NL INDUSTRIES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 30, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL)
CIK: 0000072162
Period of Report: 2005-08-26

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
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	200	$12.65	Acquired	28000	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	200	$12.68	Acquired	28200	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	200	$12.7	Acquired	28400	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	4400	$12.75	Acquired	32800	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	300	$12.8	Acquired	33100	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	600	$12.9	Acquired	33700	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	200	$12.92	Acquired	33900	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	200	$12.94	Acquired	34100	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	800	$12.95	Acquired	34900	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	200	$12.96	Acquired	35100	Direct
2008-08-26	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	16000	$13	Acquired	51100	Direct
2008-08-29	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	300	$13.54	Acquired	51400	Direct
2008-08-29	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	9600	$14	Acquired	61000	Direct
2008-08-29	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	1500	$13.46	Acquired	62500	Direct
2008-08-29	Common stock $0.125 par value	P	5400	$13.25	Acquired	67900	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock $0.125 par value	40350931	Indirect
Common stock $0.125 par value	222100	Indirect
Common stock $0.125 par value	109575	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 TIMET Finance Management Company. 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: 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. See the Additional Purchase Information filed as Exhibit 99.2 for additional
information regarding trades in the issuer's common stock by the reporting person's spouse on August 29, 2005.