NL INDUSTRIES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Sep 16, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL)
CIK: 0000072162
Period of Report: 2005-09-15

Reporting Person: SIMMONS GLENN R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-09-15	Common Stock $0.125 par value	M	2000	$11.888	Acquired	9000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-09-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.888	M	2000	Acquired	2006-02-01	Common Stock, $0.125 par value (2000)	Direct