NL INDUSTRIES INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 28, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL)
CIK: 0000072162
Period of Report: 2007-11-26

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-26	Common Stock $0.125 par value	P	100000	$9.73	Acquired	711500	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $0.125 par value	40387531	Indirect
Common Stock $0.125 par value	222100	Indirect
Common Stock $0.125 par value	269775	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Directly held by Valhi, 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 TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for
a description of the relationship to the reporting person.

F3: Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares