VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 11, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2012-10-10

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
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	200	$11.59	Acquired	1578053	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	200	$11.60	Acquired	1578253	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	400	$11.62	Acquired	1578653	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	500	$11.63	Acquired	1579153	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	2700	$11.64	Acquired	1581853	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.716	Acquired	1581953	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.73	Acquired	1582053	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.745	Acquired	1582153	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	100	$11.746	Acquired	1582253	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	2100	$11.75	Acquired	1584353	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	200	$11.86	Acquired	1584553	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1500	$11.90	Acquired	1586053	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1800	$11.94	Acquired	1587853	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	99	$11.97	Acquired	1587952	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	201	$11.98	Acquired	1588153	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1400	$11.9899	Acquired	1589553	Direct
2012-10-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	4300	$11.99	Acquired	1593853	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	818514	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	314033148	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	6367017	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	1100541	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	77745	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.

F2: 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.

F3: 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.

F4: Directly held by the Contran Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Trust. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the reporting person.

F5: Directly held by Contran Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the reporting person.