SEC Form 4
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	 	 	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HALBERT DARRYL R	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

5430 LBJ FREEWAY	

SUIT 1700	

(Street)
DALLAS	
TX	
75240	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC [ CIX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
 	
Director	
 	
10% Owner	

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

Chief Financial Officer,	

	 	
 	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2003	 	 	 	
 	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	 	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	 	
 	 	 	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	11/05/2003	 	P	 	500	A	$5.96	1,000	D	 	 	 	 	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	 	
 	 	 	 	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Explanation of Responses:	
 	By: A. Andrew R.. Louis, Attorney-in-fact For: Darryl R. Halbert	11/05/2003	
 	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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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 and A. Andrew R. Louis 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 all 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 
such attorney-in-fact 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 his/her 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 undersigned's responsibilities to 
comply with Section 16 of the Act.

EXECUTED as of this 20th day of August 2001.

/s/ Darryl R. Halbert
Signature

Darryl R. Halbert
Printed Name