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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of the earliest event reported)
August
15, 2007
CompX
International Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-13905
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57-0981653
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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5430
LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas
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75240-2697
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(972)
448-1400
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
7.01
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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The
registrant hereby furnishes the information set forth in its press release
issued on August 15, 2007, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.
The
information, including the exhibit, the registrant furnishes in this report
is
not deemed “filed” for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section. Registration statements or other documents filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shall not incorporate this information
by reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Item
No.
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Exhibit
Index
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99.1
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Press
release dated August 15, 2007 issued by the
registrant.
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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.
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CompX
International Inc.
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/
A. Andrew R. Louis
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Date: August
16, 2007
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A.
Andrew R. Louis, Secretary
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
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Item
No.
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Exhibit
Index
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99.1
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Press
release dated August 15, 2007 issued by the
registrant.
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COMPX
ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR REPURCHASE AND DECLARES REGULAR
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
DALLAS,
TEXAS . . . August 15, 2007 . . . CompX
International Inc. (NYSE: CIX) announced today that its board of
directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 500,000 shares
of
CompX class A common stock in open market transactions, including block
purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. The authorization
to repurchase these 500,000 shares is in addition to the 450,700 shares of
CompX
class A common stock that remain available for CompX to repurchase under a
prior
authorization of the board of directors. The combined 950,700 shares
authorized for repurchase represent approximately 6.2% of CompX’s 15.3 million
shares of class A and class B common stock outstanding and 18.1% of CompX’s 5.3
million shares of class A common stock outstanding. The stock may be
purchased from time to time as market conditions permit.
The
stock
repurchase program does not include specific price targets or timetables and
may
be suspended at any time. Depending on market conditions, the program
could be suspended or terminated prior to completion. CompX will use
its cash on hand to acquire the shares. Repurchased shares will be added to
CompX’s treasury and canceled.
CompX
also announced today that its board of directors 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 September 20, 2007 to stockholders of
record at the close of business on September 7, 2007.
CompX
is
a leading manufacturer of security products, furniture components and
performance marine components.
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