<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000059255-11-000313.txt : 20111020
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000059255-11-000313
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111020
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111020
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111020

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIMMONS HAROLD C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001037854
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-48391
		FILM NUMBER:		111150644

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THREE LINCOLN CENTRE
		STREET 2:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY STE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240-2697

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VALHI INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000059255
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810]
		IRS NUMBER:				870110150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FRWY
		STREET 2:		STE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9722331700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THREE LINCOLN CENTER
		STREET 2:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LLC CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870329

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIBERTY LOAN CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19800414

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONTRAN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000024240
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141]
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-48391
		FILM NUMBER:		111150643

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FRWY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9724504228

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FRWY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIXIE RICE AGRICULTURE CORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001074787

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-48391
		FILM NUMBER:		111150641

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9722331700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 PASQUIERE ST
		CITY:			GUEYDAN
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70542

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VALHI HOLDING CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001338019

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-48391
		FILM NUMBER:		111150642

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-233-1700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
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        <footnote id="F1">Purchase by TIMET Finance Management Company.  See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Directly held by TIMET Finance Management Company.  See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Directly held by Valhi Holding Company.  See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship among the persons joining in this filing.</footnote>
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Exhibit 99

Additional Information



     The following persons directly hold the following percentages of the

outstanding shares of common stock of the issuer, Valhi, Inc. ("Valhi"):



Valhi Holding Company ("VHC")................................92.6%

TIMET Finance Management Company ("TFMC").....................1.8%

Harold Simmons Foundation, Inc. (the "Foundation")............0.7%

Contran Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation

  Trust ("CDCT")..............................................0.3%

Harold C. Simmons.............................................0.3%

Annette C. Simmons............................................0.2%

The Combined Master Retirement Trust ("CMRT").................0.1%

The Annette Simmons Grandchildren's Trust

  (the "Grandchildren's Trust") ..............................less than 0.1%

Contran Corporation ("Contran")...............................less than 0.1%



Titanium Metals Corporation ("TIMET") is the sole stockholder of TFMC.



     The following persons directly hold the following percentages of the

outstanding shares of common stock of Kronos Worldwide, Inc. ("Kronos"):



Valhi........................................................50.0%

NL Industries, Inc. ("NL")...................................30.4%

Harold C. Simmons.............................................0.4%

TFMC..........................................................0.3%

Annette C. Simmons............................................0.1%

Contran.......................................................less than 0.1%



     Except as otherwise indicated, the following persons directly hold the

following percentages of the outstanding shares of common stock of TIMET:



VHC..........................................................23.9%

Annette C. Simmons...........................................12.5%

CMRT..........................................................8.8%

Harold C. Simmons.............................................3.2%

Kronos........................................................2.4%

Contran.......................................................2.0%

NL............................................................0.8%

Valhi.........................................................0.5%

Grandchildren's Trust.........................................less than 0.1%



NL's percentage ownership of TIMET common stock includes 0.3% directly held by

a subsidiary of NL.



     The following persons directly hold the following percentages of the

outstanding shares of common stock of NL:



Valhi........................................................83.0%

Harold C. Simmons.............................................2.2%

Annette C. Simmons............................................0.8%

TFMC..........................................................0.5%

Kronos........................................................less than 0.1%



     Dixie Rice Agricultural Corporation, Inc. ("Dixie Rice") is the direct

holder of 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of VHC.  Contran is the

holder of 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Dixie Rice.



     Substantially all of Contran's outstanding voting stock is held by trusts

established for the benefit of certain children and grandchildren of Harold C.

Simmons (the "Trusts"), of which Mr. Simmons is the sole trustee, or is held by

Mr. Simmons or persons or other entities related to Mr. Simmons.  As sole

trustee of each of the Trusts, Mr. Simmons has the power to vote and direct the

disposition of the shares of Contran stock held by each of the Trusts.  Mr.

Simmons, however, disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Contran stock

that the Trusts hold.



     The Foundation is a tax-exempt foundation organized for charitable

purposes.  Harold C. Simmons is the chairman of the board of the Foundation and

may be deemed to control the Foundation.



     Contran sponsors the CMRT as a trust to permit the collective investment by

master trusts that maintain the assets of certain employee benefit plans Contran

and related companies adopt.  Mr. Simmons is the sole trustee of the CMRT and a

member of the trust investment committee for the CMRT.  Mr. Simmons is a

participant in one or more of the employee benefit plans that invest through the

CMRT.



     U.S. Bank National Association serves as the trustee of the CDCT.  Contran

established the CDCT as an irrevocable "rabbi trust" to assist Contran in

meeting certain deferred compensation obligations that it owes to Harold C.

Simmons.  If the CDCT assets are insufficient to satisfy such obligations,

Contran is obligated to satisfy the balance of such obligations as they come

due.  Pursuant to the terms of the CDCT, Contran (i) retains the power to vote

the shares of the issuer's common stock held directly by the CDCT, (ii) retains

dispositive power over such shares and (iii) may be deemed the indirect

beneficial owner of such shares.



     Mr. Harold C. Simmons is chairman of the board of Kronos, Valhi, TIMET,

VHC, Dixie Rice and Contran, and chairman of the board and chief executive

officer of NL.



     By virtue of the offices held, the stock ownership and his services as

trustee, all as described above, (a) Mr. Simmons may be deemed to control

certain of such entities and (b) Mr. Simmons and certain of such entities may be

deemed to possess indirect beneficial ownership of, and a pecuniary interest in,

shares of common stock directly held by certain of such other entities. However,

Mr. Simmons disclaims such beneficial ownership of, and such pecuniary interest

in, such shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any of such

entities, except to the extent of his vested beneficial interest, if any, in the

shares the CDCT and the CMRT hold directly.



     The reporting persons understand that NL, a subsidiary of NL and Kronos

directly own 3,604,790 shares, 1,186,200 shares and 574,972 shares,

respectively, of Valhi common stock as of the date of this statement. As already

stated, Valhi is the direct holder of approximately 83.0% of the outstanding

shares of common stock of NL and 50.0% of the outstanding shares of Kronos

common stock.  As a result of Valhi's direct and indirect ownership of NL, its

subsidiary and Kronos, the reporting persons further understand that, pursuant

to Delaware law, Valhi treats the shares of Valhi common stock that NL, its

subsidiary and Kronos own as treasury stock for voting purposes. For the

purposes of this statement, such shares of Valhi common stock that NL, its

subsidiary and Kronos hold directly are not deemed outstanding.



 Annette C. Simmons is the wife of Harold C. Simmons.  Mr. Simmons may be

deemed to share indirect beneficial ownership of the shares that his wife holds

directly.  Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities that his

wife holds directly.  Mrs. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares

she does not hold directly.



 The Grandchildren's Trust is a trust of which Harold C. Simmons and his

wife are trustees and the beneficiaries are the grandchildren of his wife.  Mr.

Simmons, as co-trustee of this trust, has the power to vote and direct the

disposition of the shares the trust holds. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial

ownership of any shares that this trust holds.







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