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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000024240-18-000016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001049606
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				570981653
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13905
		FILM NUMBER:		181163190

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ  FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240-2697
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9724481400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1700
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240-2697
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">On November 5, 2018, the registrant filed a Certificate of Retirement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to retire 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the registrant (the "<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">Class B Common Stock</font>"). Effective July 17, 2018, NL Industries, Inc., which owned all of the 10,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock, converted such shares of Class B Common Stock into 10,000,000 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share ("<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">Class A Common Stock</font>").&#160; The registrant's second amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not permit the reissuance or resale of any of the shares of Class B Common Stock which were converted, and on October 31, 2018, the registrant's board of directors approved the retirement of the 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock.&#160; Effective upon such filing, the Certificate of Retirement amended the registrant's second amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate therefrom all references to the Class B Common Stock.&#160; The registrant's authorized capital stock now consists of 20,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (of which 12,435,557 shares are issued and outstanding) and 1,000 shares of preferred stock (none of which are issued and outstanding).&#160; A copy of the Certificate of Retirement is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">CompX International Inc.</font>, a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">Corporation</font>"), does hereby certify as follows:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 36pt; DISPLAY: inline-block; TEXT-INDENT: 0px">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 17, 2018 (the "<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation"</font>), provides that any shares of the Corporation's Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">Class B Common Stock</font>") that are converted into shares of the Corporation's Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">Class A Common Stock</font>") shall be retired and may not be reissued or resold by the Corporation.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 36pt; DISPLAY: inline-block; TEXT-INDENT: 0px">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">All of the authorized 10,000,000 shares of the Corporation's Class B Common Stock have been converted into 10,000,000 shares of the Corporation's Class A Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">3.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 36pt; DISPLAY: inline-block; TEXT-INDENT: 0px">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted resolutions retiring the 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock that were converted into 10,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">4.</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 36pt; DISPLAY: inline-block; TEXT-INDENT: 0px">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">In accordance with the provisions of Section 243(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, upon the filing of this Certificate of Retirement, it shall have the effect of amending the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate therefrom all references to such Class B Common Stock, and following such filing the total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue will be twenty million one thousand (20,001,000) shares, consisting of (i) twenty million (20,000,000) shares of Class A Common Stock, and (ii) one thousand (1,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share.</font></div>

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