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                                  PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                           CONTACT:

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


                    COMPX DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


         DALLAS,  TEXAS . . . May 10, 2005 . . . CompX International Inc. (NYSE:
CIX)  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 June 23, 2005 to  stockholders of record
at the close of business on June 10, 2005.

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

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