VALHI INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 12, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK: 0000059255
Period of Report: 2013-02-12

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
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	2383	$16.7425	Acquired	82628	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1000	$16.70	Acquired	83628	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1200	$16.6867	Acquired	84828	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1632	$16.65	Acquired	86460	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	985	$16.55	Acquired	87445	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	5212	$16.50	Acquired	92657	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	3817	$16.4499	Acquired	96474	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	617	$16.4483	Acquired	97091	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1000	$16.3999	Acquired	98091	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1183	$16.3995	Acquired	99274	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1000	$16.3799	Acquired	100274	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1000	$16.342	Acquired	101274	Indirect
2013-02-12	Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	J	1000	$16.2242	Acquired	102274	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	1840880	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.