VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 9, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2009-07-07

Reporting Person: SIMMONS GLENN R (Director, Vice Chairman of the Board)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-07-07	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$6.68	Acquired	13152	Direct
2009-07-07	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	984	$6.71	Acquired	14136	Direct
2009-07-07	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	3916	$6.70	Acquired	18052	Direct
2009-07-08	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	5000	$6.40	Acquired	23052	Direct
2009-07-08	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	426	$6.29	Acquired	23478	Direct
2009-07-09	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	500	$6.20	Acquired	23978	Direct
2009-07-09	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	3300	$6.23	Acquired	27278	Direct
2009-07-09	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	200	$6.21	Acquired	27478	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	2600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse holds.