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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 . . . August  29,  2005 . . . CompX  International  Inc.
(NYSE:  CIX)  announced  today that its board of directors has 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  23,  2005 to
stockholders of record at the close of business on September 9, 2005.

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

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