the  event  of  a  disruption  of  existing  transportation  or  terminaling  facilities  for  our  products  or  raw  materials,  alternative
transportation and terminaling facilities may not have sufficient capacity to fully serve all of our customers or facilities.  An extended 
interruption in the delivery of our products to our customers or the supply of natural gas, ammonia or sulfur to our production facilities
could adversely affect sales volumes and margins.

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These transportation operations, equipment and services are also subject to environmental, safety, and regulatory oversight.  Due to
concerns  related  to  accidents,  terrorism  or  increasing  concerns  regarding  transportation  of  potentially  hazardous  substances,  local, 
provincial,  state  and  federal  governments  could  implement  new  regulations  affecting  the  transportation  of  raw  materials  or  our 
finished products.  If transportation of our products is delayed or we are unable to obtain raw materials as a result of any third party’s 
failure to operate properly or the other hazards described above, or if new and more stringent regulatory requirements are implemented 
affecting transportation operations or equipment, or if there are significant increases in the cost of these services or equipment, our 
revenues and cost of operations could be adversely affected.  In addition, we may experience increases in our transportation costs, or 
changes in such costs relative to transportation costs incurred by our competitors.

Future technological innovation could affect our business.

Future technological innovation, such as the development of seeds that require less crop nutrients, or developments in the application 
of crop nutrients, if they occur, could have the potential to adversely affect the demand for our products and results of operations.

We are reliant on a limited number of key facilities.

Our nitrogen production is concentrated in four separate complexes.  The suspension of operations at any of these complexes could 
adversely  affect  our  ability  to  produce  our  products  and  fulfill  our  commitments  and  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our 
business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  Moreover, our facilities may be subject to failure of equipment that 
may be difficult to replace and could result in operational disruptions.

Potential increase of imported agricultural products.

Russia  and  Ukraine  both  have  substantial  capacity  to  produce  and  export  fertilizers.  Producers  in  these  countries  also  benefit from
below-market prices for natural gas, due to government regulation and other factors.  We have seen imports into the U.S. from those 
countries increase over the last twelve months.

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In  addition,  producers  in  China  have  substantial  capacity  to  produce  and  export  urea.    Depending  on  various  factors,  including 
prevailing  prices  from  other  exporters,  the  price  of  coal,  and  the  price  of  China’s  export  tariff,  higher  volumes  of  urea  from China 
could be imported into the U.S. at prices that could have an adverse effect on the selling prices of other nitrogen products, including
the nitrogen products we manufacture and sell.  

Current and future legislative or regulatory requirements affecting our business may result in increased costs and decreased 
revenues, cash flows and liquidity or could have other negative effects on our business.

Our business is subject to numerous health, safety, security and environmental laws and regulations.  The manufacture and distribution 
of chemical products are activities that entail health, safety and environmental risks and impose obligations under health, safety and 
environmental  laws  and  regulations,  many  of  which  provide  for  substantial  fines  and  potential  criminal  sanctions  for  violations. 
Although  we  believe  we  have  established  processes  to  monitor,  review  and  manage  our  businesses  to  comply  with  the  numerous
health, safety and environmental laws and regulations, we previously were, and in the future, may be, subject to fines, penalties and 
sanctions for violations and substantial expenditures for cleanup costs and other liabilities relating to the handling, manufacture, use, 
emission,  discharge  or  disposal  of  effluents  at  or  from  our  chemical  facilities.    Further,  a  number  of  our  chemical  facilities are
dependent  on  environmental  permits  to  operate,  the  loss  or  modification  of  which  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  their 
operations  and  our  results  of  operation  and  financial  condition.    These  operating  permits  are  subject  to  modification,  renewal and 
revocation.  In addition, third parties may contest our ability to receive or renew certain permits that we need to operate, which can
lengthen  the  application  process  or  even  prevent  us  from  obtaining  necessary  permits.    We  regularly  monitor  and  review  our 
operations,  procedures  and  policies  for  compliance  with  permits,  laws  and  regulations.    Despite  these  compliance  efforts,  risk  of 
noncompliance or permit interpretation is inherent in the operation of our business.

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There can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of future expenditures for environmental compliance or remediation, and actual
future expenditures may be different from the amounts we currently anticipate.  We try to anticipate future regulatory requirements 
that  might  be  imposed  and  plan  accordingly  to  remain  in  compliance  with  changing  environmental  laws  and  regulations  and  to 
minimize the costs of compliance.

Changes  to  the  production  equipment  at  our  chemical  facilities  that  are  required  in  order  to  comply  with  health,  safety  and 
environmental regulations may require substantial capital expenditures.

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Explosions and/or losses at other chemical facilities that we do not own (such as the April 2013 explosion in West, Texas) could also
result  in  new  or  additional  legislation  or  regulatory  changes,  particularly  relating  to  public  health,  safety  or  any  of  the  products
manufactured  and/or  sold  by  us  or  the  inability  on  the  part  of  our  customers  to  obtain  or  maintain  insurance  as  to  certain  products
manufactured and/or sold by us, which could have a negative effect on our revenues, cash flow and liquidity.

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In summary, new or changed laws and regulations or the inability of our customers to obtain or maintain insurance in connection with 
any of our chemical products could have an adverse effect on our operating results, liquidity and financial condition.

We may be required to modify or expand our operating, sales and reporting procedures and to install additional equipment in
order to comply with current and possible future government regulations.

The chemical industry in general, and producers and distributors of ammonia and AN specifically, are scrutinized by the government,
industry  and  public  on  security  issues.   Under  current  and  proposed  regulations,  we  may  be  required  to  incur  substantial  additional
costs relating to security at our chemical facilities and distribution centers, as well as in the transportation of our product
s.  These costs
could have a material effect on our results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.  The cost of such regulatory changes, if 
significant, could lead some of our customers to choose other products over ammonia and AN, which may have a significant adverse
effect on our business. 

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The “Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007” was enacted by the U.S. Congress, and subsequently the U.S. Department 
of  Homeland  Security  (“DHS”)  published  a  notice  of  proposed  rulemaking  in  2011.   This  regulation  proposes  to  require  sellers, 
buyers, their agents and transporters of solid AN and certain solid mixtures containing AN to possess a valid registration issued by 
DHS,  keep  certain  records,  report  the  theft  or  unexplained  loss  of  regulated  materials,  and  comply  with  certain  other  new
requirements.  We  and  others  affected  by  this  proposal  have  submitted  appropriate  comments  to  DHS  regarding  the  proposed 
regulation.  It is possible that DHS could significantly revise the requirements currently being proposed.  Depending on the provisions
of the final regulation to be promulgated by DHS and on our ability to pass these costs to our customers, these requirements may have 
a  negative  effect  on  the  profitability  of  our  AN  business  and  may  result  in  fewer  distributors  who  are  willing  to  handle  the 
product.  DHS has not finalized this rule, and has indicated that its next action, and the timing of such an action, is undetermined.

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On  August  1,  2013,  U.S.  President  Obama  issued  an  executive  order  addressing  the  safety  and  security  of  chemical  facilities  in
response  to  recent  incidents  involving  chemicals  such  as  the  explosion  at  West,  Texas.  The  President  directed  federal  agencies  to 
enhance existing regulations and make recommendations to the U.S. Congress to develop new laws that may affect our business.  In 
January  2016,  the  U.S.  Chemical  Safety  and  Hazard  Investigation  Board  (“CSB”)  released  its  final  report  on  the  West,  Texas 
incident.  The CSB report identifies several federal and state regulations and standards that could be strengthened to reduce the risk of 
a similar incident occurring in the future.  While the CSB does not have authority to directly regulate our business, the findings in this
report, and other activities taken in response to the West, Texas incident by federal, state, and local regulators may result in additional 
regulation of our processes and products.

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In January 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized revisions to its Risk Management Program (“RMP”).  
The revisions include new requirements for certain facilities to perform hazard analyses, third-party auditing, incident investigations
and  root  cause  analyses,  emergency  response  exercises,  and  to  publicly  share  chemical  and  process  information.    Compliance  with
many  of  the  rule’s  new  requirements  will  be  required  beginning  in  2021.    The  EPA  temporarily  delayed  the  rule’s  effective  date
however, the delay was subsequently vacated with an immediate effective date.  On December 3, 2018, the EPA published a final rule 
that  incorporates  amendments  to  the  RMP  under  40  CFR  Part  68.    However,  on  November  21,  2019,  EPA  finalized  its  Risk 
Management Program Reconsideration Rule which rescinded third-party auditing, incident investigation and root cause analysis, and 
the public sharing of specific chemical and process information.  The passage of the Reconsideration Rule has reduced the potential 
negative effect on the profitability of our AN business compared to the January 2017 RMP amendments. The Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration (“OSHA”) is likewise considering changes to its Process Safety Management standards.  In addition, DHS, thet
EPA, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives updated a joint chemical advisory on the safe storage, handling, 
and  management  of  AN.    While  these  actions  may  result  in  additional  regulatory  requirements  or  changes  to  our  operators,  it  is 
difficult to predict at this time how these and any other possible regulations, if and when adopted, will affect our business, operations,
liquidity or financial results.

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Proposed  and  existing  governmental  laws  and  regulations  relating  to  greenhouse  gas  and  other  air  emissions  may  subject 
certain of our operations and customers to significant new costs and restrictions on their operations and may reduce sales of 
our products. 

Our  chemical  manufacturing  facilities  use  significant  amounts  of  electricity,  natural  gas  and  other  raw  materials  necessary  for the 
production of their chemical products that result, or could result, in certain greenhouse gas emissions into the environment.  Federal 
and state legislatures and administrative agencies, including the EPA, are considering the scope and scale of greenhouse gas or other 
air emission regulation.  Legislation and administrative actions have been considered that would regulate greenhouse gas emissions at 
some point in the future for our facilities, and existing and possible actions have already affected certain of our customers, leading to 
closure or rate reductions of certain facilities.  

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In  response  to  findings  that  emissions  of  carbon  dioxide,  methane  and  other  greenhouse  gases  present  an  endangerment  to  public 
health and the environment, the EPA adopted regulations pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
from various sources.  For example, the EPA requires certain large stationary sources to obtain preconstruction and operating permits
for  pollutants  regulated  under  the  Prevention  of  Significant  Deterioration  and  Title  V  programs  of  the  Clean  Air  Act.    Facilities 
required to obtain preconstruction permits for such pollutants are also required to meet “best available control technology” standards 
that are being established by the states.  These regulatory requirements could adversely affect our operations and restrict or delay our 
ability to obtain air permits for new or modified sources. 

Although greenhouse gas regulation could: increase the price of the electricity and other energy sources purchased by our chemical 
facilities; increase costs for natural gas and other raw materials (such as ammonia); potentially restrict access to or the use of certain 
raw  materials  necessary  to  produce  our  chemical  products;  and  require  us  to  incur  substantial  expenditures  to  retrofit  our  chemical 
facilities  to  comply  with  the  proposed  new  laws  and  regulations  regulating  greenhouse  gas  emissions.    Federal,  state  and  local
governments may also pass laws mandating the use of alternative energy sources, such as wind power and solar energy, which may
increase the cost of energy use in certain of our chemical and other manufacturing operations.  For instance, the EPA published a rule, 
known  as  the  Clean  Power  Plan,  to  limit  greenhouse  gases  from  electric  power  plants.    The  EPA  is  currently  reviewing  the  Clean
Power Plan however, it could result in increased electricity costs due to increased requirements for use of alternative energy sources,
and a decreased demand for coal-generated electricity. 

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Laws, regulations or other issues related to climate change could have a material adverse effect on us.

If we, or other companies with which we do business become subject to laws or regulations related to climate change, it could have a
material  adverse  effect  on  us.    The  United  States  may  enact  new  laws,  regulations  and  interpretations  relating  to  climate  change,
including  potential  cap-and-trade  systems,  carbon  taxes  and  other  requirements  relating  to  reduction  of  carbon  footprints  and/or 
greenhouse gas emissions.  Other countries have enacted climate change laws and regulations and the United States has been involved 
in discussions regarding international climate change treaties.  The federal government and some of the states and localities in which 
we operate have enacted certain climate change laws and regulations and/or have begun regulating carbon footprints and greenhouse 
gas emissions.  Although these laws and regulations have not had any known material adverse effect on us to date, they could result in
substantial  costs,  including  compliance  costs,  monitoring  and  reporting  costs  and  capital.    Furthermore,  our  reputation  could  be
damaged  if  we  violate  climate  change  laws  or  regulations.    We  cannot  predict  how  future  laws  and  regulations,  or  future 
interpretations of current laws and regulations, related to climate change will affect our business, results of operations, liquidity and 
financial  condition.    Lastly,  the  potential  physical  impacts  of  climate  change  on  our  operations  are  highly  uncertain  and  would bed
particular to the geographic circumstances in areas in which we operate.  These may include changes in rainfall and storm patterns and 
intensities, water shortages and changing temperatures.  Any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on us.

q

Certain of our stockholders control a significant amount of our voting stock, and their interests could conflict with interests of 
other stockholders.

LSB  Funding  LLC  (“LSB  Funding”),  our  largest  voting  shareholder,  owned  4,069,324  shares  of  common  stock  and  one  share  of 
Series F redeemable Class C preferred stock (the “Series F Redeemable Preferred”), which has voting rights equal to 456,225 shares 
of  common  stock,  which  together  represents  approximately  15.2%  of  the  voting  power  of  our  common  stock  and  the  Series  F 
Redeemable Preferred as of December 31, 2019.

Jack  E.  Golsen  (“J.  Golsen”),  Steven  J.  Golsen  (“S.  Golsen”),  Barry  H.  Golsen  (“B.  Golsen”),  Linda  Golsen  Rappaport  (“L.
Rappaport”), Golsen Family LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Family LLC”), SBL LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability 
company  (“SBL  LLC”),  and  Golsen  Petroleum  Corp.,  an  Oklahoma  corporation  (“GPC”,  and  together  with  Messrs. J.  Golsen,  S. 
Golsen and B. Golsen, Ms. L. Rappaport, Family LLC, SBL LLC, each a “Golsen Holder” and, collectively, the “Golsen Holders”)
owned as of December 31, 2019, an aggregate of 2,185,517 shares of our common stock and 1,020,000 shares of our voting preferred 
stock  (1,000,000  of  which  shares  have  0.875  votes  per  share,  or  875,000  votes),  which  together  vote  as  a  class  and  represent 
approximately 10.2% of the voting power (prior to conversion of the shares of voting preferred) of our issued and outstanding voting
securities as of that date. The series of preferred represented by the 20,000 shares of voting preferred is convertible into an aggregate 
of 666,666 shares of our common stock.

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Pursuant to a Board Representation and Standstill Agreement entered into in connection with LSB Funding’s purchase of preferred
stock in December 2015, as amended in October 2017 and 2018, LSB Funding has the right to designate two directors on our Board,
and  the  Golsen  Holders  have  the  right  to  appoint  two  directors  on  our  Board,  subject  to  reduction  in  each  case  in  certain 
circumstances.  This is in addition to their ability to vote generally in the election of directors.  As a result, each of LSB Funding and 
the Golsen Holders have significant influence over the election of directors to our Board.

The interests of LSB Funding and the Golsen Holders may conflict with interests of other stockholders (as well as with each other).  
As a result of the voting power and board designation rights of LSB Funding and the Golsen Holders, the ability of other stockholders 
to influence our management and policies could be limited.

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We are subject to a variety of factors that could discourage other parties from attempting to acquire us. 

Our certificate of incorporation provides for a staggered Board and, except in limited circumstances, a two-thirds vote of outstanding 
voting shares to approve a merger, consolidation or sale of all, or substantially all, of our assets.  In addition, we have entered into
severance agreements with our executive officers and some of the executive officers of certain subsidiaries that provide, among other 
things, that if, within a specified period of time after the occurrence of a change in control of LSB, these officers are terminated, other 
than for cause, or the officer terminates his employment for good reason, the officer would be entitled to certain severance benefits.  
Certain of our preferred stock series and debt instruments also provide special rights in a change of control, including in some cases
the ability to be repaid in full or redeemed.

We  have  authorized  and  unissued  (including  shares  held  in  treasury)  45,726,356  shares  of  common  stock  and  4,090,231  shares  of 
preferred stock as of December 31, 2019.  These unissued shares could be used by our management to make it more difficult, and 
thereby discourage an attempt to acquire control of us.

The foregoing provisions and agreements may discourage a third-party tender offer, proxy contest, or other attempts to acquire control 
of  us  and  could  have  the  effect  of  making  it  more  difficult  to  remove  incumbent  management.    In  addition,  LSB  Funding  and  the
Golsen  Holders  have  significant  voting  power  and  rights  to  designate  board  representatives,  all  of  which  may  further  discourage  a
third-party tender offer, proxy contest, or other attempts to acquire control of us.

Delaware has adopted an anti-takeover law which, among other things, will delay for three years business combinations with acquirers 
of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of publicly-held companies (such as us), unless:

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transaction;

two-thirds of the stockholders, other than the acquirer, vote to approve the business combination after approval thereof by 
the Board; or

the  stockholders  of  the  corporation  amend  its  articles  of  incorporation  or  by-laws  electing  not  to  be  governed  by  this 
provision.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained within this report may be deemed “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act.  All statements in this
report  other  than  statements  of  historical  fact  are  Forward-Looking  Statements  that  are  subject  to  known  and  unknown  risks, 
uncertainties  and  other  factors  which  could  cause  actual  results  and  performance  of  the  Company  to  differ  materially  from  such 
statements.  The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “could” and similar expressions identify Forward-
Looking Statements.  Forward-Looking Statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to invest 
in projects that will generate best returns for our stockholders; 

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the outlook our chemical products and related markets;

the amount, timing and effect on the nitrogen market from the current nitrogen expansion projects;

the effect from the lack of non-seasonal volume;

our belief that competition is based upon service, price, location of production and distribution sites, and product quality 
and performance;

our outlook for the coal industry;

the availability of raw materials;

the result of our product and market diversification strategy;

changes in domestic fertilizer production; 

the increasing output and capacity of our existing production facilities;

on-stream rates at our production facilities;

our ability to moderate risk inherent in agricultural markets;

the sources to fund our cash needs and how this cash will be used;

the ability to enter into the additional borrowings;

the anticipated cost and timing of our capital projects;

certain costs covered under warranty provisions;

our ability to pass to our customers cost increases in the form of higher prices;

our belief as to whether we have sufficient sources for materials and components; 

annual natural gas requirements; 

compliance by our Facilities with the terms of our permits;

the costs of compliance with environmental laws, health laws, security regulations and transportation regulations;

our belief as to when Turnarounds will be performed and completed;

expenses in connection with environmental projects;

the effect of litigation and other contingencies;

the increase in interest expense;

our ability to comply with debt servicing and covenants;

our ability to meet debt maturities or redemption obligations when due; and 

our beliefs as to whether we can meet all required covenant tests for the next twelve months.

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expectations will prove to have been correct.  There are a variety of factors which could cause future outcomes to differ materially
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material changes in interest rates;

our ability to collect in a timely manner a material amount of receivables;

increased competitive pressures;

adverse effects on increases in prices of raw materials;

changes  in  federal,  state  and  local  laws  and  regulations,  especially  environmental  regulations  or  the  American 
Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or in the interpretation of such; 

changes in laws, regulations or other issues related to climate change;

releases of pollutants into the environment exceeding our permitted limits;

material increases in equipment, maintenance, operating or labor costs not presently anticipated by us;

the requirement to use internally generated funds for purposes not presently anticipated;

the inability to secure additional financing for planned capital expenditures or financing obligations due in the near future;

our substantial existing indebtedness;

material changes in the cost of natural gas and certain precious metals;

limitations due to financial covenants;

changes in competition;

the loss of any significant customer;

increases in cost to maintain internal controls over financial reporting;

changes in operating strategy or development plans;

an inability to fund the working capital and expansion of our businesses;

changes in the production efficiency of our facilities;

adverse results in our contingencies including pending litigation;

unplanned downtime at one or more of our chemical facilities;

changes in production rates at any of our chemical plants;

an inability to obtain necessary raw materials and purchased components;

material increases in cost of raw materials;

material changes in our accounting estimates;

significant problems within our production equipment;

fire or natural disasters;

an inability to obtain or retain our insurance coverage;

difficulty obtaining necessary permits;

difficulty obtaining third-party financing;

risks associated with proxy contests initiated by dissident stockholders;

changes in fertilizer production;

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adverse effects from regulatory policies, including tariffs;

volatility of natural gas prices;

weather conditions;

increases in imported agricultural products;

other factors described in the MD&A contained in this report; and

other factors described in “Risk Factors” contained in this report.

Given these uncertainties, all parties are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such Forward-Looking Statements.  We disclaim any 
obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the Forward-Looking Statements 
contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

Defined Terms 

The following is a list of terms used in this report.

ADEQ

AN

ARO

ASU

B. Golsen

- The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

- Ammonium nitrate.

- Asset retirement obligation.

- Accounting Standard Update.

- Barry H. Golsen.

Baytown Facility

- The nitric acid production facility located in Baytown, Texas.

CAO

CEO

- A consent administrative order.

- Chief Executive Officer.

Cherokee Facility

- Our chemical production facility located in Cherokee, Alabama.

Chevron

Covestro

Covestro Agreement

- Chevron Environmental Management Company.

- The party with whom our subsidiary, EDN, has entered the Covestro Agreement.

- A long-term contract that (a) allows us to pass-through most of the costs of producing the nitric 
acid that Covestro purchases, including the cost of ammonia; (b) to receive management fees for 
managing the operations and marketing nitric acid at the Baytown Facility and; (c) to receive a
portion of any carbon credits that are sold.  The term of this agreement runs until June 2021 with
options for renewal.

CVR

DD&A

DEF

DHS

EDA

EDC

EDN

- Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC.

- Depreciation, depletion and amortization.

- Diesel Exhaust Fluid.

- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

- El Dorado Ammonia L.L.C.

- El Dorado Chemical Company.

- El Dorado Nitrogen L.L.C.

El Dorado Facility

- Our chemical production facility located in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Environmental and Health 
Laws

- Numerous federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws.

ERP

EPA

Family LLC

FASB

- Enterprise Resource Planning Software.

- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

- Golsen Family LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company.

- Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Financial Covenant

- Certain springing financial covenants associated with the working capital revolver loan.

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Global

- U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

- Global Industrial, Inc., a subcontractor asserting mechanics liens for work rendered to LSB and 

EDC.

Golsen Holders

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Jack E. Golsen (“J. Golsen”), Steven J. Golsen (“S. Golsen”), Barry H. Golsen (“B. Golsen”), 
Linda Golsen Rappaport (“L. Rappaport”), Golsen Family LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability 
company  (“Family  LLC”),  SBL  LLC,  an  Oklahoma  limited  liability  company  (“SBL  LLC”), 
and  Golsen  Petroleum  Corp.,  an  Oklahoma  corporation  (“GPC,”  and  together  with  Messrs. J.
Golsen,  S.  Golsen  and  B.  Golsen,  Ms. L.  Rappaport,  Family  LLC,  SBL  LLC,  each  a  “Golsen 
Holder” and, collectively, the “Golsen Holders”).

GPC

- Golsen Petroleum Corp., an Oklahoma corporation.

Hallowell Facility

- A chemical facility previously owned by two of our subsidiaries located in Kansas.

HDAN

Interim Loan

- High density ammonium nitrate prills used in the agricultural industry.

- A loan agreement between EDC and a lender with up to $7.5 million of available borrowing for 

the construction of certain equipment.

Interim Loan Period

- The time period covered by the Interim Loan for certain equipment construction between EDC 

IRS

J. Golsen

KDHE

and a lender.

- U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

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Jack E. Golsen.

- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Koch Fertilizer

- Koch Fertilizer L.L.C.

LDAN

Leidos

- Low density ammonium nitrate prills used in the mining industry.

- Leidos Constructors L.L.C.

Liquidation Preference

- The Series E Redeemable Preferred liquidation preference of $1,000 per share plus accrued and 

unpaid dividends plus the participation rights value.

LSB

LSB Funding

MD&A

NOL

New Notes

Note

Notes

NPDES

NPK

ODEQ

OSHA

PBRS

PCC

PP&E

- LSB Industries, Inc.

- LSB Funding L.L.C.

- Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations found 

in Item 7 of this report.

- Net Operating Loss.

- The notes issued on June 21, 2019 with an interest rate of 9.625%, which mature in May 2023.

- A note in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

- The notes issued on April 28, 2018 with an interest rate of 9.625%, which mature in May 2023.

- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination.

- Compound fertilizer products which are a solid granular fertilizer product for which the nutrient 

content is a combination of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

- The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.

- Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

- Performance-based restricted stock.

- Pryor Chemical Company.

- Plant, property and equipment.

Pryor Facility

Purchaser

- Our chemical production facility located in Pryor, Oklahoma.

- LSB Funding L.L.C.

Retirement Date

- Date of retirement of Jack E. Golsen as Executive Chairman of the Board, December 31, 2017.

RFS

RMP

- Federal renewable fuel standards.

- Risk Management Program.

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SBL LLC

S. Golsen

SEC

- Restricted stock unit.

- SBL LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company.

- Steven J. Golsen.

- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Promissory Note due 
2019

Secured Promissory Note due 
2021

Secured Promissory Note due 
2023

- A secured promissory note between EDC and a lender which matures in June 2019.

- A secured promissory note between EDC and a lender which matures in March 2021.

- A secured promissory note between EDA and a lender which matures in May 2023.

Senior Secured Notes

- The Senior Secured Notes due on May 1, 2023 with a stated interest rate of 9.625%.

Series B Preferred

Series D Preferred

- The Series B 12% cumulative convertible Class C Preferred stock.

- The Series D 6% cumulative convertible Class C preferred stock.

Series E Redeemable Preferred - The  14%  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  stock  with  participating  rights  and  liquidating
distributions based on a certain number of shares of our common stock, including the amended 
terms discussed in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Series F Redeemable Preferred - The Series F Redeemable Preferred stock with one share to vote as a single class on all matters 
with our common stock equal to 456,225 shares of our common stock, including the amended 
terms discussed in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

SG&A

Tax Cut Act

- Selling, general and administrative expense.

- The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Transition Agreement

- An agreement between Jack Golsen and LSB, dated June 30, 2017.

TSR

Turnaround

UAN

U.S.

USDA

WASDE

West Fertilizer

Working Capital
Revolver Loan

2005 Agreement

2008 Plan

2016 Plan

2018 Crop

2019 Crop

2020 Crop

- Total shareholder return.

- A planned major maintenance activity.

- Urea ammonia nitrate.

- United States.

- United States Department of Agriculture.

- World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report.

- West Fertilizer Company.

- Our secured revolving credit facility.

- A death benefit agreement with Jack E. Golsen.

- The 2008 Incentive Stock Plan.

- The 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan.

- Corn crop marketing year (September 1 - August 31), which began in 2017 and ended in 2018

and primarily relates to corn planted and harvested in 2017.

- Corn crop marketing year (September 1 - August 31), which began in 2018 and ended in 2019

and primarily relates to corn planted and harvested in 2018.

- Corn crop marketing year (September 1 - August 31), which began in 2019 and will end in 2020

and primarily relates to corn planted and harvested in 2019.

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

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2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Legal Matters under Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER 
Q
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Q

,

Market Information

Our common stock is trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LXU”.  

Stockholders 

As of February 18, 2020, we had approximately 388 record holders of our common stock.  This number does not include investors 
whose ownership is recorded in the name of their brokerage company.

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Equity Compensation Plans

q

y

Discussions relating to our equity compensation plans under Item 12 of Part III are incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy 
statement which we intend to file with the SEC on or before April 29, 2020.

Sale of Unregistered Securities 

g

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities in 2019 that have not been previously reported in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q or Current Report on Form 8-K. 

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( )
ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (1) 

Selected Statement of Operations Data in Dollars:

Net sales (2)
Operating loss
Interest expense, net
Provisions (benefit) for income taxes
Loss from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes (3)
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
Income (loss) per common share attributable to
   common stockholders:

Basic:

Loss from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Net income (loss)

Diluted:

Loss from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Net income (loss)

Selected Balance Sheet Data in Dollars:

Total assets
Long-term debt, including current portion, net
Redeemable preferred stocks
Stockholders' equity

Selected Other Data in Dollars:

2019

Year ended December 31,
2018
2016
2017
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

2015

$ 365,070 $ 378,160 $ 427,504 $ 374,585 $ 437,695
(71,166)
(90,223)
7,371
30,945
(32,520)
(41,956)
(46,146)
(88,133)
11,381
200,301
112,168
(34,765)
64,760 $ (38,038)

(23,025)
43,064
1,740
(72,226)
—
(72,226)
$ (96,441) $ (102,741) $ (59,447) $

(34,091)
37,267
(40,759)
(30,293)
1,076
(29,217)

(39,091)
46,389
(20,924)
(63,417)
—
(63,417)

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$
$

$
$
$

(3.44) $
— $
(3.44) $

(3.44) $
— $
(3.44) $

(3.74) $
— $
(3.74) $

(3.74) $
— $
(3.74) $

(2.22) $
0.04 $
(2.18) $

(2.22) $
0.04 $
(2.18) $

(5.28) $
7.82 $
2.54 $

(5.28) $
7.82 $
2.54 $

(2.17)
0.50
(1.67)

(2.17)
0.50
(1.67)

$1,088,489 $1,148,333 $1,189,182 $1,270,420 $1,361,827
$ 459,044 $ 425,199 $ 409,399 $ 420,220 $ 520,422
$ 234,893 $ 202,169 $ 174,959 $ 145,029 $ 177,272
$ 247,327 $ 342,197 $ 438,196 $ 492,513 $ 421,580

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

— $

— $

— $

— $

—

(1)

The following selected consolidated financial data were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and should 
be  read  in  conjunction  with,  and  are  qualified  by  reference,  to  the  MD&A  contained  in  Item  7  of  Part  II  of  this  report.    The 
financial information presented may not be indicative of our future performance.

(2) Upon  adoption  of  ASC  606,  net  sales  for  the  years  2015  –  2017  have  not  been  adjusted  under  the  modified  retrospective 

method.
See discussion of our discontinued operations in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(3)

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ITEM  7.    MANAGEMENT’S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND  RESULTS  OF
OPERATIONS

The following MD&A should be read in conjunction with a review of the other Items included in this Form 10-K and our December 
31,  2019  consolidated  financial  statements  included  elsewhere  in  this  report.  A  reference  to  a  “Note”  relates  to  a  note  in  the 
accompanying  notes  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements.    Certain  statements  contained  in  this  MD&A  may  be  deemed  to  be 
forward-looking statements.  See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview 

General

LSB  is  headquartered  in  Oklahoma  City,  Oklahoma  and  through  its  subsidiaries,  manufactures  and  sells  chemical  products  for  the
agricultural, mining, and industrial markets.  We own and operate facilities in Cherokee, Alabama; El Dorado, Arkansas; and Pryor,
Oklahoma,  and  operate  a  facility  for  Covestro  in  Baytown,  Texas.    Our  products  are  sold  through  distributors  and  directly  to  end 
customers throughout the U.S.

Key Operating Initiatives for 2020

We believe our future results of operations and financial condition will depend significantly on our ability to successfully implement 
the following key initiatives: 

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Continued Focus on Becoming a “Best in Class” Chemical plant operator with respect to safe, reliable operations that 
produce the highest quality product. 

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We believe that high safety standards are critical and a precursor to improved plant performance.  With that in mind,
we implemented and are currently managing enhanced safety programs at our facilities that focus on improving our 
safety culture that will reduce risks and continuously improve our safety performance. 

Additionally,  over  the  last  several  years,  our  focus  has  been  on  upgrading  our  existing  maintenance  management 
system  through  technology  enhancements  and  work  processes  to  improve  our  predictive  and  preventative 
maintenance programs at our facilities.  

We have several initiatives underway that we believe will improve the overall reliability of our plants and allow us 
to produce more products for sale while lowering our cost of production. Those initiatives are focused on building 
internal  expertise  to  improve  oversight  of  external  contractors,  operating  behavior  and  procedure  enhancements 
including  operator  training,  leadership  training,  shift  change  enhancements  and  operating  and  maintenance 
procedures. 

Continue Broadening of the Distribution of our Products.  To further leverage our plants current production capacity, we
are  continuing  to  expand  the  distribution  of  our  industrial  and  mining  products  by  partnering  with  customers  to  take 
product  into  different  markets  within  the  U.S.  as  well  as  markets  outside  the  U.S.    Additionally,  during  2019,  we 
developed  a  pipeline  of  margin  enhancement  projects  including  product  loading  and  unloading  improvements,  tank 
storage and capital to facilitate guest plant opportunities which, we expect will result in improved margins on the sales of 
our products.  We expect to complete these projects over the next 12 to 18 months.

Improve  Our  Capital  Structure  and  Overall  Cost  of  Capital.    We  are  actively  seeking  ways  to  improve  our  capital 
structure and reduce our overall cost of capital.  We believe that our improved operating performance will be a benefit in
achieving those efforts.  

We may not successfully implement any or all of these initiatives.  Even if we successfully implement the initiatives, they may not 
achieve the results that we expect or desire.  

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Business Developments - 2019

Financing Transaction

g

As discussed in Note 7, in June 2019, we completed the issuance and sale of $35 million of the New Notes. The New Notes were 
issued at a price equal to 102.125% of their face value. We expect to use the net proceeds from the New Notes to fund approximately 
$20 million in anticipated capital expenditures over a 12 to 18-month period that are intended to enhance our margins as discussed 
above under “Key Operating Initiatives for 2020”.  The remaining net proceeds have been used for general corporate purposes.

Completion of Turnarounds at our El Dorado and Pryor Facilities

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During  August  2019,  we  completed  an  18-day  Turnaround  on  our  ammonia  plant  at  our  El  Dorado  Facility.    Additionally,  during
November 2019, tthe ammonia plant at our El Dorado Facility was taken out of service for 16 days in order to make adjustments th tat 
improved the ammonia plant reliability and production volume. Also, during November 2019, we completed a 28-day Turnaround on
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our sulfuric acid plant at our El Dorado Facility, which included the installation of a new sulfuric acid converter which will increase 
reliability  and  production  volume.   
During  November  2019,  we  completed  an  extensive  67-day  Turnaround  at  our  Pryor  Facility
including the installation of a new, larger urea reactor.  The next Turnarounds for these facilities are scheduled in 2021 for our Pryor 
Facility and 2022 for our El Dorado Facility.  See additional discussion below under “Items Affecting Comparability of Results.”

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Amended Ammonia Agreement

g

During October 2019, the ammonia purchase and sale agreement between El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDC”) and Koch Fertilizer 
LLC (“Koch Fertilizer”) was amended, pursuant to which Koch Fertilizer agrees to purchase, with minimum purchase requirements, a
portion of the ammonia that (a) will be produced at the El Dorado Facility and (b) that is in excess of EDC’s needs. As amended, the
term of the agreement expires in June 2022 but automatically continues for additional one-year terms unless terminated by either party 
by delivering a notice of termination at least nine months prior to the end of term in effect.

Assets Held for Sale

f

During November 2019, in conjunction with management’s review of our long-range strategy, development of the 2020 budget and 
the completion of the 2019 Turnarounds, certain long-lived assets were identified for sale and a plan to sell such assets was finalized 
by  management.    Based  on  information  obtained  from  various  potential  buyers  and  vendors  to  dissemble  the  assets,  the  carrying
amount of these assets held for sale was written down to a de minimis amount and the corresponding non-cash charge of $9.7 million
was recognized and included in other expense.  Costs to disassemble these assets, in conjunction with disposals, will be recognized as
incurred. We expect the sales of these assets, which will be sold primarily for scrap value, to be completed within one year.  

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Key Industry Factors 

Supply and Demand

Agricultural

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Sales  of  our  agricultural  products  were  approximately  52%  of  our  total  net  sales  for  2019.    The  price  at  which  our  agricultural 
products  are  ultimately  sold  depends  on  numerous  factors,  including  the  supply  and  demand  for  nitrogen  fertilizers  which,  in  turn, 
depends upon world grain demand and production levels, the cost and availability of transportation and storage, weather conditions, 
competitive pricing and the availability of imports.  Additionally, expansions or upgrades of competitors’ facilities and international 
and  domestic  political  and  economic  developments  continue  to  play  an  important  role  in  the  global  nitrogen  fertilizer  industry 
economics, including the impact from the Phase 1 trade agreement between the U.S and China.  These factors can affect, in addition to 
selling prices, the level of inventories in the market which can cause price volatility and affect product margins.

From a farmers’ perspective, the demand for fertilizer is affected by the aggregate crop planting decisions and fertilizer application 
rate  decisions  of  individual  farmers.    Individual  farmers  make  planting  decisions  based  largely  on  prospective  profitability  of af
harvest,  while  the  specific  varieties  and  amounts  of  fertilizer  they  apply  depend  on  factors  such  as  their  financial  resources,  soil 
conditions, weather patterns and the types of crops planted.

Additionally, changes in corn prices and those of soybean, cotton and wheat prices, can affect the number of acres of corn planted in a 
given year, and the number of acres planted will drive the level of nitrogen fertilizer consumption, likely effecting prices.  The USDA 
estimates corn production for the 2020 Crop at approximately 13.7 billion bushels, down 5 percent from the 2019 Crop. The average
yield  in  the  U.S.  was  estimated  at  168.0  bushels  per  acre,  8.4  bushels  below  the  2019  Crop  yield  of  176.4  bushels  per  acre.    The
following February estimates are associated with the corn market:

U.S. Area Planted (Million acres)
U.S. Yield per Acre (Bushels)
U.S. Production (Million bushels)
U.S. Ending Stocks (Million metric tons)
World Ending Stocks (Million metric tons)

2020 Crop
(2019 Harvest)
January Report (1)
89.7
168.0
13,692
48.1
296.8

2019 Crop
(2018 Harvest)
January Report (1)
88.9
176.4
14,340
56.4
320.5

Percentage
Change (2)

0.9%
(4.8%)
(4.5%)
(14.7%)
(7.4%)

2018 Crop
(2017 Harvest)
January Report (1)
90.2
176.6
14,609
54.4
341.3

Percentage
Change (3)

(0.6%)
(4.9%)
(6.3%)
(11.6%)
(13.0%)

(1)

Information  obtained  from  WASDE  reports  dated  February  11,  2020  (February  Report)  for  the  2019/2020  (“2020  Crop”),
2018/2019 (“2019 Crop”) and 2017/2018 (“2018 Crop”) corn marketing years.  The marketing year is the twelve-month period 
during which a crop normally is marketed.  For example, the marketing year for a corn crop is from September 1 of the current 
year  to  August  31  of  the  next  year.    The  marketing  year  begins  at  the  harvest  and  continues  until  just  before  harvest  of  the 
following year.

(2) Represents the percentage change between the 2020 Crop amounts compared to the 2019 Crop amounts.
(3) Represents the percentage change between the 2020 Crop amounts compared to the 2018 Crop amounts.
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On  the  supply  side,  given  the  low  price  of  natural  gas  in  North  America  over  the  last  several  years,  North  American  fertilizer 
producers  have  become  the  global  low-cost  producers  for  delivered  fertilizer  products  to  the  Midwest  U.S.    Several  years  ago,  the
market  believed  that  low  natural  gas  prices  would  continue.    That  belief,  combined  with  favorable  fertilizer  pricing,  stimulated 
investment in numerous expansions of existing nitrogen chemical facilities and the construction of new nitrogen chemical facilities.  
Following  the  expansions,  global  nitrogen  fertilizer  supply  outpaced  global  nitrogen  fertilizer  demand  causing  oversupply  in  the
global  and  North  American  markets.    In  addition,  the  new  domestic  supply  of  ammonia  and  other  fertilizer  products  changed  the 
physical flow of ammonia in North America placing pressure on nitrogen fertilizer selling prices as the new capacity was absorbed by 
the market.  More recently, ammonia pricing has been under pressure as a result of inordinately inclement weather in late 2018 and 
2019, which led to limited fertilizer application and resultant elevated ammonia inventory levels in the domestic distribution channel. 
Additionally,  UAN  prices  have  pulled  back  in  part,  to  European  anti-dumping  duties  that  were  imposed  on  imports  from  certain 
countries,  including  the  U.S  which  has  caused  imports  of  UAN  into  the  U.S.  to  increase  and  exports  from  the  U.S.  to  decrease 
increasing UAN supply in the U.S.

After a challenging 2019 for U.S. corn farmers, it is expected that final harvested acres and yields for the 2019 harvest year will be
lower than expected.  These factors have already impacted the price of corn, which has risen to its highest level since 2014.  A likely 
decline  in  the  stock-to-use  ratio  for  corn  should  lead  to  an  increase  in  planted  acres  in  the  spring  2020  planting  season.  Assuming
normal  weather  conditions,  industry  reports  currently  estimate  a  5%  increase  in  corn  acres  to  be  planted  during  2020  compared  to 
2019.

Therefore, for 2020, we expect overall stronger demand for our products somewhat tempered by continued pricing pressures on these 
products. 

Industrial

Sales of our industrial products were approximately 38% of our total net sales for 2019.  Our industrial products sales volumes are
dependent upon general economic conditions primarily in the housing, automotive, and paper industries.  According to the American
Chemistry Council, the U.S. economic indicators point to modest growth in 2020 in the U.S market we serve and export weakness duedd
to the softening global economy and trade tensions.  Our sales prices generally vary with the market price of ammonia or natura
l gas, 
as applicable, in our pricing arrangements with customers.

Miningg

Sales  of  our  mining  products  were  approximately  10%  of  our  total  net  sales  for  2019.    Our  mining  products  are  LDAN  and  AN 
solution, which are primary used as AN fuel oil and specialty emulsions for usage in the quarry and the construction industries, for 
metals mining, and to a lesser extent, for coal.  In our mining markets, our sales volumes are typically driven by changes in the overall 
North  American  consumption  levels  of  mining  products  that  can  be  impacted  by  weather.    Additionally,  recent  reduction  in  coal 
mining activities is increasing competition within the other sectors of this market.  While we believe our plants are well located to
support  the  more  stable  quarry  and  construction  industries  and  the  metals  mining  industries,  our  2019  mining  sales  volumes  were
affected by overall lower customer demand in our mining markets.  

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Farmer Economics

The  demand  for  fertilizer  is  affected  by  the  aggregate  crop  planting  decisions  and  fertilizer  application  rate  decisions  of  individual 
farmers.  Individual farmers make planting decisions based largely on prospective profitability of a harvest, while the specific varieties 
and amounts of fertilizer they apply depend on factors such as their financial resources, soil conditions, weather patterns and the types
of crops planted.

d

Natural Gas Prices

Natural gas is the primary feedstock used to produce nitrogen fertilizers at our manufacturing facilities.  In recent years, U.S. natural 
gas  reserves  have  increased  significantly  due  to,  among  other  factors,  advances  in  extracting  shale  gas,  which  has  reduced  and 
stabilized  natural  gas  prices,  providing  North  America  with  a  cost  advantage  over  certain  imports.    As  a  result,  our  competitive
position and that of other North American nitrogen fertilizer producers has been positively affected.

We historically have purchased natural gas either on the spot market, through forward purchase contracts, or a combination of both
and have used forward purchase contracts to lock in pricing for a portion of our natural gas requirements.  These forward purchase
contracts are generally either fixed-price or index-price, short-term in nature and for a fixed supply quantity.  We are able to purchase 
natural gas at competitive prices due to our connections to large distribution systems and their proximity to interstate pipeline systems. 
The following table shows the annual volume of natural gas we purchased and the average cost per MMBtu:

NNatural gas volumes (MMBtu in millions)
NNatural gas average cost per MMBtu

2019

2018

27.4
2.55

$

27.8
2.91

$

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Transportation Costs

Costs for transporting nitrogen-based products can be significant relative to their selling price.  For example, ammonia is a hazardous
gas at ambient temperatures and must be transported in specialized equipment, which is more expensive than other forms of nitrogen 
fertilizers.  In recent years, a significant amount of the ammonia consumed annually in the U.S. was imported.  Therefore, nitrogen 
fertilizers prices in the U.S. are influenced by the cost to transport product from exporting countries, giving domestic producers who
transport  shorter  distances  an  advantage.  However,  we  continue  to  evaluate  the  recent  rising  costs  of  rail  and  truck  freight 
domestically.  Additionally, the Magellan ammonia pipeline, which had an annual capacity to transport approximately 900,000 tons 
per year, most of which was produced in Oklahoma and Texas and delivered via the pipeline in the Midwest, is in the process of being
permanently shut down.   Pipeline closure began at the southern end of the pipeline in September of 2019 and is expected to continue
on the northern end of the pipeline in early 2020.   Without the pipeline in place for ammonia transport, producers will have to rely on 
other transportation venues, primarily by truck but will also include rail and barge transport of ammonia. Higher transportation costs
may impact our margins if we are not able to pass through these costs.  As a result, we continue to evaluate supply chain efficiencies
to reduce or counter the impact of higher logistics costs.

Key Operational Factors

Facility Reliability

Consistent, reliable and safe operations at our chemical plants are critical to our financial performance and results of operations.  The 
financial  effects  of  planned  downtime  at  our  plants,  including  Turnarounds,  is  mitigated  through  a  diligent  planning  process  that 
considers  the  availability  of  resources  to  perform  the  needed  maintenance  and  other  factors.    Unplanned  downtime  of  our  plants
typically results in lost contribution margin from lost sales of our products, lost fixed cost absorption from lower production of our 
products and increased costs related to repairs and maintenance.  All Turnarounds result in lost contribution margin from lost sales of 
our products, lost fixed cost absorption from lower production of our products, and increased costs related to repairs and maintenance,
which repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.  

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Our Pryor Facility completed an extensive Turnaround during 2019. The Pryor Facility will continue on a two-year Turnaround cycle 
with the next Turnaround planned for the third quarter of 2021.  At that time, we will seek to move to a three-year Turnaround cycle.

In  addition,  our  El  Dorado  Facility  completed  a  partial  Turnaround  during  2018.    The  remaining  portion  of  this  Turnaround  was 
completed during 2019.  The El Dorado Facility has moved to a three-year Turnaround cycle with the next Turnaround planned in the
third quarter of 2022.  

Our Cherokee Facility is currently on a three-year Turnaround cycle with the next Turnaround to be performed in the third quarter of 
2021.

Prepay Contracts

We use forward sales of our fertilizer products to optimize our asset utilization, planning process and production scheduling.  These 
sales  are  made  by  offering  customers  the  opportunity  to  purchase  product  on  a  forward  basis  at  prices  and  delivery  dates  that  are
agreed upon.  We use this program to varying degrees during the year depending on market conditions and our view of changing price
environments.  Fixing the selling prices of our products months in advance of their ultimate delivery to customers typically causes our 
reported selling prices and margins to differ from spot market prices and margins available at the time of shipment.

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Consolidated Results for 2019

Our consolidated net sales for 2019 were $365.1 million compared to $378.2 million for 2018.  Our consolidated operating loss was 
$39.1 million compared to $23.0 million for 2018.  The items affecting our operating results are discussed below and under “Results
of Operations.”

Items Affecting Comparability of Results 

On-Stream Rates

The on-stream rates of our plants affect our production, the absorption of fixed costs of each plant and sales of our products.  It is a 
key operating metric that we use to manage our business.  In particular, we closely monitor the on-stream rates of our ammonia plants 
as ammonia is the basic product as used to produce all upgraded products.  The on-stream rates noted below exclude Turnaround days,
when applicable.  

dd

Our average overall on-stream rate of our ammonia plants was 91% for 2019 compared to 89% for 2018. For 2020, we are targeting 
an average overall on-stream rate of 94%.

We believe that our focus on improving on-stream rates as discussed in key operating initiatives will continue to improve our overall 
on-stream rate for 2020.

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Turnaround Expense

During 2019, we incurred Turnaround costs totaling approximately $13.2 million associated with a 67-day Turnaround performed on
our plants at our Pryor Facility and a total of 46 days associated with Turnaround activity performed on our plants at our El Dorado
Facility which consisted of an 18-day Turnaround on the ammonia plant and a 28-day Turnaround on the sulfuric acid plant. 

During 2018, we incurred Turnaround costs totaling approximately $9.8 million associated with a 35-day Turnaround performed on
our plants at our Cherokee Facility and a total of 12 days associated with Turnaround activity at our El Dorado Facility.  

Selling Prices

During 2019, we experienced improved selling prices for our agricultural products compared to 2018.  Average selling prices for our 
UAN, ammonia, and HDAN increased 14%, 2% and 1%, respectively compared to 2018 average selling prices.  During the back half 
of  2019  selling  prices  began  to  decline  reflecting  a  lowering  in  the  Southern  Plains  benchmark  price  for  ammonia  resulting  from
elevated inventory levels from the inordinately inclement weather throughout the Midwest over the past year and the closure of the 
Magellan ammonia pipeline. In addition, UAN selling prices also deteriorated in the second half of 2019, as import volumes increased 
while export volumes declined due, in part, to European anti-dumping duties.  

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Our  2019  average  industrial  selling  prices  for  our  ammonia  decreased  compared  to  the  same  period  of  2018  as  a  result  of  the
aforementioned  elevated  ammonia  inventory  levels.    The  2019  average  Tampa  Ammonia  price  declined  approximately  21%  as
compared  to  the  same  period  in  2018,  which  led  to  a  decrease  in  industrial  selling  prices  as  many  of  our  industrial  contracts  are
indexed to the Tampa Ammonia benchmark price.

With  respect  to  our  outlook  for  2020,  we  expect  that  agricultural  and  industrial  pricing  will  continue  to  be  impacted  by  the 
aforementioned  factors,  impacting  the  agricultural  market  coupled  with  excess  ammonia  inventories  weighing  on  the  industrial 
market, as was the case in the second half of 2019.

Legal Fees

For 2019 and 2018, legal fees were approximately $12.8 million and $8.3 million, respectively.  The change primarily relates to fees
incurred as we pursue our claims against Leidos to recover damages and losses associated with the construction of the ammonia plant 
and other assets at our El Dorado Facility as discussed in footnote B of Note 9.  We expect to continue to incur legal fees associated 
with this matter through March 2020, the scheduled date of the trial.

Depreciation Expense

During 2019 and 2018, depreciation expense was $68.3 million and $70.3 million, respectively.  For 2018, approximately $2.0 million 
relates to accelerated depreciation at the El Dorado Facility due to the boiler tube failures caused by a power outage.

Charge Associated with Assets Held for Sale (2019 only)

As discussed above under “Business Developments – 2019”, we recognized a non-cash charge of $9.7 million associated with assets
held for sale, which amount is included in other expense. 

Interest Expense

During 2019 and 2018, interest expense was $46.4 million and $43.1 million, respectively.  The change primarily relates to our Senior 
Secured Notes as discussed in Note 7.

Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes

For 2019, the benefit for income taxes was $20.9 million compared to a provision of $1.7 million for 2018.  The resulting benefit rate 
for 2019 was 24.8% compared to an effective tax rate of 2.5% for 2018, which includes the impact from tax reform adjustments.  The 
increase  in  the  benefit  rate  is  primarily  due  to  changes  to  the  state  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  resulting  from  state  tax  law
changes  enacted  during  2019  and  due  to  federal  and  state  indefinite  lived  carryforward  benefits  that  can  be  realized  through  the
reversal  of  deferred  tax  liabilities.  The  2018  effective  tax  rate  was  impacted  by  adjustments  made  to  our  valuation  allowances 
including a reversal of approximately $2.3 million of state valuation allowance related to tax law changes. 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt (2018 only)

As the result of the financing transactions relating to the Senior Secured Notes and repurchase of the senior secured notes due 2019,
we incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $6.0 million in 2018.

Severance Benefits and Accelerated Stock-based Compensation (2018 only)

During 2018, we incurred $5.3 million associated with certain severance benefits and accelerated stock-based compensation relating to
Daniel  D.  Greenwell,  our  former  Chief  Executive  Officer  (“CEO”),  electing  not  to  renew  his  employment  agreement  in  December 
2018.  

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Recovery from a Settlement with a Vendor (2018 only)

During  2018,  we  and  a  vendor  mediated  a  settlement  relating  primarily  to  a  business  interruption  claim  caused  by  defective  work
performed by the vendor at our Pryor Facility. As a result of the settlement, the vendor paid us $4.0 million. As part of the settlement, 
we paid the vendor $0.5 million to settle $1.1 million of invoices that were held in our accounts payable. As a result, we recognized a
recovery  from  this  settlement  totaling  $4.6  million  of  which  $4.4  million  was  classified  as  a  reduction  to  cost  of  sales  (primarily
relating to our business interruption claim) and the remaining balance of $0.2 million as a reduction to PP&E.

Results of Operations

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The  following  Results  of  Operations  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  our  consolidated  financial  statements  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2019 and 2018 and accompanying notes and the discussions under “Overview” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources”
included in this MD&A.  You should carefully review and consider the information in the MD&A of our 2018 Form 10-K, filed with 
the  SEC  on  February  26,  2019,  for  an  understanding  of  our  results  of  operations  and  liquidity  discussions  and  analysis  comparing
2018 to 2017.  

We  present  the  following  information  about  our  results  of  operations.    Net  sales  to  unaffiliated  customers  are  reported  in  the
consolidated financial statements and gross profit represents net sales less cost of sales.  Net sales are reported on a gross basis with
the cost of freight being recorded in cost of sales.

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Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2018

,

,

The following table contains certain financial information:

NNet sales:

Industrial and mining products

Total net sales

(1)

Industrial and mining products (1)

Adjusted gross profit by market (1)

Depreciation and amortization (2)
Turnaround expense
Total gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expense
Other expense (income), net

Operating loss

Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
NNon-operating other income, net
Provision (benefit) for income taxes

Net loss

Property, plant and equipment expenditures

(3)

2019

2018

Change

(Dollars In Thousands)

Percentage
Change

$

$

$

$

$

187,641
177,429
365,070

28,453
58,005
86,458
(68,263)
(13,210)
4,985
34,172
9,904
(39,091)
46,389
—
(1,139)
(20,924)
(63,417)

$

$

$

$

187,164
190,996
378,160

21,406
74,381
95,787
(70,184)
(9,768)
15,835
40,811
(1,951)
(23,025)
43,064
5,951
(1,554)
1,740
(72,226)

$

$

$

$

477
(13,567)
(13,090)

7,047
(16,376)
(9,329)
1,921
(3,442)
(10,850)
(6,639)
11,855
(16,066)
3,325
(5,951)
415
(22,664)
8,809

1.4%

4.2%

36,081

$

37,050

$

(2.8)%
(969)

0%
(7)%
(3)%

33%
(22)%
(10)%
(3)%
35%
(69)%
(16)%

(70)%
8%

12%

(3)%

(1)
(2)
(3)

Represents a non-GAAP measure since the amount excludes depreciation, amortization and Turnaround expenses.
Represents amount classified as cost of sales.
As a percentage of total net sales. 

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The following table provides certain financial information by market (dollars in thousands):

NNet sales
Adjusted gross profit by market (1)
Adjusted gross profit percentage
   by market (2)

2019

2018

Change

Agricultural
Products
$ 187,641
28,453
$

Industrial
and
Mining
Products
$ 177,429
58,005
$

Agricultural
Products
$ 187,164
21,406
$

Industrial
and
Mining
Products
$ 190,996
74,381
$

Agricultural
Products

$
$

477
7,047

Industrial
and
Mining
Products
$ (13,567)
$ (16,376)

15.2%

32.7%

11.4%

38.9%

3.8%

(6.2)%

(1)

(2)

Represents a non-GAAP measure since the amount excludes depreciation, amortization and Turnaround expenses.  See reconciliation included 
in the financial information table above.
As a percentage of the respective net sales.

The following tables provide key sales metrics for the agricultural products:

)
Product (tons sold)
(
UAN
HDAN
Ammonia
Other

Total

)
Gross Average Selling Prices (price per ton)
g

(p

p

g

UAN
HDAN
Ammonia

2019

2018

Change

Percentage
Change

359,905
277,820
83,924
19,655
741,304

400,054
284,433
82,586
23,422
790,495

(40,149)
(6,613)
1,338
(3,767)
(49,191)

2019

2018

Change

$
$
$

200
266
324

$
$
$

176
264
319

$
$
$

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2
5

With respect to sales of industrial products, the following tables indicate key operating metrics of our major products: 

Product (tons sold)
)
(
Ammonia
Nitric Acid
Other Industrial Products

Total

2019

2018

Change

275,253
99,544
35,107
409,904

238,520
110,975
32,110
381,605

36,733
(11,431)
2,997
28,299

$

248

$

313

$

(65)

With respect to sales of mining products, the following tables indicate key operating metrics of our major products: 

)
Product (tons sold)
(

LDAN/HDAN/AN Solution

2019

151,935

2018

163,308

Change

(11,373)

Percentage
Change

(7)%

Net Sales

•

•

Agricultural products sales were slightly higher primarily from improved selling prices for all of our agricultural products
in conjunction with improved sales volumes for ammonia.  This improvement was partially offset by lower sales volumes 
of UAN and HDAN resulting from unfavorable weather conditions in the markets we serve compared to 2018, as well as 
an extensive 67-day turnaround at our Pryor Facility which was completed in November of 2019.

Industrial acids and other industrial chemical products sales decreased primarily from lower selling prices due to lower 
Tampa  ammonia  benchmark  pricing  along  with  lower  sales  volumes  for  nitric  acid  due  to  certain  spot  sales  made  to  a 
customer during 2018 to meet their demand caused by a disruption of their plant operations. This decline was partially 
offset by improved sales volumes for ammonia from improved on-stream rates during 2019 allowing for the sale of more
product.  The  average  Tampa  ammonia  pricing  was  approximately  $65  per  ton  lower  compared  to  2018  as  discussed 
below.

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(10)%
(2)%
2%
(16)%
(6)%

Percentage
Change

14%
1%
2%

Percentage
Change

15%
(10)%
9%
7%

(21)%

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Mining products sales decreased primarily as the result of overall lower sales volume and selling prices for our mining 
products.  This  decline  is  primarily  driven  by  lower  customer  demand  as  the  overall  coal  market  conditions  remain 
suppressed in conjunction with competitive pressures in our marketing region.

Gross Profit

As noted in the tables above, we recognized a gross profit $5.0 million for 2019 compared to $15.8 million for 2018, or a decrease of 
approximately $10.8 million.  Overall, our gross profit percentage decreased to 1.4% for 2019 compared to 4.2% for 2018. 

Our agricultural products adjusted gross profit percentage increased to 15% for 2019 from 11% for 2018 due primarily to increased 
selling prices for all of our agricultural products along with improved production and sales volumes for ammonia, partially offset by
lower UAN and HDAN sales volumes as discussed above.

Industrial  and  mining  products  adjusted  gross  profit  percentage  declined  for  2019  to  33%  from  39%  for  2018  primarily  driven  by
lower overall Tampa ammonia pricing, which averaged approximately $248 per metric ton during 2019 compared to approximately
$313 per metric ton for 2018 driven by a poor weather negatively impacting the 2018 fall and the 2019 spring and fall application 
seasons in the U.S. agricultural markets, combined with weather impacting the movement of ammonia from the Gulf region, which 
caused  a  build-up  of  ammonia  inventory  across  the  distribution  channel,  resulting  in  downward  pressure  on  Tampa  ammonia 
benchmark pricing and Gulf ammonia in general. 

The net negative effect on gross profit from sales activity discussed above was partially offset by approximately $9.9 million in lower 
natural gas costs per MMBtu, approximately $1.9 million decline in depreciation expense, and improved cost absorption from higher 
overall  plant  on-stream  rates  partially  offset  by  approximately  $3.4  million  increase  in  turnaround  costs  and  approximately  $1.0
million of higher freight costs incurred to move product for storage as a result of the delay in the spring application season.

Also,  as  discussed  above  under  “Items  Affecting  Comparability  of  Results-Recovery  from  a  Settlement  with  a  Vendor”,  our  2018 
gross profit included a recovery from a settlement with a vendor of $4.4 million classified as a reduction to cost of sales (primarily 
relating to our business interruption claim).

Selling, General and Administrative 

g,

Our SG&A expenses were $34.2 million for 2019, a decrease of $6.6 million compared to 2018, of which $5.3 million was associated 
with  severance  benefits  and  accelerated  stock-based  compensation  recognized  in  2018  relating  to  our  former  CEO  electing  not  to 
renew his employment agreement in December 2018.  Excluding this impact, SG&A expenses decreased $1.3 million primarily driven 
by  a  $5.0  million  reduction  in  compensation-related  costs  and  $0.9  million  reduction  in  insurance  and  other  miscellaneous  items
partially offset by a $4.6 million increase in professional fees, including legal fees associated with the legal matter discussed above
under “Items Affecting Comparability of Results-Legal”. 

Other Expense (Income), net

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(

Other  expense  for  2019  was  $9.9  million  primarily  relating  to  a  non-cash  charge  associated  with  assets  held  for  sale  discussed above
under “Business Developments-2019.”  Other income for 2018 was $2.0 million primarily relating to the sales of certain non-core assets 
(primarily consisting of real estate).

Interest Expense, net

p

,

Interest expense for 2019 was $46.4 million compared to $43.1 million for 2018.  The net increase relates primarily to interest expense 
associated  with  the  Notes  issued  in  April  2018  and  the  New  Notes  issued  in  June  2019  partially  offset  by  $0.9  million  of  debt 
modification fees incurred in 2018. 

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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

g

During  2018,  we  incurred  a  loss  on  extinguishment  of  debt  of  approximately  $6.0  million  relating  to  the  repurchase  of  the  senior 
secured notes that were scheduled to mature in 2019.

)
Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes

(

The benefit for income taxes for 2019 was $20.9 million compared to a provision of $1.7 million for 2018.  The resulting benefit rate 
for 2019 was 24.8% compared to an effective tax rate of 2.5% for 2018 including the impact of tax reform adjustments.  The increase 
in the benefit rate is primarily due to changes to the state deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from state tax law changes enacted 
during 2019 and due to federal and state indefinite lived carryforward benefits that can be realized through the reversal of deferred tax 
liabilities.    The  2018  effective  tax  rate  was  impacted  by  adjustments  made  to  our  valuation  allowances  during  2018  including  a
reversal of approximately $2.3 million of state valuation allowance related to tax law changes.  Also, see discussion in Note 8.  

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Q

The following table summarizes our continuing cash flow activities for 2019 and 2018:

NNet cash flows from operating activities

NNet cash flows from investing activities

NNet cash flows from financing activities

2019

2018

Change

(In Thousands)

2,099

$

17,622

$ (15,523)

(35,925) $

(25,740) $ (10,185)

30,569

$

547

$ 30,022

$

$

$

Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities

p

g

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.1 million for 2019 compared to $17.6 million for 2018, a decrease of $15.5 million.  

For  2019,  net  cash  provided  is  the  result  of  a  net  loss  of  $63.4  million  plus  adjustments  of  $69.6  million  for  depreciation  and
amortization of PP&E, non-cash charge of $9.7 million associated assets held for sale, and other adjustments of $5.7 million less an
adjustment  of  $20.9  million  for  deferred  taxes  and  net  cash  provided  of  approximately  $1.4  million  primarily  from  our  working 
capital.   

For 2018, net cash provided is the result of a net loss of $72.2 million plus adjustments of $70.3 million for depreciation, depletion 
and amortization of PP&E, $8.4 million for stock-based compensation, $6.0 million for a loss on extinguishment of debt, $1.8 million
for  deferred  taxes  and  other  adjustments  totaling  approximately  $2.8  million  and  net  cash  provided  of  approximately  $0.5  million
primarily from our working capital including an increase in inventories and accounts payables and a decrease in accrued interest.

Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities

g

Net cash used by investing activities was $35.9 million for 2019 compared to $25.7 million for 2018, a change of $10.2 million.  

For 2019, net cash used relates primarily to expenditures for PP&E.

For 2018, net cash used is the result of $37.1 million on expenditures for PP&E partially offset by $6.7 million from net proceeds from 
the sale of PP&E, $2.7 million representing the remaining proceeds from an indemnity escrow account associated with the sale of our 
former Climate Control business in 2016 and approximately $2.0 million relating to a recovery from a property insurance claim and 
other investing activities.

f

Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities

g

Net cash provided by financing activities was $30.6 million for 2019 compared to $0.5 million for 2018, a change of approximately
$30.0 million. 

For 2019, net cash provided primarily consists of net proceeds of $35.1 million from the New Notes, net proceeds of $7.5 million, net 
of payments, from other long-term debt and insurance premium short-term financing partially offset by net payments of $10 million 
on the Working Capital Revolver Loan, and payments of $2.0 million for other financing activities.

For 2018, net cash provided consists of net proceeds of $390.5 million from the Notes, $10.9 million from insurance premium short-
term financing, and $10.0 million from our Working Capital Revolver Loan partially offset by $375 million repayment of the senior 
secured notes due 2019, payments of $20.0 million on other long-term debt and short-term financing, payments of $11.0 million for 
debt related costs, payments of $2.8 million of fees associated with the modification of terms of our Series E Redeemable Preferred 
and approximately $2.1 million of other financing activities. 

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Capitalization 

p

The following is our total current cash, long-term debt, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders’ equity:

Cash and cash equivalents
Revolving credit facility and long-term debt:

Working Capital Revolver Loan
Senior Secured Notes due 2023
Secured Promissory Note due 2021
Secured Promissory Note due 2023
Secured Financing (1)
Secured Loan Agreement
Other
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
Total long-term debt, including current portion, net
Series E and F redeemable preferred stock (2)
Total stockholders' equity

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Millions)
22.8

$

—
435.0
4.7
12.7
13.5
5.2
0.2
(12.3)
459.0
234.9
247.3

$
$
$

26.0

10.0
400.0
8.1
14.7
7.2
—
0.2
(15.0)
425.2
202.2
342.2

$

$
$
$

(1) A portion of the proceeds from the Secured Financing due in 2023 was used to pay off the secured financing due in 2019.
(2)

Liquidation preference of $242.8 million as of December 31, 2019.

We  currently  have  a  revolving  credit  facility,  our  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan,  with  a  borrowing  base  of  $75  million.    As  of 
December 31, 2019, our Working Capital Revolver Loan was undrawn and had approximately $42.1 million of availability.

We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $25 million to $30 million for 2020, which includes approximately $5 million ton
$10  million  for  margin  enhancement  projects.    The  remaining  capital  spending  is  planned  for  reliability  and  maintenance  capital
projects.

We  believe  that  the  combination  of  our  cash  on  hand,  the  availability  on  our  revolving  credit  facility,  and  our  cash  flow  from
operations will be sufficient to fund our anticipated liquidity needs for the next twelve months.  

Compliance with Long - Term Debt Covenants

As discussed below under “Loan Agreements,” the Working Capital Revolver Loan requires, among other things, that we meet certain 
financial covenants.  The Working Capital Revolver Loan does not include financial covenant requirements unless a defined covenant 
trigger event has occurred and is continuing.  As of December 31, 2019, no trigger event had occurred.

Loan Agreements and Redeemable Preferred Stock

g

Senior Secured Notes due 2023 - LSB has $435 million aggregate principal amount of the 9.625% Senior Secured Notes currently
outstanding, including the $35 million associated with the New Notes as discussed in footnote (B) of Note 7. Interest is to be paid 
semiannually on May 1st and November 1st, maturing May 1, 2023. As a result of the financing transactions, our interest expense has
increased as compared to 2018. 

Secured Promissory Note due 2021 – EDC is party to a secured promissory note due in March 2021.  This promissory note bears
interest at the annual rate of 5.25%.  Principal and interest are payable in monthly installments.  

Secured Promissory Note due 2023 - EDA is party to a secured promissory note due in May 2023. Principal and interest are payable 
in equal monthly installments with a final balloon payment of approximately $6.1 million. This promissory note bears interest at a rate 
that is based on the monthly LIBOR rate plus a base rate for a current total rate of 6.03%.   

Secured Loan Agreement - EDC entered into a $15 million secured financing arrangement with an affiliate of LSB Funding L.L.C.
(“LSB Funding”) in May 2019 with a current interest rate of 8.76%. Beginning in June 2019, principal and interest are payable in 48
equal monthly installments with a final balloon payment of approximately $3 million due on June 1, 2023. This financing arrangement 
is secured by the cogeneration facility equipment and is guaranteed by LSB. During 2019, EDC entered into a secured loan agreement 
with an affiliate of LSB Funding. Under the terms of the agreement, EDC has up to $7.5 million of available borrowings (the “Interim 
Loan”) during the construction of a new sulfuric acid converter (the “Interim Loan Period), subject to certain conditions. During the
Interim  Loan  Period,  interest  only  is  payable  in  monthly  installments.  The  Interim  Loan  will  be  replaced  by  a  term  loan  in  2020. 
Principal and interest will be payable in 60 equal monthly installments under the term loan.

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Working Capital Revolver Loan - At December 31, 2019, the Working Capital Revolver Loan was undrawn and the net credit available 
for  borrowings  under  our  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan  was  approximately  $42.1  million,  based  on  our  eligible  collateral,  less
outstanding standby letters of credit as of that date.  Also see discussion above under “Compliance with Long-Term Debt Covenants.

Redemption  of  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  –  At  December  31,  2019,  there  were  139,768  outstanding  shares  of  Series  E 
Redeemable Preferred and the aggregate liquidation preference (par value plus accrued dividends) was $242.8 million.

At any time on or after October  25,  2023, each Series E holder has the right to elect to have such holder’s shares redeemed by us at a 
redemption price per share equal to the liquidation preference per share of $1,000 plus accrued and unpaid dividends plus the participation 
rights value (the “Liquidation Preference”).  Additionally, at our option, we may redeem the Series E Redeemable Preferred at any time at a 
redemption  price  per  share  equal  to  the  Liquidation  Preference  of  such  share  as  of  the  redemption  date.  Lastly,  with  receipt  of (i)  prior 
consent  of  the  electing  Series  E  holder  or  a  majority  of  shares  of  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  and  (ii)  all  other  required  approvals, 
including under any principal U.S. securities exchange on which our common stock is then listed for trading, we can redeem the Series E 
Redeemable  Preferred  by  the  issuance  of  shares  of  common  stock  having  an  aggregate  common  stock  price  equal  to  the  amount  of  the 
aggregate Liquidation Preference of such shares being redeemed in shares of common stock in lieu of cash at the redemption date. 

aa

f

In  the  event  of  liquidation,  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  is  entitled  to  receive  its  Liquidation  Preference  before  any  such 
distribution of assets or proceeds is made to or set aside for the holders of our common stock and any other junior stock. In the event 
of  a  change  of  control,  we  must  make  an  offer  to  purchase  all  of  the  shares  of  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  outstanding  at  the
Liquidation Preference.

Since  carrying  values  of  the  redeemable  preferred  stocks  are  being  increased  by  periodic  accretions  (including  the  amount  for 
dividends earned but not yet declared or paid) using the interest method so that the carrying amount will equal the redemption value as 
of October 25, 2023, the earliest possible redemption date by the holder, this accretion has and will continue to affect income (loss) 
per common share. However, this accretion will change if the expected redemption date changes.

Also, see discussion in Note 10.

Capital Expenditures – 2019

For  2019,  capital  expenditures  relating  to  PP&E  were  $36.1  million,  which  expenditures  include  approximately  $2.0  million
associated with maintaining compliance with environmental laws, regulations and guidelines.  Approximately $5.2 million related tod
the new sulfuric acid converter, which was financed, and the remaining capital expenditures were primarily funded with cash. 

See discussion above under “Capitalization” for our expected annual capital expenditures for 2020.

Expenses Associated with Environmental Regulatory Compliance

We  are  subject  to  specific  federal  and  state  environmental  compliance  laws,  regulations  and  guidelines.    As  a  result,  we  incurred 
expenses of $4.9 million in 2019 in connection with environmental projects.  For 2020, we expect to incur expenses ranging from $4.5 
million to $5.0 million in connection with additional environmental projects.  However, it is possible that the actual costs could be 
significantly different than our estimates. 

m

Dividends 

We have not paid cash dividends on our outstanding common stock in many years, and we do not currently anticipate paying cash
dividends on our outstanding common stock in the near future.  

Dividends on the Series E Redeemable Preferred are cumulative and payable semi-annually (May 1 and November 1) in arrears at the
current annual rate of 14% of the liquidation value of $1,000 per share, but such annual rate will increase beginning on April 25, 2021
as  discussed  in  Note  10.  Each  share  of  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  is  entitled  to  receive  a  semi-annual  dividend,  only  when 
declared by our Board. In addition, dividends in arrears at the dividend date, until paid, shall compound additional dividends at the
current  annual  rate  of  14%,  but  such  annual  rate  will  increase  beginning  on  April  25,  2021.  The  current  semi-annual  compounded 
dividend is approximately $118.87 per share for the current aggregate semi-annual dividend of $16.6 million.  We also must declare a
dividend on the Series E Redeemable Preferred on a pro rata basis with our common stock. As long as the Purchaser holds at least 
10% of the Series E Redeemable Preferred, we may not declare dividends on our common stock and other preferred stocks unless and 
until dividends have been declared and paid on the Series E Redeemable Preferred for the then current dividend period in cash.  As of 
December 31, 2019, the amount of accumulated dividends on the Series E Redeemable Preferred was approximately $103.0 million.

Dividends on the Series D 6% cumulative convertible Class C preferred stock (the “Series D Preferred”) and Series B 12% cumulative 
convertible Class C Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred”) are payable annually, only when declared by our Board, as follows:

•

•

$0.06 per share on our outstanding non-redeemable Series D Preferred for an aggregate dividend of $60,000, and

$12.00 per share on our outstanding non-redeemable Series B Preferred for an aggregate dividend of $240,000.

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As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  amount  of  accumulated  dividends  on  the  Series  D  Preferred  and  Series  B  Preferred  totaled 
approximately $1.3 million. All shares of the Series D Preferred and Series B Preferred are owned by the Golsen Holders.  There are
no optional or mandatory redemption rights with respect to the Series B Preferred or Series D Preferred.

Seasonalityy

We believe fertilizer products sold to the agricultural industry are seasonal while sales into the industrial and mining sectors generally 
are  less  susceptible.    The  selling  seasons  for  agricultural  products  are  primarily  during  the  spring  and  fall  planting  seasons,  which
typically  extend  from  March  through  June  and  from  September  through  November  in  the  geographical  markets  we  distribute  the
majority of our agricultural products.  As a result, we typically increase our inventory of fertilizer products prior to the beginning of 
each planting season in order to meet the demand for our products.  In addition, the amount and timing of sales to the agricultural
markets depend upon weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control.

tt

Performance and Payment Bonds 

y

We are contingently liable to sureties in respect of insurance bonds issued by the sureties in connection with certain contracts entered 
into by subsidiaries in the normal course of business.  These insurance bonds primarily represent guarantees of future performance of 
our subsidiaries.  As of December 31, 2019, we have agreed to indemnify the sureties for payments, up to $10 million, made by them 
in respect of such bonds.  All of these insurance bonds are expected to expire or be renewed in 2020.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

g

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Notes 1 and 2 for recently adopted and issued accounting standards.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 

g

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of 
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and disclosures of contingencies and fair values.  It is reasonably possible that the estimates 
and  assumptions  utilized  as  of  December  31,  2019,  could  change  in  the  near  term.    The  more  critical  areas  of  financial  reporting 
affected by management's judgment, estimates and assumptions include the following: 

Contingencies – Certain conditions may exist which may result in a loss, but which will only be resolved when future events occur. 
We and our legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.  If the 
assessment  of  a  contingency  indicates  that  it  is  probable  that  a  loss  has  been  incurred,  we  would  accrue  for  such  contingent  losses 
when such losses can be reasonably estimated.  If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable 
but reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the 
range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.  Estimates of potential legal fees and other directly related 
costs associated with contingencies are not accrued but rather are expensed as incurred.  Loss contingency liabilities are included in
current  and  noncurrent  accrued  and  other  liabilities  and  are  based  on  current  estimates  that  may  be  revised  in  the  near  term.  In
addition, we recognize contingent gains when such gains are realized or realizable and earned.  

We are involved in various legal matters that require management to make estimates and assumptions, including costs relating to the 
lawsuit styled City of West, Texas v CF Industries, Inc., et al, discussed under “Other Pending, Threatened or Settled Litigation” of 
Note 9. 

It is reasonably possible that the actual costs could be significantly different than our estimates.   

Regulatory Compliance – As discussed under “Environmental, Health and Safety Matters” in Item 1 of this report, we are subject to 
specific federal and state regulatory compliance laws and guidelines.  We have developed policies and procedures related to regulatory
compliance.  We must continually monitor whether we have maintained compliance with such laws and regulations and the operating
implications, if any, and amount of penalties, fines and assessments that may result from noncompliance.  We will also be obligated to 
manage  certain  discharge  water  outlets  and  monitor  groundwater  contaminants  at  our  chemical  facilities  should  we  discontinue  the
operations of a facility.  However, certain conditions exist which may result in a loss, but which will only be resolved when future 
events occur relating to these matters.  We are involved in various environmental matters that require management to make estimates 
and assumptions, including our current inability to develop a meaningful and reliable estimate (or range of estimate) as to the costs 
relating to a corrective action study work plan approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (“KDHE”) discussed 
under footnote 3 – Other Environmental Matters of Note 9.  At December 31, 2019 and 2018, liabilities totaling $0.2 million for both 
periods have been accrued relating to these issues as discussed.  This liability is included in current accrued and other liabilities and is
based on current estimates that may be revised in the near term.  At the time that cost estimates for any corrective action are received, 
we  will  adjust  our  accrual  accordingly.    It  is  reasonably  possible  that  the  adjustment  to  the  accrual  and  the  actual  costs  could  be
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carrying amounts of the assets or fair values less costs to sell.  During 2019, in conjunction with management’s review of our long-
range strategy, development of the 2020 budget and the completion of the 2019 Turnarounds, certain non-core long-lived assets were
identified and authorized to be sold. As a result, these assets were classified as assets held for sale.  Because the estimated costs to sell 
these assets (primarily to dismantle) exceeds the estimated fair values, the carrying amount of these assets were written down to a de 
minimis  amount  and  a  non-cash  charge  of  approximately  $9.7  million  was  recognized  and  classified  as  other  expense.  We  expect 
these assets to be sold in 2020. At December 31, 2018, we had no long-lived assets classified as held for sale.

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Income  Tax  –  As  discussed  under  “Income  Taxes”  in  Note  1  and  in  Note  8,  income  taxes  are  accounted  for  under  the  asset  and 
liability method.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the 
years in which those differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  We establish valuation allowances if we believe it is more-
likely-than-not that some or all of deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Significant judgment is applied in evaluating the need for 
and the magnitude of appropriate valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.  At December 31, 2019 and 2018, our valuation 
allowance on deferred tax assets was $51.6 million and $45.6 million, respectively.

Redeemable Preferred Stocks – In December 2015, we issued the Series E and F Redeemable Preferred. The redeemable preferred 
stocks are redeemable outside of our control and are classified as temporary/mezzanine equity on our consolidated balance sheet.  In 
addition, certain embedded features (the “embedded derivative”) included in the Series E Redeemable Preferred required bifurcation
and are classified as derivative liabilities. 

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Currently,  the  carrying  values  of  the  redeemable  preferred  stocks  are  being  increased  by  periodic  accretions  (recorded  to  retained 
earnings and included in determining income or loss per share) using the interest method so that the carrying amount will equal the
redemption value as of October 25, 2023, the earliest possible redemption date by the holder.  Approximately $33 million of accretion
(including the amount for earned dividends) was recorded to retained earnings in 2019.  At December 31, 2019, the carrying value of 
these redeemable preferred stocks was $234.9 million. 

For the embedded derivative, changes in fair value are recorded in our statement of operations. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we 
estimated that the embedded contingent redemption features have fair value since we estimate that it is probable that a portion of the 
shares of this preferred stock would be redeemed prior to October 25, 2023.

n

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the fair value of the embedded derivative was $1.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively, primarily
relating  to  the  participation  rights  based  on  the  equivalent  of  303,646  shares  of  our  common  stock  at  $4.20  and  $5.52  per  share,
respectively.  No valuation input adjustments were considered necessary relating to nonperformance risk for the embedded derivative 
based on our current forecast.  The valuation is classified as Level 3. 

Management’s judgment and estimates in the above areas are based on information available from internal and external resources at 
that time.  Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and judgments, as additional information becomes known.

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 

Q

Q

General

Our results of operations and operating cash flows are affected by changes in market prices of natural gas, changes in market interest 
rates and changes in market currency exchange rates.

Forward Sales Commitments Risk

Periodically, we enter into forward firm sales commitments for products to be delivered in future periods.  As a result, we could be 
exposed  to  embedded  losses  should  our  product  costs  exceed  the  firm  sales  prices.    At  December 31,  2019,  we  had  no  embedded 
losses associated with sales commitments with firm sales prices.

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Commodity Price Risk

A  substantial  portion  of  our  products  and  raw  materials  are  commodities  whose  prices  fluctuate  as  market  supply  and  demand 
fundamentals change.  We are exposed to commodity price risk as we generally do not use derivative financial instruments to manage
risks  related  to  changes  in  prices  of  commodities.    We  periodically  enter  into  contracts  to  purchase  natural  gas  for  anticipated 
production  needs.    Generally,  these  contracts  are  considered  normal  purchases  and  sales  because  they  provide  for  the  purchase  of 
natural gas that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used over a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business,
these contracts are exempt from the accounting and reporting requirements relating to derivatives.  At December 31, 2019, we did not 
have any natural gas derivatives not meeting the definition of a normal purchase and sale.

Interest Rate Risk

Generally, we are exposed to variable interest rate risk with respect to our revolving credit facility.  As of December 31, 2019, we had 
no  outstanding  borrowings  on  this  credit  facility.    We  are  also  exposed  to  interest  rate  risk  on  variable  rate  borrowings  for  certain 
commercial loans in the amount of approximately $17.9 million.  We currently do not hedge our interest rate risk associated with these
variable interest loans. 

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The  following  table  presents  principal  amounts  and  related  weighted-average  interest  rates  by  maturity  date  for  our  interest  rate
sensitive debt agreements as of December 31, 2019:

2020

2021

Years ending December 31,
2022
(Dollars In Thousands)

2023

2024

Thereafter

Total

Expected maturities of long-term debt (1):

Variable interest rate debt

Weighted-average interest rate

Fixed interest rate debt

$ 3,122

$ 3,335

$ 3,458

$

6.79%

6.72%

6.57%

8,010
6.43%

$ 6,325

$ 4,263

$ 3,311

$439,481

$

$

Weighted-average interest rate

9.56%

9.59%

9.61%

9.61%

— $
—
— $
—

— $ 17,925
—
— $453,380
—

9.61%

6.57%

(1)

The variable and fixed interest rate debt balances and weighted-average interest rate are based on the aggregate amount of debt 
outstanding as of December 31, 2019.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not have any financial instruments with fair values significantly different from their carrying
amounts  (which  excludes  issuance  costs,  if  applicable).    The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  is  not  indicative  of  the  overall  fair 
value of our assets and liabilities since financial instruments do not include all assets, including intangibles, and all liabilities. 

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 

We  have  included  the  financial  statements  and  supplementary  financial  information  required  by  this  item  immediately  following 
Part IV of this report and hereby incorporate by reference the relevant portions of those statements and information into this Item 8.

ITEM  9.    CHANGES  IN  AND  DISAGREEMENTS  WITH  ACCOUNTANTS  ON  ACCOUNTING  AND  FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  report,  we  carried  out  an  evaluation,  with  the  participation  of  our  Principal  Executive
Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined  in  Rule  13a-15  under  the  Exchange  Act).    Our  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  are  designed  to  provide  reasonable 
assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act 
is  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  the  SEC’s  rules  and  forms.    These  include 
controls and procedures designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including  its  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  as  appropriate  to  allow  timely  decisions  regarding  required 
disclosure.  Based upon that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our 
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.  There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the 
quarter ended December 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over 
financial reporting. 

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our  management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  (as  defined  in
Rule 13a-15(f)  of  the  Exchange  Act).    Our  internal  control  system  is  a  process,  under  the  supervision  of  the  Company’s  Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors 
regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with 
accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States.    All  internal  control  systems,  no  matter  how  well  designed,  have
inherent limitations.  Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to
financial statement preparation and presentation.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2019.    In  making  this  assessment,  it  used  the  criteria  set  forth  by  the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013 Framework). 
Based on our assessment, we believe that, as of December 31, 2019, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on
those criteria.

Our  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm  has  issued  an  attestation  report  on  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting. 
This report appears on the following page.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of LSB Industries, Inc.  

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

We have audited LSB Industries, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established 
in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 
framework) (the COSO criteria).  In our opinion, LSB Industries, Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on the COSO criteria.

We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States) 
(PCAOB),  the  2019  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  Company  and  our  report  dated  February  25,  2020  expressed  an 
unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of 
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control 
over Financial Reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based 
on  our  audit.    We  are  a  public  accounting  firm  registered  with  the  PCAOB  and  are  required  to  be  independent  with  respect  to  the
Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.                                                      

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. 

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness
exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such 
other  procedures  as  we  considered  necessary  in  the  circumstances.    We  believe  that  our  audit  provides  a  reasonable  basis  for  our u
opinion. 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.    A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (1)  pertain  to  the 
maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the 
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only iny
accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect 
on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP   

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 

February 25, 2020

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ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION

None. 

PART III

Item 10, Item 11, Item 12, Item 13 and Item 14 are incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement which we intend to file
with the SEC on or before April 29, 2020.

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

( ) ( )
(a) (1) Financial Statements

The following consolidated financial statements of the Company appear immediately following this Part IV:

PART IV

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

( ) ( )
(a) (2) Financial Statement Schedule

The Company has included the following schedule in this report:

II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Page

F-2

F-3

F-5 

F-6

F-7

F-9

F-35

F-37

We  have  omitted  all  other  schedules  because  the  conditions  requiring  their  filing  do  not  exist  or  because  the  required  information
appears in our Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes to those statements.

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( )( )
(a)(3) Exhibits 

Exhibit Number

3(i).1

3(ii).1

3(ii).2

3(ii).3

3(ii).4

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc., 
dated January 21, 1977, as amended August 27, 1987

Exhibit 3(i).1 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
on February 28, 2013

Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  dated 
August  20,  2009,  as  amended  February  18,  2010,  January  17, 
2014, February 4, 2014 and August 21, 2014

Exhibit  3(ii).1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
August 27, 2014

Fifth  Amendment  to  the  Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  of  LSB 
Industries, Inc., dated as of April 26, 2015

Exhibit  3(ii)  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
April 30, 2015

Sixth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of LSB 
Industries, Inc., dated as of December 2, 2015

Exhibit  3(ii)  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Seventh  Amendment  to  the  Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  of 
LSB Industries, Inc., dated as of December 22, 2015

Exhibit  3(ii)  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 29, 2015

    4.1(P)

Specimen Certificate for the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock Exhibit  4.27  to  the  Company’s  Registration

Statement on Form S-3 No. 33-9848

    4.2

Specimen Certificate for the Company’s Series D 6% Cumulative, 
Convertible Class C Preferred Stock

Exhibit  4.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-K  filed 
March 3, 2011

    4.3

Specimen Certificate for the Company’s Common Stock

    4.4

    4.5

    4.6

    4.7

    4.8

    4.9

    4.10

    4.11

    4.12

    4.13

Certificate  of  Designations  of  Series  E  Cumulative  Redeemable 
Class  C  Preferred  Stock  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  dated  as  of 
December 4, 2015

Certificate of Designations of Series E-1 Cumulative Redeemable 
Class  C  Preferred  Stock  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  dated  as  of 
October 18, 2018

Certificate  of  Correction  to  Certificate  of  Designations  of  the 
Series  E-1  Cumulative  Redeemable  Class C  Preferred  Stock  of 
LSB Industries, Inc. 

Certificate  of  Designations  of  Series  F  Cumulative  Redeemable 
Class  C  Preferred  Stock  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  dated  as  of 
December 4, 2015

to 

the  Company’s  Registration
Exhibit  4.3 
Statement on Form S-3 ASR filed November 16, 
2012

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 19, 2018

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 2, 2018

Exhibit  4.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Certificate  of  Designations  of  Series  F-1  Redeemable  Class  C 
Preferred  Stock  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  dated  as  of  October  18, 
2018

Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed 
October 19, 2018

Renewed  Rights  Agreement,  dated  as  of  December  2,  2008, 
between the Company and UMB Bank, n.a.

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 5, 2008

Amendment  to  Renewed  Rights  Agreement,  dated  December 3, 
2008, between LSB Industries, Inc. and UMB Bank, n.a.

Exhibit  4.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 5, 2008

to  Renewed  Rights  Agreement,  dated  as  of 
Amendment 
December  4,  2015,  by  and  between  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  and 
UMB Bank, n.a., dated as of December 4, 2015

Exhibit  4.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Indenture, dated August 7, 2013, among LSB Industries, Inc., the 
guarantors named therein and UMB Bank, n.a., as trustee

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
August 14, 2013

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 7, 2016, by 
and among LSB Industries, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and 
UMB Bank, n.a., as trustee and notes collateral agent

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 4, 2016.

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Exhibit Number

    4.14

   4.15

   4.16

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

Intercreditor  Agreement,  dated  August  7,  2013,  by  and  among 
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Inc., as agent and UMB Bank, n.a., 
as  collateral  agent,  and  acknowledged  and  agreed  to  by  LSB 
Industries, Inc. and the other grantors named therein

Indenture, dated as of April 25, 2018, among LSB Industries, Inc., 
the  subsidiary  guarantors  party  thereto  and  Wilmington  Trust, 
National Association, as trustee and collateral agent.

Exhibit  99.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
August 14, 2013

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
April 25, 2018

Form  of  9.625%  Senior  Secured  Notes  due  2023  (included  in 
Exhibit 4.1).

Exhibit  4.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
April 25, 2018

   4.17(a)

Description  of  Registrant’s  Securities  Registered  Pursuant  to 
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  10.1*

Form of Death Benefit Plan Agreement, dated April 1, 1981

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-K  filed 
March 31, 2006

 10.2*

 10.3*

LSB Industries, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Purchase Plan, dated 
May 24, 1999

Exhibit  99.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 23, 2014

LSB Industries, Inc. 2008 Incentive Stock Plan, effective June 5, 
2008, as amended by First Amendment, effective June 5, 2014

Exhibit  99.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
June 11, 2014

  10.4*

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement

  10.5*

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for 2008 Plan

 10.6*

LSB Industries, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed
d 
January 8, 2016

Exhibit  10.8  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-K  filed
d 
February 29, 2016

Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed June 
28, 2016

 10.7*

 10.8*

 10.9*

 10.10*

 10.11*

 10.12*

 10.13*

 10.14*

 10.15*

 10.16*

 10.17*

Form  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  2016  Long  Term  Incentive  Plan 
Stock Option Agreement

Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed June 
28, 2016

Form  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  2016  Long  Term  Incentive  Plan 
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Director Award)

Exhibit  4.10  to  the  Company’s  Form  S-8  filed 
June 28, 2016

Form  of  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  2016  Long  Term  Incentive  Plan 
Restricted Stock Agreement

Exhibit  4.11  to  the  Company’s  Form  S-8  filed 
June 28, 2016

Form  of  Time-Based  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  of  LSB 
Industries, Inc. 

Exhibit  10.4  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 3, 2019

Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement of LSB 
Industries, Inc. 

Exhibit  10.5  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 3, 2019

Notice  Period  Extension  Regarding  Employment  Agreement  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Mark Behrman

Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 26, 2019

Notice  Period  Extension  Regarding  Employment  Agreement  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Mark Behrman

Exhibit  10.4  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
October 24, 2018

Employment Agreement, dated December 30, 2018, between LSB 
Industries, Inc. and Mark T. Behrman 

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 3, 2019

Restricted Stock Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. 
and Mark Behrman, dated as of December 31, 2015

Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

Employment Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. and 
Daniel D. Greenwell, dated as of December 31, 2015

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed 
January 7, 2016

Notice  Period  Extension  Regarding  Employment  Agreement  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Daniel D. Greenwell

Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
October 24, 2018

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Exhibit Number

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

  10.18*

  10.19*

  10.20*

  10.21*

  10.22*

  10.23*

  10.24*

  10.25*

  10.26*

  10.27*

  10.28*

  10.29*

Notice  Period  Extension  Regarding  Employment  Agreement  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Daniel D. Greenwell
General Release Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. 
and Daniel D. Greenwell, dated as of January 14, 2019

Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 26, 2019
Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 26, 2019

Restricted Stock Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. 
and Daniel D. Greenwell, dated as of December 31, 2015

Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed 
January 7, 2016

Employment Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. and 
Michael Foster, dated as of January 5, 2016

Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

Notice  Period  Extension  Regarding  Employment  Agreement  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Michael J. Foster

Exhibit  10.5  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
October 24, 2018

Notice  Period  Extension  Regarding  Employment  Agreement  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Michael J. Foster

Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 26, 2019

Employment Agreement, dated December 30, 2018, between LSB 
Industries, Inc. and Michael J. Foster 

Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 3, 2019

Restricted Stock Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. 
and Michael Foster, dated as of January 5, 2016

Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

Separation  and  Release  Agreement  by  and  between  LSB 
Industries,  Inc.  and  Tony  M.  Shelby,  dated  as  of  February  22, 
2016

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
February 25, 2016

Employment Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. and 
John Diesch, executed as of July 21, 2016

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
August 2, 2016

Employment Agreement by and between LSB Industries, Inc. and 
John Diesch, executed as of February 8, 2019

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
February 11, 2019

Employment Agreement, dated December 30, 2018, between LSB 
Industries, Inc. and Cheryl Maguire 

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 3, 2019

  10.30*(a)

Employment  Agreement,  dated  December  20,  2019  and  to  be 
effective not later than February 3, 2020, between LSB Industries, 
Inc. and John Burns

  10.31*

Form of Retention Bonus Agreement

  10.32

  10.33

  10.34

Indemnification  Agreement,  dated  October  14,  2015,  by  and 
between  the  Company  and  Jack  E.  Golsen,  together  with  a 
schedule  identifying  other  substantially  identical  agreements 
between  the  Company  and  each  of  the  other  directors  identified 
on the schedule

Indemnification  Agreement,  dated  October  14,  2015  by  and 
between  the  Company  and  David  M.  Shear,  together  with  a 
schedule  identifying  other  substantially  identical  agreements 
between the Company and each of its executive officers identified 
on the schedule

Indemnification  Agreement,  dated  as  of  December  4,  2015,  by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Jonathan S. Bobb, together 
with  a  schedule 
identical 
agreements between the Company and each of the other directors 
identified on the schedule

identifying  other  substantially 

Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 19, 2015

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 19, 2015

Exhibit  10.5  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

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Exhibit Number

  10.35

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

Nitric Acid Supply, Operating and Maintenance Agreement, dated 
October  23,  2008,  by  and  among  El  Dorado  Nitrogen,  L.P.,  El 
Dorado Chemical Company and Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
November 6, 2008

DATED 

CERTAIN 
INFORMATION  WITHIN  THIS 
EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE
SUBJECT  OF  A  COMMISSION  ORDER  CF
#30125, 
2013, 
GRANTING  REQUEST  BY  THE  COMPANY 
FOR  CONFIDENTIAL  TREATMENT  BY  THE
SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE 
AND 
COMMISSION  UNDER  THE  FREEDOM  OF 
INFORMATION ACT.

OCTOBER 4, 

 10.36

Second  Amendment  to  the  Nitric  Acid  Supply,  Operating  and 
Maintenance  Agreement,  dated  June  16,  2010,  by  and  among  El 
Dorado Nitrogen, L.P., El Dorado Chemical Company and Bayer 
MaterialScience LLC

  10.37

Third  Amendment  to  the  Nitric  Acid  Supply,  Operating  and 
Maintenance  Agreement,  dated  June  25,  2013,  by  and  among  El 
Dorado Nitrogen, L.P., El Dorado Chemical Company and Bayer 
MaterialScience LLC

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
August 6, 2010

DATED 

CERTAIN 
INFORMATION  WITHIN  THIS 
EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE
SUBJECT  OF  A  COMMISSION  ORDER  CF
#30124, 
2013, 
GRANTING  REQUEST  BY  THE  COMPANY 
FOR  CONFIDENTIAL  TREATMENT  BY  THE
EXCHANGE 
AND 
SECURITIES 
COMMISSION  UNDER  THE  FREEDOM  OF 
INFORMATION ACT.

OCTOBER 4, 

Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed
d 
August 9, 2013

DATED 

CERTAIN 
INFORMATION  WITHIN  THIS 
EXHIBIT  HAS  BEEN  OMITTED  AS  IT  IS
SUBJECT  OF  A  COMMISSION  ORDER  CF
#30123, 
2013, 
GRANTING  REQUEST  BY  THE  COMPANY 
FOR  CONFIDENTIAL  TREATMENT  BY  THE
EXCHANGE 
AND 
SECURITIES 
COMMISSION  UNDER  THE  FREEDOM  OF 
INFORMATION ACT.

OCTOBER 4, 

 10.38

 10.39

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002, by and 
among  Energetic  Systems  Inc.  LLC,  UTeC  Corporation,  LLC, 
SEC  Investment  Corp.  LLC,  DetaCorp  Inc.  LLC,  Energetic 
Properties,  LLC,  Slurry  Explosive  Corporation,  Universal  Tech 
Corporation,  El  Dorado  Chemical  Company,  LSB  Chemical 
Corp.,  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  and  Slurry  Explosive  Manufacturing 
Corporation, LLC

Exhibits and Disclosure Letters to the Asset Purchase Agreement, 
dated as of December 6, 2002, by and among Energetic Systems 
Inc. LLC, UTeC Corporation, LLC, SEC Investment Corp. LLC, 
DetaCorp Inc. LLC, Energetic Properties, LLC, Slurry Explosive 
Corporation,  Universal  Tech  Corporation,  El  Dorado  Chemical 
Company, LSB Chemical Corp., LSB Industries, Inc. and Slurry 
Explosive Manufacturing Corporation, LLC

Exhibit  2.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  dated 
December 27, 2002

Exhibit 10.1b to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed 
August 6, 2010

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Exhibit Number

  10.40

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

Ammonia  Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement  by  and  between  El 
Dorado Chemical Company and Koch Fertilizer, LLC, dated as of 
November 2, 2015

Exhibit 10.49 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

CERTAIN 
INFORMATION  WITHIN  THIS 
EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE
SUBJECT  OF  A  COMMISSION  ORDER  CF
#33502,  DATED  APRIL  4,  2016,  GRANTING 
REQUEST  BY  THE  COMPANY  FOR 
CONFIDENTIAL  TREATMENT  BY  THE
EXCHANGE 
AND 
SECURITIES 
COMMISSION  UNDER  THE  FREEDOM  OF 
INFORMATION ACT.

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
October 29, 2019 

CERTAIN  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION 
WITHIN  THIS  EXHIBIT  HAS  BEEN
OMITTED.

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-Q  filed 
August 8, 2016

CERTAIN 
INFORMATION  WITHIN  THIS 
EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE
SUBJECT  OF  A  COMMISSION  ORDER  CF
#33783. 
  DATED  AUGUST  30,  2016, 
GRANTING  REQUEST  BY  THE  COMPANY 
FOR  CONFIDENTIAL  TREATMENT  BY  THE
SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE 
AND 
COMMISSION  UNDER  THE  FREEDOM  OF 
INFORMATION ACT.

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
May 13, 2016

Exhibit  99.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 6, 2012

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
August 15, 2013

Exhibit  99.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 12, 2013

Exhibit  99.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 12, 2013

Exhibit  99.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 7, 2014

  10.41

  10.42

  10.43

  10.44

  10.45

  10.46

  10.47

  10.48

Second  Amendment  to  Ammonia  Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement 
Between  Koch  Fertilizer,  LLC  and  El  Dorado  Chemical 
Company, dated as of September 30, 2019

Urea  Ammonium  Nitrate  Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement  dated  as 
of  March  3,  2016  and  effective  as  of  June  1,  2016  between 
Coffeyville  Resources  Nitrogen  Fertilizers,  LLC  and  Pryor 
Chemical Company

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Consolidated Industries 
L.L.C.  The Climate Control Group, Inc., NIBE Energy Systems 
Inc.  and,  solely  for  purposes  of  Sections  6.8,  6.19  and  11.15 
therein,  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  and  solely  for  purposes  of  Section 
11.16  therein,  NIBE  Indistrier  AB  (publ),  dated  as  of  May  11, 
2016.

Contract  on  the  supply  of  Basic  Engineering  Package,  Detail 
Engineering  Package,  Tagged  Major  Equipment  and  related 
Advisory  Services,  between  Weatherly  Inc.  and  El  Dorado 
Chemical Company, dated November 30, 2012

Engineering,  Procurement  and  Construction  Agreement,  dated 
August 12, 2013, between El Dorado Ammonia L.L.C. and SAIC 
Constructors, LLC

Construction  Agreement-DMW2,  dated  November  6,  2013, 
between  El  Dorado  Chemical  Company  and  SAIC  Constructors, 
LLC

Construction  Agreement  –  NACSAC,  dated  November  6,  2013, 
between  El  Dorado  Chemical  Company  and  SAIC  Constructors, 
LLC

Engineering,  Procurement  and  Construction  Agreement,  dated 
December 31, 2013, between El Dorado Chemical Company and 
SAIC Constructors, LLC

50

Exhibit Number

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

  10.49

  10.50

  10.51

  10.52

  10.53

  10.54

  10.55

  10.56

  10.57

Procurement 

and  Construction  Contract, 
Engineering, 
Amendment  No.  1  dated  October  20,  2015,  by  and  between  El 
Dorado Ammonia LLC and SAIC Constructors, LLC

Settlement  Agreement,  dated  April  26,  2015,  by  and  among  the 
Company  and  Starboard  Value  LP  and  its  certain  affiliates  and 
associates

Consent  Decree,  dated  May  28,  2014,  by  and  among,  LSB 
Industries, Inc., El Dorado Chemical Co., Cherokee Nitrogen Co., 
Pryor  Chemical  Co.,  El  Dorado  Nitrogen,  L.P.,  the  U.S. 
the  U.S.  Environmental  Protection 
Department  of  Justice, 
Agency, 
of  Environmental 
Management,  and  the  Oklahoma  Department  of  Environment 
Quality

the  Alabama  Department 

Second  Amended  and  Restated  Loan  and  Security  Agreement, 
dated  December  31,  2013,  by  and  among  LSB  Industries,  Inc., 
each  of  its  subsidiaries  that  are  signatories  thereto,  the  lenders 
signatories thereto, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC

Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Second  Amended  and  Restated  Loan 
and Security Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2015, by and among 
LSB  Industries,  Inc.  its  subsidiaries  identified  on  the  signature 
pages thereof, the lenders identified on the signature pages thereof 
and  Wells  Fargo  Capital  Finance,  LLC,  as  the  arranger  and 
administrative agent for the Lenders

Amendment  No.  2  to  the  Second  Amended  and  Restated  Loan 
and  Security  Agreement,  dated  as  of  November  9,  2015,  by  and 
among  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  its  subsidiaries  identified  on  the 
signature  pages  thereof,  the  lenders  identified  on  the  signature 
pages  thereof,  and  Wells  Fargo  Capital  Finance,  LLC,  as  the 
arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders

Third  Amended  and  Restated  Loan  and  Security  Agreement, 
dated as of January 17, 2017, by and among LSB Industries, Inc., 
the subsidiaries of LSB Industries, Inc. party thereto, the lenders 
party  thereto,  and  Wells  Fargo  Capital  Finance,  LLC,  as  the 
arranger and administrative agent.

First  Amendment  to  Third  Amended  and  Restated  Loan  and 
Security  Agreement,  dated  as  of  April 16,  2018,  by  and  among 
Wells  Fargo  Capital  Finance,  LLC,  as 
the  arranger  and 
administrative  agent,  the  lenders  party  thereto,  LSB  Industries, 
Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries  identified  on  the  signature  pages  thereto 
as  borrowers  and  the  Company’s  subsidiaries  identified  on  the 
signature pages thereto as guarantors.

Second  Amendment  to  Third  Amended  and  Restated  Loan  and 
Security  Agreement,  dated  as  of  February  26,  2019,  by  and 
among  Wells  Fargo  Capital  Finance,  LLC,  as  the  arranger  and 
administrative  agent,  the  lenders  party  thereto,  LSB  Industries, 
Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries  identified  on  the  signature  pages  thereto 
as  borrowers  and  the  Company’s  subsidiaries  identified  on  the 
signature pages thereto as guarantors.

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 26, 2015

Exhibit  99.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
April 30, 2015

Exhibit  99.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
June 3, 2014

Exhibit  4.9  to  the  Company’s  Form  10-K  filed 
February 27, 2014

Exhibit  99.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
June 17, 2015

Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 16, 2015

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
January 20, 2017

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
April 20, 2018

Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
February 28, 2019

  10.58

Security  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  7,  2013,  among  LSB 
Industries, Inc. and the other grantors identified therein in favor of 
UMB Bank, N.A. as Collateral Agent

Exhibit 10.72 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

51

Exhibit Number

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

  10.59

  10.60

  10.61

  10.62

  10.63

  10.64

  10.65

  10.66

  10.67

  10.68

  10.69

  10.70

  10.71

  10.72*

  10.73

  10.74

Supplement  No.  1  to  Security  Agreement  February  12,  2014 
among  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  and  the  other  grantors  identified 
therein in favor of UMB Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent
Note  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  November  9,  2015,  by  and 
among LSB Industries, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and LSB 
Funding LLC

Exhibit 10.73 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed 
February 29, 2016

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 16, 2015

Promissory  Note,  dated  November  9,  2015,  by  LSB  Industries, 
Inc.

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 16, 2015

Joinder  Agreement  to  Intercreditor  Agreement,  dated  November 
9,  2015,  by  and  among  LSB  Funding  LLC,  Wells  Fargo  Capital 
Finance, Inc., as ABL Agent, UMB Bank, N.A., as Notes Agent, 
LSB Industries, Inc. and the guarantors party thereto

Amendment  No.  1  to  Intercreditor  Agreement,  dated  as  of  April 
25, 2018, among Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, UMB Bank, 
n.a.  and  Wilmington  Trust,  National  Association,  and 
acknowledged  by  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  and  the  subsidiary 
guarantors party thereto.

Joinder  Agreement  to  Security  Agreement,  dated  November  9, 
2015,  by  and  among  LSB  Funding  LLC,  UMB  Bank,  N.A.,  as 
Collateral  Agent,  LSB  Industries,  Inc.  and  the  guarantors  party 
thereto

Securities  Purchase  Agreement  by  and  among  LSB  Industries, 
Inc., LSB Funding LLC, and Security Benefit Corporation, dated 
as of December 4, 2015

Exhibit  10.4  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 16, 2015

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
April 25, 2018

Exhibit  10.5  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
November 16, 2015

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Warrant  to  Purchase  Common  Stock  issued  by  LSB  Industries, 
Inc. to LSB Funding LLC, dated as of December 4, 2015

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Board  Representation  and  Standstill  Agreement  by  and  among 
LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  LSB  Funding  LLC,  Security  Benefit 
Corporation,  Todd  Boehly  and  the  Golsen  Holders  (as  defined 
therein), dated as of December 4, 2015

Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Registration  Rights  Agreement  by  and  between  LSB  Industries, 
Inc. and LSB Funding LLC, dated as of December 4, 2015

Exhibit  10.4  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
December 8, 2015

Letter  Agreement,  dated  as  of  August  12,  2016,  by  and  among 
LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  LSB  Funding  LLC  and  Security  Benefit 
Corporation

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
August 12, 2016

Securities Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2018, by 
and between LSB Industries, Inc. and LSB Funding LLC

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 19, 2018

Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 11, 2017 between Zena 
Energy L.L.C and BKV Chelsea, LLC

Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
May 11, 2017.

Transition  Agreement  dated  June  30,  2017  by  and  between  Jack 
E. Golsen and LSB Industries, Inc.

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on
June 30, 2017

Amendment, dated October 26, 2017, to the Board Representation 
and  Standstill  Agreement  by  and  between  LSB  Industries,  Inc., 
LSB  Funding  LLC,  Security  Benefit  Corporation,  Todd  Boehly, 
Jack  E.  Golsen,  Barry  H.  Golsen,  Linda  Golsen  Rappaport, 
Golsen  Family  LLC,  SBL  LLC  and  Golsen  Petroleum  Corp., 
dated as of December 4, 2015

Amendment  to  Board  Representation  and  Standstill  Agreement, 
dated as of October 18, 2018, by and among LSB Industries, Inc., 
LSB  Funding  LLC,  Security  Benefit  Corporation,  Todd  Boehly 
and the Golsen Holders (as defined therein)

52

Exhibit  10.1.  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  Filed 
on October 26, 2017

Exhibit  10.2  to  the  Company’s  Form  8-K  filed 
October 19, 2018

Exhibit Number

Exhibit Title

Incorporated by Reference to the Following

  21.1(a)

  23.1(a)

  31.1(a)

  31.2(a)

  32.1(b)

  32.2(b)

Subsidiaries of the Company

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Certification  of  Mark  T.  Behrman,  Chief  Executive  Officer, 
pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 302

Certification  of  Cheryl  A.  Maguire,  Chief  Financial  Officer, 
pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 302

Certification  of  Mark  T.  Behrman,  Chief  Executive  Officer, 
furnished pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 906

Certification  of  Cheryl  A.  Maguire,  Chief  Financial  Officer, 
furnished pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 906

101.INS(a)

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH(a)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL(a)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF(a)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB(a)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE(a)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*
(a)
(b)
(P)

Executive Compensation Plan or Arrangement 
Filed herewith
Furnished herewith 
Paper copy filed

53

LSB Industries, Inc.

Signatures

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  the  Registrant  has  duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:
February 25, 2020

By:

/s/ Mark T. Behrman
Mark T. Behrman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

Dated:
February 25, 2020

By:

By:

By:

By:

By:

By:

By:

By:

By:

By:

/s/ Mark T. Behrman
Mark T. Behrman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director

/s/ Cheryl A. Maguire
Cheryl A. Maguire, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial 
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Harold L. Rieker Jr.
Harold L. Rieker Jr., Vice President - Financial Reporting
(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Richard W. Roedel
Richard W. Roedel, Chairman of the Board of Directors

/s/ Jonathan S. Bobb
Jonathan S. Bobb, Director

/s/ Jack E. Golsen
Jack E. Golsen, Chairman Emeritus

/s/ Barry H. Golsen
Barry H. Golsen, Director

/s/ Kanna Kitamura
Kanna Kitamura, Director

/s/ Richard S. Sanders Jr.
Richard S. Sanders Jr., Director

/s/ Lynn F. White
Lynn F. White, Director

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LSB Industries, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Statements
And Schedule for Inclusion in Form 10-K
For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019

Table of Contents

Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm .............................................................................................................

Consolidated Balance Sheets ............................................................................................................................................................

Consolidated Statements of Operations ............................................................................................................................................

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity............................................................................................................................

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ...........................................................................................................................................

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.....................................................................................................................................

Page

F–2

F–3

F–5

F–6

F–7

F–9

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)...............................................................................................................................................

F–35

Financial Statement Schedule

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts ...........................................................................................................................

F–37

F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of LSB Industries, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LSB Industries, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 
2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period 
ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a) (collectively
referred  to  as  the  “consolidated  financial  statements”).  In our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all 
material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows  for  each  of  the  three  years  in  the  period  ended  December  31,  2019,  in  conformity  with  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting
principles. 

We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States) 
(PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) 
and our report dated February 25, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 (Topic 842) and No. 2014-09 (Topic 606)

As discussed in Note 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases 
in the December 31, 2019 financial statements to reflect the accounting method change due to the adoption of ASU 2016-02 Leases 
(Topic 842). Additionally, in the December 31, 2018 financial statements the Company changed its method of accounting for revenuen
due to the adoption of ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
Company’s financial statements based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required tod
be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the US federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. 
Our  audits  included  performing  procedures  to  assess  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  financial  statements,  whether  due  to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.  Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used 
and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.  We believe 
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1968.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

February 25, 2020

F-2

Assets
Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable
Allowance for doubtful accounts

Accounts receivable, net

Inventories:

Finished goods
Raw materials

Total inventories

Supplies, prepaid items and other:

Prepaid insurance
Supplies
Other

Total supplies, prepaid items and other

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

Other assets:

Operating lease assets
Intangible and other assets, net

LSB Industries, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

$

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)

$

22,791
40,203
(261)
39,942

21,738
1,573
23,311

11,837
24,689
8,303
44,829
130,873

936,474

15,330
5,812
21,142

26,048
67,043
(351)
66,692

27,726
1,483
29,209

10,924
24,576
8,964
44,464
166,413

974,248

—
7,672
7,672

$

1,088,489

$

1,148,333

(Continued on following page)

F-3

LSB Industries, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:

Accounts payable
Short-term financing
Accrued and other liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt, net

NNoncurrent operating lease liabilities

Other noncurrent accrued and other liabilities

Deferred income taxes

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

Series E 14% cumulative, redeemable Class C preferred stock, no par value,
   210,000 shares issued; 139,768 outstanding; aggregate liquidation preference
   of $242,800,000 ($212,071,000 at December 31, 2018)
Series F redeemable Class C preferred stock, no par value, 1 share issued
   and outstanding; aggregate liquidation preference of $100

Stockholders' equity:

Series B 12% cumulative, convertible preferred stock, $100 par value; 20,000
   shares issued and outstanding; aggregate liquidation preference
   of $3,025,000 ($2,785,000 at December 31, 2018)
Series D 6% cumulative, convertible Class C preferred stock, no par value;
   1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding; aggregate liquidation preference
   of $1,252,000 ($1,192,000 at December 31, 2018)
Common stock, $.10 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized,
   31,283,210 shares issued (31,283,210 shares at December 31, 2018)
Capital in excess of par value
Retained earnings

Less treasury stock, at cost:

Common stock, 2,009,566 shares (2,438,305 shares at December 31, 2018)

Total stockholders' equity

See accompanying notes.

F-4

$

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)

$

58,477
9,929
25,484
9,410
103,300

449,634

11,404

6,214

35,717

62,589
8,577
42,129
12,518
125,813

412,681

—

8,861

56,612

234,893

202,169

—

—

2,000

2,000

1,000

3,128
196,833
57,632
260,593

1,000

3,128
198,482
153,773
358,383

13,266
247,327
1,088,489

$

16,186
342,197
1,148,333

$

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

2019

Year Ended December 31,
2018
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

2017

NNet sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit

$

$

365,070
360,085
4,985

$

378,160
362,325
15,835

427,504
422,038
5,466

Selling, general and administrative expense

34,172

40,811

34,990

Other expense (income), net
Operating loss

Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
NNon-operating other income, net

Loss from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Loss from continuing operations

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
NNet loss

Dividends on convertible preferred stocks
Dividends on Series E redeemable preferred stock
Accretion of Series E redeemable preferred stock
NNet loss attributable to common stockholders

Basic and dilutive income (loss) per common share:

Loss from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Net loss

9,904
(39,091)

46,389
—
(1,139)

(84,341)
(20,924)
(63,417)

—
(63,417)

300
30,729
1,995

(96,441) $

(1,951)
(23,025)

43,064
5,951
(1,554)

(70,486)
1,740
(72,226)

—
(72,226)

300
26,840
3,375
(102,741) $

4,567
(34,091)

37,267
—
(306)

(71,052)
(40,759)
(30,293)

1,076
(29,217)

300
23,443
6,487
(59,447)

(3.44) $
—
(3.44) $

(3.74) $
—
(3.74) $

(2.22)
0.04
(2.18)

$

$

$

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Treasury
Stock-
Common
Shares

Non-
Redeemable
Preferred
Stock

Common
Stock Shares

Common
Stock
Par Value

Capital in
Excess of
Par Value

(In Thousands)

Retained
Earnings

Treasury
Stock-
Common

Total

31,281

(3,005) $

3,000 $ 3,128 $192,172 $314,301 $(20,088) $492,513

1,060
(29,217)

(23,443)
(6,487)

256,214
(72,226)

(26,840)
(3,375)

153,773
(63,417)

1,060
(29,217)

(23,443)
(6,487)
5,099
(1,361)
32
(18,102) 438,196
(72,226)

1,814
172

(26,840)
(3,375)
8,358
(1,936)
20
(16,186) 342,197
(63,417)

1,916

5,099
(3,175)
(140)
193,956

8,358
(3,852)
20
198,482

317
26
(2,662)

31,281

3,000

3,128

224

2
31,283

(2,438)

3,000

3,128

(30,729)
(1,995)
2,220
(949)
3,000 $ 3,128 $196,833 $ 57,632 $(13,266) $247,327

(30,729)
(1,995)

2,220
(3,869)

2,920

31,283

428
(2,010) $

Balance at December 31, 2016
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
   principle
NNet loss
Dividend accrued on redeemable preferred
   stock
Accretion of redeemable preferred stock
Stock-based compensation
Issuance of restricted stock, net
Other
Balance at December 31, 2017
NNet loss
Dividend accrued on redeemable preferred
   stock
Accretion of redeemable preferred stock
Stock-based compensation
Issuance of restricted stock, net
Other
Balance at December 31, 2018
NNet loss
Dividend accrued on redeemable preferred
   stock
Accretion of redeemable preferred stock
Stock-based compensation
Issuance of restricted stock, net
Balance at December 31, 2019

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Cash flows from continuing operating activities
NNet loss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
  continuing operating activities:

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Deferred income taxes
Charge on extinguishment of debt
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of property, plant and
   equipment
Amortization of intangible and other assets
Loss associated with assets held for sale
Loss (gain) on sales of businesses and other property and equipment
Stock-based compensation
Other
Cash provided (used) by changes in assets and liabilities
   (net of effects of discontinued operations):

Accounts receivable
Inventories
Other supplies, prepaid items and other
Accounts payable
Accrued interest
Other current and noncurrent liabilities
NNet cash provided by continuing operating activities

Cash flows from continuing investing activities
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sales of businesses and other property and equipment
Proceeds from property insurance recovery associated with property,
   plant and equipment
Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
Other investing activities

NNet cash used by continuing investing activities

2019

Year Ended December 31,
2018
(In Thousands)

2017

$

(63,417) $

(72,226) $

(29,217)

—
(20,895)
—

68,325
1,249
9,701
678
2,220
2,794

8,800
6,092
(934)
(7,987)
586
(5,113)
2,099

(36,081)
61

—
—
95
(35,925)

—
1,825
5,951

70,266
2,361
—
(1,637)
8,358
2,098

(2,167)
(6,698)
564
14,208
(6,919)
1,638
17,622

(37,050)
6,660

1,531
2,730
389
(25,740)

(1,076)
(40,445)
—

66,996
2,147
—
6,977
5,213
434

(6,321)
56
(2,139)
1,374
(1)
(1,722)
2,276

(35,425)
23,841

—
—
739
(10,845)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

2019

Year Ended December 31,
2018
(In Thousands)

2017

Cash flows from continuing financing activities

Proceeds from revolving debt facility
Payments on revolving debt facility
Net proceeds from 9.625% senior secured notes
Payments on senior secured notes
Proceeds from other long-term debt
Payments on other long-term debt
Payments of debt-related costs, including extinguishment and
   modification costs
Proceeds from short-term financing
Payments on short-term financing
Payments of preferred stock modification costs
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
Taxes paid on equity awards

NNet cash provided (used) by continuing financing activities
Cash flows of discontinued operations:
Net cash used by operating activities
Net cash used by financing activities
Net cash used by discontinued operations

NNet decrease in cash and cash equivalents

$

5,000
(15,000)
35,086
—
20,219
(14,073)

(1,065)
12,179
(10,828)
—
—
(949)
30,569

—
—
—
(3,257)

$

$

10,000
—
390,473
(375,000)
—
(9,170)

(10,974)
10,865
(10,872)
(2,777)
20
(2,018)
547

—
—
—
(7,571)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

26,048
22,791

$

33,619
26,048

$

$

See accompanying notes.

—
—
—
—
—
(14,121)

(90)
10,919
(11,479)
—
—
(1,361)
(16,132)

(1,461)
(236)
(1,697)
(26,398)

60,017
33,619

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

Basis of Consolidation – LSB Industries, Inc. (“LSB”) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our”) are consolidated 
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.  LSB is a holding company with no significant operations or assets other than 
cash, cash equivalents, and investments in its subsidiaries.  All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  
Certain prior period amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to 
current period presentation.

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Nature  of  Business –  We  are  engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  chemical  products.    The  chemical  products  we  primarily 
manufacture,  market  and  sell  are  ammonia,  fertilizer  grade  AN  (“HDAN”)  and  UAN  for  agricultural  applications,  high  purity  and 
commercial  grade  ammonia,  high  purity  AN,  sulfuric  acids,  concentrated,  blended  and  regular  nitric  acid,  mixed  nitrating  acids,
carbon dioxide, and diesel exhaust fluid for industrial applications, and industrial grade AN (“LDAN”) and solutions for the mining 
industry.  We manufacture and distribute our products in four facilities; three of which we own and are located in El Dorado, Arkansas
(the “El Dorado Facility”); Cherokee, Alabama (the “Cherokee Facility”); and Pryor, Oklahoma (the “Pryor Facility”); and one of which 
we operate on behalf of a global chemical company in Baytown, Texas (the “Baytown Facility”). 

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Sales  to  customers  include  farmers,  ranchers,  fertilizer  dealers  and  distributors  primarily  in  the  ranch  land  and  grain  production
markets in the United States (U.S.); industrial users of acids throughout the U. S. and parts of Canada; and explosive manufacturers in
the U.S. 

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Other products consisted of natural gas sales from our working interests in certain natural gas properties of our former subsidiary Zena 
Energy L.L.C. and sales of industrial machinery and related components, which were sold during 2017.

Use  of  Estimates  – The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting 
principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities 
and  disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of  the  financial  statements  and  the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and 
expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Investments, which consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or 
less, are considered cash equivalents.

–

Accounts Receivable – Our accounts receivable are stated at net realizable value.  This value includes an appropriate allowance for 
estimated uncollectible accounts to reflect any loss anticipated on accounts receivable balances.  Our estimate is based on historical 
experience and periodic assessment of outstanding accounts receivable, particularly those accounts that are past due (based upon the
terms  of  the  sale).    Our  periodic  assessment  of  our  accounts  receivable  is  based  on  our  best  estimate  of  amounts  that  are  not 
recoverable.    Our  contract  assets  consist  of  receivables  from  contracts  with  customers.  Our  accounts  receivable  primarily  relate  to
these contract assets and are presented in our consolidated balance sheets.

Sales to our customers are generally unsecured.  Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial 
condition and other factors.  Customer payments are generally due thirty to sixty days after the invoice date.  Concentrations of credit 
risk with respect to trade receivables are monitored and this risk is reduced due to short-term payment terms relating to most of our 
significant  customers.    Nine  customers  (including  their  affiliates)  account  for  approximately  46%  of  our  total  net  receivables at 
December 31, 2019.

Inventories – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis) or net realizable value,
which is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, transportation 
or disposal.  Finished goods include material, labor, and manufacturing overhead costs. 

Inventory reserves associated with cost exceeding net realizable value were not material at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Property,  Plant  and  Equipment  –  Property,  plant  and  equipment  (“PP&E”)  are  stated  at  cost,  net  of  accumulated  depreciation, 
depletion and amortization (“DD&A”).  Leases meeting finance lease criteria (formerly classified as capital leases) are capitalized in 
PP&E. Major renewals and improvements that increase the life, value, or productive capacity of assets are capitalized in PP&E while
maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are expensed as incurred.  In addition, maintenance, repairs and minor renewal costs relating
to planned major maintenance activities (“Turnarounds”) are expensed as they are incurred.  All long-lived assets relate to domestic 
operations.

Fully  depreciated  assets  are  retained  in  PP&E  and  accumulated  DD&A  accounts  until  disposal.    When  PP&E  is  retired,  sold,  or 
otherwise disposed, the asset’s carrying amount and related accumulated DD&A is removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is
included in other income or expense.

For  financial  reporting  purposes,  depreciation  of  the  costs  of  PP&E  is  primarily  computed  using  the  straight-line  method  over  thet
estimated useful lives of the assets.  No provision for depreciation is made on construction in progress or capital spare parts until such
time as the relevant assets are put into service. 

In general, assets held for sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amounts of the assets or fair values less costs to sell.  During 
2019, in conjunction with management’s review of our long-range strategy, development of the 2020 budget and the completion of the
2019  Turnarounds,  certain  non-core  long-lived  assets  were  identified  and  authorized  to  be  sold.  As  a  result,  these  assets  were 
classified as assets held for sale.  Because the estimated costs to sell these assets (primarily to dismantle) exceeds the estimated fair 
values, the carrying amount of these assets were written down to a de minimis amount and a non-cash charge of approximately $9.7 
million was recognized and classified as other expense. We expect these assets to be sold in 2020. At December 31, 2018, we had no 
long-lived assets classified as held for sale.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (asset group) may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss would be recognized when the
carrying amount of an asset (asset group) exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the 
asset  (asset  group)  and  its  eventual  disposition.    If  assets  to  be  held  and  used  are  considered  to  be  impaired,  the  impairment to  be 
recognized is the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair values of the assets as measured by the present 
value of future net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets or their appraised value.  In general, and depending on the event 
or  change  in  circumstances,  our  asset  groups  are  reviewed  for  impairment  on  a  facility-by-facility  basis  (such  as  the  Cherokee,  El 
Dorado or Pryor Facility).    

In addition, if the event or change in circumstance relates to the probable sale of an asset (or group of assets), the specific asset (or 
group of assets) is reviewed for impairment. 

Concentration  of  Credit  Risks  for  Cash  and  Cash  Equivalents  and  Sales –  Financial  instruments  relating  to  cash  and  cash
equivalents  potentially  subject  us  to  concentrations  of  credit  risk.    These  financial  instruments  were  held  by  financial  institutions
within the U.S. None of the financial instruments held within U.S. were in excess of the federally insured limits.  

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Net sales to one customer, Koch Fertilizer LLC (“Koch Fertilizer”), represented approximately 11%, 13% and 10% of our total net
sales  for  2019,  2018  and  2017,  respectively.    Net  sales  to  one  customer,  Coffeyville  Resources  Nitrogen  Fertilizer,  LLC  (“CVR”), 
represented  approximately  11%  of  our  total  net  sales  for  2018.    Net  sales  to  one  customer,  Covestro  AG  (“Covestro”),  represented 
approximately 12% of our total net sales for 2017.  

Accrued  Insurance  Liabilities – We  are  self-insured  up  to  certain  limits  for  group  health,  workers’  compensation  and  general 
liability claims.  Above these limits, we have commercial stop-loss insurance coverage for our contractual exposure on group health
claims  and  statutory  limits  under  workers’  compensation  obligations.    We  also  carry  umbrella  insurance  of  $100  million  for  most
general liability and auto liability risks.  We have a separate $50 million insurance policy covering pollution liability at our chemical 
facilities.  Additional pollution liability coverage for our other facilities is provided in our general liability and umbrella policies.

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Our accrued self-insurance liabilities are based on estimates of claims, which include the reported incurred claims amounts plus the 
reserves established by our insurance adjustors and/or estimates provided by attorneys handling the claims, if any, up to the amount of 
our self-insurance limits. In addition, our accrued insurance liabilities include estimates of incurred, but not reported, claims based on
historical claims experience.  The determination of such claims and the appropriateness of the related liability is periodically reviewed 
and revised, if needed.  Changes in these estimated liabilities are charged to operations.  Potential legal fees and other directly related 
costs associated with insurance claims are not accrued but rather are expensed as incurred.  Accrued insurance claims are included in
accrued and other liabilities.  It is reasonably possible that the actual development of claims could be different than our estimates.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Executive Benefit Agreements – We are party to certain benefit agreements with certain key current and former executives.  Costs 
associated with these individual benefit agreements are accrued based on the estimated remaining service period when such benefitsff
become  probable,  they  will  be  paid.    Total  costs  accrued  equal  the  present  value  of  specified  payments  to  be  made  after  benefits 
become payable.

Income Taxes – Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured 
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those differences are expected to be recovered or 
settled.  The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of operations in the
period that includes the enactment date.  We establish valuation allowances if we believe it is more-likely-than-not that some or all of 
deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Significant judgment is applied in evaluating the need for and the magnitude of appropriate 
valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.

In addition, we do not recognize a tax benefit unless we conclude that it is more likely than not that the benefit will be sustained on 
audit by the relevant taxing authorities based solely on the technical merits of the associated tax position.  If the recognition threshold 
is met, we recognize a tax benefit measured at the largest amount of the tax benefit that, in our judgment, is greater than 50% likely to
be realized.  We record interest related to unrecognized tax positions in interest expense and penalties in operating other expense.

Income  tax  benefits  associated  with  amounts  that  are  deductible  for  income  tax  purposes  are  recorded  through  the  statement  of 
operations.  These benefits are principally generated from exercises of non-qualified stock options and restricted stock.  We reduce
income tax expense for investment tax credits in the period the credit arises and is earned.

See Note 8 – Income Taxes discussing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118") issued
by the SEC.

Contingencies – Certain conditions may exist which may result in a loss, but which will only be resolved when future events occur. 
We and our legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.  If the 
assessment  of  a  contingency  indicates  that  it  is  probable  that  a  loss  has  been  incurred,  we  would  accrue  for  such  contingent  losses 
when such losses can be reasonably estimated.  If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable 
but reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the 
range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.  Estimates of potential legal fees and other directly related 
costs associated with contingencies are not accrued but rather are expensed as incurred.  Loss contingency liabilities are included in
current  and  noncurrent  accrued  and  other  liabilities  and  are  based  on  current  estimates  that  may  be  revised  in  the  near  term.  In
addition, we recognize contingent gains when such gains are realized or when the contingencies have been resolved (generally at the
time a settlement has been reached).

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Asset Retirement Obligations – In general, we record the estimated fair value of an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) associated 
with tangible long-lived assets in the period it is incurred and when there is sufficient information available to estimate the fair value. 
An ARO associated with long-lived assets is a legal obligation under existing or enacted law, statute, written or oral contract or legal 
construction.    AROs,  which  are  initially  recorded  based  on  estimated  discounted  cash  flows,  are  accreted  to  full  value  over  time
through charges to cost of sales.  In addition, we capitalize the corresponding asset retirement cost as PP&E, which cost is depreciated 
or depleted over the related asset’s respective useful life.  We do not have any assets restricted for the purpose of settling our AROs.

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Redeemable  Preferred  Stocks  –  Our  redeemable  preferred  stocks  that  are  redeemable  outside  of  our  control  are  classified  as 
temporary/mezzanine  equity.    The  redeemable  preferred  stocks  were  recorded  at  fair  value  upon  issuance,  net  of  issuance  costs  or 
discounts.    In  addition,  certain  embedded  features  included  in  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  required  bifurcation  and  are
classified as derivative liabilities.  The carrying values of the redeemable preferred stocks are being increased by periodic accretions 
(including the amount for dividends earned but not yet declared or paid) using the interest method so that the carrying amount will
equal the redemption value as of October 25, 2023, the earliest possible redemption date by the holder.  The accretion was recorded to 
retained earnings. 

However, this accretion will change if the expected redemption date changes.

Equity  Awards  – Equity  award  transactions  with  employees  are  measured  based  on  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the  equity  awards 
issued.  For equity awards with service conditions that have a graded vesting period, we recognize compensation cost on a straight-line 
basis over the requisite service period for the entire award.  Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur.  Historically, we issue new
shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options, but treasury shares may be used.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Revenue Recognition and Other Information 

Revenue Recognition and Performance Obligations

We determine revenue recognition through the following steps:

•

•

•

•

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

Determination of the transaction price;

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account in 
ASC 606.  A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, 
the  performance  obligation  is  satisfied.    Generally,  satisfaction  occurs  when  control  of  the  promised  goods  is  transferred  to  thet
customer  or  as  services  are  rendered  or  completed  in  exchange  for  consideration  in  an  amount  for  which  we  expect  to  be  entitled. 
Generally, control is transferred when the preparation for shipment of the product to a customer has been completed.  Most of our 
contracts contain a single performance obligation with the promise to transfer a specific product.  When the terms of a contract include 
the transfer of multiple products, each distinct product is identified as a separate performance obligation.  

Most  of  our  revenue  is  recognized  from  performance  obligations  satisfied  at  a  point  in  time,  however,  we  have  a  performance
obligation to perform certain services that are satisfied over a period of time.  Revenue is recognized from this type of performance
obligation as services are rendered and are based on the amount for which we have a right to invoice, which reflects the amount of 
expected consideration that corresponds directly with the value of the services performed.  

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We only offer assurance-type warranties for our products to meet specifications defined by our contracts with customers, and do not 
have any material performance obligations related to warranties, return, or refunds.

Transaction Price Constraints and Variable Consideration

For  most  of  our  contracts  within  the  scope  of  Accounting  Standards  Codification,  Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers  (Topic
606) (“ASC 606”), the transaction price from the inception of a contract is constrained to a short period of time (generally one month)
as these contracts contain terms with variable consideration related to both price and quantity.  These contract prices are often based 
on  commodity  indexes  (such  as  NYMEX  natural  gas  index)  published  monthly  and  the  contract  quantities  are  typically  based  on
estimated  ranges.    The  quantities  become  fixed  and  determinable  over  a  period  of  time  as  each  sale  order  is  received  from  the
customer.  

The  nature  of  our  contracts  also  gives  rise  to  other  types  of  variable  consideration,  including  volume  discounts  and  rebates, make-
whole provisions, other pricing concessions, and short-fall charges.  We estimate these amounts based on the expected amount to be
provided to customers, which result in a transaction price adjustment reducing revenue (net sales) with the offset increasing contract or 
refund liabilities. These estimates are based on historical experience, anticipated performance and our best judgment at the time.  We 
reassess these estimates on a quarterly basis.

The  aforementioned  constraints  over  transaction  prices  in  conjunction  with  the  variable  consideration  included  in  our  material
contracts prevent a practical assignment of a specific dollar amount to performance obligations at the beginning and end of the period.  
Therefore, we have applied the variable consideration allocation exception.

Future revenues to be earned from the satisfaction of performance obligations will be recognized when control transfers as goods are
loaded and weighed or services are performed over the remaining duration of our contracts.  Although most of our contracts have an
original expected duration of one year or less, for our contracts with a duration greater than one year, the average remaining expected 
duration was approximately 15 months at December 31, 2019.

Practical Expedients and Other Information

We have applied the following practical expedients:

•

•

•

•

to  recognize  revenue  in  the  amount  we  have  the  right  to  invoice  relating  to  certain  services  that  are  performed  for 
customers and, not disclosing the value of unsatisfied performance obligations related to such services.  

not  disclosing  the  value  of  unsatisfied  performance  obligations  for  contracts  with  an  original  expected  duration  of  one
year or less.  

not adjusting the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if we expect the 
financing time period to be one year or less.

expense as incurred any incremental costs of obtaining a contract if the associated period of benefit is one year or less.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

All net sales and long-lived assets relate to domestic operations for the periods presented.  In addition, net sales to non-U.S. customers
were minimal. 

Recognition of Incentive Tax Credits (Other Than Credits Associated with Income Taxes) – If an incentive tax credit relates to a 
recovery  of  taxes  (other  than  income  taxes)  incurred,  we  recognize  the  incentive  tax  credit  when  it  is  probable  and  reasonably
estimable.    If  an  incentive  tax  credit  relates  to  an  amount  in  excess  of  taxes  incurred,  the  incentive  tax  credit  is  a  contingent  gain,
which we recognize the incentive tax credit when it is realized or when the contingencies have been resolved (generally at the time a 
settlement has been reached).  Amounts recoverable from the taxing authorities, if any, are included in accounts receivable.  The same 
financial statement classification is used for an incentive tax credit as the associated tax incurred.

During 2017, we received notification from the State of Arkansas that incentive tax credits had been approved associated with certain
capital expenditures associated with the El Dorado Facility’s expansion projects completed primarily in the fourth quarter of 2015 and 
the  second  quarter  of  2016.    As  a  result,  in  2017,  we  recognized  a  current  and  noncurrent  receivable  totaling  approximately  $8.1
million associated with these incentive tax credits with the offset reducing PP&E (covered by the tax credit) by approximately $7.4
million and the remaining balance of $0.7 million as a reduction to cost of sales (recovery of previously incurred depreciation expense
related  to  the  PP&E).    At  December  31,  2019  and  2018,  our  incentive  tax  credits  receivable  totaled  $2.3  million  and  $3.1  million,
respectively.

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Recognition of Insurance Recoveries – If an insurance claim relates to a recovery of our losses, we recognize the recovery when it is 
probable and reasonably estimable.  If our insurance claim relates to a contingent gain, we recognize the recovery when it is realized 
or when the contingencies have been resolved (generally at the time a settlement has been reached).   Amounts recoverable from our 
insurance  carriers,  if  any,  are  included  in  accounts  receivable.    An  insurance  recovery  in  excess  of  recoverable  costs  relating  to  a 
business interruption claim, if any, is a reduction to cost of sales.

Cost  of  Sales  –  Cost  of  sales  includes  materials,  labor  and  overhead  costs  to  manufacture  the  products  sold  plus  inbound  freight,
purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, internal transfer costs, loading and handling costs, warehousing costs, railcar lease
costs and outbound freight.  Maintenance, repairs and minor renewal costs relating to Turnarounds are included in cost of sales as they
are  incurred.    Precious  metals  used  as  a  catalyst  and  consumed  during  the  manufacturing  process  are  included  in  cost  of  sales.
Recoveries and gains from precious metals and business interruption insurance claims, if any, are reductions to cost of sales.

Selling,  General  and  Administrative  Expense –  Selling,  general  and  administrative  expense  (“SG&A”)  includes  costs  associated 
with the sales, marketing and administrative functions.  Such costs include personnel costs, including benefits, professional fees, office
and occupancy costs associated with the sales, marketing and administrative functions.  Also included in SG&A are any distribution
fees paid to third parties to distribute our products.

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Derivatives, Hedges and Financial Instruments – Derivatives are recognized in the balance sheet and are measured at fair value. 
Changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in results of operations unless the normal purchase or sale exceptions apply, or hedge 
accounting is elected.

The  fair  value  amounts  recognized  for  our  derivative  contracts  executed  with  the  same  counterparty  under  a  master  netting
arrangement  may  be  offset.    We  have  the  choice  to  offset  or  not,  but  that  choice  must  be  applied  consistently.    A  master  netting 
arrangement exists if the reporting entity has multiple contracts with a single counterparty that are subject to a contractual agreement 
that  provides  for  the  net  settlement  of  all  contracts  through  a  single  payment  in  a  single  currency  in  the  event  of  default  on  or 
termination  of  any  one  contract.    Offsetting  the  fair  values  recognized  for  the  derivative  contracts  outstanding  with  a  single
counterparty  results  in  the  net  fair  value  of  the  transactions  being  reported  as  an  asset  or  a  liability  in  the  balance  sheet.  We  have
chosen to present the fair values of our derivative contracts under master netting agreements using a gross fair value presentation as
there were no derivatives with fair values that were eligible to be offset as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. 

Assets  and  liabilities  measured  at  fair  value  are  classified  using  the  following  hierarchy,  which  is  based  upon  the  transparency  of 
inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date: 

Level 1 - Valuations of contracts classified as Level 1 are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical contracts.  At 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not have any contracts classified as Level 1. 

Level 2 - Valuations of contracts classified as Level 2 are based on quoted prices for similar contracts and valuation inputs other 
than  quoted  prices  that  are  observable  for  these  contracts.    At  December  31,  2019  and  2018,  we  did  not  have  any  significant 
contracts classified as Level 2. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Level 3 - Valuations of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs
that  are  both  unobservable  and  significant  to  the  overall  fair  value  measurement.    See  Note  10  for  further  discussion  of  our 
embedded derivative which is classified as Level 3.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not have any financial instruments with fair values significantly different from their carrying
amounts (excluding issuance costs, if applicable). The fair value of financial instruments is not indicative of the overall fair value of 
our assets and liabilities since financial instruments do not include all assets, including intangibles, and all liabilities.

Income (Loss) per Common Share – Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders is computed by adjusting net income 
(loss) by the amount of dividends and dividend requirements on preferred stocks and the accretion of redeemable preferred stocks, if 
applicable.    Basic  loss  per  common  share  is  computed  by  dividing  net  loss  attributable  to  common  stockholders  by  the  weighted 
average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding,  excluding  contingently  returnable  common  shares  (unvested  restricted  stock),  if 
applicable.  For periods we earn net income, a proportional share of net income is allocated to participating securities, if applicable, 
determined by dividing total weighted average participating securities by the sum of the total weighted average common shares and 
participating  securities  (the  “two-class  method”).    Certain  securities  (Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  and  restricted  stock  units) 
participate in dividends declared on our common stock and are therefore considered to be participating securities. 

Participating securities have the effect of diluting both basic and diluted income per common share during periods of net income.  For 
periods we incur a net loss, no loss is allocated to participating securities because they have no contractual obligation to share in our 
losses.  Diluted loss per common share is computed after giving consideration to the dilutive effect of our potential common stock 
instruments that are outstanding during the period, except where such non-participating securities would be anti-dilutive.

Segment Information - We operate in one principal business segment – our chemical business.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2016-02 and related ASUs – In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, 
Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the 
lease  requirements  in  Topic  840,  Leases.  In  addition,  the  FASB  issued  various  other  ASUs  further  amending  lease  accounting 
guidance (together “ASC 842”). On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 842 as discussed in Note 2. 

–

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements 

–

2019-12, Income  Taxes  (Topic  740):  Simplifying  the  Accounting  for 
ASU  2019-12 –  In  December  2019,  the  FASB  issued  ASU
Income  Taxes  which  affects  general  principles  within  Topic  740,  Income  Taxes.  The  amendments  of  ASU  2019-12  are  meant  to 
simplify and reduce the cost of accounting for income taxes. The ASU removes certain exceptions to the general framework and also 
seeks to simplify and/or clarify accounting for income taxes by adding certain requirements that would simplify GAAP for financial 
statement preparers. The effective date of ASU 2019-12 is fiscal years (and interim periods within those fiscal years) beginning after 
Dec. 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted but requires simultaneous adoption of all provisions of the new standard.  We continue to 
evaluate the effect of our pending adoption of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures at this time.

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2.  Adoption of ASC 842

On  January  1,  2019,  we  adopted  ASC  842  using  the  additional  transition  method  option  provided  by  ASU  2018-11.  Under  this
transition method, we applied the new accounting guidance on the date of adoption. Upon adoption, a cumulative effect adjustment 
was  not  required;  however,  the  effect  of  this  guidance  on  our  consolidated  financial  statements  impacted  our  balance  sheet 
presentation by increasing the amount of our noncurrent assets for the inclusion of right-of-use assets of $15.9 million and increasing
the amount of our liabilities for the inclusion of the associated lease obligations of $15.9 million, most of which were classified as 
noncurrent.  

Under the transition option we elected, ASC 842 is applied only to the most current period presented in the financial statements and 
our reporting for the comparative periods presented in the financial statements continue to be in accordance with Topic 840, including
disclosures.  Upon adoption, we elected the following accounting policies or practical expedients related to ASC 842:

•

•

•

not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, not reassess the lease classification for any
expired or existing leases, and not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases;

apply accounting similar to Topic 840 operating leases accounting to leases that meet the definition of short-term leases;
and

not evaluate land easements that exist or expired before January 1, 2019 and that were not previously accounted for as 
leases under Topic 840.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2.  Adoption of ASC 842 (continued)

Subsequent to adoption, we determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception.  Since our leases generally do not provide an implicit 
rate,  we  use  our  incremental  borrowing  rate  based  on  the  lease  term  and  other  information  available  at  the  commencement  date  in
determining the present value of lease payments.  Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.  Currently,
most of our leases are classified as operating leases under which we are the lessee and primarily relate to railcars, other equipment and 
office space.  In addition, our leases that are classified as finance leases (previously classified as capital leases) and other leases under 
which we are the lessor are not material. Most of our leases do not include options to extend or terminate the lease prior to the end of 
the term.  As of December 31, 2019, we have executed operating leases with lease terms greater than one year, totaling approximately
$10.8 million that have not yet commenced.

Components of lease expense:

Operating lease cost
Short-term lease cost
Other cost (1)

Total lease cost
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases:

Operating cash flows from operating leases
Operating cash flows from finance leases
Financing cash flows from finance leases

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
Other lease-related information:
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years)
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases

(1)

Includes variable and finance lease costs.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 are as follows:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
Total lease payments
Less imputed interest
Present value of lease liabilities

2019
(Dollars In Thousands)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

7,270
2,665
64
9,999

7,677
16
61
7,754

5,967

4.6
3.8
8.70%
8.94%

Operating Leases
(In thousands)

5,189
3,951
3,282
2,969
1,715
1,603
18,709
(3,239)
15,470

Additionally,  under  Topic  840,  expenses  associated  with  our  operating  lease  agreements,  including  month-to-month  leases,  were
$10,235,000 in 2018 and $9,813,000 in 2017. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

3.  Income (loss) per Common Share 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:

NNumerator:
NNet loss

Adjustments for basic net loss per common share:

Dividend requirements on Series E Redeemable Preferred
Dividend requirements on Series B Preferred
Dividend requirements on Series D Preferred
Accretion of Series E Redeemable Preferred

Numerator for basic and dilutive net loss per common
   share - net loss attributable to common stockholders

Denominator:

Denominator for basic and dilutive net loss per common
   share - adjusted weighted-average shares (1)

Basic and dilutive net income (loss) per common share:

Loss from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Net loss

2017
2018
2019
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

$

(63,417) $

(72,226) $

(29,217)

(30,729)
(240)
(60)
(1,995)

(26,840)
(240)
(60)
(3,375)

(23,443)
(240)
(60)
(6,487)

$

(96,441) $

(102,741) $

(59,447)

28,039,625

27,490,717

27,250,876

$

$

(3.44) $
—
(3.44) $

(3.74) $
—
(3.74) $

(2.22)
0.04
(2.18)

(1) All periods exclude the weighted-average shares of unvested restricted stock that are contingently issuable.

The following weighted-average shares of securities were not included in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per common 
share as their effect would have been antidilutive:

Convertible preferred stocks
Restricted stock and stock units
Series E redeemable preferred stock - embedded derivative
Stock options

4.  Property, Plant and Equipment

Machinery, equipment and automotive
Buildings and improvements
Land improvements
Furniture, fixtures and store equipment
Construction in progress
Capital spare parts
Land

Less accumulated depreciation and
   amortization

(1) Weighted average useful lives as of December 31, 2019.

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2019

916,666
832,103
303,646
124,000
2,176,415

2018

916,666
1,183,622
303,646
175,454
2,579,388

2017

916,666
1,187,525
303,646
215,067
2,622,904

Average
useful lives  (1)

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)

25
26
34
3
N/A
N/A
N/A

$

$

$

1,204,695
38,810
8,223
1,122
31,575
24,245
4,575
1,313,245

1,189,438
39,032
8,076
1,122
28,753
28,945
4,583
1,299,949

376,771
936,474

$

325,701
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

4.  Property, Plant and Equipment (continued)

Machinery,  equipment  and  automotive  primarily  includes  the  categories  of  property  and  equipment  and  estimated  useful  lives  as
follows:  processing  plants  and  plant  infrastructure  (15-30  years);  certain  processing  plant  components  (3-10  years);  and  trucks, 
automobiles, trailers, and other rolling stock (2-7 years).

5.  Current and Noncurrent Accrued and Other Liabilities

Accrued interest
Accrued payroll and benefits (1)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Deferred revenue
Accrued death and other executive benefits
Series E redeemable preferred - embedded derivative
Accrued health and worker compensation insurance claims
Customer deposits
Accrued litigation settlement (See Note 9)
Other

Less noncurrent portion
Current portion of accrued and other liabilities

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)
7,091 $
5,385
4,066
3,443
2,564
1,084
966
132
—
6,967
31,698
6,214
25,484 $

6,505
7,259
—
5,216
2,777
1,642
1,107
1,783
18,450
6,251
50,990
8,861
42,129

$

$

(1)

At December 31, 2018, the amount includes certain severance benefits as discussed in Note 14.

6.  Asset Retirement Obligations

Currently, we have various legal requirements related to operations at our chemical facilities mainly for the disposal of wastewater 
generated at certain of these facilities.  At December 31, 2019 and 2018, our accrued liability for AROs was $100,000.  However, the
facilities and some of the water related assets have an indeterminate life and as a result there is insufficient information to estimate the 
fair value for certain of our AROs.  We will continue to review these obligations and record a liability when a reasonable estimate of 
the fair value can be made. 

7.  Long-Term Debt

Working Capital Revolver Loan, with a current interest rate of
   5.25% (A)
Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (B)
Secured Promissory Note due 2021, with an interest rate
   of 5.25% (C)
Secured Promissory Note due 2023, with a current interest rate
   of 6.03% (D)
Secured Financing due 2023, with an interest rate
   of 8.32% (E)
Secured Loan Agreement, with an interest rate
   of 8.76% (E)
Secured Promissory Note due 2019 (E)
Other
Unamortized discount, net of premium, and debt
   issuance costs

Less current portion of long-term debt (F)
Long-term debt due after one year, net (F)

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)

$

— $

435,000

10,000
400,000

4,746

8,090

12,705

14,685

13,476

5,219
—
159

—

—
7,165
221

(12,261)
459,044
9,410
449,634

$

(14,962)
425,199
12,518
412,681

$

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

7.  Long-Term Debt (continued)

(A) As amended in February 2019, our revolving credit facility (the “Working Capital Revolver Loan”) provides for advances up to $75 
million, based on specific percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories and up to $10 million of standby letters of credit, the
outstanding amount of which reduces the available for borrowing under the Working Capital Revolver Loan.  At December 31, 2019, our 
available borrowings under our Working Capital Revolver Loan were approximately $42.1 million, based on our eligible collateral,
less outstanding letters of credit. The maturity date of the Working Capital Revolver Loan is February 26, 2024.   The Working Capital 
Revolver  Loan  also  provides  for  a  springing  financial  covenant  (the  “Financial  Covenant”),  which  requires  that,  if  the  borrowing
availability is less than 10.0% of the total revolver commitments, then the borrowers must maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage
ratio of not less than 1.00 to 1.00.  The Financial Covenant, if triggered, is tested monthly. 

Interest  accrues  on  outstanding  borrowings  under  the  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan  at  a  rate  equal  to,  at  our  election,  either  (a) 
LIBOR for an interest period selected by us plus an applicable margin equal to 1.50% per annum or 1.75% per annum, depending on
borrowing availability under the Working Capital Revolver Loan, or (b) Wells Fargo Capital Finance’s prime rate plus an applicablea
margin  equal  to  0.50%  per  annum  or  0.75%  per  annum,  depending  on  borrowing  availability  under  the  Working  Capital  Revolver 
Loan.  Interest is paid monthly, if applicable.

The  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan  contains  customary  covenants  including  limitations  on  asset  sales,  liens,  debt  incurrence, 
restricted payments, investments, dividends and transactions with affiliates.

The  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan  includes  customary  events  of  default.    Upon  the  occurrence  of  any  event  of  default,  the 
obligations under the Working Capital Revolver Loan may be accelerated and the revolver commitments may be terminated. 

Obligations under the Working Capital Revolver Loan are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our current 
assets, including accounts receivable and inventory, subject to certain customary exceptions. 

(B) On April 25, 2018, LSB completed the issuance and sale of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.625% Senior Secured
Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 25, 2018 (the “Indenture”), by and 
among LSB, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as 
trustee and collateral agent (the “Notes Trustee”). The Notes were issued at a price equal to 99.509% of their face value.

On  June  21,  2019,  LSB  completed  the  issuance  and  sale  of  $35  million  aggregate  principal  amount  of  its  9.625%  Senior  Secured 
Notes due 2023 (the “New Notes”). The New Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture (the Notes together with the New Notes, thett
“Senior  Secured  Notes”).  The  New  Notes  were  issued  at  a  price  equal  to  102.125%  of  their  face  value,  plus  accrued  interest  from
May 1,  2019  to  June 21,  2019,  in  a  transaction  exempt  from  the  registration  requirements  under  the  Securities  Act  of  1933  (the
“Securities Act”) sold to eligible purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in accordance
with Regulation S under the Securities Act.  

As it relates to the issuance of the Notes in April 2018, a portion of the net proceeds from the Notes were used to purchase/redeem the
$375  million  aggregate  principal  amount  of  senior  secured  notes  scheduled  to  mature  in  2019.    The  remaining  net  proceeds  were
primarily used to pay related transaction fees and expenses, redemption premiums, and accrued interest on the senior secured notes
purchased/redeemed.

A portion of this transaction was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt and a portion was accounted for as a non-substantial debt 
modification.    As  a  result,  approximately  $15.2  million  of  the  fees/redemption  premiums/discount  was  deferred  and  included  in
discount  and  debt  issuance  costs  and  approximately  $0.9  million  of  fees  were  expensed,  as  incurred,  and  are  included  in  interest 
expense  in  2018.  In  addition,  we  recognized  a  loss  on  extinguishment  of  debt  of  approximately  $6.0  million  in  2018,  primarily 
consisting  of  a  portion  of  the  redemption  premiums  paid  and  the  expensing  of  a  portion  of  debt  issuance  costs  associated  with  thet
senior secured notes.

The  Senior  Secured  Notes  will  mature  on  May 1,  2023  and  rank  senior  in  right  of  payment  to  all  of  our  debt  that  is  expressly 
subordinated in right of payment to the notes and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our liabilities that are not so 
subordinated,  including  the  Working  Capital  Revolver  Loan.  LSB’s  obligations  under  the  Senior  Secured  Notes  are  jointly  and 
severally guaranteed by the subsidiary guarantors named in the Indenture on a senior secured basis.

Interest on the Senior Secured Notes accrues at a rate of 9.625% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and
November 1 of each year. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

7.  Long-Term Debt (continued)

LSB may redeem the Senior Secured Notes at its option, in whole or in part, subject to the  payment  of  a  premium ranging from a 
“make-whole” premium to a premium of 3.609% of the principal amount so redeemed, in the case of any optional redemption prior to 
May  1,  2022.    If  LSB  experiences  a  change  of  control,  it  must  offer  to  purchase  the  notes  at  101%  of  their  principal  amount,  plus 
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase.

The  Indenture  contains  covenants  that  limit,  among  other  things,  LSB  and  certain  of  its  subsidiaries’  ability  to  (1) incur  additional 
indebtedness;  (2) declare  or  pay  dividends,  redeem  stock  or  make  other  distributions  to  stockholders;  (3) make  other  restricted
payments, including investments; (4) create dividend and other payment restrictions affecting its subsidiaries; (5) create liens or use
assets  as  security  in  other  transactions;  (6) merge  or  consolidate,  or  sell,  transfer,  lease  or  dispose  of  all  or  substantially  all  of  our 
assets;  and  (7) enter  into  transactions  with  affiliates.  Further,  during  any  such  time  when  the  Senior  Secured  Notes  are  rated 
investment  grade  by  each  of  Moody’s  Investors  Service,  Inc.  and  Standard &  Poor’s  Investors  Ratings  Services  and  no  Default  (as
defined in the Indenture) has occurred and is continuing, certain of the covenants will be suspended with respect to the Senior Secured 
Notes.

r

The Indenture provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include 
nonpayment,  breach  of  covenants  in  the  Indenture,  payment  defaults  or  acceleration  of  other  indebtedness,  a  failure  to  pay  certain 
judgments and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. 

Obligations  in  respect  of  the  Senior  Secured  Notes  are  secured  by  a  first  priority  security  interest  in  substantially  all  of  our  fixed 
assets, subject to certain customary exceptions.

(C) EDC is party to a secured promissory note due in March 2021. Principal and interest are payable in monthly installments.

(D) El Dorado Ammonia L.L.C. (“EDA”), one of our subsidiaries, is party to a secured promissory note due in May 2023. Principal
and interest are payable in equal monthly installments with a final balloon payment of approximately $6.1 million.

(E) On May 28, 2019, EDC entered into a $15 million secured financing arrangement with an affiliate of LSB Funding L.L.C. (“LSB
Funding”). Beginning in June 2019, principal and interest are payable in 48 equal monthly installments with a final balloon payment 
of approximately $3 million due on June 1, 2023. This financing arrangement is secured by the cogeneration facility equipment and is
guaranteed by LSB. A portion of the proceeds from this secured financing arrangement was used to pay off the Secured Promissory
Note that was scheduled to mature in June 2019.

a

During 2019, EDC entered into a secured loan agreement with an affiliate of LSB Funding. Under the terms of the agreement, EDC
has up to $7.5 million of available borrowings (the “Interim Loan”) during the construction of certain equipment (the “Interim Loan 
Period), subject to certain conditions. During the Interim Loan Period, interest only is payable in monthly installments. The Interim 
Loan will be replaced by a term loan in 2020. Principal and interest will be payable in 60 equal monthly installments under the term
loan.

(F) Maturities of long-term debt for each of the five years after December 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter

Less:  Discount, net of premium, and debt issuance costs

$

$

9,447
7,598
6,769
447,491
—
—
12,261
459,044

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

8.  Income Taxes

In December 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Cut Act”), making
significant  changes  to  the  Internal  Revenue  Code.    Changes  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  a  federal  corporate  tax  rate  of  21%, 
additional limitations on executive compensation, and limitations on the deductibility of interest.

The  FASB  issued  ASU  2018-05,  Income  Taxes  (Topic  740):  Amendments  to  SEC  Paragraphs  Pursuant  to  SEC  Staff  Accounting 
Bulletin No. 118 to address the application of GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, 
prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the
Tax Cut Act.  

In 2017 and the first nine months of 2018, we recorded provisional amounts for certain enactment-date effects of the Tax Cut Act by
applying the guidance in SAB 118 because we had not yet completed our enactment-date accounting for these effects.  In 2018 and
2017, we recorded tax expense related to these effects including the decrease in the federal corporate tax rate, additional limitations on
executive  compensation,  and  limitations  on  the  deductibility  of  interest.    During  the  fourth  quarter  of  2018,  we  completed  the 
accounting for tax reform and there was no adjustment to provisional amounts recorded.

Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations are as follows:

Current:

Federal
State

Total Current

Deferred:
Federal
State

Total Deferred

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

2019

2018
(In Thousands)

2017

— $
(29)
(29) $

$

11
(96)
(85) $

67
(381)
(314)

(14,739) $
(6,156)
(20,895) $
(20,924) $

1,415
410
1,825
1,740

$

$
$

(50,084)
9,639
(40,445)
(40,759)

$

$

$

$
$

The current provision for federal income taxes shown above includes regular federal income tax after the consideration of permanent 
and temporary differences between income for GAAP and tax purposes.  The current benefit for state income taxes includes regular 
state income tax and provisions for uncertain income tax positions, and other similar adjustments.

The deferred tax provision (benefit) results from the recognition of changes in our prior year deferred tax assets and liabilities, and the
utilization of state NOL carryforwards and other temporary differences.  We reduce income tax expense for tax credits in the year they 
arise and are earned.  At December 31, 2019, our gross amount of tax credits available to offset state income taxes was not material. 
Most of these tax credits do not expire and carryforward indefinitely.  The gross amount of federal tax credits was $8.1 million.  These 
credits carryforward for 20 years and begin expiring in 2034.  The current year deferred benefit is primarily due to changes to the state
deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from state tax law changes enacted during 2019 and due to federal and state indefinite lived 
carryforward benefits that can be realized through the reversal of deferred tax liabilities.

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We utilized approximately $3.4 million, which includes the impact of changes in tax law, of state NOL carryforwards to reduce tax
liabilities  in  2018  (minimal  in  2019  and  none  in  2017).    At  December  31,  2019,  we  have  remaining  federal  and  state  tax  NOL 
carryforwards  of  $611.0  million  and  $734.9  million,  respectively.    The  federal  NOL  carryforwards  begin  expiring  in  2033  and  the
state NOL carryforwards began expiring in 2019.

We  considered  both  positive  and  negative  evidence  in  our  determination  of  the  need  for  valuation  allowances  for  the  deferred  tax 
assets associated with federal and state NOLs and federal credits and in conjunction with the IRC Section 382 limitation.  Information 
evaluated includes our financial position and results of operations for the current and preceding years, the availability of deferred tax 
liabilities and tax carrybacks, as well as an evaluation of currently available information about future years.  In the second quarter of 
2018, we established a valuation allowance on a portion of our federal deferred tax assets.  Valuation allowances are reflective of our 
quarterly analysis of the four sources of taxable income, including the calculation of the reversal of existing tax assets and liabilities, 
the impact of the recent financing activities and our results of operations.  Based on our analysis, we currently believe that it is more-
likely-than-not that a portion of our federal deferred tax assets will not be able to be utilized and the valuation allowance recorded for 
2019 is approximately $2.7 million.  For 2019, 2018 and 2017, we determined it was more-likely-than-not that approximately $698.4 
million,  $608.9  million  and  $536.0  million,  respectively,  of  the  state  deferred  tax  assets  would  not  be  able  to  be  utilized  before 
expiration  and  a  valuation  allowance  was  maintained  for  the  deferred  tax  assets  associated  with  these  carryforwards,  net  of  federal
benefit, of approximately $34.2 million and $31.0 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  This includes a reversal of 
approximately $2.3 million of valuation allowance related to tax law changes in 2018.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

8.  Income Taxes (continued)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities include temporary differences and carryforwards as follows:

December 31,

2019

2018

Deferred compensation
Other accrued liabilities
Interest expense carryforward
NNet operating loss
Other

Less valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

Total deferred tax assets

Property, plant and equipment
Prepaid and other insurance reserves
Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

$

$

$

$

(In Thousands)
2,073
1,051
23,164
163,750
14,994
(51,589)
153,443

$

2,637
1,579
11,267
154,914
12,581
(45,625)
137,353

(182,572)
(6,588)
(189,160) $

(191,369)
(2,596)
(193,965)

(35,717) $

(56,612)

All of our loss before taxes relates to domestic operations.  Detailed below are the differences between the amount of the provision
(benefit)  for  income  taxes  and  the  amount  which  would  result  from  the  application  of  the  federal  statutory  rate  to  “Loss  from
continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes”.

Benefit for income taxes at federal statutory rate
State current and deferred income tax benefit
Valuation allowance - Federal
Valuation allowance - State
State tax law changes
Tax reform
Other
Provision (benefit) for income taxes

2019

2018
(In Thousands)

2017

$

$

(17,712) $
(5,282)
2,739
2,961
(4,388)
—
758
(20,924) $

(14,802) $
(4,089)
14,604
4,112
—
—
1,915
1,740

$

(24,868)
(2,699)
—
7,651
—
(22,988)
2,145
(40,759)

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax positions is as follows:

Balance at beginning of year
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Balance at end of year

$

$

2019

2018
(In Thousands)
618
$
—
(41)
577

$

$

$

577
—
(58)
519

2017

657
11
(50)
618

We expect that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits may change as the result of ongoing operations, the outcomes of audits, and 
the expiration of statute of limitations.  This change is not expected to have a significant effect on our results of operations or financial
condition.    For  2019,  2018,  and  2017,  if  recognized,  the  effect  on  the  effective  tax  rate  from  unrecognized  tax  benefits  would  be
insignificant.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

8.  Income Taxes (continued)

We record interest related to unrecognized tax positions in interest expense and penalties in operating other expense.  We recognized 
$0.1  million  of  interest  and  penalties  associated  with  unrecognized  tax  benefits  in  2017  (minimal  amounts  in  2019  and  2018).    At 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively is accrued for interest and penalties.  

LSB and certain of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions.  With few
exceptions, the 2016-2019 years remain open for all purposes of examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other 
major  tax  jurisdictions.  During  2018,  the  IRS  concluded  their  examination  of  our  2015  tax  return  and  there  are  no  changes  to  our 
financial position, results of operations or cash flow resulting from the audit.

9.  Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase and Sales Commitments – We have the following significant purchase and sales commitments.

UAN supply agreement – The Pryor Chemical Company (“PCC”) is party to an agreement with CVR.  CVR has the exclusive right 
(but  not  the  obligation)  to  purchase  all  the  tons  of  UAN  that  are  produced  by  PCC  with  certain  limitations.      If  CVR  fails  to  take
delivery of certain tons, PCC pursuant to the terms of the agreement may immediately sell such unpurchased product to a third-party
without  restriction.    The  current  term  of  the  agreement  expires  in  May  2020,  but  includes  automatic  renewals  for  one  or  more
additional one-year terms unless terminated by either party. However, CVR may unilaterally terminate the agreement upon 180 days’ 
advance  written  notice  of  termination  to  PCC;  provided,  however,  that  each  party’s  rights  and  obligations  pertaining  to  UAN  that 
CVR  committed  to  purchase  before  such  advance  notice  will  survive  termination.    Additionally,  PCC  can  terminate  the  agreement 
upon 90 days’ advance written notice of termination to CVR; provided, however, that each party’s rights and obligations pertaining to 
UAN that PCC committed to sell prior to such advance notice will survive termination.

Ammonia supply agreement – EDC is party to an agreement, as amended, with Koch Fertilizer under which Koch Fertilizer agrees to
purchase, with minimum purchase requirements, the ammonia that (a) will be produced at the El Dorado Facility and (b) a portion that 
is in excess of EDC’s needs as defined.  As amended, the term of the agreement expires in June 2022 but automatically continues for 
one or more additional one-year terms unless terminated by either party by delivering a notice of termination at least nine months prior 
to the end of term in effect. 

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Covestro  agreement  –  El  Dorado  Nitrogen  LLC  (“EDN”)  and  EDC,  are  party  to  an  agreement  (the  “Covestro  Agreement”)  with 
Covestro.  EDN operates the Baytown Facility located within Covestro’s chemical manufacturing complex located in Baytown, Texas. 
Under the terms of the Covestro Agreement, EDN is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Baytown Facility, which 
facility  produces  all  of  Covestro’s  requirements  for  nitric  acid  for  use  in  Covestro’s  chemical  manufacturing  complex.  If  there  is  a 
change in control of EDN, Covestro has the right to terminate the Covestro Agreement upon payment of certain fees to EDN.  The 
Covestro Agreement expires in June 2021, with options for renewal.

Natural  Gas  Purchase  and  Other  Commitments  –  Certain  of  our  subsidiaries  are  parties  to  contracts  to  purchase  natural  gas  for 
anticipated production needs at certain of our facilities.  Since these contracts are considered normal purchases because they provide
for the purchase of natural gas that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used over a reasonable period of time in the normal 
course of business and are documented as such, these contracts are exempt from the accounting and reporting requirements relating to 
derivatives.  At December 31, 2019, our natural gas contracts, which qualify as normal purchases under GAAP and thus are not mark-
to-market,  included  volume  purchase  commitments  with  fixed  costs  of  approximately  7.0  million  MMBtus  of  natural  gas.    These 
contracts  extend  through  December  2020  at  a  weighted-average  cost  of  $2.23  per  MMBtu  ($15.7  million)  and  a  weighted-average 
market value of $2.06 per MMBtu ($14.5 million). 

In addition, we had standby letters of credit outstanding of approximately $2.8 million at December 31, 2019.

Wastewater Pipeline Operating Agreement – EDC is party to an operating agreement for the right to use a pipeline to dispose its
wastewater.  EDC is contractually obligated to pay a portion of the operating costs of the pipeline, which portion is estimated to be
$100,000 to $150,000 annually.  The initial term of the operating agreement is through December 2053.

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Performance and Payment Bonds – We are contingently liable to sureties in respect of certain insurance bonds issued by the sureties 
in  connection  with  certain  contracts  entered  into  by  certain  subsidiaries  in  the  normal  course  of  business.    These  insurance  bonds
primarily represent guarantees of future performance of our subsidiaries.  As of December 31, 2019, we have agreed to indemnify the
sureties for payments, up to $10 million, made by them in respect of such bonds.  All of these insurance bonds are expected to expire
or be renewed in 2020.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

9.  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

Employment  and  Severance  Agreements  -  We  have  employment  and  severance  agreements  with  several  of  our  officers.    The
agreements, as amended, provide for annual base salaries, bonuses and other benefits commonly found in such agreements.  In the
event of termination of employment due to a change in control (as defined in the agreements), the agreements provide for payments
aggregating $8.3 million at December 31, 2019. Also see Note 14-Related Party Transactions.

Settlement of a Gain Contingency - During 2018, we and a vendor mediated a settlement relating primarily to a business interruption
claim caused by defective work performed by the vendor at our Pryor Facility. As a result of the settlement, the vendor paid us $4.0
million.  As part of the settlement, we paid the vendor $0.5 million to settle $1.1 million of invoices that were held in our accounts 
payable.  As  a  result,  we  recognized  a  recovery  from  this  settlement  totaling  $4.6  million  of  which  $4.4  million  was  classified as  a
reduction  to  cost  of  sales  (primarily  relating  to  our  business  interruption  claim)  and  the  remaining  balance  of  $0.2  million  as  a 
reduction to PP&E.

Legal Matters - Following is a summary of certain legal matters involving the Company:

A. Environmental Matters

Our facilities and operations are subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws and to other laws regarding health 
and safety matters (collectively, the “Environmental and Health Laws”), many of which provide for certain performance obligations, 
substantial fines and criminal sanctions for violations.  Certain Environmental and Health Laws impose strict liability as well as joint 
and several liability for costs required to remediate and restore sites where hazardous substances, hydrocarbons or solid wastes have been 
stored or released.  We may be required to remediate contaminated properties currently or formerly owned or operated by us or facilities 
of third parties that received waste generated by our operations regardless of whether such contamination resulted from the conduct of 
others or from consequences of our own actions that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time those actions were taken.  

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In addition, claims for damages to persons or property, including natural resources, may result from the environmental, health and safety 
effects of our operations.

There  can  be  no  assurance  that  we  will  not  incur  material  costs  or  liabilities  in  complying  with  such  laws  or  in  paying  fines  or 
penalties  for  violation  of  such  laws.    Our  insurance  may  not  cover  all  environmental  risks  and  costs  or  may  not  provide  sufficient 
coverage if an environmental claim is made against us.  The Environmental and Health Laws and related enforcement policies have in
the  past  resulted,  and  could  in  the  future  result,  in  significant  compliance  expenses,  cleanup  costs  (for  our  sites  or  third-party  sites 
where  our  wastes  were  disposed  of),  penalties  or  other  liabilities  relating  to  the  handling,  manufacture,  use,  emission,  discharge  or 
disposal of hazardous or toxic materials at or from our facilities or the use or disposal of certain of its chemical products.  Further, a 
number of our facilities are dependent on environmental permits to operate, the loss or modification of which could have a material
adverse effect on their operations and our financial condition.

Historically, significant capital expenditures have been incurred by our subsidiaries in order to comply with the Environmental and 
Health  Laws,  and  significant  capital  expenditures  are  expected  to  be  incurred  in  the  future.    We  will  also  be  obligated  to  manage
certain  discharge  water  outlets  and  monitor  groundwater  contaminants  at  our  facilities  should  we  discontinue  the  operations  of  a
facility.  

As  of  December  31,  2019,  our  accrued  liabilities  for  environmental  matters  totaled  $183,000  relating  primarily  to  the  matters 
discussed  below.    It  is  reasonably  possible  that  a  change  in  the  estimate  of  our  liability  could  occur  in  the  near  term.    Also,  see
discussion in Note 6 – Asset Retirement Obligations.

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1. Discharge Water Matters

Each of our manufacturing facilities generates process wastewater, which may include cooling tower and boiler water quality control
streams, contact storm water and miscellaneous spills and leaks from process equipment.  The process water discharge, storm-water 
runoff  and  miscellaneous  spills  and  leaks  are  governed  by  various  permits  generally  issued  by  the  respective  state  environmental
agencies  as  authorized  and  overseen  by  the  U.S.  Environmental  Protection  Agency.    These  permits  limit  the  type  and  amount  of 
effluents that can be discharged and control the method of such discharge. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

9.  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

In  October  2017,  PCC  filed  a  Permit  Renewal  Application  for  its  Non-Hazardous  Injection  Well  Permit  at  the  Pryor  Facility. 
Although the Injection Well Permit expired in 2018, PCC continues to operate the injection well pending the Oklahoma Department of 
Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) action on the Permit Renewal Application.  PCC and ODEQ are engaged in ongoing discussions 
related to the renewal of the injection well to address the wastewater stream.

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Our El Dorado Facility is subject to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit issued by the Arkansas 
Department  of  Environmental  Quality  (“ADEQ”)  in  2004.    In  2010,  the  ADEQ  issued  a  draft  NPDES  permit  renewal  for  the  El 
Dorado Facility, which contained more restrictive discharge limits than the previous 2004 permit. In August 2017, ADEQ issued a
final  NPDES  permit  with  new  dissolved  mineral  limits.    EDC  filed  an  appeal  in  September  2017  and  a  Permit  Appeal  Resolution 
(“PAR”) was signed in July 2018.  EDC is in compliance with the revised permit limits agreed upon in the PAR.

In  November  2006,  the  El  Dorado  Facility  entered  into  a  Consent  Administrative  Order  (“CAO”)  that  recognizes  the  presence  of 
nitrate contamination in the shallow groundwater.  The CAO required EDC to perform semi-annual groundwater monitoring, continue
operation of a groundwater recovery system, submit a human health and ecological risk assessment, and submit a remedial action plan.  
The risk assessment was submitted in August 2007.  In February 2015, the ADEQ stated that El Dorado Chemical was meeting the
requirements of the CAO and should continue semi-annual monitoring.  Subsequent to the PAR mentioned previously, a new CAO
was signed in October 2018, which required an Evaluation Report of the data and effectiveness of the groundwater remedy for nitrate
contamination.  In February 2019, the Evaluation Report was submitted to the ADEQ and the ADEQ approved the report in August 
2019. 

No liability has been established at December 31, 2019, in connection with this ADEQ matter. 

2. Other Environmental Matters

In 2002, certain of our subsidiaries sold substantially all of their operating assets relating to a Kansas chemical facility (the “Hallowell
Facility”)  but  retained  ownership  of  the  real  property  where  the  facility  is  located.    Our  subsidiary  retained  the  obligation  to  be 
responsible  for,  and  perform  the  activities  under,  a  previously  executed  consent  order  to  investigate  the  surface  and  subsurface
contamination  at  the  real  property  and  develop  a  corrective  action  strategy  based  on  the  investigation.    In  addition,  certain  of  our 
subsidiaries agreed to indemnify the buyer of such assets for these environmental matters.

As the successor to a prior owner of the Hallowell Facility, Chevron Environmental Management Company (“Chevron”) has agreed in
writing, within certain limitations, to pay and has been paying one-half of the costs of the investigation and interim measures relating 
to this matter as approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (the “KDHE”), subject to reallocation.

Our subsidiary and Chevron have retained an environmental consultant to prepare and perform a corrective action study work plan as 
to  the  appropriate  method  to  remediate  the  Hallowell  Facility.    The  proposed  strategy  includes  long-term  surface  and  groundwater 
monitoring to track the natural decline in contamination.  The KDHE is currently evaluating the corrective action strategy, and, thus, it 
is unknown what additional work the KDHE may require, if any, at this time.   

We  accrued  our  allocable  portion  of  costs  primarily  for  the  additional  testing,  monitoring  and  risk  assessments  that  could  be
reasonably estimated, which is included in our accrued liabilities for environmental matters discussed above.  The estimated amount is
not discounted to its present value.  As more information becomes available, our estimated accrual will be refined.

B. Other Pending, Threatened or Settled Litigation

In 2013, an explosion and fire occurred at the West Fertilizer Co. (“West Fertilizer”) located in West, Texas, causing death, bodily injury 
and  substantial  property  damage.    West  Fertilizer  is  not  owned  or  controlled  by  us,  but  West  Fertilizer  was  a  customer  of  EDC,  and 
purchased AN from EDC from time to time.  LSB and EDC received letters from counsel purporting to represent subrogated insurance
carriers, personal injury claimants and persons who suffered property damages informing LSB and EDC that their clients are conducting
investigations into the cause of the explosion and fire to determine, among other things, whether AN manufactured by EDC and supplied 
to  West  Fertilizer  was  stored  at  West  Fertilizer  at  the  time  of  the  explosion  and,  if  so,  whether  such  AN  may  have  been  one  of  the 
contributing factors of the explosion.  Initial lawsuits filed named West Fertilizer and another supplier of AN as defendants.

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In 2014, EDC and LSB were named as defendants, together with other AN manufacturers and brokers that arranged the transport and
delivery  of  AN  to  West  Fertilizer,  in  the  case  styled  City  of  West,  Texas  vs.  CF  Industries,  Inc.,  et  al.,  in  the  District  Court  of 
McLennan  County,  Texas.    The  plaintiffs  allege,  among  other  things,  that  LSB  and  EDC  were  negligent  in  the  production  and 
marketing of fertilizer products sold to West Fertilizer, resulting in death, personal injury and property damage.  EDC retained a firm 
specializing  in  cause  and  origin  investigations  with  particular  experience  with  fertilizer  facilities,  to  assist  EDC  in  its  own
investigation.  LSB and EDC placed its liability insurance carrier on notice, and the carrier is handling the defense for LSB and EDC 
concerning this matter.  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

9.  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

Our product liability insurance policies have aggregate limits of general liability totaling $100 million, with a self-insured retention of 
$250,000, which retention limit has been met relating to this matter.  In August 2015, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s negligence 
claims against us and EDC based on a duty to inspect but allowed the plaintiffs to proceed on claims for design defect and failure to 
warn.

Subsequently, we and EDC have entered into confidential settlement agreements (with approval of our insurance carriers) with several
plaintiffs that had claimed wrongful death and bodily injury and insurance companies asserting subrogation claims for damages from 
the explosion.  These settlements have been paid by the insurer as of December 31, 2019.  While these settlements resolve the claims 
of a number of the claimants in this matter for us, we continue to be party to litigation related to this explosion by other plaintiffs, in 
addition to indemnification or defense obligations we may have to other defendants.  We continue to defend these lawsuits vigorously 
and  we  are  unable  to  estimate  a  possible  range  of  loss  at  this  time  if  there  is  an  adverse  outcome  in  this  matter  as  to  EDC.   As  of 
December 31, 2019, no liability reserve has been established in connection with this matter.

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In  2015,  a  case  styled  Dennis  Wilson  vs.  LSB  Industries,  Inc.,  et  al.,  was  filed  in  the  United  States  District  Court  for  the  Southern 
District of New York.  The plaintiff purports to represent a class of our shareholders and asserts that we violated federal securities
laws by allegedly making material misstatements and omissions about delays and cost overruns at our El Dorado Chemical Company
manufacturing facility and about our financial well-being and prospects.  The lawsuit, which also names certain current and former 
officers, sought an unspecified amount of damages.  

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In October 2018, LSB entered into a preliminary, binding term sheet to settle Dennis Wilson vs. LSB Industries, Inc., et al., which was
subject to approval by the court. On January 17, 2019, the parties entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the “Wilson 
Settlement Agreement”), pursuant to which the settlement amount of approximately $18.5 million was paid in March by our insurers
on behalf of LSB and certain current and former officers in exchange for, among other things, a release of all claims.  On May 23,
2019, one request for exclusion from the settlement class was made. On June 28, 2019, the court held a settlement hearing and entered 
a Judgement Approving Class Action Settlement, which includes a provision whereby the party requesting exclusion may withdraw its
exclusion from the settlement and file by July 23, 2019 to rejoin the class.  On July 23, 2019, LSB reached a preliminary settlement 
and  the  requesting  party  withdrew  its  request  for  exclusion  from  the  class.    Subsequently,  during  the  third  quarter  of  2019,  this
additional settlement was executed, and the settlement amount was paid to the requesting party by our insurers on behalf of LSB and 
certain current and former officers in exchange for, among other things, an appropriate release of claims.  As a result, no liability in 
relation to this matter remains outstanding as of December 31, 2019. 

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In 2015, we and EDA received formal written notice from Global Industrial, Inc. (“Global”) of Global’s intention to assert mechanic
liens for labor, service, or materials furnished under certain subcontract agreements for the improvement of the new ammonia plant at 
our  El  Dorado  Facility.    Global  is  a  subcontractor  of  Leidos  Constructors,  LLC  (“Leidos”),  the  general  contractor  for  EDA  for  the
construction for the ammonia plant.  Leidos terminated the services of Global with respect to their work performed at our El Dorado 
Facility.   

LSB and EDA intend to pursue recovery of any damage or loss caused by Global’s work performed at our El Dorado Facility.  In 
March  2016,  EDC  and  we  were  served  a  summons  in  a  case  styled  Global  Industrial,  Inc.  d/b/a  Global  Turnaround  vs.  Leidos
Constructors, LLC et al., in the Circuit court of Union County, Arkansas, wherein Global seeks damages under breach of contract and 
other  claims.    We  have  requested  indemnifications  from  Leidos  under  the  terms  of  our  contracts  which  they  have  denied,  and  we 
intend to vigorously defend against the allegation made by Global and seek reimbursement of legal expenses from Leidos under our 
contracts.  We are also seeking damages from Leidos for their wrongdoing during the expansion, including breach of contract, fraud,
gross negligence, professional negligence and gross negligence. 

Except for the invoices totaling approximately $3.5 million that were not approved by Leidos for payment that are included in our 
accounts  payable,  no  liability  has  been  established  in  connection  with  the  claims  asserted  by  Global.    On  September  25,  2018,  the 
Court bifurcated the case into: (1) Global’s claims against Leidos and LSB, and (2) the cross-claims between Leidos and LSB.  Part 
(1) of the case was tried to the Court during the fall of 2018.  The Court took the matter under advisement, will consider the evidence
and render judgment.  LSB intends to vigorously prosecute its claims against Leidos in Part (2) of the matter.  Trial is scheduled for 
Part (2) of the matter in March of 2020.

We are also involved in various other claims and legal actions (including matters involving gain contingencies).  It is possible that the 
actual future development of claims could be different from our estimates but, after consultation with legal counsel, we believe that 
changes in our estimates will not have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

10.  Redeemable Preferred Stocks

Series E Redeemable Preferred

The Series E Redeemable Preferred has a 14% annual dividend rate and a participating right in dividends and liquidating distributions
equal to 303,646 shares of common stock (participation rights value). Dividends accrue semi-annually in arrears and are compounded.
Dividends are payable only when and if declared by the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Series E Redeemable Preferred, the annual dividend rate will increase (a) by 0.50% in April 2021 (b) by 
an additional 0.50% in April 2022 and (c) by an additional 1.0% in April 2023.

Additionally, we must declare a dividend on the Series E Redeemable Preferred on a pro rata basis with the common stock.  As long 
as LSB Funding holds at least 10% of the Series E Redeemable Preferred, we may only declare dividends on Junior Stock unless and 
until dividends have been declared and paid on the Series E Redeemable Preferred for the then current dividend period in cash.  The
Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  has  a  liquidation  preference  per  share  of  $1,000  plus  accrued  and  unpaid  dividends  plus  the 
participation rights value (the “Liquidation Preference”).  The participation rights value is the product of the pro rata number of Series 
E Redeemable Preferred shares being redeemed and the price of our common stock as of such date.

During 2018, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes as discussed in Note 7, we entered into a letter agreement with the
holder  of  our  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred.  The  letter  agreement  extended  the  date  upon  which  the  holder  of  the  Series  E 
Redeemable Preferred has the right to elect to redeem the Series E Redeemable Preferred shares from August 2, 2019 to October 25, 
2023.  The  letter  agreement  also  provided  for  the  amendment  of  certain  other  terms  relating  to  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred, 
including an increase in the per annum dividend rate payable in respect of the Series E Redeemable Preferred as described above.  To
reflect the changes stated in the letter agreement, we subsequently entered into a securities exchange agreement by and between LSB
and the holder and entered into the Certificate of Designations setting forth the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions currently 
applicable to the Series E Redeemable Preferred and Series F Redeemable Preferred, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of 
Delaware  (the  “Series  E  COD”  and  “Series  F  COD”).    The  Series  E  COD  authorizes  139,768  shares  of  Series  E  Redeemable 
Preferred, which is the number of shares outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The  transaction  associated  with  the  letter  agreement  was  determined  to  be  a  non-substantial  modification.    As  a  result,  a  fee  of 
approximately  $2.8  million  paid  to  the  holder  was  deferred  (reducing  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  balance)  and  will  be
periodically  accreted  using  the  interest  method  through  October  25,  2023,  the  earliest  possible  redemption  date  by  the  holder.  In
addition, the letter agreement included a contingent redemption feature, which was bifurcated from the Series E Redeemable Preferred 
based on the estimated fair value of approximately $0.3 million at the time of bifurcation.  

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With respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of LSB, whether voluntary or involuntary, the 
Series E Redeemable Preferred ranks (i) senior to the common stock, the Series B 12% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the
Series D 6% Cumulative Convertible Class C Preferred Stock, the Series 4 Junior Participating Class C Preferred Stock and any other 
class  or  series  of  stock  of  LSB  (other  than  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred)  that  ranks  junior  to  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred 
either or both as to the payment of dividends and/or as to the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the 
Corporation (the “Junior Stock”); (ii) on a parity with the other shares of Series E Redeemable Preferred and any other class or series 
of stock of LSB (other than Series E Redeemable Preferred) created after the date of the Series E COD (that specifically ranks pari 
passu to the Series E Redeemable Preferred) and (iii) junior to any other class or series of stock of LSB created after the date of the 
Series E COD that specifically ranks senior to the Series E Redeemable Preferred.

Generally,  the  holders  of  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (the  “Series  E  Holders”)  will  not  have  any  voting  rights  or 
powers,  and  consent  of  the  Series  E  Holders  will  not  be  required  for  taking  of  any  action  by  us.    However,  the  Series  E  Holders’ 
consent is required for: 

•

•

•

amendments to increase or decrease the authorized amount of Series E Redeemable Preferred, 

the creation or increase of any shares of any class or series of capital stock of LSB ranking pari passu with or senior to the 
Series E Redeemable Preferred, or 

any amendment that adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series E Redeemable Preferred.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

10.  Redeemable Preferred Stocks (continued)

At any time on or after October 25, 2023, each Series E Holder has the right to elect to have such holder’s shares redeemed by us at a 
redemption  price  per  share  equal  to  the  Liquidation  Preference  of  such  share  as  of  the  redemption  date.    Additionally,  we,  at  our 
option, may redeem the Series E Redeemable Preferred at any time at a redemption price per share equal to the Liquidation Preference
of such share as of the redemption date.  Lastly, with receipt of (i) prior consent of the electing Series E Holder or a majority of shares 
of  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  and  (ii)  all  other  required  approvals,  including  under  any  principal  U.S.  securities  exchange on 
which our common stock is then listed for trading, we can redeem the Series E Redeemable Preferred by the issuance of shares of
common stock having an aggregate common stock price equal to the amount of the aggregate Liquidation Preference of such shares 
being redeemed in shares of common stock in lieu of cash at the redemption date.

In  the  event  of  liquidation,  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred  is  entitled  to  receive  its  Liquidation  Preference  before  any  such 
distribution of assets or proceeds is made to or set aside for the holders of our common stock and any other Junior Stock.  In the event 
of a change of control, we must make an offer to purchase all of the shares of Series E Redeemable Preferred outstanding.

The Series E Redeemable Preferred is redeemable outside of our control and is therefore classified as temporary/mezzanine equity.  
As  a  result  of  an  analysis  performed  on  the  embedded  derivatives  within  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred,  certain  contingent 
redemption features were determined to not be clearly and closely related to the debt-like host and also did not meet any other scope
exceptions for derivative accounting.  Therefore, these redemption features and participation rights value are being accounted for as
derivative instruments and the fair value of these derivative instruments were bifurcated from the Series E Redeemable Preferred and 
recorded as a liability as discussed below under Embedded Derivative.

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Series F Redeemable Preferred

The Series F COD authorizes one (1) shares of Series F Redeemable Preferred.  

As of December 31, 2019, the Series F Redeemable Preferred has voting rights (the “Series F Voting Rights”) to vote as a single class
on  all  matters  which  the  common  stock  have  the  right  to  vote  and  is  entitled  to  a  number  of  votes  equal  to  456,225  shares  of  our 
common stock.

With respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of LSB, whether voluntary or involuntary, the 
Series  F  Redeemable  Preferred  ranks  (i)  senior  to  our  common  stock  and  (ii)  ranks  junior  to  LSB’s  Series  B  12%  Cumulative
Convertible  Preferred  Stock,  Series  D  6%  Cumulative  Convertible  Class  C  Preferred  Stock,  Series  4  Junior  Participating  Class  C
Preferred Stock, Series E Redeemable Preferred and any other class or series of stock of LSB after the date of the Series F COD that 
specifically ranks senior to the Series F Redeemable Preferred.

The Series F Redeemable Preferred will be automatically redeemed by LSB, in whole and not in part, for $0.01 immediately following
the date upon which the Series F Voting Rights have been reduced to zero.

In the event of liquidation, the Series F Redeemable Preferred is entitled to receive its liquidation preference of $100 before any such
distribution of assets or proceeds is made to or set aside for the holders of our common stock and any other stock junior to the Series F 
Redeemable Preferred.

Changes in our Series E and Series F Redeemable Preferred are as follows:

Balance at December 31, 2018

Accretion relating to liquidation preference on
   preferred stock
Accretion for discount and issuance costs on
   preferred stock
Accumulated dividends
Balance at December 31, 2019

Series E Redeemable Preferred

Series F Redeemable Preferred

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

139,768

$

(Dollars In Thousands)
202,169

1

$

—

1,067

—
—
139,768

$

928
30,729
234,893

—

—
—
1

$

—

—

—
—
—

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

10.  Redeemable Preferred Stocks (continued)

Embedded Derivative

Certain embedded features (“embedded derivative”) relating to the redemption of the Series E Redeemable Preferred, which includes 
certain contingent redemption features and the participation rights value have been bifurcated from the Series E Redeemable Preferred 
and recorded as a liability. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we estimate that the contingent redemption features have fair value since 
we estimate that it is probable that a portion of the shares of this preferred stock would be redeemed prior to October 25, 2023. For 
certain  other  embedded  features,  we  estimated  no  fair  value  based  on  our  assessment  that  there  is  a  remote  probability  that  these 
features will be exercised.

The fair value of the embedded derivative was valued using discounted cash flow models and primarily based on the difference in the
present value of estimated future cash flows with no redemptions prior to October 25, 2023 compared to certain redemptions deemed 
probable  during  the  same  period  and  applying  the  effective  dividend  rate  of  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred.  In  addition,  at 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, the fair value of the embedded derivative included the valuation of the participation rights, which was 
based on the equivalent of 303,646 shares of our common stock at $4.20 and $5.52 per share, respectively.

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The  valuations  of  the  embedded  derivative  are  classified  as  Level  3.  This  derivative  is  valued  using  market  information, 
management’s  redemption  assumptions,  the  underlying  number  of  shares  as  defined  in  the  terms  of  the  Series  E  Redeemable 
Preferred, and the market price of our common stock. In addition, no valuation input adjustments were considered necessary relating
to nonperformance risk for the embedded derivative. 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the fair value of the embedded derivative was $1.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively, and area
included in our noncurrent accrued and other liabilities. Due to the change in fair value of the embedded derivative, we recognized an
unrealized gain of approximately $0.5 million and approximately $1.2 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively (a minimal unrealized 
loss in 2017). These unrealized gains and losses are included in non-operating income and expense.

11.  Stockholders’ Equity

2016 Long Term Incentive Plan – During 2016, our Board adopted our 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), which 
plan was approved by our shareholders at our annual meeting of shareholders held on June 2, 2016.  The effective date of the 2016 
Plan is April 19, 2016 and no awards may be granted under the 2016 Plan on and after the tenth anniversary of its effective date.

In addition, no further awards will be granted under our 2008 Incentive Stock Plan (the “2008 Plan”) on or after the effective date of 
the 2016 Plan.  Any awards that remain outstanding under the 2008 Plan will continue to be governed by the respective plan’s terms 
and the terms of the specific award agreement, as applicable.

The maximum aggregate number of shares reserved and available for issuance under the 2016 Plan shall not exceed 2,750,000 shares
plus any shares that become available for reissuance under the share counting provisions of the 2008 Plan following the effective date 
of  the  2016  Plan,  subject  to  adjustment  as  permitted  under  the  2016  Plan.    Shares  subject  to  any  award  that  is  canceled,  forfeited, 
expires unexercised, settled in cash in lieu of common stock or otherwise terminated without a delivery of shares to a participant will 
again  be  available  for  awards  under  the  2016  Plan  to  the  extent  allowable  by  law.    Under  the  2016  Plan,  awards  may  be  made  to 
employees, directors and consultants (for services rendered) of LSB or our subsidiaries subject to limitations as defined by the 2016 
Plan.

The 2016 Plan will be administered by the compensation committee (the “Committee”) of our Board.  Our Board or the Committee 
may amend the 2016 Plan, except that if any applicable statute, rule or regulation requires shareholder approval with respect to any
amendment of the 2016 Plan, then to the extent so required, shareholder approval will be obtained.  Shareholder approval will also be 
obtained for any amendment that would increase the number of shares stated as available for issuance under the 2016 Plan.

The following may be granted by the Committee under the 2016 Plan:

Stock  Awards,  Restricted  Stock,  Restricted  Stock  Units,  and  Other  Awards  – The  Committee  may  grant  awards  of  restricted 
stock, restricted stock units, and other stock and cash-based awards, which may include the payment of stock in lieu of cash (including 
cash payable under other incentive or bonus programs) or the payment of cash (which may or may not be based on the price of our
common stock).

Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) – The Committee may grant SARs as a right in tandem with the number of shares underlying 
stock options granted under the 2016 Plan or on a stand-alone basis.  SARs are the right to receive payment per share of the SAR 
exercised in stock or in cash equal to the excess of the share’s fair market value, as defined in the 2016 Plan, on the date of exercise
over its fair market value on the date the SAR was granted.  Exercise of a SAR issued in tandem with stock options will result in the 
reduction of the number of shares underlying the related stock option to the extent of the SAR exercise.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

11.  Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

Stock Options – The Committee may grant either incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options.  The Committee sets option
exercise  prices  and  terms,  except  that  the  exercise  price  of  a  stock  option  may  be  no  less  than  100%  of  the  fair  market  value,  as 
defined  in  the  2016  Plan,  of  the  shares  on  the  date  of  grant.    At  the  time  of  grant,  the  Committee  will  have  sole  discretion  in
determining when stock options are exercisable and when they expire, except that the term of a stock option cannot exceed 10 years 
subject to certain conditions.

Stock Incentive Plans - The following information relates to our long-term incentive plans:

Maximum number of securities for issuance
NNumber of awards available to be granted (1)
NNumber of unvested restricted stock/performance-based
   restricted stock/restricted stock units outstanding
NNumber of options outstanding
NNumber of options exercisable

December 31, 2019

2016 Plan
2,750,000
1,285,922

925,851
—
—

2008 Plan

—
124,000
111,750

.
(1)

Includes  2008  Plan  shares  canceled,  forfeited,  expired  unexercised,  which  became  available  for  reissuance  under  the  2016  Plan  after  the
effective date of the 2016 Plan. 

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units – During 2019, 2018, and 2017, the Committee approved various grants under the 2016 
Plan of shares of restricted stock to certain executives and employees.  Most of these shares vest at the end of each one-year period at the 
rate of one-third per year for three years while a portion of these grants vest 100% at the end of three years.  The unvested restricted 
shares  carry  dividend  and  voting  rights.    Sales  of  these  shares  are  restricted  prior  to  the  date  of  vesting.    Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the
underlying restricted stock agreements, unvested restricted shares will immediately vest upon the occurrence of a change in control (as 
defined by agreement), termination without cause or death.  The unvested shares carry dividend and voting rights.  Sales of these shares
are restricted prior to the date of vesting.

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On  December  31,  2019,  the  Committee  approved  the  grant  of  275,119  shares  of  performance-based  restricted  stock  (“PBRS”)  to
certain executives. However, key information to finalize the performance targets and range of vesting shares are based on projections,
which  required  approval  from  the  Board.    As  the  approval  was  obtained  in  February  2020,  the  grant  date  for  financial  reporting
purposes is February 2020.  Therefore, these PBRS shares are not reflected in the information below.
purposes is February 2020.  Therefore, these PBRS shares are not reflected in the information below. 

On  December  30,  2018,  the  Committee  approved  the  grant  of  210,602  shares  of  PBRS  to  certain  executives.  Key  information  to
finalize the performance targets and range of vesting shares was approved by the Board during January 2019, which is the grant date 
for financial reporting purposes.  The terms of this PBRS grant are discussed below and these PBRS shares are reflected in the 2019 
information below.

During  2019,  2018,  and  2017,  the  Committee  approved  the  grant  of  shares  of  restricted  stock  units  (“RSU”)  to  our  non-employee 
directors for payment of a portion of their director fees under the 2016 Plan.  Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of our 
common stock following the grant date and are non-forfeitable.  Vesting occurs upon the earliest to occur: (i) the director’s separation 
from service, (ii) the third anniversary of the grant date, or (iii) the occurrence of a change of control as defined by the agreement.  
Based on terms of the RSU agreements, the grant date fair value was recognized as stock-based compensation expense (SG&A) on the
grant date in 2019, 2018, and 2017.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

11.  Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

A summary of restricted stock activity during 2019 is presented below:

Unvested restricted stock outstanding at
   beginning of year
Granted
Vested
Cancelled or forfeited
Unvested restricted stock outstanding at end
   of year

Restricted Stock

Performance-Based
Restricted Stock

Restricted Stock Units

Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

7.79
4.28
8.27
—

Shares

$
739,465
285,956
$
(407,349) $
— $

Shares

221,439

— $
$
— $
— $

618,072

$

5.42

221,439

$

Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

—
7.26
—
—

7.26

Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

8.23
5.89
13.56
—

Shares

$
68,334
31,833
$
(13,827) $
— $

86,340

$

6.51

Shares of restricted stock granted
Total fair value of restricted stock granted
Weighted-average fair value per restricted stock granted during year
Stock-based compensation expense - Cost of sales
Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A (1)
Income tax benefit
Total weighted-average remaining vesting period in years
Total fair value of restricted stock vested during the year

Shares of PBRS granted
Total fair value of PBRS granted
Weighted-average fair value per PBRS granted during year
Stock-based compensation expense - Cost of sales
Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A
Income tax benefit
Total weighted-average remaining vesting period in years
Total fair value of PBRS vested during the year

Shares of RSU granted
Total fair value of RSU granted
Weighted-average fair value per RSU granted during year
Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A
Income tax benefit
Total weighted-average remaining vesting period in years
Total fair value of RSU vested during the year

$
$
$
$
$

$

$
$
$
$

$

2019
285,956
1,223,000
4.28
255,000
1,263,000
(374,000)
2.18
3,371,000

Restricted Stock
2017
2018
469,465
369,350
4,277,000
$
2,019,000
9.11
$
5.47
312,000
$
385,000
7,574,000
3,987,000
$
(398,000) $ (1,659,000)
1.95
3,124,000

1.78
7,355,000

$
$
$
$
 $

$

$

Performance-Based
Restricted Stock

2019 (2)

$
$
$
$
$

$

2019

Restricted Stock Units
2018

31,833
187,000
5.89
187,000
(46,000)
1.57
187,000

$
$
$
 $

$

35,511
$
187,000
$
5.28
187,000
$
(34,000) $
1.75
125,000

$

221,439
1,608,000
7.26
53,000
290,000
(84,000)
1.85
-

2017

37,992
375,000
9.87
375,000
(115,000)
3.05
250,000

(1)
(2)

As it relates to 2018, see Note 14-Related Party Transactions.
The PBRS restricted stock grants are tied to our free cash flow, fixed costs per ton of ammonia measured annually over a three-year period and 
modified  based  on  our  ranking  relative  to  total  stockholder  return  (share  price  appreciation  plus  dividends  reinvested)  (“TSR”)  versus  the
companies in our 2019 peer group (“Peer Group”) over a three-year measurement period. The actual number of shares that will vest at the end 
of the third year will be based on our performance against the metrics set in the award. The threshold performance for free cash flow is 70% 
and for fixed costs per ton of ammonia is 50% of the targeted improvement with a maximum for each of 120% of target. The TSR modifier 
will  adjust  the  overall  actual  performance  up  or  down  by  as  much  as  25%  based  on  the  our  TSR  versus  the  Peer  Group  average  TSR.  We
estimate the fair value of each PBRS on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

11.  Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

Stock Options – No stock options have been granted under the 2016 Plan during 2019, 2018 or 2017.  As it relates to stock options
granted under the 2008 plan, the exercise price of the outstanding options granted were equal to the market value of our common stock 
at the date of grant and vest at the end of each one-year period at the rate of 16.5% per year for the first five years and the remaining 
unvested  options  will  vest  at  the  end  of  the  sixth  year.    The  fair  value  for  of  the  stock  options  granted  under  the  2008  Plan  were
estimated, using an option pricing model, as of the date of the grant, which date was also the service inception date. 

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A summary of stock option activity in 2019 is presented below:

2019

Shares

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

Outstanding at beginning of year
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited or expired
Outstanding at end of year
Exercisable at end of year

124,000

$
— $
— $
— $
$
$

124,000
111,750

33.86
—
—
—
33.86
33.91

Stock-based compensation expense - Cost of sales
Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A
Income tax benefit
Total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year
Total fair value of options vested during the year
Total intrinsic value of options outstanding at end of year
Total intrinsic value of options exercisable at end of year
Total weighted-average remaining vesting period in years
Total weighted-average remaining contractual life period in years (options outstanding)
Total weighted-average remaining contractual life period in years (options exercisable)

— $

2018
$ 141,000
71,000
$

2017
2019
$ 317,000
$ 122,000
$
$ 108,000
50,000
$ (42,000) $ (54,000) $ (164,000)
$
—
$ 451,000
$ 169,000
16,000
$
16,000
$
1.53
5.10
4.44

— $
— $

— $
— $

1.05
4.61
4.31

0.49
3.61
3.47

$ 169,000

— $

Stock-based Compensation Expense Not Yet Recognized – At December 31, 2019, the total stock-based compensation expense not 
yet  recognized  is  $3,378,000,  relating  to  all  forms  of  non-vested  restricted  stocks  and  stock  options,  which  we  will  be  amortizing
(subject to adjustments for actual forfeitures) through the respective remaining vesting periods through December 2022.

–

Other  – As  of  December  31,  2019,  we  have  reserved  1.4  million  shares  of  common  stock  issuable  upon  potential  conversion  of 
preferred stocks and equity awards pursuant to their respective terms.

12.  Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock

Series  Non-Redeemable  B  Preferred  –  The  20,000  shares  of  Series  B  12%  cumulative,  convertible  preferred  stock  (“Series  B
Preferred”), $100 par value, are convertible, in whole or in part, into 666,666 shares of our common stock (33.3333 shares of common
stock for each share of preferred stock) at any time at the option of the holder and entitle the holder to one vote per share.  The Series
B Preferred provides for annual cumulative dividends of 12% ($12.00 per share) from date of issue, payable when and as declared. 
All of the outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred are owned by the Golsen Holders.

Series  Non-Redeemable  D  Preferred  –  The  1,000,000  shares  of  Series  D  6%  cumulative,  convertible  Class  C  preferred  stock 
(“Series D Preferred”) have no par value and are convertible, in whole or in part, into 250,000 shares of our common stock (1 share of 
common  stock  for  4  shares  of  preferred  stock)  at  any  time  at  the  option  of  the  holder.    Dividends  on  the  Series  D  Preferred  are
cumulative and payable annually in arrears at the rate of 6% per annum ($0.06 per share) of the liquidation preference of $1.00 per 
share.    Each  holder  of  the  Series  D  Preferred  shall  be  entitled  to  .875  votes  per  share.    All  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  Series  D 
Preferred are owned by the Golsen Holders.

See discussions concerning dividends on the Series B and D Preferred in Note 14 – Related Party Transactions.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

12.  Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (continued)

Other –  At  December  31,  2019,  we  are  authorized  to  issue  an  additional  230,000  shares  of  $100  par  value  preferred  stock  and  an
additional  3,860,000  shares  of  no-par  value  preferred  stock.    Upon  issuance,  our  Board  will  determine  the  specific  terms  and 
conditions of such preferred stock.

13.  Executive Benefit Agreement, Employee Savings Plans and Collective Bargaining Agreements

We are party to a death benefit agreement (“2005 Agreement”) with Jack E. Golsen, who retired as discussed in Note 14-Related Party
Transactions.  

The  2005  Agreement  provides  that,  upon  Mr.  Golsen’s  death,  we  will  pay  to  the  designated  beneficiary,  a  lump-sum  payment  of 
$2,500,000 to be funded from the net proceeds received by us under certain life insurance policies on his life that are owned by us. 
We are obligated to keep in existence life insurance policies with a total face amount of no less than $2,500,000 of the stated death
benefit. 

d

The following table includes information about these agreements: 

Total undiscounted death benefit
Total accrued death benefit

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)
2,500 $
2,564 $

2,500
2,585

$
$

Costs associated with these death benefits were not material for 2019, 2018 and 2017.

The accrued executive benefit under the 2005 Agreement is included in noncurrent accrued and other liabilities.  We accrue for such
liabilities when they become probable and discount the liabilities to their present value.

To assist us in funding the 2005 Agreement and for other business reasons, we purchased life insurance policies on various individuals
in which we are the beneficiary.  Some of these life insurance policies have cash surrender values that we have borrowed against.  The
net cash surrender values of these policies are included in other assets.

ii

The following table summarizes certain information about these life insurance policies.

Total face value of life insurance policies

Total cash surrender values of life insurance policies
Loans on cash surrender values
Net cash surrender values

December 31,

2019

2018

(In Thousands)
4,500

$

4,500

1,727
(1,629)
98

$

$

1,656
(1,559)
97

$

$

$

Cost of life insurance premiums
Decreases (increases) in cash surrender values
NNet cost of life insurance premiums included in SG&A

2019

2018
(In Thousands)
54
$
149
203

$

$

$

215
(70)
145

$

$

2017

14
162
176

Employee Savings Plans - We sponsor a savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code under which participation is
available to substantially all full-time employees.  Beginning in January 2019, we began matching 50% of an employee’s contribution,
up to 6%, for substantially all full-time employees. Prior to 2019, we did not contribute to this plan except for certain employees. The 
amounts contributed to this plan were not material for 2019, 2018 and 2017. 

uu

Collective Bargaining Agreements - As of December 31, 2019, we employed 593 persons, 162 of whom are represented by unions
under agreements, including agreements being negotiated, that expire in July 2021 through November 2022.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

14.  Related Party Transactions

During 2019, we entered into two separate financing arrangements with an affiliate of LSB Funding as discussed in footnotes (E) of 
Note 7, which transactions included debt issuance costs totaling approximately $0.1 million paid to this affiliate.  In June 2019, we
incurred a consent fee of approximately $0.3 million from LSB Funding associated with the issuance of the New Notes discussed in
footnote (B) of Note 7.  Also, LSB Funding holds all outstanding shares of the Series E and Series F Redeemable Preferred discussed 
in  Note  10.    During  2018,  we  sold  $50.0  million  and  $0.5  million  principal  amount  of  notes  to  an  affiliate  of  Security  Benefit 
Corporation (“SBC”) and Daniel D. Greenwell, respectively, associated with the issuance and sale of the Notes discussed in footnote
(B) of Note 7. As discussed in Note 10, we paid a fee of $2.7 million to an affiliate of SBC relating to the letter agreement amending 
the  terms  of  the  Series  E  Redeemable  Preferred.    As  discussed  in  Note  10,  all  outstanding  shares  of  the  Series  E  and  Series  F 
Redeemable  Preferred  are  held  by  this  affiliate.  Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  Board  Representation  and  Standstill  Agreement,  our 
Board  includes  two  directors  that  are  employees  of  SBC  and  affiliates.  During  2019,  2018  and  2017,  we  incurred  director  fees 
associated with these directors totaling approximately $0.3 million for each respective year.

t

Effective  December  30,  2018,  Daniel  D.  Greenwell  elected  not  to  enter  into  a  new  employment  agreement  and  resigned  from  the
Board  and  his  roles  as  Chairman  and  our  Chief  Executive  Officer.    Subject  to  the  execution  of  a  release  agreement,  which  was 
executed  in  January  2019,  Mr.  Greenwell  was  entitled  to  certain  severance  benefits  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  his  employment 
agreement.  At  December  31,  2018,  our  accrued  and  other  liabilities  included  approximately  $2.8  million  relating  primarily  to
severance benefits owed to Mr. Greenwell.  In addition, approximately $2.7 million of share-based compensation was incurred in 2018 
due to the accelerated vesting of 312,369 shares of restricted stock. 

No dividends were declared during 2019, 2018 and 2017.  At December 31, 2019, accumulated dividends on the Series B and Series D
Preferred  totaled  approximately  $1.3  million.    The  Series  B  Preferred  and  Series  D  Preferred  are  non-redeemable  preferred  stocks 
issued in 1986 and 2001, respectively, of which all outstanding shares are owned by the Golsen Holders.

During 2019, 2018 and 2017, we incurred director fees associated with Barry H. Golsen totaling approximately $0.1 million for each
respective year.

As the result of Jack E. Golsen (“J. Golsen”) informing the Board of his election to retire as Executive Chairman effective December 
31, 2017, we determined not to extend the employment agreement with J. Golsen beyond its current term expiring on December 31, 
2017 (the “Retirement Date”) and, in accordance with the terms his employment agreement, delivered a notice of non-renewal to J. 
Golsen.  J. Golsen remains a member of the Board and, following the Retirement Date, has the title of Chairman Emeritus. 

During 2017, we entered into a transition agreement (the “Transition Agreement”) with J. Golsen that commenced on January 1, 2018 
and ends upon the earlier of his death or a change in control as defined in the Transition Agreement.  During the term, J. Golsen will 
receive an annual cash retainer of $480,000 and an additional monthly amount of $4,400 to cover certain expenses.  In accordance
with the terms of the Transition Agreement, we will also reimburse J. Golsen for his cost of certain medical insurance coverage until 
his  death.    Effective  as  of  the  Retirement  Date,  the  previous  existing  severance  agreement  with  J.  Golsen  was  terminated.    In 
consideration for his services, including as Chairman Emeritus, we will pay J. Golsen a one-time payment equal to $2,320,000 upon 
the consummation of a change in control that occurs prior to his death.

During  2017,  a  death  benefit  agreement  with  J.  Golsen  was  terminated  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  agreement  that  allowed  us  to 
terminate at any time and for any reason prior to the death of the employee.  As a result, the liability of approximately $1.4 million for 
the estimated death benefit associated with this agreement was extinguished and derecognized with the offset classified as operating
other income in 2017.

During 2017, we sold our engineered products business (industrial machinery and related components) to Industrial Acquisitions LLC
and Industrial Products LLC (both entities are owned by immediate family members of J. Golsen) for $3.5 million which sale resulted 
in a loss of approximately $0.8 million, classified as operating other expense.

During 2016, we entered into a consulting agreement with Steven J. Golsen (“S. Golsen”), son of J. Golsen and former employee and 
President  and  Chief  Operating  Officer  of  our  former  climate  control  business.    Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  agreement,  S.  Golsen 
provided services relating to the sale of the climate control business and subsequent services to improve the transition process from 
LSB to NIBE Industrier AB (publ).  The total consulting fee was approximately $0.4 million and the term of the agreement was for 2 
years through May 2018.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

15.  Supplemental Cash Flow Information 

The following provides additional information relating to cash flow activities:

Cash payments (refunds) for:

Interest on long-term debt and other, net of capitalized
   interest
Income taxes, net

NNoncash investing and financing activities:

Incentive tax credit receivable associated with property,
   plant and equipment
Supplies and accounts payable associated with
   additions of property, plant and equipment
Dividend accrued on Series E Redeemable Preferred
Accretion of Series E Redeemable Preferred

$
$

$

$
$
$

2019

2018
(In Thousands)

2017

42,184

$
(65) $

$
35,719
(1,138) $

34,274
(674)

— $

— $

8,125

18,350
30,729
1,995

$
$
$

16,484
26,840
3,375

$
$
$

17,105
23,443
6,487

16. Net Sales

Disaggregated Net Sales

As discussed in Note 1, we primarily derive our revenues from the sales of various chemical products.  The following table presents
our net sales disaggregated by our principal markets, which disaggregation is consistent with other financial information utilized or 
provided outside of our consolidated financial statements:

NNet sales:

Agricultural products
Industrial acids and other chemical products
Mining products
Other products

Total net sales

2019

2018
(Dollars In Thousands)

2017(a)

$

$

187,641
139,643
37,786
—
365,070

$

$

187,164
148,598
42,398
—
378,160

$

$

184,054
196,029
38,854
8,567
427,504

(a) Upon adoption of ASC 606, nets sales have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.

Other Information

Liabilities  associated  with  contracts  with  customers  (contract  liabilities)  primarily  relate  to  deferred  revenue  and  customer  deposits
associated  with  cash  payments  received  in  advance  from  customers  for  volume  shortfall  charges  and  product  shipments.    We  had 
approximately  $3.6  million  and  $7.0  million  of  contract  liabilities  as  of  December  31,  2019  and  2018,  respectively.   During  2019, 
revenues of $3.5 million were recognized and included in the balance at the beginning of the period.

17.  Discontinued Operations

During  2016,  LSB  completed  the  sale  of  all  the  stock  of  Climate  Control  Group  Inc.  (an  indirect  subsidiary  that  conducted  LSB’s
former climate control business) pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement.  Additionally, pursuant to the stock purchase
agreement, we agreed to have a certain portion of the purchase price proceeds deposited in an indemnity escrow account.  In 2018, we 
received approximately $ 2.7 million representing an indemnity escrow balance. For 2017, we recognized income from discontinued
operations of $1.1 million, net of income taxes of $1.5 million.  For 2017, cash flow information of discontinued operations included 
deferred income taxes of $2.5 million.

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Supplementary Information

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Summarized unaudited quarterly financial data for 2019 and 2018 are as follows.

2019
NNet sales
Gross profit (loss) (1)
NNet income (loss) (1) (2)
NNet loss attributable to common stockholders

NNet sales
Gross profit (loss) (1)
NNet loss (1) (2)
NNet loss attributable to common stockholders

Three months ended

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

$
94,152
7,318
$
(11,540) $
(19,367) $

$
121,527
$
19,677
6,631
$
(1,530) $

75,495
$
(9,733) $
(30,794) $
(39,133) $

73,896
(12,277)
(27,714)
(36,411)

(0.69) $

(0.05) $

(1.39) $

(1.30)

$
100,450
10,093
$
(5,591) $
(13,603) $

$
103,199
$
3,073
(27,506) $
(35,011) $

79,781
$
(9,742) $
(26,084) $
(33,422) $

94,730
12,411
(13,045)
(20,705)

(0.49) $

(1.27) $

(1.22) $

(0.75)

$
$
$
$

$

$
$
$
$

$

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Supplementary Financial Data

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

(1)

The following income (expense) items impacted gross profit (loss) and net income (loss):

Turnaround expense: (A)

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

Three months ended

(In Thousands)

— $

(604) $

(7,232) $

(5,374)

(302) $

(1,412) $

(7,939) $

(115)

— $

— $

— $

4,419

$

$

$

(2)

The following income (expense) items impacted net income (loss): 

Charge associated with assets held for sale

Severance benefits and accelerated stock-based compensation

(B)

2018

$

$

$

$

$

— $

— $

— $

(9,701)

— $

— $

(5,951) $

—

— $

— $

— $

(5,300)

(400) $

5,733

$

483

922

$

(4,324) $

2,426

$

$

15,108

(764)

(A) Turnaround expenses do not include the impact on operating results relating to lost absorption or reduced margins due to the

associated plants being shut down.

(B) The deferred tax benefit for the three-month period ended December 31, 2019 is primarily due to federal and state indefinite

lived carryforward benefits that can be realized through the reversal of deferred tax liabilities.

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017

(In Thousands)

Accounts receivable - allowance for doubtful accounts:

Description (1)

2018

2017

Deferred tax assets - valuation allowance:

2018

2017

Balance at
Beginning of
Year

Additions-
Charges to
(Recovery of)
Costs and
Expenses

Deductions-
Write-
offs/Costs
Incurred

Balance at
End of Year

$

$

$

$

$

$

351

303

357

45,626

26,920

13,128

$

$

$

$

$

$

175   $

124

$

265

76

$

$

(54) $

— $

261

351

303

8,279   $

2,316

$

$

51,589

45,626

2,336

21,042

13,792

$

$

— $

26,920

(1) Deducted in the consolidated balance sheet from the related assets to which the reserve applies.

Other valuation and qualifying accounts are detailed in our notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH & PEER GROUP LIST

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Stock Performance Graph

The following table compares the cumulative total stockholder return for the last five fiscal years of (a) LSB
Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), (b) the NYSE Composite Stock Index (“NYSE Composite Index”), (c) two
peer groups of entities (“Peer Group Index”), which represented publicly traded chemical companies that are
primarily included in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code section of chemical and allied products.
The table set forth below covers the period from year-end 2014 through year-end 2019.

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

LSB Industries, Inc.

NYSE Composite Index

New Peer Group

Old Peer Group 

LSB Industries, Inc.

NYSE Composite Index

2019 (New) Peer Group

2019 (Old) Peer Group

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

100.00

23.06

26.78

27.86

17.56

13.36

100.00

96.03

107.62

127.96

116.72

146.76

100.00

70.46

100.00

70.48

75.86

75.86

85.85

85.85

80.56

80.52

85.88

85.82

Assumes $100 invested at year-end 2014 in the common stock of the Company, the NYSE Composite Index and
the Peer Group Index, and the reinvestment of dividends, if any.

The above Performance Graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement
incorporating by reference this Annual Report into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the
“Securities Act”) or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act” (and together, the
“Acts”), except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall
not otherwise be deemed to be soliciting material or to be filed under such Acts.

AdvanSix, Inc.
American Vanguard Corporation
Balchem Corporation
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CVR Partners, LP
Flotek Industries, Inc.

2019 (New) Peer Group

H. B. Fuller Company
Hawkins, Inc.
lnnospec Inc.
Landec Corporation
Nutrien, LTO.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.

2019 (Old) Peer Group

PolyOne Corporation
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Stepan Company
The Mosaic Company
Yara International ASA

AdvanSix, Inc.
American Vanguard Corporation
Balchem Corporation
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
China Green Agriculture, Inc.
CVR Partners, LP

Flotek Industries, Inc.
H. B. Fuller Company
Hawkins, Inc.
lnnospec Inc.
Landec Corporation
Nutrien, LTO.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
PolyOne Corporation
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Stepan Company
The Mosaic Company
Yara International ASA

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LSB DIRECTORS

Mark T. Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan S. Bobb
Director, Eldridge Industries

Barry H. Golsen
GOL Capital, LLC
Former President and CEO LSB Industries, Inc.

Jack E. Golsen
Chairman Emeritus of the Board

Kanna Kitamura
Senior Director and Head of Human Resources,
Eldridge Industries

Diana M. Peninger
CEO, Geneva Lake Partners LLC
Former Vice President,
Celanese Corp.

Richard W. Roedel
Chairman of the Board
Retired Chairman and CEO
BDO Seidman, LLP

Richard S. Sanders, Jr.
President, Circle S Consulting, Inc.
Former Vice President of Manufacturing,
Terra Industries, Inc.

Lynn F. White
Founder and Managing Director,
Twemlow Group, LLC

LSB EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Mark T. Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer

John P. Burns
Executive Vice President-Manufacturing

Michael J. Foster
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel, and Secretary

Cheryl Maguire
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

Kristy D. Carver
Senior Vice President and Treasurer

HEADQUARTERS

LSB Industries, Inc.
3503 NW 63rd Street, Suite 500,
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Tel: (405) 235-4546
Fax: (405) 235-5067
Email: info@lsbindustries.com

TRANSFER AGENT &
REGISTRAR

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
462 S. 4th Street, Suite 1600
Louisville, KY 40202
Tel: (800) 884-4225 (US & Canada)
(781) 575-2879 (outside US & Canada)

INVESTOR RELATIONS

WEBSITE

Cheryl Maguire
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer Tel: (405) 235-4546
Fax: (405) 235-5067
Email: cmaguire@lsbindustries.com

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Ernst & Young LLP
Oklahoma City, OK

www.lsbindustries.com

Visit our website for details about our plants,
products, operations and policies.

SECURITY LISTING

Common Stock listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, NYSE Ticker Symbol: LXU

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