NL INDUSTRIES INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 1, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL)
CIK: 0000072162
Period of Report: 2004-01-08

Reporting Person: SIMMONS HAROLD C (Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-08	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	17800	$13.82	Acquired	23800	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock $0.125 par value	30135390	Indirect
Common stock $0.125 par value	10215541	Indirect
Common stock $0.125 par value	69475	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: Directly held by Tremont LLC. 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: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse owns.