COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Dec 1, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2008-11-26

Reporting Person: SIMMONS HAROLD C (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-11-26	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	500	$7.00	Acquired	272035	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	755004	Indirect
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	20000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Directly held by NL Industries, Inc. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the reporting person.

F2: Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse holds.