---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-098634"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LXU"
cik: "0000060714"
company_name: "LSB INDUSTRIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T18:22:14.966123+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LSB Industries dismisses EY, appoints PwC as independent auditor for FY2026

## Summary
- Audit committee selected PwC after competitive process; effective March 4, 2026.
- EY's reports for FY2024 and FY2025 had no adverse opinion or qualification.
- No disagreements or reportable events occurred between LSB and EY in covered periods.
- No pre-engagement consultations with PwC on accounting principles or audit scope.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-098634
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LXU
- cik: 0000060714
- company_name: LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60714/000119312526098634/0001193125-26-098634-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60714/000119312526098634/lxu-20260304.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 778c4ef6781c74116c08f7d099fd19dd17237255
  claim: LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On the same date, the Committee approved the dismissal of EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60714/000119312526098634/0001193125-26-098634-index.htm
- claim_id: c0da3edc58867cf2e649675b50b944465bd5e8d4
  claim: LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (the “Company”) conducted a competitive selection process to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The Committee invited several public accounting firms to participate in this process, including Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. As a result of this process, following the review and evaluation of proposals from participating firms, on March 4, 2026, the Committee approved the engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, subject to completion of PwC’s standard client acceptance procedures and execution of an engagement letter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60714/000119312526098634/0001193125-26-098634-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.