UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported)
November 29, 2005
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CompX International Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

(972) 448-1400
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

[   ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act 
(17 CFR 230.425)

[   ]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 
CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the 
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the 
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01           Other Events.

Section  303A.03(4) of the corporate  governance  rules of the New York
Stock Exchange ("NYSE") Listed Company Manual requires NYSE-listed  companies to
disclose in their annual proxy statements:

O        the    non-management    director    who   presides   at   all
regularly scheduled  executive  sessions of the non-management
members of the board of directors; and

O        a  method  by  which   interested   parties  may  be  able  to
communicate   concerns  to  the  presiding   director  of  the
non-management directors.

On November 2, 2005, the  registrant's  board of directors  amended and
restated the registrant's  corporate governance  guidelines to provide, in part,
as follows.

The non-management directors of the Company (as defined by the
rules of the NYSE) are entitled to meet on a regular  basis  throughout
the year,  and will meet at least  once  annually,  without  management
participation.  If the non-management directors are not all independent
directors  of the Company,  the  independent  directors  should meet at
least once annually at a meeting of only the independent directors. The
chairman of the audit committee shall be the presiding  director at all
of these meetings.

The registrant  has posted,  among other  corporate  governance  documents,  its
corporate governance guidelines (amended and restated as of November 2, 2005) on
the corporate section of the registrant's website at www.compxnet.com.

The  registrant  has also  undertaken  with the NYSE to  provide in the
registrant's 2006 proxy statement language similar to the following.

Stockholders  and  other   interested   parties  who  wish  to
communicate with the Board of Directors or its non-management directors
may do so through the following  procedures.  Such  communications  not
involving  complaints  or  concerns  regarding   accounting,   internal
accounting  controls and auditing matters related to CompX ("Accounting
Complaints  or  Concerns")  may be sent  to the  attention  of  CompX's
corporate  secretary at CompX International Inc., Three Lincoln Centre,
5430 LBJ Freeway,  Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75240-2697.  Provided that
any such communication  relates to the business or affairs of CompX and
is within the function of the Board of Directors or its committees, and
does  not  relate  to  insignificant  or  inappropriate  matters,  such
communications, or summaries of such communications,  will be forwarded
to  the  chairman  of the  audit  committee,  who  also  serves  as the
presiding director of CompX's  non-management and independent  director
meetings.

Accounting   Complaints   or  Concerns,   which  may  be  made
anonymously, should be sent to the attention of CompX's general counsel
with a copy to CompX's chief  financial  officer at the same address as
the  corporate  secretary.  Accounting  Complaints  or Concerns will be
forwarded  to the  chairman  of the audit  committee.  CompX  will keep
Accounting  Complaints or Concerns  confidential and anonymous,  to the
extent feasible, subject to applicable law. Information contained in an
Accounting  Complaint  or Concern  may be  summarized,  abstracted  and
aggregated for purposes of analysis and investigation.

On November 21, 2005,  the NYSE  notified the  registrant  that it must
publicly   disclose  the  procedure  by  which  a  presiding   director  of  the
non-management  directors is chosen and how interested  parties may  communicate
concerns to the presiding director.

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:  November 29, 2005