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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 . . . October 31, 2006 . . . 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 December  26, 2006 to  stockholders  of
record at the close of business on December 8, 2006.

     CompX is a leading manufacturer of security products,  furniture components
and performance marine components.

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