VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2013

May 10, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2013-05-10

Reporting Person: SIMMONS HAROLD C (Director, Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner)
Reporting Person: CONTRAN CORP (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-05-10	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	2000	$16.32	Acquired	348427	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	1850880	Direct
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	314033148	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	1100541	Indirect
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	818514	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Opern market purchase by Contran Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship between the persons joining in this filing.

F2: Directly held by Contran Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship between the persons joining in this filing.

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 persons joining in this filing.

F4: Directly owned 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 persons joining in this filing.

F5: Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse holds. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.