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)
February 26, 2010
 
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware	1-13905	57-0981653	
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas	75240-2697	
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)	
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(972) 448-1400

 	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)	 	
 
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Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.	

The registrant hereby furnishes the information set forth in its press release issued on February 26, 2010, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information, including the exhibit, the registrant furnishes in this report is not deemed “filed” for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  Registration statements or other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shall not incorporate this information by reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	

(d)	Exhibits	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	Item No.	 	Exhibit Index	
 	 	 	 	
 	99.1	 	Press release dated February 26, 2010 issued by the registrant.	

 

 

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                                                            	
Date:  February 26, 2010	A. Andrew R. Louis, Secretary	

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item No.	 	Exhibit Index	
 	 	 	
99.1	 	Press release dated February 26, 1010 issued by the registrant.	

 
COMPX ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION RULING

DALLAS, TEXAS . . . February 26, 2010 . . . CompX International Inc. (NYSE:  CIX) announced that it prevailed in defending 38 of 40 of its products in an International Trade Commission patent infringement investigation brought against it and a wholly owned subsidiary, Waterloo Furniture Components Limited.  In the determination, the Judge found the only asserted independent claim was invalid.

CompX disagrees with the finding that Waterloo’s remaining two products were found to infringe on a related but separate dependent claim within the complainant’s patent and will vigorously appeal this finding.  While these two products comprise a very small percentage of Waterloo’s overall CompX ErgonomX® product line, CompX and Waterloo respect validly enforceable intellectual property rights of others in the marketplace.  During the anticipated appeal, Waterloo has undertaken steps to incorporate the components found not to infringe into all of its products in order to mitigate any concerns in the marketplace and ensure uninterrupted product flow to our customers.  The functionality and price of these products will remain unchanged.

CompX is a leading manufacturer of security products, furniture components and performance marine components.

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