VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2008

Mar 14, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2008-03-12

Reporting Person: CONTRAN CORP (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: VALHI HOLDING CO (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: DIXIE RICE AGRICULTURE CORP INC (10% Owner)
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
2008-03-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	5000	$22.25	Acquired	552811	Indirect
2008-03-14	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	5600	$22	Acquired	558411	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	105538163	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Open market purchase by TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this
statement for a description of the relationship to the persons joining in this filing.

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 persons joining in this filing.

F3: Directly held by Valhi Holding Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a
description of the relationship to the persons joining in this filing.