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

December 15, 1999
(Date of Report, date of earliest event reported)

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.)

16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77060
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 423-3377
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Item 5:        Other Events

On December 15, 1999, the registrant,  CompX International Inc., issued the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1,  which is incorporated  herein by
reference.

Item 7:  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibit

Item No.       Exhibit Index
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99.1           Press release dated October December 15, 1999 issued by
CompX International Inc.

SIGNATURES

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/ Andrew Louis
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Andrew Louis,
Secretary

Date:  December 15, 1999

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PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                           CONTACT:

CompX International Inc.                         Joseph S. Compofelice
16825 Northchase Drive                           Chairman, President & CEO
Houston, Texas 77060                             Tel.  281-423-3303

COMPX DECLARES INITIAL REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

HOUSTON,   TEXAS. . . December  15,  1999 . . . CompX  International  Inc.
(NYSE:  CIX)  announced  today  that its  board of  directors,  at its  December
meeting,  declared  CompX's  first  regular  quarterly  dividend  of twelve  and
one-half  cents  ($0.125)  per share on its  class A and  class B common  stock,
payable on December 31, 1999 to  stockholders of record at the close of business
on December 27, 1999.

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

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