COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2004

May 19, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2004-05-17

Reporting Person: CONTRAN CORP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: VALHI INC /DE/ (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: NATIONAL CITY LINES INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: TREMONT LLC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: TITANIUM METALS CORP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SIMMONS HAROLD C (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: DIXIE RICE AGRICULTURE CORP 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)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-17	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	500	$13.2	Acquired	1299010	Indirect
2004-05-17	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	200	$13.25	Acquired	1299210	Indirect
2004-05-18	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	2300	$13.	Acquired	1301510	Indirect
2004-05-18	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	10000	$13.25	Acquired	1311510	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A 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.