A Proposed Class Action Settlement Has Been Reached on Behalf of Purchasers of LSB Common Stock or LSB Call Options, or Sellers of LSB Put Options

SEATTLE, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- JND Class Action Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

This notice affects all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired LSB Common Stock or LSB Call Options, or sold LSB Put Options between November 7, 2014 and November 5, 2015, inclusive (the "Class Period"), and were damaged thereby (the "Settlement Class"):

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, that the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has been certified as a class action on behalf of the Settlement Class, except for certain persons and entities who are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the full Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the "Notice").

YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Plaintiffs in the Action have reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $18,450,000 in cash (the "Settlement"), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action. 

A hearing will be held on June 28, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., before the Honorable Ronnie Abrams at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States Courthouse, Courtroom 1506, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007, to determine (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated January 19, 2019 (and in the Notice) should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (iv) whether Lead Counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses should be approved.

If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Settlement Fund.  The Notice and the Proof of Claim and Release Form ("Claim Form"), can be downloaded from the website maintained by the Claims Administrator, www.LSBSecuritiesLitigation.com.  You may also obtain copies of the Notice and the Claim Form by contacting the Claims Administrator at Wilson v. LSB Industries, Inc. et al., c/o JND Legal Administration, P.O. Box 91236, Seattle, WA 98111-9336, 833-402-1726. 

If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked no later than July 23, 2019.  If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the net proceeds of the Settlement, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.

If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than June 7, 2019, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.  If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to share in the proceeds of the Settlement. 

Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than June 7, 2019, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.

Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, LSB, or its counsel regarding this notice.  All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to Lead Counsel or the Claims Administrator.

Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:

Wilson v. LSB Industries, Inc. et al.  
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91236
Seattle, WA 98111-9336
833-402-1726
www.LSBSecuritiesLitigation.com

Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to Lead Counsel:

GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP
ATTN: Casey E. Sadler, Esq.
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(888) 773-9224
[email protected]

By Order of the Court

SOURCE JND Class Action Administration