COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 5, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (cix)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2004-03-03

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 HOLDING CO (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)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	100	$10.2	Acquired	1141000	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	500	$10.36	Acquired	1141500	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	1400	$10.5	Acquired	1142900	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	800	$10.55	Acquired	1143700	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	500	$10.61	Acquired	1144200	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	500	$10.62	Acquired	1144700	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	500	$10.64	Acquired	1145200	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	4500	$10.65	Acquired	1149700	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	100	$10.7	Acquired	1149800	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	400	$10.74	Acquired	1150200	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	700	$10.75	Acquired	1150900	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	2000	$10.85	Acquired	1152900	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	100	$10.89	Acquired	1153000	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	39500	$10.9	Acquired	1192500	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	100	$10.95	Acquired	1192600	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	100	$10.99	Acquired	1192700	Indirect
2004-03-03	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	4200	$11	Acquired	1196900	Indirect
2004-03-04	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	J	10000	$10.5	Acquired	1206900	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	374000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Open market purchase by Titanium Metals Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as an exhibit to this statement for a description of the relationship among the persons joining in this filing.

F2: Directly held by Titanium Metals Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as an exhibit to this statement for a description of the relationship 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 relationship among the persons joining in this filing.