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                                  PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                          CONTACT:

CompX International Inc.                        Joseph S. Compofelice
16825 Northchase Drive                          Chairman, President & CEO
Houston, Texas 77060                            Tel.  281-423-3303


                    COMPX DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


     HOUSTON,  TEXAS . . .  February  10,  2000 . . . CompX  International  Inc.
(NYSE:  CIX)  announced  today  that its  board of  directors,  at its  February
meeting,  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, 2000 to  stockholders  of record at the close of business on March 22,
2000.

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

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