VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2009

Apr 27, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2009-04-23

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
2009-04-23	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.8799	Acquired	156738	Direct
2009-04-23	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1000	$11.88	Acquired	157738	Direct
2009-04-23	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	300	$11.99	Acquired	158038	Direct
2009-04-23	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.945	Acquired	158138	Direct
2009-04-23	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.97	Acquired	158238	Direct
2009-04-23	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	2400	$12.00	Acquired	160638	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	105140163	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	1257943	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	200900	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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 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 any shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse holds.