VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 20, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2009-02-18

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$13.085	Acquired	8152	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$13.09	Acquired	8252	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	400	$13.12	Acquired	8652	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	400	$13.15	Acquired	9052	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$13.16	Acquired	9152	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$13.18	Acquired	9252	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	300	$13.22	Acquired	9552	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$13.23	Acquired	9652	Direct
2009-02-18	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$13.24	Acquired	9752	Direct
2009-02-20	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1600	$12.70	Acquired	11352	Direct
2009-02-20	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	900	$12.6899	Acquired	12252	Direct
2009-02-20	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	700	$12.65	Acquired	12952	Direct
2009-02-20	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$12.6893	Acquired	13052	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.