COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 9, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX)
CIK: 0001049606
Period of Report: 2011-08-09

Reporting Person: SIMMONS HAROLD C (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-09	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	34	$11.65	Acquired	28277	Indirect
2011-08-09	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	34	$11.97	Acquired	28311	Indirect
2011-08-09	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	1	$12.13	Acquired	28312	Indirect
2011-08-09	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	100	$12.30	Acquired	28412	Indirect
2011-08-09	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	27	$12.31	Acquired	28439	Indirect
2011-08-09	Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	P	404	$12.50	Acquired	28843	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	359065	Direct
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	755104	Indirect
Class A Common Stock $0.01 par value	3000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Open market purchase by the reporting person's spouse.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These acquisitions involved 11 purchases at prices ranging from $11.74 to $12.50 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission, upon request, the full information regarding these purchases.

F3: Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse holds.

F4: 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.

F5: Directly held by Kronos Worldwide, Inc. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the reporting person.