VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 6, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2008-02-01

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, 10% Owner, Chairman of the Board)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-01	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	100	$16.89	Acquired	322800	Indirect
2008-02-01	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	300	$16.9	Acquired	323100	Indirect
2008-02-01	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	400	$16.94	Acquired	323500	Indirect
2008-02-01	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	600	$16.96	Acquired	324100	Indirect
2008-02-01	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	100	$16.99	Acquired	324200	Indirect
2008-02-01	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	300	$17	Acquired	324500	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	600	$17.93	Acquired	325100	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	400	$17.97	Acquired	325500	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1000	$17.99	Acquired	326500	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	100	$17.92	Acquired	326600	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	700	$17.98	Acquired	327300	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	100	$17.96	Acquired	327400	Indirect
2008-02-04	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	16700	$18	Acquired	344100	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	500	$17.71	Acquired	344600	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1200	$17.72	Acquired	345800	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	100	$17.73	Acquired	345900	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	9400	$17.75	Acquired	355300	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	100	$17.88	Acquired	355400	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	300	$17.9	Acquired	355700	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	400	$17.94	Acquired	356100	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	200	$17.95	Acquired	356300	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	400	$17.96	Acquired	356700	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	200	$17.97	Acquired	356900	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	600	$17.98	Acquired	357500	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1100	$17.99	Acquired	358600	Indirect
2008-02-05	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	21200	$18	Acquired	379800	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 among 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 among 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 among the persons joining in this filing.