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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LSB INDUSTRIES INC [LXU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec (Last) (First) (Middle) 16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/27/2008 (Street) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/27/2008   S(2)   2,500 D (2) $ 23.5 (3) 102,581 I By Trusts (1) Common Stock 08/28/2008   S(2)   7,000 D (2) $ 23.55 (3) 95,581 I By Trusts (1) Common Stock 08/28/2008   S(4)   3,141 D (4) $ 24 10,847 I As Trustee (4) Common Stock 08/29/2008   S(4)   1,859 D (4) $ 24 8,988 I As Trustee (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHEAR DAVID MICHAEL 16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107			Senior VP/General Counsel/Sec
SHEAR HEIDI L BROWN 16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107			VP/Managing Counsel/Asst Sec

Signatures

David Michael Shear		08/29/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Heidi Brown Shear		08/29/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The designated reporting person is David M. Shear. Mr. Shear's spouse, Heidi L. Brown Shear, jointly files this report with Mr. Shear. Heidi Shear is Vice President, Managing Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Issuer. These shares are held in an account jointly owned by David Shear's revocable trust, of which he is settlor and trustee, and Heidi Shear's revocable trust, of which she is settlor and trustee. This amount does not include, and David Shear disclaims beneficial ownership of 8,988 shares held by two trusts established for the benefit of each of the reporting persons' children. Please see footnote (4) for a description of the children's trusts.
(2)	These shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted on March 14, 2008.
(3)	On August 27, 2008, in a single transaction, the reporting persons sold through their revocable trusts 2,500 shares of the Issuer's common stock at $23.50 per share. On August 28, 2008, the reporting persons sold through their revocable trusts a total of 7,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at the weighted average price per share of $23.55, which is based on the following sales of the Issuer's common stock at the respective price per share: (a) $23.50 - 2,500 shares, (b) $23.52 - 600 shares, (c) $23.53 - 300 shares, and (d) $23.60 - 3,600 shares.
(4)	These shares are held by two trusts established for the benefit of each of the reporting persons' children, of which Heidi Shear is the trustee and exercises investment and dispositive control over the trusts' portfolio securities. On August 28, 2008, and August 29, 2008, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted on March 14, 2008, one child's trust sold 3,141 shares and 1,859 shares, respectively.

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