COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2004-08-12

Reporting Person: JAMES SCOTT C (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-08-12	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	M	4000	$13.00	Acquired	4000	Direct
2004-08-12	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	S	3800	$16.30	Disposed	200	Direct
2004-08-12	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	S	200	$16.40	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-08-12	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13	M	4000	Disposed	2011-07-02	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value (4000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	1064	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Granted pursuant to the CompX International Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan on 07/02/2001. Options granted become
exercisable at a rate of 4,000 on each of the first five anniversary dates of the date of grant and expire on the tenth
anniversary of the date of grant.