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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)
February
26, 2010
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
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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 February 26, 2010, 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 February 26, 2010 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: February
26, 2010
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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 February 26, 1010 issued by the
registrant.
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COMPX
ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION RULING
DALLAS,
TEXAS . . . February 26,
2010 . . . CompX International Inc. (NYSE: CIX)
announced that it prevailed in defending 38 of 40 of its products in an
International Trade Commission patent infringement investigation brought against
it and a wholly owned subsidiary, Waterloo Furniture Components
Limited. In the determination, the Judge found the only asserted
independent claim was invalid.
CompX
disagrees with the finding that Waterloo’s remaining two products were found to
infringe on a related but separate dependent claim within the complainant’s
patent and will vigorously appeal this finding. While these two
products comprise a very small percentage of Waterloo’s overall CompX ErgonomX®
product line, CompX and Waterloo respect validly enforceable intellectual
property rights of others in the marketplace. During the anticipated
appeal, Waterloo has undertaken steps to incorporate the components found not to
infringe into all of its products in order to mitigate any concerns in the
marketplace and ensure uninterrupted product flow to our
customers. The functionality and price of these products will remain
unchanged.
CompX is
a leading manufacturer of security products, furniture components and
performance marine components.
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