LSB Industries, Inc. Applies for Listing on American Stock Exchange

22 June 1999

    OKLAHOMA CITY, June 21 -- LSB Industries, Inc.
announced today that it has submitted an application to the American Stock
Exchange (Amex) to list and trade the LSB common stock and $3.25 Convertible
Exchange Class C preferred stock for trading on the Amex.  The Amex has
advised management that it is considering the application and taking it to its
committee.
    LSB is a manufacturing, marketing, and engineering company with activities
on a worldwide basis.  LSB's principal business activities consist of the
manufacture and sale of chemical products for the mining, agricultural and
industrial markets, the manufacture and sale of commercial and residential
climate control products, the provision of specialized engineering services,
and other activities.