February 26, 2026
Stockholder Rights Plan In Place to Preserve Substantial NOL's
Our Section 382 Stockholder Rights Plan as amended and restated (the "Rights Plan"), is intended to protect our substantial net operating losses ("NOLs"), carryforwards and other tax attributes.
We can generally use our NOLs and other tax attributes to reduce federal and state income tax that would be paid in the future.
Our ability to use our NOLs could be substantially limited if we experience an "ownership change," as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the Rights Plan has been designed to help prevent such an "ownership change."
The Rights Plan provides that if any person becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in the Code) of 4.9% or more of our common stock, stockholders other than the triggering stockholder will be entitled to acquire shares of common stock at a 50% discount or LSB may exchange each right held by such holders for one share of common stock.
Under the Rights Plan, any person who currently owns 4.9% or more of LSB's common stock may continue to own its shares of common stock but may not acquire any additional shares without triggering the Rights Plan.
Our Board of Directors has the discretion to exempt any person or group from the provisions of the Rights Plan.
The Rights Plan is in effect until August 22, 2026, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.
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2025 Highlights Strong 2025 Led by Operational Excellence / Strong End Market Outlook ContinuesContinued safety improvement with record low TRIR of .40 and 3 of 4 sites operating injury free operations in 2025
Operational progress achieved during the year enabled us to fully capitalize on favorable pricing
Combined LSB & Contractor TRIR
1.6
TRIR
Linear (TRIR)
0.9
0.6
0.4
2022 2023 2024 2025
180
160
$ Millions
140
120
100
80
60
40
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
2024 2025700
Short Tons - 000's
600
500
400
300
200
100
Downstream Sales Volumes
AN & Nitric Acid UAN
2024 2025
Industrial Market Our Industrial Products Remains Consistent(1)
Demand for Ammonium Nitrate (AN) for explosives in mining is strong across all commodities, but particularly with copper and gold miners who are maximizing production volumes to take advantage of record prices
AN demand for explosives for quarrying/aggregate production for infrastructure upgrade and expansion remains steady
Robust demand for nitric acid domestically supported by tariffs and preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)
$5,500
Gold Price
s ($/t oz)
$7.00
$5,000
$4,500
$6.00
$4,000
$5.00
$3,500
$3,000
$4.00
$2,500
$3.00
$2,000
$1,500
$2.00
$1,000
$1.00
Copper Prices ($/lb)
9/1/2020 9/1/2021 9/1/2022 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 9/1/2025 9/1/2020 9/1/2021 9/1/2022 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 9/1/2025
Agricultural Market Strong Fertilizer Pricing with Positive Outlook (1)Ammonia prices currently reflect reduced ammonia supply from the Middle East and Trinidad, higher costs of production in Europe and delays in new production capacity, which are constraining global supply availability
UAN prices have recently improved, reflecting continued low levels of domestic inventory, constrained supply and a strengthening in Urea prices
USDA recently projected 94 million planted acres for corn for the 2027 season, and we anticipate nitrogen demand to track closely with recent years
$400
$350
$300
$250
$200
$150
UAN NOLA Prices ($/short ton)
$700
$650
$600
$550
$500
$450
$400
$350
$300
$250
$200
Tampa Nh3 ($/MT)
Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 Oct-25 Jan-26 Jul-23 Oct-23 Jan-24 Apr-24 Jul-24 Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 Oct-25 Jan-26
Q4'25 Financial Results Improved Production Performance / Enhanced Profitability$ in millions except EPS
Net Sales Adjusted EBITDA1
Adjusted EBITDA Margin2
Diluted EPS
Significant YOY growth in net sales, adjusted EBITDA and EPS, in both Q4 and FY'25
Q4'25
Q4'24
$165 M
$135 M
$54 M
$38 M
33%
28%
$0.22
$(0.13)
12/31/25
12/31/24
$615 M
$522M
$162 M
$130 M
26%
25%
$0.34
$(0.27)
Improved production performance, disciplined commercial execution reinforced ability to convert market conditions into enhanced profitability
No planned turnarounds during Q4 2025
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the discussion and reconciliation in the appendix.
Q4'25 Adjusted EBITDA Strong Market Pricing and Volumes Offset by Higher Natural Gas Costs$ in millions
$80
$70
$60
$50
$25
$5
($9)
($5)
$54
$40
$38
$30
$20
$10
$0
2024 Q4 (1)
Adj. EBITDA
Price Sales Volume & Product Mix Variable Cost (2)
Other Costs (3)
2025 Q4 (1)
Adj. EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the discussion and reconciliation in the appendix.
Variable Cost includes realized natural gas cost, sulfur and other variable costs.
Continue to opportunistically reduce debt
$39.9 MM of debt repurchased for $39.5 MM
Net debt/TTM Adjusted EBITDA less than 2.0X
Return value to shareholders
Repurchased 0.3 MM shares of LXU stock at average cost of $9.15/share
Focus on free cash flow generation
Capex reflective of continued safety and reliability investments
$ in millions
12/31/25 | 12/31/24 |
$149 M | $184 M |
$441 M | $485 M |
1.8X | 2.3X |
Cash & ST Inv.
Total Debt Net Debt(1)/ TTM
Adj. EBITDA(2)
$96 M(3) | $87 M(4) |
$53 M(3) | $67 M(4) |
$44 M(3) | $20 M(4) |
$25 M(3) | $25 M(4) |
$19 M(3) | $(5) M(4) |
Operating Cash Flow
Sustaining CAPEX Free Cash Flow Investment CAPEX
Net Cash After All CAPEX
Net debt calculated as total long-term debt including current maturities minus cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the discussion and reconciliation in the appendix.
For twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
For twelve months ended December 31, 2024. G
Production & Sales Volume (1) | ||
2026E | 2025 | |
Ammonia Production (tons): | 780,000 - 810,000 | 826,000 |
Ammonia Turnaround Impact (1) | ~60,000 | |
Sales Volume (tons): | ||
AN & Nitric Acid | 630,000 - 660,000 | 641,000 |
UAN | 530,000 - 560,000 | 550,000 |
UAN Turnaround Impact (1) | ~50,000 | |
Ammonia | 260,000 - 290,000 | 316,000 |
2026E Costs and Expenses | |
Fixed Costs: | |
Fixed Plant Expenses (ex-depreciation) | $140M - $145M |
Depreciation Expense | $85M - $90M |
Logistics/Railcar Lease Expense | $20M - $25M |
Turnaround Expense | $30M - $35M |
Other: | |
SG&A | $35M - $40M |
Interest Expense | $25M - $30M |
Non-Recurring (3) | $1M - $3M |
Effective Tax Rate | ~25% |
2026E Variable Plant Expenses | |
Natural Gas Feedstock | ~34 MMBtu/ton of ammonia |
Freight (2) | 12% - 14% of sales |
Electricity | 6% - 7% of sales |
Catalyst Expense | 2% - 3% of sales |
Purchased Products | 1% - 2% of sales |
Capital Expenditures | ||
2026E | 2025 | |
Sustaining | ~$55M | $53M |
Investment/Growth | ~$20M | $25M |
2026 reflects planned turnaround activity that will lower ammonia and UAN production by ~60k tons and ~50k tons, respectively.
The majority of freight costs are passed through to customers and are included in gross revenue.
AN and Nitric Acid Sales Volume (Thousand ST) UAN Sales Volume (Thousand ST) Ammonia Sales Volume (Thousand ST)
Marked increase in
UAN sales volume positively
Decrease in sales volume as ammonia is upgraded to higher value downstream
321
impacted by both
downstream reliability efforts and increased urea production capacity
580 - 610
544
550
483
483
530 - 560
products
downstream product
sales as improved reliability continues to enable upgrades
654
640 - 670
538
554
641
630 - 660
529
375
349
316
280 - 310
260 - 290
2023 2024 2025 2026E
Adjustment for turnaround activity1Actual sales volumes/target sales volumes
2023 2024 2025 2026E
2023 2024 2025 2026E
(1) The impact of turnaround activity varies from period to period depending on the timing and scope of turnarounds. We present adjusted sales volume figures to (i) illustrate the
$70 Million of Identified Annual EBITDA Improvements $20 million in run rate EBITDA captured to date - Initiatives underway on $50 million of EBITDA~$20 Million from Production Targets
Captured To-Date
✓
Program to increase production through
operational excellence already underway
22% uplift in Nitric Acid and AN sales volumes
since 2023
14% uplift in UAN sales volume since 2023
$70+
Million of EBITDA
~$15 Million from Low carbon opportunities Targeted in 2027
Carbon sequestration at El Dorado to positively
impact EBITDA beginning in 2027
Technical Permit expected April 2026
Permit to construct expected August 2026
Permit to inject expected December 2026
Pursuing low carbon product sale and the sale of
environmental credits
~$35 Million of Remaining Production and Cost Improvement
Production targets remaining to be captured
Ammonia capacity utilization improvements/optimization of daily rates
Continued improvement in availability and rate of Urea/UAN, Nitric Acid and ANS
Process efficiency and cost excellence
Natural gas usage, logistics and other
variable cost efficiencies
Scrap reduction
Improved maintenance planning, external and embedded contractor optimization
Other process-related improvements
Supply chain/procurement optimization
Note: Ranges depicted above based on average pricing of $500 Tampa Ammonia, $260 NOLA UAN, and $4.00 NYMEX Henry Hub
El Dorado CCSLow Carbon Ammonia Project On Track For End of Year '26 Startup
Expect Permit to
Commence Construction of CCS facility
Begin
operations
Expect Class
VI Permit to Inject CO2
Expect Completion of
Technical Review of Class VI Permit
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
El Dorado
305-380K MT/y NH3
400-500K MT/y CO2
2026
Appendix
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
LSB Consolidated ($ In Thousands)
Three Months Ended December 31,
Year Ended December 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income (loss) $ 16,132 $ (9,149) $ 24,613 $ (19,353)
Plus:
Interest expense and interest income, net | 5,924 | 6,106 | 24,539 | 23,087 |
Gain on extinguishment of debt | (7) | - | 52 | (3,013) |
Depreciation and amortization | 21,672 | 21,853 | 81,930 | 74,478 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 4,599 | (4,055) | 7,936 | (6,684) |
EBITDA | $ 48,320 | $ 14,755 | $ 139,070 | $ 68,515 |
Stock-based compensation | 1,831 | 1,565 | 7,371 | 6,607 |
Restructuring costs | - | - | 1,063 | - |
Legal Fees & Settlements - Specific Matters | 32 | 545 | 981 | 3,536 |
Loss on write down of assets | 3,401 | 3,122 | 6,433 | 11,703 |
Turnaround costs | 436 | 17,143 | 6,158 | 37,781 |
Growth Initiatives | 64 | 436 | 470 | 1,378 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 54,084 | $ 37,566 | $ 161,546 | $ 129,520 |
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus interest expense and interest income net, plus loss (or less gain) on extinguishment of debt, plus depreciation and amortization (DCA) (which includes DCA of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible and other assets), plus provision (or less benefit) for income taxes. We believe that certain investors consider EBITDA a useful means of measuring our ability to meet our debt service obligations and evaluating our financial performance. EBITDA has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The above table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA for the periods indicated. We have not provided a reconciliation between forecasted incremental EBITDA and net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because applicable information for future periods, on which this reconciliation would be based, is not available without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for selling prices and natural gas costs, among other items. These items may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results.
Adjusted EBITDA is reported to show the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation, one time/non-cash or non-operating items-such as, one-time income or fees, loss (gain) on sale of a business and/or other property and equipment, certain fair market value (FMV) adjustments, and consulting costs associated with reliability and purchasing initiatives (Initiatives). We historically have performed Turnaround activities on an annual basis, however we are moving towards extending Turnarounds to a two or three-year cycle. Rather than being capitalized and amortized over the period of benefit, our accounting policy is to recognize the costs as incurred. Given these Turnarounds are essentially investments that provide benefits over multiple years, they are not reflective of our operating performance in a given year. As a result, we believe it is more meaningful for investors to exclude them from our calculation of adjusted EBITDA used to assess our performance. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about certain items. The above table provides reconciliations of EBITDA excluding the impact of the supplementary adjustments.
TTM 12/31/25 | 12/31/2025 | 9/30/2025 | 6/30/2025 | 3/31/2025 | |||||
Net income (loss) | $24.6 | $16.1 | $7.1 | $3.0 | ($1.6) | ||||
Plus: | |||||||||
Interest expense and interest income, net | 24.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0.1 | (0.0) | - | 0.1 | - | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 81.9 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 20.7 | 20.2 | ||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 7.9 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | (0.3) | ||||
EBITDA (1) | $139.1 | $48.3 | $35.1 | $31.1 | $24.6 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 7.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||||
Restructuring Costs | 1.1 | - | 1.1 | - | - | ||||
Legal Fees & Settlements - Specific Matters | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | (0.2) | 0.7 | ||||
Loss on disposal of assets | 6.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | ||||
Turnaround costs | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | ||||
Growth Initiatives | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2) | $161.5 | $54.1 | $40.1 | $38.3 | $29.1 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 26% | 33% | 26% | 25% | 20% | ||||
Net Sales | $615.2 | $165.0 | $155.4 | $151.3 | $143.4 |
TTM 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 6/30/2024 | 3/31/2024 | ||||
Net (loss) income | ($19.4) | ($9.1) | ($25.4) | $9.6 | $5.6 | |||
Plus: | ||||||||
Interest expense and interest income, net | 23.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | |||
Gain on extinguishment of debt | (3.0) | - | - | (1.9) | (1.1) | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 74.5 | 21.9 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 17.1 | |||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes | (6.7) | (4.1) | (4.5) | 1.3 | 0.6 | |||
EBITDA (1) | $68.5 | $14.8 | ($7.8) | $33.2 | $28.4 | |||
Stock-based compensation | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | |||
Legal Fees & Settlements - Specific Matters | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | |||
Loss on disposal of assets | 11.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
Turnaround costs | 37.8 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | |||
Growth Initiatives | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA (2) | $129.5 | $37.6 | $17.5 | $41.9 | $32.6 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 25% | 28% | 16% | 30% | 24% | |||
Net Sales | $522.4 | $134.9 | $109.2 | $140.1 | $138.2 | |||
(1 ) See definition of EBITDA on previous page (2) See definition of adjusted EBITDA on previous page *Columns and rows may not foot due to rounding 16
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