Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GOLSEN JACK E
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LSB INDUSTRIES INC [LXU]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/02/2008
(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               463,726 I As Trustee (1)
Common Stock               653,976 I By GFLLC (2)
Common Stock 12/02/2008   P   36,700 A $ 7 (4) 1,892,754 I By SBL (3)
Common Stock 12/04/2008   P   12,768 A $ 6.98 (4) 1,905,522 I By SBL (3)
Common Stock 12/05/2008   P   10,532 A $ 7 (4) 1,916,054 I By SBL (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
5.5% Convertible Debentures (5)               (5) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 145,600   $ 4,000,000 (5) I By SBL (3)
5.5% Convertible Debentures (5)               (5) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 36,400   $ 1,000,000 (6) I By Daughter (6)
Series B Preferred (7)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 133,333   4,000 I By GFLLC (2)
Series B Preferred (7)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 533,333   16,000 I By SBL (3)
Series D Preferred (8)               (8)   (8) Common Stock 250,000   1,000,000 I By SBL (3)
Promissory Note (9)               (9)   (9) Common Stock 4,000   $ 8,000 (9) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GOLSEN JACK E
16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107
  X   X   Chairman of the Board and CEO  
GOLSEN SYLVIA H
16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107
    X    

Signatures

 Jack E. Golsen   12/10/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Sylvia H. Golsen by Jack E. Golsen, Attorney-in-Fact   12/10/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares are held by 10 trusts established for the benefit of the children, grandchildren and a great-grandchild (the "Trusts") of the reporting persons, of which Jack E. Golsen is the trustee. The amount shown is the aggregate number of shares held in the Trusts. As the sole trustee, Mr. Golsen possesses voting and dispositive power over the Issuer securities held in the Trusts, but holds no pecuniary interest in the securities held by the Trusts and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the Trusts.
(2) Golsen Family, L.L.C. ("GFLLC") is owned by Jack E. Golsen, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, through his revocable trust (45.923%), his spouse, Sylvia Golsen through her revocable trust (45.923%), his sons, Barry H. Golsen, director and the president of the Issuer (2.718%), and Steven J. Golsen, executive officer of a subsidiary of the Issuer (2.718%), and his daughter, Linda F. Rappaport (2.718%). The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by GFLLC, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.
(3) SBL, LLC ("SBL") is owned by GFLLC (49%), Barry Golsen (17%), Steven Golsen (17%), and Linda Rappaport (17%). Golsen Petroleum Corporation ("GPC") is a wholly owned subsidiary of SBL. The amount shown in Table I includes 1,632,099 shares owned directly by SBL and 283,955 shares owned directly by GPC, and the amount shown in Table II includes 12,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned directly by SBL and 4,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred owned directly by GPC. Voting and dispositive power over the securities shared by SBL and GPC is possessed by Jack E. Golsen, who is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Issuer, and Barry H. Golsen, a director and the president of the Issuer.
(4) On December 2, 2008, SBL purchased a total of 36,700 shares of the Issuer's common stock at $7.00 per share. On December 4, 2008, SBL purchased a total of 12,768 shares of the Issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $6.98, which is based on the following purchases of the Issuer's common stock at the respective price per share: (a) $6.88 ? 300 shares, (b) $6.89 ? 300 shares, (c) $6.90 ? 200 shares, (d) $6.91 ? 100 shares, (e) $6.92 ? 100 shares, (f) $6.93 ? 500 shares, (g) $6.94 ? 300 shares, (h) $6.95 ? 100 shares, (i) $6.96 ? 600 shares, (j) $6.97 ? 743 shares, (k) $6.98 ? 400 shares, (l) $6.99 ? 100 shares, and (m) $7.00 ? 9,025 shares. On December 5, 2008, SBL purchased a total of 10,532 shares of the Issuer's common stock at $7.00 per share.
(5) This amount is the principal amount of the Issuer's 5.5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due 2012 (the "Debentures") held by the reporting person. The Debentures are convertible at the option of the holder in whole or in part into the Issuer's common stock prior to their maturity. The conversion rate of the Debentures is 36.4 shares of the Issuer's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures (representing a conversion price of $27.47 per share of common stock), subject to adjustment under certain conditions as set forth in the Indenture, dated June 28, 2007 (the "Indenture"), by the Issuer in favor of UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Issuer's Form 8-K on June 29, 2007. The Debentures bear interest at the rate of 5.5% per year and mature on July 1, 2012.
(6) This amount is the principal amount of the Debentures owned of record by the reporting persons' daughter, Linda F. Rappaport. The reporting persons hold no pecuniary interest in these debentures and disclaim any beneficial ownership therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons hold any pecuniary interest in or are the beneficial owners of these debentures for any purpose, including Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(7) Each share of the Issuer's Series "B" 12% Cumulative Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder into 33.3333 shares of the Issuer's common stock. Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.
(8) The Issuer's Series "D" 6% Cumulative, Convertible Class C Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into the Issuer's common stock at the rate of four shares of Preferred "D" for one share of common stock. Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.
(9) Mr. Golsen holds a note from the Issuer payable on demand and convertible, at the option of the holder, at the rate of $2.00 for each share of common stock. The principal amount of the note is $8,000.
 
Remarks:
The designated reporting person is Jack E. Golsen, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Issuer.  Mr. Golsen's spouse, Sylvia H. Golsen, jointly files this report with Mr. Golsen.  Mrs. Golsen is a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding securities.  Mrs. Golsen's address, for purposes of box 1 above, is the same as Mr. Golsen's address.

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