COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jul 28, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2004-07-26

Reporting Person: CONTRAN CORP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: VALHI INC /DE/ (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: DIXIE RICE AGRICULTURE CORP INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SIMMONS HAROLD C (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: NATIONAL CITY LINES INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: NOA INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA LAND CO INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: TIMET FINANCE MANAGEMENT CO (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: TITANIUM METALS CORP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: TREMONT LLC (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-07-26	Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	700	$14.00	Acquired	1443210	Indirect
2004-07-27	Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	744910	$15.00	Acquired	2188120	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $0.01 par value	374000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Open market purchase by TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as an exhibit to this
statement for a description of the relationships among the persons joining in this filing.

F2: Directly held by TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as an exhibit to this statement for
a description of the relationships among the persons joining in this filing.

F3: Directly held by Valhi, Inc. See the Additional Information filed as an exhibit to this statement for a description of the
relationships among the persons joining in this filing.