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LSB Industries Executive Compensation (FY25)

LXU · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Mark Behrman
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Mark Behrman: $4,344,104 → $5,327,795 (22.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.2% → 99.6% (1.4 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is LSB Industries' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Mark Behrman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $5,327,795 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,344,104 reported for fiscal 2024, Behrman's total was 22.6% higher.
What was LSB Industries' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in LSB Industries' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AdvanSix Inc., American Vanguard Corporation, Balchem Corporation, Compass Minerals International and CSW Industrials, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Foster
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cheryl Maguire
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
John Burns
Executive Vice President Manufacturing
◇—◇—◇——◇
Damien Renwick
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cheryl Maguire
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Foster
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Renwick
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cheryl Maguire
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Foster
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Renwick
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Burns
Vice President of Special Projects
◇—◇—◇——◇
Kristy Carver
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Bemis
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cheryl Maguire
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Foster
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Renwick
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Bemis
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Cheryl A. MaguirePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Damien J. RenwickPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Mark T. BehrmanPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Michael J. FosterPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Scott D. BemisPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Mark BehrmanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Cheryl MaguirePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael FosterPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Damien RenwickPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott BemisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Mark Behrman
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lynn F. White
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Diana M. Peninger
◇◇————◇
Jonathan S. Bobb
◇—————◇
Barry H. Golsen
◇—————◇
Kanna Kitamura
◇—————◇
Riccardo Bertocco
◇◇————◇
Jonathan Z. Ackerman and Mark T. Behrman served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AdvanSix Inc. ASIX
  • American Vanguard Corporation AVD
  • Balchem Corporation symbol not shown
  • Compass Minerals International CMP
  • CSW Industrials, Inc. CSW
  • CVR Partners, LP CVR
  • Ecovyst, Inc. ECVT
  • Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
  • Ingevity Corporation NGVT
  • Intrepid Potash, Inc. IPI
  • Orion Engineered Carbons S.A OEC
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2019May 14, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 3, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 1, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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257 figures on this page: 247 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
247 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-234766
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-151347
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation · and 1 more section
  3. 0000950170-25-074408
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-053956
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000950170-24-066121
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-24-044048
    2025 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000950170-23-021278
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001564590-23-004558
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001564590-22-020120
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-20-026002
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001564590-19-015849
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-173666
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-202175
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-614145
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers LSB Industries discloses

The companies named in LXU's own disclosed peer group.

AdvanSix Inc.American Vanguard CorporationCompass Minerals InternationalCSW Industrials, Inc.CVR Partners, LPEcovyst, Inc.Hawkins, Inc.Ingevity CorporationIntrepid Potash, Inc.Orion Engineered Carbons S.AQuaker Chemical Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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