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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION



                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



                        Date of Report: February 27, 2003




                            COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



      Delaware                      1-13905                      57-0981653
   (State or other                 (Commission                  (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of                  File Number)                Identification
   incorporation)                                                     No.)



      5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX                    75240-2697
      (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)



                                 (972) 233-1700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)


Item 9: Regulation FD Disclosure The registrant hereby furnishes the information set forth in the press release the registrant issued on February 27, 2003, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ A. Andrew R. Louis ---------------------- A. Andrew R. Louis Secretary Date: February 27, 2003

INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description - ----------- -------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release dated February 27, 2003 issued by CompX International Inc.

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                                  PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                        CONTACT:

CompX International Inc.                                      David A. Bowers
Three Lincoln Centre                                          President
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700                                  Tel.  864.286.1122
Dallas, Texas   75240-2697


                    COMPX DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


     DALLAS, TEXAS . . . February 27, 2003 . . . CompX International Inc. (NYSE:
CIX) announced  today that its board of directors has declared  CompX's  regular
quarterly  dividend of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per share on its class
A and class B common stock,  payable on March 31, 2003 to stockholders of record
at the close of business on March 24, 2003.

     CompX is a leading  manufacturer  of ergonomic  computer  support  systems,
precision ball bearing slides and security products.

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