COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 18, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2004-08-17

Reporting Person: BOWERS DAVID A (Director, V Chairman, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-08-17	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	M	6000	$13.00	Acquired	21000	Direct
2004-08-17	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	S	1000	$16.46	Disposed	20000	Direct
2004-08-17	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	S	5000	$16.40	Disposed	15000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-08-17	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.00	M	6000	Disposed	2011-02-07	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Granted pursuant to the CompX International Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan on February 7, 2001. Options exercisable for
6,000 shares of the issuer's common stock become exercisable on each of the first five anniversary dates of the date of
grant.