EX-99 2 vhi50105.htm ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Exhibit 99 Additional Information

Exhibit 99 Additional Information

Valhi Group, Inc. (“VGI”), National City Lines, Inc. (“National”), Contran Corporation (“Contran”), the Harold Simmons Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”), the Contran Deferred Compensation Trust No. 2 (the “CDCT No. 2”) and The Combined Master Retirement Trust (the “CMRT”) are the direct holders of approximately 77.6%, 9.1%, 3.6%, 0.9%, 0.4% and 0.1%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of Valhi, Inc. (“Valhi”). National, NOA, Inc. (“NOA”) and Dixie Holding Company (“Dixie Holding”) are the direct holders of approximately 73.3%, 11.4% and 15.3%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of VGI. Contran and NOA are the direct holders of approximately 85.7% and 14.3%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of National. Contran and Southwest Louisiana Land Company, Inc. (“Southwest”) are the direct holders of approximately 49.9% and 50.1%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of NOA. Dixie Rice Agricultural Corporation, Inc. (“Dixie Rice”) is the direct holder of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Dixie Holding. Contran is the holder of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Dixie Rice and approximately 88.9% of the outstanding common stock of Southwest.

Substantially all of Contran’s outstanding voting stock is held by trusts established for the benefit of certain children and grandchildren of Harold C. Simmons (the “Trusts”), of which Mr. Simmons is the sole trustee, or is held by Mr. Simmons or persons or other entities related to Mr. Simmons. As sole trustee of each of the Trusts, Mr. Simmons has the power to vote and direct the disposition of the shares of Contran stock held by each of the Trusts. Mr. Simmons, however, disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Contran stock that the Trusts hold.

The Foundation directly holds approximately 0.9% of the outstanding Valhi common stock. The Foundation is a tax-exempt foundation organized for charitable purposes. Harold C. Simmons is the chairman of the board of the Foundation and may be deemed to control the Foundation.

The CDCT No. 2 directly holds approximately 0.4% of the outstanding Valhi common stock. U.S. Bank National Association serves as the trustee of the CDCT No. 2. Contran established the CDCT No. 2 as an irrevocable “rabbi trust” to assist Contran in meeting certain deferred compensation obligations that it owes to Harold C. Simmons. If the CDCT No. 2 assets are insufficient to satisfy such obligations, Contran is obligated to satisfy the balance of such obligations as they come due. Pursuant to the terms of the CDCT No. 2, Contran (i) retains the power to vote the shares of Valhi common stock held directly by the CDCT No. 2, (ii) retains dispositive power over such shares and (iii) may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of such shares.

The CMRT directly holds approximately 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Valhi common stock. Valhi established the CMRT as a trust to permit the collective investment by master trusts that maintain the assets of certain employee benefit plans Valhi and related companies adopt. Mr. Simmons is the sole trustee of the CMRT and a member of the trust investment committee for the CMRT. Mr. Simmons is a participant in one or more of the employee benefit plans that invest through the CMRT.

Mr. Harold C. Simmons is chairman of the board of Valhi, VGI, National, NOA, Dixie Holding, Dixie Rice, Southwest and Contran.

By virtue of the offices held, the stock ownership and his services as trustee, all as described above, (a) Mr. Simmons may be deemed to control certain of such entities and (b) Mr. Simmons and certain of such entities may be deemed to possess indirect beneficial ownership of, and a pecuniary interest in, shares of common stock directly held by certain of such other entities. However, Mr. Simmons disclaims such beneficial ownership of, and such pecuniary interest in, such shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any of such entities, except to the extent of his interest as a beneficiary of the CDCT No. 2 and his vested beneficial interest, if any, in the shares of Valhi common stock the CMRT holds directly.

The reporting person understands that NL Industries, Inc. (“NL”) and a subsidiary of NL directly own 3,522,967 shares and 1,186,200 shares, respectively, of Valhi common stock as of the date of this statement. Valhi is the direct holder of approximately 83.3% of the outstanding common stock of NL. As a result of Valhi’s direct and indirect ownership of NL and its subsidiary, the reporting person further understands that, pursuant to Delaware law, Valhi treats the shares of Valhi common stock that NL and its subsidiary own as treasury stock for voting purposes. For the purposes of this statement, such shares of Valhi common stock that NL and its subsidiary hold directly are not deemed outstanding.

A trust, of which Harold C. Simmons and his spouse are trustees and the beneficiaries are the grandchildren of his spouse, is the direct holder of 40,000 shares of the issuer's common stock. Mr. Simmons, as co-trustee of this trust, has the power to vote and direct the disposition of the shares of the issuer's common stock the trust holds. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that this trust holds.