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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 16, 2006 . . . 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, 2006 to stockholders of record at the
close of business on June 9, 2006.
CompX is a leading manufacturer of precision ball bearing slides, security
products and ergonomic computer support systems.
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