-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NyHvD9YoBhODdxsYmyJ4MPuephuBNr/QkvbDss9i+2ZijnCLhEZnqDbyHWlTT8NO cac4FqdXZ2SetNde+R+m7g== 0000059255-08-000131.txt : 20080903 0000059255-08-000131.hdr.sgml : 20080903 20080903183118 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000059255-08-000131 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080829 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080903 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080903 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VALHI INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000059255 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810] IRS NUMBER: 870110150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5430 LBJ FRWY STREET 2: STE 1700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240 BUSINESS PHONE: 9722331700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE LINCOLN CENTER STREET 2: 5430 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 1700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LLC CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870329 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY LOAN CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800414 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIMMONS HAROLD C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037854 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-48391 FILM NUMBER: 081054935 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 9722331700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE LINCOLN CENTRE STREET 2: 5430 LBJ FREEWAY STE 1700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240-2697 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2008-08-29 0000059255 VALHI INC /DE/ VHI 0001037854 SIMMONS HAROLD C 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700 DALLAS TX 75240 1 1 1 0 Chairman of the Board Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 28 18.05 A 64828 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 100 18.06 A 64928 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 200 18.10 A 65128 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 300 18.245 A 65428 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 300 18.15 A 65728 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 1100 18.21 A 66828 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 700 18.24 A 67528 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 13472 18.25 A 81000 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 300 18.20 A 81300 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 900 18.30 A 82200 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 800 18.40 A 83000 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-08-29 4 J 0 2900 18.45 A 85900 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-09-02 4 J 0 5000 18.00 A 90900 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-09-02 4 J 0 100 17.71 A 91000 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-09-02 4 J 0 200 17.73 A 91200 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-09-02 4 J 0 100 17.74 A 91300 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-09-02 4 J 0 4600 17.75 A 95900 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 2008-09-03 4 J 0 5000 17.00 A 100900 I by Spouse Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 3383 D Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 105140163 I by VHC Common stock, $0.01 par value per share 1252943 I by TFMC Open market purchase by the reporting person's spouse. Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. Directly held by Valhi Holding Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the reporting person. Directly held by TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the reporting person. Exhibit Index: Exhibit 99 - Additional Information A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Harold C. Simmons 2008-09-03 EX-99 2 f4vhi080829hcs.htm ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Exhibit 99

Additional Information



     Valhi Holding Company ("VHC"), TIMET Finance Management Company ("TFMC"),the Harold Simmons Foundation, Inc. (the "Foundation"), The Combined Master Retirement Trust (the "CMRT") and Harold C. Simmons' spouse are the direct holders of 92.5%, 1.1%, 0.9%, 0.1% and 0.1%, respectively, of the common stock of the issuer, Valhi, Inc. ("Valhi").



     Titanium Metals Corporation ("TIMET") is the sole stockholder of TFMC. VHC, Harold C. Simmons' spouse, the CMRT, Harold C. Simmons, NL Industries, Inc. ("NL"), Valhi and the Foundation are the holders of 26.9%, 11.8%, 8.5%, 4.0%, 0.8%, 0.5% and 0.2% of the outstanding common stock of TIMET. NL's Percentage ownership of TIMET common stock includes 0.3% directly held by a subsidiary of NL. Valhi and TFMC are the direct holders of 83.1% and 0.5%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of NL. Dixie Rice Agricultural Corporation, Inc. ("Dixie Rice") is the direct holder of 100% of the outstanding common stock of VHC. Contran Corporation ("Contran") is the holder of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Dixie Rice.



     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 and 0.2% of the outstanding TIMET 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 CMRT directly holds approximately 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Valhi common stock and 8.5% of the outstanding TIMET common stock. Contran sponsors the CMRT as a trust to permit the collective investment by master trusts that maintain the assets of certain employee benefit plans Contran 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, TIMET, VHC, Dixie Rice and Contran, and chairman of the board and chief executive officer of NL.



     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 vested beneficial interest, if any, in the shares the CMRT holds directly.



    The reporting person understands that 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. As already stated, Valhi is the direct holder of approximately 83.1% 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.



     Harold C. Simmons' spouse is the direct owner of 21,367,875 shares of TIMET common stock, 269,775 shares of NL common stock and 100,900 shares of Valhi common stock. Mr. Simmons may be deemed to share indirect beneficial ownership of such shares. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities that his spouse holds directly.



     Mr. Harold C. Simmons is the direct owner of 7,175,239 shares of TIMET common stock, 880,600 shares of NL common stock and 3,383 shares of Valhi common stock.



     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 34,000 shares of Valhi common stock and 17,432 shares of TIMET common stock.  Mr. Simmons, as co-trustee of this trust, has the power to vote and direct the disposition of the shares of Valhi common stock the trust holds. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Valhi common stock that this trust holds.



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