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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2003
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                            COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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



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



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 233-1700
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             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)



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Item 9:  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On February 13, 2003, CompX  International  Inc. issued a press release,  a
copy of which is  attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and  incorporated  herein by
reference.  The furnishing of this information  pursuant to Regulation FD is not
an admission as to the materiality of the  information  included in this Current
Report.





                                    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
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                                                        A. Andrew R. Louis
                                                        Secretary




Date:  February 13, 2003







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.  Description
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99.1         Press release dated February 13, 2003 issued by CompX International
             Inc.