VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2012-08-24

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	435	$13.0099	Acquired	50365	Direct
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	180	$13.01	Acquired	50545	Direct
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	1100	$13.04	Acquired	51645	Direct
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	299	$13.08	Acquired	51944	Direct
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	103	$13.09	Acquired	52047	Direct
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	P	2398	$13.10	Acquired	54445	Direct
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	65	$13.0099	Acquired	3365	Indirect
2012-08-24	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	420	$13.01	Acquired	3785	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Open market purchase by the reporting person's spouse.

F2: 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.