VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 11, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2009-02-09

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
2009-02-09	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	2000	$14.95	Acquired	123338	Direct
2009-02-09	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	200	$14.9899	Acquired	123538	Direct
2009-02-09	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	800	$14.99	Acquired	124338	Direct
2009-02-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	500	$14.5999	Acquired	124838	Direct
2009-02-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$14.585	Acquired	124938	Direct
2009-02-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1400	$14.60	Acquired	126338	Direct
2009-02-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1000	$14.45	Acquired	127338	Direct
2009-02-11	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	500	$14.4499	Acquired	127838	Direct
2009-02-11	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	500	$14.44	Acquired	128338	Direct
2009-02-11	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1000	$14.75	Acquired	129338	Direct
2009-02-11	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1000	$14.99	Acquired	130338	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	1252943	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.