SEC Form 3
FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL	

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BOLAND COREY J	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700	

 	

(Street)
DALLAS	
TX	
75240	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC [ CIX ]	 	
 	 	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
 	
Director	
 	
10% Owner	

X	
Officer (give title below)	
 	
Other (specify below)	

Pres CompX Furn. Components	

	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
	 	 	 	
 	 	 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X	
Form filed by One Reporting Person	

 	
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

	 	 	 	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)	
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)	 	
 	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	 	 	 	 	
Explanation of Responses:	
Remarks:	
No securities owned	
No securities are beneficially owned.	
 	A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Corey J. Boland	05/14/2008	
 	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).	
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4 AND 5

Know all by these  presents,  that the undersigned  hereby  constitutes and
appoints each of J. Mark  Hollingsworth,  Robert D. Graham,  A. Andrew R. Louis,
Andrew B. Nace and  Clarence B. Brown  signing  singly,  his/her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)  execute  for and on  behalf  of the  undersigned  Forms  3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act"), and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and  perform  any and all acts for and on behalf of the  undersigned
that may be necessary  or desirable to complete the  execution of any such Forms
3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United  States  Securities
and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type  whatsoever  in  connection  with the
foregoing that in the opinion of such  attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in
the best  interest  of,  or  legally  required  by,  the  undersigned,  it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned  pursuant to this power of attorney  shall be in such form and shall
contain  such  terms and  conditions  as such  attorney-in-fact  may  approve in
his/her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary  and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein  granted,  as fully to all intents and purposes as the under signed might
or  could  do  if  personally  present,  with  full  power  of  substitution  or
revocation,  hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,  or
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this power of  attorney  and the  rights and powers  herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in
serving such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of
the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

This power of  attorney  shall  remain in full  force and effect  until the
undersigned is no longer required to file forms 3, 4 or 5 unless earlier revoked
by  the   undersigned   in  a  signed   writing   delivered  to  the   foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

EXECUTED as of this 9th day of May 2008.

/s/ Corey J. Boland 
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Signature

Corey J. Boland
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