SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: February 27, 2003

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                      1-13905                      57-0981653
(State or other                 (Commission                  (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                  File Number)                Identification
incorporation)                                                     No.)

5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX                    75240-2697
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

(972) 233-1700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

Item 9:  Regulation FD Disclosure

The  registrant  hereby  furnishes the  information  set forth in the press
release the registrant  issued on February 27, 2003, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Registrant)

By:  /s/ A. Andrew R. Louis
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A. Andrew R. Louis
Secretary

Date:  February 27, 2003

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Press release dated February 27, 2003 issued by CompX 
International Inc.

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PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                        CONTACT:

CompX International Inc.                                      David A. Bowers
Three Lincoln Centre                                          President
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700                                  Tel.  864.286.1122
Dallas, Texas   75240-2697

COMPX DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

DALLAS, TEXAS . . . February 27, 2003 . . . 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 March 31, 2003 to stockholders of record
at the close of business on March 24, 2003.

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

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