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Commission File Number: 1-7677

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for the shorter period that the Registrant has had to file the reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
 Yes [ ] No [X]

The aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the last average bid and asked price of the common stock on June 28, 2002, as reported on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, was approximately $23.3 million. For purposes of this computation, shares of the Registrant's common stock beneficially owned by each officer and director and Jayhawk Capital Management, L.L.C. and its affiliates are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed an admission that such officers, directors and such other beneficial owners of our common stock are, in fact, affiliates of the Registrant. In addition, this computation does not include the 1,204 shares of voting Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock") held by non-affiliates of the Company. An active trading market does not exist for the shares of Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock.

As of February 28, 2003, the Registrant had 11,970,688 shares of common stock outstanding (excluding 3,272,426 shares of common stock held as treasury stock).

Certain information required by Part III of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference from the registrant's proxy statement for the 2003 annual meeting of stockholders.

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FORM 10-K OF LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

LSB Industries, Inc. (the "Company", "We", "Us", or "Our") was formed in 1968 as an Oklahoma corporation, and in 1977 became a Delaware corporation. We are a diversified holding company which engages, through our subsidiaries, in (i) the manufacture and sale of chemical products for the agricultural, mining and industrial acids markets (the "Chemical Business") and (ii) the manufacture and sale of a broad range of hydronic fan coils and water source heat pumps as well as other products including large custom air handlers used in commercial and residential air conditioning systems (the "Climate Control Business").

Our Chemical Business is attempting to (i) be a low cost producer, (ii) focus on a specific geographic area where it can develop a freight and distribution advantage and establish a leading regional presence, (iii) provide value-added services as a means of building customer loyalty, and (iv) continue to expand and modify the product mix towards higher margin products. For example, in the agricultural products market, we have developed a geographic advantage in the Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama and Tennessee markets by establishing an extensive network of wholesale and retail distribution centers for nitrogen-based fertilizer tailored for regional farming practices and providing value-added services.

Our Climate Control Business seeks to establish leadership positions in niche markets by offering extensive product lines, custom tailored products and proprietary new technologies. Under this focused strategy, we have developed the most extensive line of hydronic fan coils and water source heat pumps in the United States. We have developed flexible production to allow us to custom design units for the growing retrofit and replacement markets. Products developed by our Climate Control Business include large custom air handlers, modular chillers and ultraviolet light units for bacteria removal. Our Climate Control Business is a pioneer in the use of geothermal water source heat pumps in residential and commercial applications. We believe that an aging installed base of residential HVAC systems, coupled with relatively short payback periods of geothermal systems, will continue to increase demand for our geothermal products in the residential replacement market. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking State ments."

We finance our working capital requirements for our wholly-owned subsidiary ClimaChem, Inc. ("ClimaChem") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries through borrowings under a $50 million credit facility with a lender (the "Working Capital Revolver Loan") maturing in April 2005. See Notes 3 and 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2002, due to certain alleged violations of explosives storage and related regulations, the government regulator, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF"), issued an order revoking the manufacturing license of Slurry Explosive Corporation ("SEC"), a subsidiary of the Company, for its Hallowell, Kansas Facility ("Hallowell Facility") to produce certain mining products and confiscated certain high explosives inventory. Following February 2002, SEC continued to manufacture certain non-explosive products at its Hallowell Facility. See discussion in Item 3 "Legal Proceedings" and Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

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Results of Operations-Overview-Chemical Business."

Another subsidiary of the Company ("UTeC") obtained a license in September 2002 to manufacture at the Hallowell Facility these mining products previously manufactured by SEC at the same facility. Manufacturing was resumed until we sold all of the operating assets of SEC and UTeC in December 2002. See discussion in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Overview-Chemical Business."

In April 2002, a portion of our subsidiary's chemical plant complex in El Dorado, Arkansas experienced damage from high winds and a likely tornado. Plant management and engineers surveyed the damage which affected the production facilities for ammonium nitrate, certain acid plants, a large cooling tower, and other equipment. The repairs have been completed; however, we were not able to produce industrial grade ammonium nitrate until the middle of May 2002. Production of our other products, agricultural grade ammonium nitrate and industrial acids, continued without material interruption. Our property insurance covering the chemical plant entitles the Company to receive approximate replacement value for the damaged property less an aggregate $1 million deductible. We also had a thirty-day waiting period before our business interruption insurance coverage became effective. See discussion in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Overview-Chemical Business ."

In May 2002, ClimaChem repurchased $52.3 million face value aggregate principal amount of its Senior Unsecured Notes. The purchase price per $1,000 of aggregate principal amount of Senior Unsecured Notes was approximately $575, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately $30.1 million. As a result of the repurchase, the balance of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding and in the hands of unrelated third parties is $18.3 million.

In order to fund the repurchase of the Senior Unsecured Notes, ClimaChem entered into a Financing Agreement with certain lenders (the "Lenders"). Each Lender is an affiliate of the other Lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreement, the Lenders loaned $35 million to ClimaChem (collectively, the "Loans"). The Loans mature on June 30, 2005, and bear interest at 10 1/2% per annum ("cash interest"), payable quarterly. Additional interest of 5 1/2% is payable either at maturity or upon prepayment. The Lenders and affiliates of the Lenders owned the Senior Unsecured Notes which were repurchased by ClimaChem.

Based upon certain criteria, including but not limited to unfavorable changes in ClimaChem's financial condition since the Senior Unsecured Notes were originally sold and the high interest rates on the Loans, the transaction was accounted for as a debt restructuring. As a result, the gain on the transaction was limited to the difference between the carrying value of the  Senior Unsecured Notes repurchased and the principal of the Loans due 2005, plus the cumulative interest due and payable during the three year term thereof, including such additional interest due at maturity. Accordingly, the net gain recognizable in 2002 relating to this debt restructuring was limited to only $.1 million and is included in other income in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for 2002.

Since the implied gain relating to this transaction was deferred, all of the future interest payments associated with the Loans has been recognized as long-term debt. All future interest payments on the Loans will be charged

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against the debt balance presently accrued on the balance sheet. See discussion in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Overview-General" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources-Loan Agreement-Terms and Conditions."

In December 2002, one of our subsidiaries, El Dorado Chemical Company ("EDC") reached an agreement with its then supplier of anhydrous ammonia to purchase 100% of its requirements of purchased ammonia pursuant to a formula-based market price plus transportation to the manufacturing facility in El Dorado, Arkansas through December 31, 2004. Anhydrous ammonia is a principal raw material used by the Chemical Business to manufacture its products.

Segment information and Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales

Schedules of the amounts of net sales, gross profit, operating profit (loss), and identifiable assets attributable to each of our lines of business and of the amount of our export sales in the aggregate and by major geographic area for each of the last three years appear in Note 19 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

All discussions below relate to our continuing operations and accordingly exclude the discontinued operations of SEC and UTeC and the automotive products business sold in 2002 and 2000, respectively. See Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Chemical Business

General

Our Chemical Business manufactures three principal product lines that are derived from natural gas and anhydrous ammonia: (1) fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate and urea ammonium nitrate ("UAN") for the agricultural industry, (2) industrial grade ammonium nitrate and solutions for the mining industry and (3) concentrated, blended and regular nitric acid, metallurgical grade ammonia and sulfuric acid for commercial and industrial applications. Our Chemical Business' principal manufacturing facilities are located in El Dorado, Arkansas ("El Dorado Facility"), Cherokee, Alabama, ("Cherokee Facility") and Baytown, Texas ("Baytown Facility"). We also operate an acids blending facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The following discussion relates to our continuing operations and accordingly excludes the discontinued operations of SEC and UTeC which were sold in 2002.

For each of the years 2002, 2001 and 2000, approximately 38%, 36% and 31% of the respective net sales of our Chemical Business consisted of sales of fertilizer and related chemical products for agricultural purposes, which represented approximately 20%, 19% and 15% of our consolidated net sales for each respective year. For each of the years 2002, 2001, and 2000, approximately 25%, 32% and 26% of the respective net sales of our Chemical Business consisted of sales of industrial grade ammonium nitrate and other products for the mining industry, which represented approximately 13%, 18% and 12% of our 2002, 2001, and 2000 consolidated net sales, respectively. For each of the years 2002, 2001, and 2000, approximately 37%, 32% and 43% of the respective net sales of our Chemical Business consisted of the industrial acids for sale in the polyurethane, paper, chemical and electronics industries, which represented approximately 20%, 17% and 21% of our 2002, 2001, and 2000 consolidated net sales, respectively. Net sales of our Chemical Business accounted for approximately 53%, 54% and 48% of our 2002,

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2001 and 2000 consolidated net sales, respectively. For 2002 and 2001, agricultural and mining product sales include sales associated with our Cherokee Facility which we acquired on October 31, 2000.

Agricultural Products

Our Chemical Business produces agricultural grade ammonium nitrate, a nitrogen-based fertilizer, at the El Dorado Facility and the Cherokee Facility and produces UAN and anhydrous ammonia at the Cherokee Facility. Ammonium nitrate and UAN are two of several forms of nitrogen-based fertilizers which are derived from anhydrous ammonia. Although, to some extent, the various forms of nitrogen-based fertilizers are interchangeable, each has its own characteristics which produce agronomic preferences among end users. Farmers decide which type of nitrogen-based fertilizer to apply based on the crop planted, soil and weather conditions, regional farming practices and relative nitrogen fertilizer prices. We sell these agricultural products to farmers, fertilizer dealers and distributors located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States.

Our Chemical Business' agricultural markets are in close proximity to its El Dorado, Arkansas and Cherokee, Alabama facilities and include a high concentration of pasture land and row crops which favor our products. We develop our market position in these areas by emphasizing high quality products, customer service and technical advice. Using a proprietary prilling process, our El Dorado Facility produces a high performance ammonium nitrate fertilizer that, because of its uniform size, is easier to apply than many competing nitrogen-based fertilizer products. We believe that our "E-2" brand ammonium nitrate fertilizer is recognized as a premium product within our primary market. See "Special Note Regarding Forward - Looking Statements." In addition, our El Dorado Facility establishes long-term relationships with end users through its network of 21 wholesale and retail distribution centers and our Cherokee Facility sells directly to agricultural cooperative customers.

Mining Products

Our Chemical Business manufactures industrial grade ammonium nitrate and 83% ammonium nitrate solution for the mining industry. One of our subsidiaries, El Dorado Chemical Company ("EDC") is a party to a long-term cost-plus supply agreement with one of its customers. Under this supply agreement, EDC will supply this customer with approximately 200,000 tons of industrial grade ammonium nitrate per year for a term through at least November 2006.

Another of our subsidiaries Cherokee Nitrogen Company ("CNC") is party to a long-term cost-plus supply agreement with one of its customers. Under this supply agreement, CNC will supply this customer its requirements of 83% ammonium nitrate solution for a term through at least October 2006.

Industrial Acids

Our Chemical Business manufactures and sells industrial acids, primarily to the polyurethane, paper, chemical and electronics industries. We are a major supplier of concentrated nitric acid, a special grade of nitric acid used in the manufacture of plastics, herbicides, explosives, and other chemical products. In addition, we produce and sell blended and regular nitric acid, metallurgical grade ammonia and sulfuric acid. We compete on the

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basis of price and service, including on-time reliability and distribution capabilities. We provide inventory management as part of the value-added services we offer to our customers.

The Baytown Facility is one of the two largest single train nitric acid manufacturing units in the United States, with name-plate capacity of 443,000 short tons per year. Subsidiaries within our Chemical Business entered into a series of agreements with Bayer Corporation ("Bayer") (collectively, the "Bayer Agreement"). Under the Bayer Agreement, El Dorado Nitric Company ("EDNC") operates the Baytown Facility at Bayer's Baytown, Texas operation. Under the terms of the Bayer Agreement, Bayer will purchase from EDNC all of its requirements for nitric acid at its Baytown operation for an initial ten-year term ending May 2009. EDNC will purchase from Bayer certain of its requirements for materials, utilities and services for the manufacture of nitric acid.

Upon expiration of the initial ten-year term, the Bayer Agreement may be renewed for up to six renewal terms of five years each; however, prior to each renewal period, either party to the Bayer Agreement may opt against renewal.

EDNC and Bayer may terminate the Bayer Agreement upon the occurrence of certain events of default if not cured. Bayer retains the right of first refusal with respect to any bona fide third-party offer to purchase any voting stock of EDNC or any portion of the EDNC Baytown Plant.

Major Customer

For each of the years 2002, 2001 and 2000, net sales to one customer, Bayer, of our Chemical Business segment represented approximately 19%, 18% and 29% of the respective net sales of our Chemical Business and approximately 10%, 10%, and 14% of our consolidated net sales for each respective year. As discussed above, under the terms of the Bayer Agreement, Bayer will purchase from one of our subsidiaries all of its requirements for nitric acid to be used at its Baytown, Texas facility for an initial ten-year term ending May 2009.

Net sales to another customer of our Chemical Business segment represented approximately 16% of the net sales of our Chemical Business and approximately 8% of our consolidated net sales for 2002. The sales to this customer are based on long-term cost-plus supply agreement for a term through at least November 2006.

Raw Materials

Anhydrous ammonia and natural gas represents the primary component in the production of most of the products of our Chemical Business. See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

In December 2002, EDC reached an agreement with its supplier of anhydrous ammonia whereby the former long-term purchase commitment was terminated effective October 31, 2002, and a new agreement was entered into. Under the new agreement, EDC will purchase 100% of its requirements of purchased ammonia pursuant to a formula-based market price plus transportation to the manufacturing facility in El Dorado, Arkansas through December 31, 2004. We believe that we could obtain anhydrous ammonia from other sources in the

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event of a termination or interruption of service under the above-referenced contract. Our Chemical Business natural gas feedstock requirements are generally purchased at spot market price for delivery at our Cherokee Facility. Periodically, our Chemical Business enters into fixed-price natural gas contracts. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

Seasonality

We believe that the only seasonal products of our Chemical Business are fertilizer and related chemical products sold to the agricultural industry. The selling seasons for those 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 in which the majority of our agricultural products are distributed. As a result, our Chemical Business increases its inventory of ammonium nitrate and UAN prior to the beginning of each planting season.

Sales to the agricultural markets depend upon weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control. The agricultural markets serviced by our Chemical Business sustained a drought resulting in a lack of demand for our Chemical Business' fertilizer products during the 2000 spring and fall planting seasons, which had a material adverse effect on the Company.

Regulatory Matters

Our Chemical Business is subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws, rules and regulations. See "Environmental Matters" and "Legal Proceedings".

Competition

Our Chemical Business competes with other chemical companies in its markets, many of whom have greater financial and other resources than the Company. We believe that competition within the markets served by our Chemical Business is primarily based upon price, location of production and distribution sites, service and product performance.

Climate Control Business

General

Our Climate Control Business manufactures and sells a broad range of standard and custom designed hydronic fan coils and water source heat pumps as well as other niche products for use in commercial and residential heating ventilation and air conditioning ("HVAC") systems. The construction of commercial, institutional and residential buildings, the renovation of existing buildings and the replacement of existing systems drive the demand for our Climate Control Business' products. Our Climate Control Business' commercial products are used in a wide variety of buildings, such as: hotels, motels, office buildings, schools, universities, apartments, condominiums, hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, industrial and high tech manufacturing facilities, food and chemical processing facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. We target many of our products to meet increasingly stringent indoor air quality and energy efficiency standards.

Our Chemical Business distributes its agricultural products through 21 distribution centers, with 16 of the centers located in Texas (13 of which the Company owns and 3 of which it leases); 2 centers located in Missouri (1 of which the Company owns and 1 of which it leases); 2 centers located in Tennessee (owned); and 1 center located in Illinois (leased).

All of the properties utilized by our Chemical Business are considered by our management to be suitable and adequate to meet the current needs of that Business.

Climate Control Business

Our Climate Control Business conducts its fan coil manufacturing operations in a facility located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, consisting of approximately 265,000 square feet. We own this facility subject to a mortgage. As of December 31, 2002, our Climate Control Business was using 90% of the productive capacity, based on one eight-hour shift per day and a five-day week.

Our Climate Control Business manufactures most of its heat pump products in a 270,000 square foot facility ("Building") in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We lease the Building with an option to buy through May 2016, with options to renew for three additional five-year periods. As of December 31, 2002, 68% of the productive capacity of this manufacturing operation was being utilized, based on two ten-hour shifts per day and a four-day week in one department and one ten-hour shift per day and a four-day week in all other departments.

All of the properties utilized by our Climate Control Business are considered by our management to be suitable and adequate to meet the current needs of that Business.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Draining of Equalization Pond at the El Dorado, Arkansas Plant

As fully discussed in Item 1 "Business-Environmental Matters", in September 2001, in response to a maintenance emergency and to prevent an uncontrolled release, the large equalization pond located at our Chemical Business' El Dorado, Arkansas manufacturing facility was drained as a result of a weld break in the pond's underground discharge pipe. EDC and two EDC employees received letters dated April 4, 2002, from the United States Attorney's office in Fort Smith, Arkansas indicating that a criminal charge could be brought against EDC and the two employees as a result of the draining of the equalization pond. The letter further requested that the recipients, through counsel, contact the Assistant United States Attorney ("AUSA"). EDC is engaging in discussions with the AUSA in an attempt to resolve the above concerns.

License Revocation Order

In February 2002, due to certain alleged violations of explosives storage and related regulations, the government regulator, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF"), issued an order revoking the manufacturing license of SEC for its Hallowell Facility to produce certain mining products and confiscated certain high explosives inventory. The license revocation order was upheld by an administrative law judge after an administrative trial. In addition, we have received grand jury subpoenas from the U.S.

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Attorney's office of Wichita, Kansas requesting business records of SEC. We have complied with such subpoenas.

Property Damage Lawsuit

On January 17, 2003, the owners of 283 acres of property adjacent to the EDC facility filed suit against EDC alleging property damage.  The lawsuit is pending in the United State District Court, Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division. The EDC facility utilizes a wastewater treatment system which discharges into a creek which passes through that property. The plaintiffs contend that these permitted discharges into the creek have damaged their property, have resulted in fish kills in the creek, and that leakage from EDC's two holding ponds has contaminated the shallow groundwater on the plaintiff's property. Plaintiffs are pursuing claims under theories of negligence, trespass and nuisance, and are claiming punitive damages.

Investigation into these claims has just begun. EDC's wastewater discharge contains elevated levels of ammonia and nitrogen. However, monitoring wells around its treatment ponds indicate little, if any, impact on the shallow groundwater. At this point, EDC has no information which would substantiate any property damage sustained by the plaintiff's which would relate to EDC's activities. EDC will continue its investigation into this matter.  The lawsuit is pending in United States District Court in El Dorado, Arkansas. See "Business - Environmental Matters" for a discussion as to consent agreements with the ADEQ relating to EDC and with the KDHE relating to SEC, at pages 12-16 above.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2002.

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ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

Identification of Executive Officers

The following table identifies our executive officers.

Our officers serve one-year terms, renewable on an annual basis by the Board of Directors. All of the individuals listed above have served in substantially the same capacity with the Company and/or its subsidiaries for the last five years. In March 1996, we executed an employment agreement (the "Agreement") with Jack E. Golsen for an initial term of three years followed by two additional three-year terms. The Agreement automatically renews for each successive three-year term unless terminated by either the Company or Jack E. Golsen giving written notice at least one year prior to the expiration of the then three-year term.

Family Relationships

The only family relationship that exists among our executive officers is that Jack E. Golsen is the father of Barry H. Golsen.

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Stockholders

As of February 28, 2003, we had 866 record holders of our Common Stock.

Dividends

We are a holding company and, accordingly, our ability to pay cash dividends on our Preferred Stock and our Common Stock depends in large part on our ability to obtain funds from our subsidiaries. The ability of ClimaChem (which owns substantially all of the companies comprising the Chemical Business and the Climate Control Business) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries to pay dividends and to make distributions to us is restricted by certain covenants contained in the Working Capital Revolver Loan to which they are parties.

Under the terms of the Working Capital Revolver Loan, ClimaChem cannot transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends or other distributions or advances, except for (i) the amount of income taxes that ClimaChem would be required to pay if they were not consolidated with us and (ii) an amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of ClimaChem's cumulative net income from January 1, 1998 through the end of the period for which the calculation is made for the purpose of proposing a payment, and (iii) the amount of direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by us on behalf of ClimaChem pursuant to a certain services agreement and a certain management agreement between us and ClimaChem. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".

Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends only when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. No cash dividends may be paid on our Common Stock until all required dividends are paid on the outstanding shares of our Preferred Stock, or declared and amounts set apart for the current period, and, if cumulative, prior periods.

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

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with a review of our December 31, 2002 Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 6 "Selected Financial Data" and Item 1 "Business" included elsewhere in this report.

Certain statements contained in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations" may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

All discussions below relate to our continuing operations and accordingly exclude the discontinued operations of SEC and UTeC and the automotive products business sold in 2002 and 2000, respectively. See Note 4 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

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 contingent liabilities. The more significant areas of financial reporting impacted by management's judgment, estimates and assumptions include the following:

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets including Goodwill - We have considered impairment of our long-lived assets and related goodwill related to our Chemical operations as a result of unfavorable operating results over the last several years. We have made estimates of the fair values associated with the El Dorado Facility and the Cherokee Facility. These estimates include third party appraisals for certain of the assets and internal estimates for others. Should these estimates of fair values change in future periods based on changes in the business environment from our expectations of the Chemical Business or our estimate of the cost to comply with the new Discharge Water Permit, a portion of our net carrying cost may be impaired in the near future. See Item 1 "Business Environmental Matters - Discharge Water Permit for El Dorado, Arkansas Plant".

Repurchase of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2007 - As fully discussed in "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Loan Agreements - Terms and Conditions" and Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, ClimaChem  completed a voluntary debt restructuring transaction whereby ClimaChem repurchased $52.3 million face value of its outstanding public 10 3/4% Senior Unsecured Notes ("Notes"). The cost to ClimaChem of the repurchased Notes was approximately $21 million below ClimaChem's carrying value. The Notes were repurchased with the proceeds of new loans ("New Loans") provided to ClimaChem by affiliates of the sellers of the Notes. It was determined that this implied gain should not be accounted for as a gain in the second quarter of 2002, but deferred over the term of the New Loans. Based upon certain criteria including, but not limited to, unfavorable changes in ClimaChem's financial condition since the Notes were originally sold and the high interest rates on the New Loans, the transaction was accounted for as a debt restructuring.

Compliance with Long-Term Debt Covenants - As fully discussed in "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Loan Agreements - Terms and Conditions"

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and Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Financing Agreement and Working Capital Revolver Loan as amended, of ClimaChem and its subsidiaries require that ClimaChem meet certain lender defined earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") amounts quarterly, on a trailing twelve-month basis and annually achieve a specified fixed charge coverage rate. ClimaChem forecasts for 2003 indicate that ClimaChem will be able to meet all required covenant tests for all quarters and the year ending in December 2003.

The Financing Agreement requires that if ClimaChem fails to maintain EBITDA, as defined, on a trailing twelve-month basis of at least $12 million (a "Trigger Event"), then within 210 days of the end of such quarter, ClimaChem shall pay the Lenders an amount equal to 33.3% ($10.6 million as of December 31, 2002) of then outstanding principal of the Loans plus related cash and additional interest. However, if ClimaChem maintains EBITDA on a trailing twelve-month basis of at least $12 million as of the end of each of the two quarters immediately following the Trigger Event, then within 210 days of such Trigger Event, ClimaChem shall pay the Lenders an amount equal to 10% ($3.2 million as of December 31, 2002) of then outstanding principal of the Loans plus related cash and additional interest.

In addition, the Working Capital Revolver Loan contains "a material adverse change in operating results or financial condition" provision which is construed to be a subjective acceleration clause. Our ability to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities is dependent upon, among other things, the lender not exercising its rights under the subjective acceleration clause and our ability to successfully meet the EBITDA covenant for 2003 and beyond. See Notes 3 and 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Environmental and Regulatory Compliance - We operate in the Chemical Business that is subject to specific federal and state regulatory and environmental compliance laws and guidelines. We have developed policies and procedures related to environmental and 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 believe we will be successful in addressing the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality ("ADEQ") Discharge Water Permit through various site modification projects currently underway and other projects acceptable to the ADEQ. We currently estimate that the site modification projects will cost approximately $3 - $4 million.  We believe EDC will be able to obtain appropriate modifications to the permit, either through negotiations, appeal to the Commission, or through court proceedings. However, if we are not able to obtain appropriate modifications to the permit based on our current liquidity and information currently available to us, we do not believe that EDC will be able to comply with the terms of the permit or have the necessary liquidity to make all of the capital improvements required to comply with the permit's terms.

Contingencies - We are a party to various litigation and other contingencies, the ultimate outcome of which is not presently known. Should the ultimate outcome of these contingencies be adverse and we are required to fund a significant judgment, that may represent an event of default under ClimaChem's Working Capital Revolver Loan and the Financing Agreement and may adversely impact our liquidity and capital resources. See Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Management's judgment and estimates in these areas are based on

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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. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in greater detail in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Overview
General

We finance our working capital requirements for ClimaChem and its wholly-owned subsidiaries through borrowings under a $50 million credit facility with a lender (the "Working Capital Revolver Loan"). The Working Capital Revolver Loan matures in April 2005 subject to an acceleration clause.

In May 2002, ClimaChem repurchased $52.3 million face value aggregate principal amount of its Senior Unsecured Notes. The purchase price per $1,000 of aggregate principal amount of Senior Unsecured Notes was approximately $575, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately $30.1 million. As a result of the repurchase, the balance of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding and in the hands of unrelated third parties is $18.3 million.

In order to fund the repurchase of the Senior Unsecured Notes, ClimaChem entered into a Financing Agreement with certain lenders (the "Lenders") with each lender being an affiliate of the sellers of the Senior Unsecured Notes. Each Lender is also an affiliate of the other Lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreement, the Lenders loaned $35 million to ClimaChem (collectively, the "Loans"). The Loans mature on June 30, 2005, and bear interest at 10 1/2% per annum, payable quarterly. Additional interest of 5 1/2% is payable either at maturity or upon prepayment. The Lenders and affiliates of the Lenders owned the Senior Unsecured Notes which were repurchased by ClimaChem. See discussion in "Liquidity and Capital Resources-Loan Agreements-Terms and Conditions."

The Company is actively marketing its chemical plant located in Pryor, Oklahoma. As of the date of this report, no agreement has been reached, but the Company is in discussions with a possible buyer. Upon sale of this plant, the Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale to reduce debt.

As discussed below in "Chemical Business" and Notes 4 and 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in December 2002, SEC and UTeC sold all of their operating assets. Approximately $3.5 million of the sales proceeds were used as a prepayment on the Loans under the Financing Agreement. Due to this prepayment, ClimaChem recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million.

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Our Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the operations of SEC and UTeC and the automotive products business as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Therefore, the operations of SEC and UTeC are excluded from the results of our Chemical Business and our former automotive products business is not presented as a reportable segment. Certain statements contained in this overview are forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from such statements. The following table contains certain of the information from Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements about our operations in different industry segments for each of the three years ended December 31:

Chemical Business

Our Chemical Business manufactures three principal product lines that are derived from natural gas and anhydrous ammonia: (1) fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate and urea ammonium nitrate for the agricultural industry, (2) industrial grade ammonium nitrate and solutions for the mining industry and (3) concentrated, blended and regular nitric acid and metallurgical grade ammonia for industrial applications. In addition, we also produce sulfuric acid for the paper industry.

Anhydrous ammonia and natural gas represent the primary raw materials in the production of most of the products of our Chemical Business. In December 2002, EDC reached an agreement with its then-current supplier of anhydrous ammonia whereby the former long-term purchase commitment was terminated effective October 31, 2002. Under the new agreement, EDC will purchase 100% of its requirements of purchased ammonia pursuant to a formula-based market price plus transportation to the  El Dorado Facility through December 31, 2004. The Chemical Business' natural gas feedstock requirements are purchased at spot market price for delivery to the Cherokee Facility. The purchase cost of anhydrous ammonia and natural gas increased substantially during the third and fourth quarters of 2002 and have continued to increase through the date of this report. During the third and fourth quarters of 2002, the market price of the Chemical Business' agricultural products, which are not sold pursuant to cost-plus contracts, did not increase sufficiently to recover the full amount of the increases in its raw materials resulting in lower gross profit in 2002.  Beginning in 2003 and at the time of this report, product pricing has increased substantially.  However, it is too early in the spring season to determine if current pricing will be sustained.

In February 2002, due to certain alleged violations of explosives storage and related regulations, the government regulator, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF"), issued an order revoking the manufacturing license of SEC for its Hallowell Facility to produce certain mining products and confiscated certain high explosives inventory. The license revocation order was upheld by an administrative law judge after an administrative trial. In addition, we have received grand jury subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney's office of Wichita, Kansas requesting business records of SEC. We have complied with such subpoenas. Since February 2002, SEC continued to manufacture certain non-explosive products at its Hallowell Facility. SEC had other production facilities where it could produce some mining products to service its customers.

UTeC filed an application with the BATF to obtain a manufacturing license for the Hallowell Facility. On September 30, 2002, UTeC obtained from the BATF the license to manufacture certain mining products at the Hallowell Facility and manufacturing was resumed until the sale of all of the operating assets of SEC and UTeC.

In December 2002, the Company consummated the sale of all of the operating assets of SEC and UTeC, each an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. SEC and UTeC were principally in the packaged explosives business, which business was not considered by the Company to be part of its core Chemical Business.

The sales price was approximately $10.2 million, consisting of a base price of $7 million, plus approximately $2.8 million for inventory and accounts receivable and $.4 million of assumed liabilities under an equipment

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lease. Of the proceeds from the Sale, (a) approximately $.3 million was placed in escrow to warrant the collection of the purchased accounts receivable, (b) approximately $3.5 million was paid to a term lender, and (c) the balance of the proceeds was applied against ClimaChem's revolving line of credit.

Climate Control

Our Climate Control Business manufactures and sells a broad range of hydronic fan coil, water source and geothermal heat pumps, air handling, air conditioning, heating, and dehumidification products targeted to both commercial and residential new building construction and renovation.

Our Climate Control Business focuses on product lines in the specific niche markets of hydronic fan coils and water source heat pumps and has established a significant market share in these specific markets.

As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the backlog of confirmed orders for our Climate Control Business was approximately $25.1 million and $24 million respectively. As of the date of this report, our Climate Control Business had released the majority of the December 31, 2002 backlog to production. All of the December 31, 2002 backlog is expected to be filled during 2003. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

Results of Operations

Our Climate Control Business' operating results for 2002 are considerably better than 2001 as discussed below. On the other hand, our Chemical Business has fallen significantly behind that of 2001.

The negative cash flow in the Chemical Business in 2002 is a result of disruptions caused by the storm damage, the losses due to the revocation of SEC's license to produce its profitable high explosives at its Hallowell, Kansas facility and the operating losses in the agricultural nitrogen business of the El Dorado Facility and Cherokee Facility. Losses in the agricultural nitrogen business have resulted from the low selling prices compared to the cost of the raw material feedstocks, natural gas and anhydrous ammonia. The feedstocks of natural gas and ammonia have historically experienced significant price volatility. The profit problem has been due primarily to an oversupply in the market of agricultural nitrogen products of the kind we produce and the inability in the past to pass through the natural gas and ammonia cost increases when they occur. This applies to approximately 50% of the volume for our Chemical Business. The other approximate 50% of the products produced by the various plants that make up our Chemical Business are sold pursuant to long-term contracts that provide for cost-plus pricing. We continue to plan to increase the production level to the optimum permitted and practical capacity levels to cover the fixed costs of the El Dorado Facility and Cherokee Facility as market conditions will allow.

Our Chemical plants are volume sensitive. The volumes of certain products through 2002 have been below the break-even point due in part to supply and demand and due in part to the two unusual events that occurred during the year. These unusual events are the storm and related damage at the El Dorado Facility and the revocation of SEC's BATF license, both of which are discussed above.

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Year Ended December 31, 2002 vs. Year Ended December 31, 2001

Net Sales

Net sales for 2002 were $283.8 million compared to $314.9 million for 2001 or a decrease of $31.1 million. The decrease in sales resulted primarily from decreased sales in our Chemical Business of $18.7 million resulting from (i) a decrease in sales of mining products of $17.7 million resulting primarily from the elimination of certain products subsequent to the sale of all of its distribution centers for mining products in October 2001, (ii) lower sales prices, due primarily to lower cost of the raw material feedstock which is passed through to the sales prices, (iii) an over-supply of agricultural products within the market we serve and (iv) the reduction in volume of industrial grade ammonium nitrate due to the business interruption at the El Dorado Facility in April 2002. Our Climate Control Business sales were lower by approximately $10.3 million resulting principally from the elimination of an unprofitable product line during the fourth quarter of 2001 and a reduction in volume of hydronic fan coil and water source heat pump products, due in part, to a general softening in demand from the markets we serve.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was $45.7 million or 16.1% as a percentage of net sales for 2002, compared to $50.8 million or 16.1% for 2001. The profit margins in our Climate Control Business improved, due in part, to the elimination of certain low-margin products during the fourth quarter of 2001 and improved profit margins for the majority of remaining non-OEM products resulting from a combination of price increases and cost reductions. This improvement was offset by lower profit margins in our Chemical Business due primarily to (i) the effect of the business interruption at the El Dorado which lasted approximately 50 days, (ii) a decrease in profit margins relating to agricultural products, due in part, to an over supply within our market and (iii) the increase in the amount of inventory write-downs due to the costs of certain products exceeding the actual sales prices.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $39.9 million for 2002, compared to $44 million for 2001. This decrease is primarily the result of the reduction of expenses relating to the elimination of certain low-margin products in our Climate Control Business and our non-core businesses during 2001.

Other Income

Other income for 2002 includes the recognition of $1.5 million from the recovery of property insurance, an increase of $.4 million in the cash surrender value of certain life insurance policies and the recovery of $.3 million of precious metals used in the manufacturing process of our Chemical Business. Other income for 2001 includes the recovery of $1.1 million of precious metals and the recognition of $.5 million from the recovery of property insurance.

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Gains on Sales of Property and Equipment

For 2001, we recognized gains on sales of property and equipment of $6.6 million (the amount for 2002 was minimal). The gain in 2001 includes $3.3 million from the sale of the Crystal City Plant site and $2.7 million from the sale of distribution sites for mining products.

Gains on Extinguishment of Debt

As discussed in Overview-Chemical Business and Notes 4 and 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in December 2002, SEC and UTeC sold all of their operating assets. Approximately $3.5 million of the sales proceeds were used as a prepayment on borrowings under a Financing Agreement entered into in May 2002. Due to this prepayment, ClimaChem recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million representing accrued interest through maturity on the prepaid principal.

During 2001, ClimaChem repurchased Senior Unsecured Notes having a face value of $4.7 million and recognized a gain of $2.6 million.

Benefit from Termination of (Provision for Loss on) Firm Sales and Purchase Commitments

We had a loss of $.4 million on firm sales and purchase commitments for 2002 compared to a gain of $2.7 million for 2001.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $7.6 million in 2002 compared to $13.3 million in 2001. The decrease of $5.7 million primarily resulted from the elimination of interest expense recognition on the Financing Agreement indebtedness, (as that transaction was accounted for as a voluntary debt restructuring during the second quarter of 2002), the repurchase of Senior Unsecured Notes during the third quarter of 2001, lower interest rates and the decrease in borrowings from our revolving credit facilities.

Income from Continuing Operations before Provision for Income Taxes and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

As a result of the items discussed above, we had income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change of $2.8 million for 2002 compared to income of $7.4 million for 2001. Our Climate Control Business reported a substantial increase in operating results for 2002 compared to 2001. Our Chemical Business reported a significant decline in operating results in 2002 as compared to 2001 due to selling prices for agricultural products decreasing more than the cost of raw material feedstock and the business interruption losses incurred relating to the storm damage as discussed above.

Provision for Income Taxes

As a result of providing deferred tax asset valuation allowances related to our net operating loss carry-forwards, the provision for income taxes relates only to current state income taxes for 2002 and 2001.

(1)  See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the repurchase of $52.3 million aggregate principal amount of ClimaChem's Senior Unsecured Notes and the financing arrangement with certain lenders to fund this repurchase.

(2)  The Working Capital Revolver Loan is not due by its terms until April 2005; however, the underlying agreement contains "a material adverse change in operating results or financial condition" provision which is construed to be a subjective acceleration clause. Therefore, the Loan is classified as due within one year at December 31, 2002 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

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Source of Funds

We are a diversified holding company and, as a result, depend on credit agreements and our ability to obtain funds from our subsidiaries in order to pay our debts and obligations. Our wholly owned subsidiary, ClimaChem through its subsidiaries, owns substantially all of our core businesses consisting of the Chemical and Climate Control Businesses. Historically ClimaChem's primary cash needs have been for operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures. ClimaChem and its subsidiaries depend on credit agreements with lenders, internally generated cash flows, secured equipment financing and the sale of assets in order to fund their operations and pay their debts and obligations.

ClimaChem is restricted as to the funds that it may transfer to LSB, the non-ClimaChem companies and certain ClimaChem companies under the terms contained in the Financing Agreement and the Working Capital Revolver Loan. Under the terms, ClimaChem is permitted to distribute funds in the form of (a) advances, loans and investments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000, at any time outstanding, and (b) distribute or pay in the form of dividends and other distributions an aggregate amount not to exceed, during each year, 50% of ClimaChem's consolidated net income for such year (calculated after deducting all other dividends and distributions made by ClimaChem to us during the year). This limitation will not prohibit payment of amounts due under a Services Agreement, Management Agreement and a Tax Sharing Agreement. ClimaChem did not declare and pay to the Company a dividend during 2002 and there were no management fees due or paid pursuant to the EBITDA formula in the Management Agreement. At December 31, 2002, ClimaChem owed the Company approximately $7.9 million, including $2.7 million under the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Our ability to maintain an adequate amount of borrowing availability depends on the cash flow from operations, the investing activities and required debt amortization.

LSB (and its subsidiaries other than ClimaChem) have limited cash requirements as it relates to debt service and capital expenditures. Principal payments on long-term debt aggregate $3.3 million for 2003 while capital expenditures are essentially discretionary. LSB's cash flow from operations, which includes that from the Company's industrial products business and cash flow from equipment leased to ClimaChem are expected to be sufficient to meet its cash flow needs during 2003.

The Company's Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp. ("Summit") subsidiary that is not a subsidiary of ClimaChem finances its Working Capital requirements through borrowings under a credit facility ("Facility") with a different lender than ClimaChem's lender. The Facility is scheduled to mature on April 1, 2004. The Facility provides a revolving line of credit of $.6 million.

On March 24, 2003, a subsidiary of LSB obtained a two-year term loan of $804,000 collateralized by equipment. The proceeds of the loan were used to pay debt ($203,000) and provide additional working capital for ClimaChem ($601,000).

Effective March 25, 2003, the Company completed a transaction with Jayhawk Institutional Partners, L.P., in which Jayhawk purchased from the Company, in a private placement transaction, 450,000 share of the Company's common stock

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and a five year warrant to purchase up to 112,500 share of the Company's common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments under certain conditions.  The total price paid by Jayhawk to the Company for the shares of common stock and the warrant was $1,570,500.  The average closing price of the Company's common stock over the 30 day period prior to the transaction was $3.49. If Jayhawk exercises the warrant, the warrant price per share of common stock so purchased would be $3.49 a share.  Jayhawk has certain registration rights. Prior to the completion of this transaction and based on information provided to the Company by Jayhawk, Jayhawk and its affiliates beneficially owned 798,500 shares of the Company's common stock and 323,650 shares of the Company's $3.25 convertible exchangeable class C preferred stock ("$3.25 Preferred").  The shares of $3.25 Preferred beneficially owned by Jayhawk and its affiliates are convertible into 1,401,081 shares of the Company's common stock. Immediately prior to closing of the transaction with Jayhawk, the Company had issued and outstanding 11,970,688 shares of common stock and 623,550 shares of $3.25 Preferred.

At December 31, 2002, ClimaChem owed the Company approximately $2.7 million under the Tax Sharing Agreement. Subject to availability by ClimaChem, this amount could be paid to LSB should LSB and its subsidiaries other than ClimaChem have a need for such funds.

LSB is actively marketing its chemical plant located in Pryor, Oklahoma. As of the date of this report, no agreement has been reached, but the Company is in discussions with a possible buyer. If this plant is sold, the Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale to reduce debt.

ClimaChem and its subsidiaries finance their working capital requirements through borrowings under a $50 million asset-based Working Capital Revolver (See Note 7). The Working Capital Revolver matures in 2005 (see paragraph below) and is secured by receivables, inventories and intangibles of all the ClimaChem entities other than El Dorado Nitric Co. and its subsidiaries. The Working Capital Revolver agreement provides for available advances to ClimaChem based upon specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories, less a $.5 million reserve against such aggregate availability. As of December 31, 2002, borrowings outstanding under the Working Capital Revolver were $27.2 million and the net credit available for additional borrowings was $5.8 million. The Working Capital Revolver requires that ClimaChem and its Climate Control Business meet certain financial covenants on a quarterly basis and/or an annual basis as discussed in Note 7. Included in the financial covenants is the requirement to maintain quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") on a trailing twelve-month basis at specified amounts. ClimaChem and its Climate Control Business exceeded the required EBITDA amounts for 2002. The EBITDA amounts for 2003 were recently set at amounts less than those required for 2002, and below those forecasted by management as necessary for 2003.

Under a lock-box arrangement pursuant to the Working Capital Revolver, ClimaChem's customers remit payments on their accounts directly to the lender and the lender applies such payments to reduce the debt outstanding under the Working Capital Revolver. ClimaChem may request additional borrowings under the Working Capital Revolver, however, one of several conditions (as determined by the lender) precedent to all additional borrowings is that no "material adverse change" (as defined in the Working Capital Revolver) shall

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have occurred. This provision in the Working Capital Revolver allows the lender, solely within their discretion, to terminate additional borrowings by ClimaChem and effectively accelerate the scheduled maturity of the debt under conditions that may not be objectively determinable (the subjective acceleration clause). Management does not anticipate that the lender will invoke the subjective acceleration clause in 2003. In the event that the lender exercised its rights under the subjective acceleration clause in the Working Capital Revolver and terminated additional borrowings, ClimaChem would have no borrowing availability and its plan to obtain the funds needed to meet its obligations as they become due could include a significant curtailment of its operations. If the proceeds from sales of remaining inventories and collections of accounts receivable of the businesses involved did not provide sufficient funds, ClimaChem may be required to sell other key assets. The curtailment of operations and/or the sale of the assets could result in losses that may be material. In this event, ClimaChem would be required to obtain working capital financing from other sources for its remaining businesses. There are no assurances that the Company would be successful in replacing, on a timely basis, the Working Capital Revolver needed to fund ClimaChem's remaining operations.

Based upon the current outlook for the Chemical Business and the Climate Control Business subject to the continuation of the Working Capital Revolver, management expects to maintain adequate borrowing availability under the Working Capital Revolver to meet the working capital requirements during 2003. However due to anticipated higher costs for the Chemical Business feed stocks, natural gas and ammonia, management expects to fully utilize the net borrowing availability provided by the Working Capital Revolver during the spring agricultural season of 2003. After that period of high usage, the borrowing availability is forecasted to increase. The forecast is based upon information currently available. The current outlook is subject to changes in economic conditions as well as market pricing of our products and costs of the various raw materials consumed.

Pursuant to the repurchase of Senior Unsecured Notes in May 2002, ClimaChem entered into a Financing Agreement with certain Lenders (See Note 7). Borrowings under the Financing Agreement are collateralized by Chemical plants in El Dorado, Arkansas and Cherokee, Alabama. The Financing Agreement requires that ClimaChem and its Climate Control Business meet certain financial covenants on a quarterly and/or annual basis as discussed in Note 7. ClimaChem is in compliance with all the financial covenants, as amended. For quarters ending after December 31, 2002, if ClimaChem fails to maintain EBITDA (as defined) on a trailing twelve-month basis of at least $12 million (a "Trigger Event"), then within 210 days of the end of such quarter, ClimaChem shall pay the Lenders an amount equal to 33.3% of then outstanding principal of the Loans ($10.6 million at December 31, 2002) plus related  cash and additional interest. However, if ClimaChem maintains EBITDA on a trailing twelve-month basis of at least $12 million as of the end of each of the two quarters immediately following the Trigger Event, then within 210 days of such Trigger Event, ClimaChem shall pay the lenders an amount equal to 10% ($3.2 million as of December 31, 2002) of then outstanding principal of the Loans plus related  cash and additional interest. ClimaChem does not expect that a Trigger Event will occur in 2003. In connection with the closing of the Financing Agreement, the lenders thereunder entered into an Inter-Creditor Agreement with ClimaChem's Working Capital Revolver lenders. The Working Capital Revolver agreement and the Financing Agreement contain cross-default provisions. If the Trigger Event occurs and/or ClimaChem fails to meet the other financial covenants of the Financing Agreement, the lender

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may declare an event of default, making all or a portion of the debt due on demand. If this should occur, there are no assurances that the Company would have funds available to pay such amount nor that alternative borrowing arrangements would be available. Accordingly, ClimaChem may be required to curtail operations and/or sell key assets as discussed above. These actions could result in the recognition of losses that may be material.

In order to supplement the Working Capital Revolver and the internally generated funds as sources to meet capital requirements, management is pursuing the following funding sources for ClimaChem.

Management is currently in discussions with lenders to obtain long-term financing on two Chemical plants. If consummated, the loan proceeds will be used to reduce Working Capital Revolver debt.   During February 2003, the Company engaged an investment banker to assist the Company, on a best efforts basis, in arranging financing of the concentrated nitric acid plant on which debt was paid off in 2002. Management is also attempting to secure long-term financing of its Cherokee Nitrogen Plant in Cherokee, Alabama. The Cherokee plant is currently pledged as part of the collateral for ClimaChem's debt under the Financing Agreement. If this plant is financed, it is anticipated that half of the net proceeds would be used to pay down the Senior Secured Notes and the other half would be used as working capital.

On March 3, 2003, ClimaChem obtained a term loan of $800,000 collateralized by equipment. The proceeds of the loan were used to pay debt on the Working Capital Revolver.

Due to the Company and ClimaChem's previous operating losses and limited borrowing ability under the credit facility then in effect, we discontinued payment of cash dividends on Common Stock for periods subsequent to January 1, 1999, until the Board of Directors determines otherwise. As of December 31, 2002, we have not paid the regular quarterly dividend of $.8125 on the outstanding $3.25 Convertible Exchangeable Class C Preferred Stock Series 2 ("Series 2 Preferred") since June 15, 1999, resulting in approximately $7.1 million in total accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series 2 Preferred. We also did not declare and pay the regular annual dividend of $12.00 on the Series B Preferred since 1999, resulting in $.7 million in accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series B Preferred. In addition, we did not declare and pay the 6% per annum cumulative dividend payable in arrears on the Series D preferred resulting in $.1 million in accrued and unpaid dividends. We do not anticipate having funds available to pay dividends on our stock for the foreseeable future.

Excluding the operations of and the net proceeds from the sale of SEC and UteC as discussed in Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company's net cash provided by operating activities for 2002 was $22.3 million. The sale of the Chemical Business's packaged explosives business (SEC & UTeC) provided an additional $5 million. Cash used in investing activities included $10 million for capital expenditures primarily in the Chemical Business. Cash used in financing activities included a net reduction of long-term debt and the reduction of the Working Capital Revolver. As of December 31, 2002, ClimaChem had cash and borrowing availability under the Working Capital Revolver of $7.9 million compared to $7.4 million at December 31, 2001.

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For the periods covered by this report, the Climate Control Business has consistently generated a positive cash flow and conversely the Chemical Business has generated a negative cash flow.

The negative cash flow in the Chemical Business in 2002 is a result of disruptions caused by the storm damage, the losses due to the revocation of SEC's license to produce its profitable high explosives at its Hallowell, Kansas facility and the operating losses in the agricultural nitrogen business of the El Dorado, Arkansas and Cherokee, Alabama plants. Losses in the agricultural nitrogen business have resulted from the low selling prices compared to the cost of the raw material feed stocks, natural gas and anhydrous ammonia. The feedstocks of natural gas and ammonia have historically experienced significant price volatility. The profit problem has been due primarily to an oversupply in the market of agricultural nitrogen products of the kind we produce and the inability in the past to pass through the natural gas and ammonia cost increases when they occur. Currently, although its too early to predict with any certainty, it appears that the over supply problem of nitrogen fertilizer has subsided to the point that the outlook for pricing of product in relation to the cost of raw materials has improved. We cannot however, predict whether the current sales prices will go up or down as the agricultural season progresses into April and May of 2003. Both natural gas and ammonia prices have risen significantly during early 2003. Approximately 45% of the Chemical Business' sales volume of manufactured product is tied to sales contracts that allow these feed stock costs to pass through. The balance of the sales volume moves as agricultural fertilizer into the Company's freight logical geographical markets at spot prices.

In early 2003, the agricultural fertilizer spot market prices have risen due to an improvement in the balance of supply and demand due primarily to lesser amounts of imported products and the closing of certain of our competitors plants over the past two years. Additionally during late
February and early March 2003, many nitrogen fertilizer plants in the United States were shut down temporarily due to high gas and ammonia prices creating a perceived tightness of supply for the spring 2003 season.

Although the higher selling prices are favorable, the higher costs of feedstock places pressure on the credit limits and the available Working Capital. As a result, the Company is pursuing other sources of Working Capital to ensure adequate liquidity as discussed above.

Management's plan for the Chemical Business anticipates that the industrial-grade products of El Dorado Chemical and Cherokee Nitrogen that are sold pursuant to long-term cost-plus agreements will continue in 2003 at or about the same volume levels as in 2002. El Dorado and Cherokee's 2003 production level for industrial-grade nitrogen products sold as fertilizers into the agricultural markets will approximate the 2002 volume levels but the sales as expressed in dollars will be higher due to correspondingly higher unit sales prices. However, due to the volatility of sales prices and the corresponding costs of feed stocks, anhydrous ammonia and natural gas, ultimate profitability is difficult to predict.

Historically the Climate Control Business has been very stable and has consistently managed to report steady earnings. As a result, the Company has been able to satisfy the various financial loan covenants. The 2002 earnings were significantly better than for 2001. Included in Climate Control's 2002 operating results are three start-up product lines and/or services that

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adversely affected the results. Although we don't expect these new product lines to reach positive results in 2003, there is the expectation that the results will be made closer to a breakeven. Management's plan for 2003 anticipates that the Climate Control Business will continue to operate at approximately the same sales volume and profitability levels as in 2002.

The planned capital expenditures for 2003 are approximately $6.4 million, but such capital expenditures are dependent upon an adequate amount of liquidity and/or obtaining acceptable funding. As discussed in Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Discharge Water issue is not yet finally determined but is currently expected to require capital expenditures of approximately $3.6 million over the next 3 to 4 years provided the Discharge Water permit is corrected, the City of El Dorado, Arkansas (the "City") builds its own discharge pipeline to a nearby river and we are permitted to tie our pipeline into the City's pipeline. Management is continuing to review the design and configurations of treatment and discharge facilities to address the permitting issues. Also as discussed in Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, there will be certain expenditures required to bring the sulfuric acid plant's air emissions into acceptable limits. The design of additional emission controls at this plant is underway. At this point, the capital expenditures to achieve the required emission level are undeterminable but management believes that such expenditures when finally determined will be manageable within the capital expenditure budget for 2003 and/or 2004.

Although the volatility of the Chemical Business is such that the forecasted results can fluctuate significantly, ClimaChem's cash flow forecasts indicate that there will be sufficient liquidity to meet their obligations as they come due.

Loan Agreements - Terms and Conditions

The Company and/or its subsidiaries are subject to various loan agreements. The loans provide the Company's debt capitalization. ClimaChem owns substantially all of the Company's core businesses. ClimaChem is the primary obligor on all the significant loan agreements.

Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp., ("Summit"), one of our subsidiaries, that is not a subsidiary of ClimaChem, finances its working capital requirement through borrowings under a credit facility (the "Facility") with a different lender than ClimaChem's lender. In March 2003, Summit entered into an amendment to the Facility which reduced the revolving line of credit to $.6 million. The Facility terminates on April 1, 2004. The Facility requires monthly payments of interest which accrue based on the lender's prime rate plus 7%. The effective rate at December 31, 2002 was 11.25%. Summit may terminate the Facility with proper notice without premium or penalty. The Company guarantees the Facility.

ClimaChem and its subsidiaries are parties to the $50 million Working Capital Revolver. The Working Capital Revolver provides for advances based on specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories of ClimaChem and its subsidiaries and accrues interest at a base rate (generally equivalent to the prime rate) plus 2% or LIBOR plus 4.5%. The effective rate at December 31, 2002 was 6.25%. Interest is due monthly. The facility provides for up to $8.5 million of letters of credit. All letters of credit outstanding reduce availability under the facility.

have established a valuation allowance on all of our NOLs and thus have not recognized any benefit of our NOLs in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

The amount of these carry-overs has not been audited or approved by the Internal Revenue Service and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that such carry-overs will not be reduced as a result of audits in the future. In addition, our ability to utilize these carry-overs in the future will be subject to a variety of limitations applicable to corporate taxpayers generally under both the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations. These include, in particular, limitations imposed by Code Section 382 and the consolidated return regulations.

Contingencies

We have several contingencies that could impact our operating results and/or liquidity in the event that we are unsuccessful in defending against the claimants. Although we do not anticipate that these claims will result in substantial adverse impacts on our operating results and/or liquidity, it is not possible to determine the outcome. See "Business", "Legal Proceedings" and Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for an expanded discussion. This paragraph contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

General

Our results of operations and operating cash flows are impacted by changes in market interest rates and changes in market prices of anhydrous ammonia and natural gas. Our Chemical Business buys substantial quantities of anhydrous ammonia and natural gas as feedstocks for use in manufacturing processes generally at spot market prices. Periodically, the Chemical Business enters into fixed-price natural gas contracts, however, there were no purchase commitments on these contracts at December 31, 2002.

Interest Rate Risk

Our interest rate risk exposure results from our debt portfolio which is impacted by short-term rates, primarily prime rate-based borrowings from commercial banks, and long-term rates, primarily fixed-rate notes, some of which prohibit prepayment or require substantial prepayment penalties.

(1)  The Working Capital Revolver Loan is not due by its terms until April 2005;  however, the underlying agreement contains "a material adverse change in operating results or financial condition" provision which is construed to be a subjective acceleration clause. Therefore, the Loan ($27,209 of this total) is classified as due within one year at December 31, 2002 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(2)  Interest rate is based on the aggregate amount of debt outstanding as of December 31, 2002. On ClimaChem's Working Capital Revolver Loan, the interest rate is based on the lender's prime rate plus 2% per annum, or at its option, LIBOR plus 4.5% per annum.

(3)  Interest rate is based on the aggregate amount of debt outstanding as of December 31, 2002.

(4)  In the second quarter of 2002, the repurchase of certain Senior Unsecured Notes using the proceeds from a Financing Agreement due 2005 was accounted for as a voluntary debt restructuring. As a result, all future interest payments associated with the Financing Agreement indebtedness was recognized against the implied gain on the transactions. Therefore the weighted average interest rate through 2005 reflects a zero interest rate on such borrowing.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

Information regarding our executive officers is set forth under Item 4A of Part I of this report. The other information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the definitive proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") which we intend to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before April 30, 2003, in connection with our 2003 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions "Directors" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance."

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the caption "Executive Compensation."

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management."

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."

ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Within 90 days prior to the date of this report, the Company's management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that a registrant is able to record, process, summarize and report the information required in the registrant's quarterly and annual reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer believe that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While they believe our existing disclosure controls and procedures have been effective to accomplish these objectives, we intend to continue to examine, refine and formalize our disclosure controls and procedures and to maintain ongoing developm ents in this area. In addition, we reviewed our internal controls, and there have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those internal controls subsequent to the date we carried out our last evaluation.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) (1) Financial Statements

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

4.9. Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated May 10, 1999, by and between Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association and LSB Industries, Inc., Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp., and Morey Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999.

4.10. Specimen of Certificate of Series D 6% Cumulative, Convertible Class C Preferred Stock which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001.

4.11. Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 24, 2002, by and among the Company, LSB, certain subsidiaries of the Company, Foothill Capital Corporation ("Foothill") and Congress Financial Corporation (Southwest), which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated May 24, 2002. Omitted are exhibits and schedules attached thereto. The Agreement contains a list of such exhibits and schedules, which the Company agrees to file with the Commission supplementally upon the Commission's request.

4.12. Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 24, 2002 ("Agreement"), which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated May 24, 2002. Omitted are exhibits and schedules attached thereto. The Agreement contains a list of such exhibits and schedules, which the Company agrees to file with the Commission supplementally upon the Commission's request.

4.13. Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 24, 2002, among the Company, the Guarantors, and Bank One, N.A, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated May 24, 2002.

4.14. Promissory Note, dated May 24, 2002, granted by the Company in favor of one of the Lenders in the original principal amount of $7,786,927, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated May 24, 2002. Substantially similar Promissory Notes, dated May 24, 2002, were granted by the Company to each of the other Lenders in the original principal amount indicated: (a) a Promissory Note granted in favor of one Lender in the original principal amount of $3,478,410, (b) two Promissory Notes granted in favor of a Lender in the original aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000, (c) a Promissory Note granted in favor of a Lender in the original principal amount of $3,734,663. Copies of these Promissory Notes will be provided to the Commission upon request.

4.15. Letter, dated July 10, 2002, to document certain items not reflected in the Securities Purchase Agreement which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002.

4.16. Third Amendment, dated as of November 18, 2002, to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 13, 2001, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of August 3, 2001 and the second Amendment dated as of May 24, 2002, by and among LSB Industries, Inc., ClimaChem, Inc., and certain subsidiaries of ClimaChem, Congress Financial Corporation (Southwest) and Foothill Capital Corporation which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter

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ended September 30, 2002.

4.17. Second Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2003 by and among ClimaChem, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, the Purchasers and Guggenheim Investment Management, LLC.

4.18. Fourth Amendment, dated as of March 3, 2003, to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 13, 2001, as amended by the First, Second, and Third Amendments, by and among LSB Industries, Inc., ClimaChem, Inc., and certain subsidiaries of ClimaChem, Inc., Congress Financial Corporation (Southwest) and Foothill Capital Corporation.

4.19 Letter, dated March 3, 2003, to document the consent to increase capital expenditures, as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

10.1. Form of Death Benefit Plan Agreement between the Company and the employees covered under the plan, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10(c) (1) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1980.

10.2. The Company's 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.

10.3. The Company's 1993 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.

10.4. Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of May 4, 1995, between the general partner, and LSB Holdings, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation, as limited partner which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

10.5. Severance Agreement, dated January 17, 1989, between the Company and Jack E. Golsen, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.48 to the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 1988. The Company also entered into identical agreements with Tony M. Shelby, David R. Goss, Barry H. Golsen, David M. Shear, and Jim D. Jones and the Company will provide copies thereof to the Commission upon request.

10.6. Employment Agreement and Amendment to Severance Agreement dated January 12, 1989 between the Company and Jack E. Golsen, dated March 21, 1996 which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

10.7. First Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated March 2, 1994, and Second Amendment to Stock Option Agreement, dated April 3, 1995, each between the Company and Jack E. Golsen, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1995.

10.8. Baytown Nitric Acid Project and Supply Agreement dated June 27, 1997, by and among El Dorado Nitrogen Company, El Dorado Chemical Company and Bayer Corporation which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #5551, DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997, GRANTING A

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REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.9. First Amendment to Baytown Nitric Acid Project and Supply Agreement, dated February 1, 1999, between El Dorado Nitrogen Company and Bayer Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.30 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #7927, DATED JUNE 9, 1999, GRANTING A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.10. Service Agreement, dated June 27, 1997, between Bayer Corporation and El Dorado Nitrogen Company which the0 Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #5551, DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997, GRANTING A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.11. Ground Lease dated June 27, 1997, between Bayer Corporation and El Dorado Nitrogen Company which the Companyhereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #5551, DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997, GRANTING A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.12. Participation Agreement, dated as of June 27, 1997, among El Dorado Nitrogen Company, Boatmen's Trust Company of Texas as Owner Trustee, Security Pacific Leasing Corporation, as Owner Participant and a Construction Lender, Wilmington Trust Company, Bayerische Landes Bank, New York Branch, as a Construction Lender and the Note Purchaser, and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as Construction Loan Agent which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #5551, DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997, GRANTING A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.13. Lease Agreement, dated as of June 27, 1997, between Boatmen's Trust Company of Texas as Owner Trustee and El Dorado Nitrogen Company which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997.

10.14. Security Agreement and Collateral Assignment of Construction Documents, dated as of June 27, 1997, made by El Dorado Nitrogen Company which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997.

10.15. Security Agreement and Collateral Assignment of Facility Documents, dated as of June 27, 1997, made by El Dorado Nitrogen Company and consented to by Bayer Corporation which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997.

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10.16. Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated April 22, 1998, between the Company and Robert C. Brown, M.D. The Company entered into substantially identical agreements with Bernard G. Ille, Raymond B. Ackerman, Horace G. Rhodes, and Donald W. Munson. The Company will provide copies of these agreements to the Commission upon request.

10.17. The Company's 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.44 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

10.18. Letter Agreement, dated March 12, 1999, between Kestrel Aircraft Company and LSB Industries, Inc., Prime Financial Corporation, Herman Meinders, Carlan K. Yates, Larry H. Lemon, Co-Trustee Larry H. Lemon Living Trust, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.45 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

10.19. LSB Industries, Inc. 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit "B" to the LSB Proxy Statement, dated May 24, 1999, for Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

10.20. LSB Industries, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Option Plan which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit "C" to the LSB Proxy Statement, dated May 24, 1999, for Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

10.21. First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated January 1, 2000, by and between Bank of America, N.A. and LSB Industries, Inc., Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp., and Morey Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 30, 1999.

10.22. Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 1, 2000 by and between Bank of America, N.A. and LSB Industries Inc., Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp., and Morey Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated March 1, 2000.

10.23. Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 31, 2000 by and between Bank of America, N.A. and LSB Industries Inc., Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp., and Morey Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2000.

10.24. Loan Agreement dated December 23, 1999 between Climate Craft, Inc. and the City of Oklahoma City, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.49 to the Company's Amendment No. 2 to its 1999 Form 10-K.

10.25. Letter, dated April 1, 2000, executed by SBL to Prime amending the Promissory Note, which the Company incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.52 to the Company's Amendment No. 2 to its 1999 Form 10-K.

10.26. Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated October 10, 2000 by and between Bank of America, N.A. and LSB Industries, Inc., Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp., and Morey Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by

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reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2000.

10.27. Letter Agreement, dated August 23, 2000, between LSB Chemical Corp. and Orica USA, Inc., which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2000. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #10714, DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2001 GRANTING A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.28. Agreement, dated October 31, 2000, between Orica Nitrogen, L.L.C., Orica USA, Inc., and LSB Chemical Corp., which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 20, 2000. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF COMMISSION ORDER CF #10714, DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2001 GRANTING A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

10.29. Letter, dated April 1, 2001, executed by SBL to Prime amending the Promissory Note, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.55 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

10.30. Agreement, dated April 2, 2001, between Crystal City Nitrogen Company and River Cement Company, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.57 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

10.31. Assignment, dated May 8, 2001, between Climate Master, Inc. and Prime Financial Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001.

10.32. Agreement for Purchase and Sale, dated April 10, 2001, by and between Prime Financial Corporation and Raptor Master, L.L.C. which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001.

10.33. Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated May 8, 2001, between Raptor Master, L.L.C. and Climate Master, Inc. which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001.

10.34. Option Agreement, dated May 8, 2001, between Raptor Master, L.L.C.and Climate Master, Inc., which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001.

10.35. Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 30, 2001, by and between Summit Machinery Company and SBL Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company' Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001.

10.36. Agreement, dated October 18, 2001, by and between LSB Industries,

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Inc., Prime Financial Corporation, and SBL Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001.

10.37. Certificate of Designations of LSB Industries, Inc., relating to the issuance of a new series of Class C Preferred Stock, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference form Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001.

10.38. Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 22, 2001, between Orica USA, Inc. and El Dorado Chemical Company and Northwest Financial Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 28, 2001. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.

10.39. AN Supply Agreement, dated November 1, 2001, between Orica USA, Inc. and El Dorado Company, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 28, 2001. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.

10.40. Ammonium Nitrate Sales Agreement between Nelson Brothers, L.L.C. and Cherokee Nitrogen Company, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 99.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 28, 2001. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.

10.41 Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 13, 2001 by and among LSB Industries, Inc., ClimaChem and each of its Subsidiaries that are Signatories, the Lenders that are Signatories and Foothill Capital Corporation, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.51 to ClimaChem, Inc.'s amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

10.42. Agreement, dated August 4, 2001, between El Dorado Chemical Company and Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union AFL-C10 and its Local 5-434, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.65 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

10.43. Agreement, dated October 16, 2001, between El Dorado Chemical Company and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-C10 Local No. 224, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.66 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

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10.44. First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 29, 2002, entered into by and between Bank of America, N.A. and Summit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 10.67 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

10.45. Warrant, dated May 24, 2002, granted by the Company to a Lender for the right to purchase up to 132,508 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated May 24, 2002. Four substantially similar Warrants, dated May 24, 2002, for the purchase of an aggregate additional 463,077 shares at an exercise price of $0.10 were issued. Copies of these Warrants will be provided to the Commission upon request.

10.46. Intercreditor Agreement, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated May 24, 2002.

10.47. 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, which the Company hereby incorporates by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated December 12, 2002. The asset purchase agreement contains a brief list identifying all schedules and exhibits to the asset purchase agreement. Such schedules and exhibits are not filed herewith, and the Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of the omitted schedules and exhibits to the commission upon request.

10.48.  Anhydrous Ammonia Sales Agreement, dated December 9, 2002, between Koch Nitrogen Company and El Dorado Chemical Company.  CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AS IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.

10.49.  Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 25, 2003, among LSB Industries, Inc., Kent C. McCarthy, Jayhawk Capital management, L.L.C., Jayhawk Investments, L.P. and Jayhawk Institutioal Partners, L.P.

10.50.  Subscription Agreement, dated March 25, 2003, by and between LSB Industries, Inc. and Jayhawk Institutional Partners, L.P.

10.51.  Warrant Agreement, dated March 25, 2003, between LSB Industries, Inc. and Jayhawk Institutional Partners, L.P.

21.1   Subsidiaries of the Company.

23.1. Consent of Independent Auditors.

99.1 Certification of Jack E. Golsen, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to LSB Industries, Inc. and will be retained by LSB Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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99.2 Certification of Tony M. Shelby, Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to LSB Industries, Inc. and will be retained by LSB Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. We filed the following report on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 2002.

(i) Form 8-K, dated December 27, 2002. (date of earliest event: December 12, 2002). The item reported was Item 2, "Acquisition or Disposition of Assets", discussing the sale of all of the operating assets of Slurry Explosive Corporation and Universal Tech Corporation to four wholly owned subsidiaries of Energetic Systems Inc., LLC pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 2002.

I, Jack E. Golsen, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of LSB Industries, Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;