Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2013

 

 

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-7677   73-1015226

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

16 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   73107
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (405) 235-4546

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 23, 2013, LSB Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Approximately 93.8% of the Company’s securities entitled to vote at the annual meeting were represented in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, the stockholders (1) elected four nominees to serve on the Board of Directors for terms expiring in 2016, (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013, and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the 2012 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results for each of these matters are set forth below.

 

1. Election of Directors:

 

Nominee

   Number for
Votes For
     Number of Votes
Withheld
 

Webster L. Benham

     20,207,480         226,287   

Charles A. Burtch

     16,748,271         3,685,511   

Robert A. Butkin

     19,279,819         1,153,963   

Jack E. Golsen

     19,219,045         1,214,737   

There were 1,515,152 broker non-votes with respect to each nominee.

 

2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

Number of Votes For:

     21,075,080   

Number of Votes Against:

     872,644   

Number of Votes Abstaining:

     1,210   

There were no broker non-votes on this matter.

 

3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

Number of Votes For:

     18,993,595   

Number of Votes Against:

     1,421,575   

Number of Votes Abstaining:

     18,612   

There were 1,515,152 broker non-votes on this matter.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 24, 2013

 

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:

 

 /s/ Tony M. Shelby

  Tony M. Shelby,
  Executive Vice President of Finance,
  Chief Financial Officer