VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2012-04-04

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
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	460	$49.518	Acquired	265798	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1500	$49.5199	Acquired	267298	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	40	$49.52	Acquired	267338	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	500	$49.63	Acquired	267838	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	200	$49.65	Acquired	268038	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1500	$49.6699	Acquired	269538	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	98	$49.845	Acquired	269636	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	200	$49.97	Acquired	269836	Indirect
2012-04-04	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	3002	$50.00	Acquired	272838	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	421393	Direct
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	104677716	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	2122339	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	366847	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	25915	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.

F3: 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.

F4: 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.

F5: 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.

F6: 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.