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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Harold C. Simmons Family Trust No. 2

(Last) (First) (Middle)
THREE LINCOLN CENTER, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 1700

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VALHI INC /DE/ [ VHI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/29/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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
Common Stock,par value $0.01 per share 12/29/2014 J(1) 3,223,598 D (1) 314,033,148 I By VHC(2)
Common Stock,par value $0.01 per share 12/29/2014 J(1) 3,223,598 A (1) 5,912,992 D(3)
Common Stock,par value $0.01 per share 87,900 I By Grandchildren's Trust(4)
Common Stock,par value $0.01 per share 1,212 D(5)
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Harold C. Simmons Family Trust No. 2

(Last) (First) (Middle)
THREE LINCOLN CENTER, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 1700

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Simmons Lisa K

(Last) (First) (Middle)
THREE LINCOLN CENTER, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 1700

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CONNELLY SERENA S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
THREE LINCOLN CENTER, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 1700

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Simmons Annette C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
VALHI HOLDING CO

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. See Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto for a description of the transaction.
2. Directly held by Valhi Holding Company ("VHC"). See Exhibit 99.2 to this statement for a description of the (i) the relationship of additional persons who may be deemed to beneficially own these shares and (ii) the shares in the transaction described in Exhibit 99.1.
3. Consist of 1,870,880 shares held directly by the estate of Harold C. Simmons of which Annette C. Simmons is the independent executor and the desinated legatee of these shares, 818,514 shares she holds directly and 3,223,598 shares held by the Annette C. Simmons Survivor's Trust under the 2005 Management Trust created by Harold C. Simmons and Annette C. Simmons, as settlors, as amended, of which Ms. Simmons is a co-trustee (the "Survivor's Trust"), which shares held by the Survivor's Trust were acquired by the Survivor's Trust in the transaction described in Exhibit 99.1. See Exhibit 99.2 to this statement for a description of the relationships among the persons joining in this filing,
4. Directly held by The Annette Simmons Grandchildren's Trust (the"Grandchildren'sTrust"). See Exhibit 99.2 to this statement for a description of the relationship among the reprting owners.
5. Directly held by Serena Simmons Connelly.
Remarks:
Exhibit Index 99.1 Description of the Transaction 99.2 Additional Information
A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Lisa K. Simmons, Co-Trustee of the Harold C. Simmons Family Trust No. 1 12/31/2014
A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Serena S. Connelly, Co-Trustee of the Harold C. Simmons Family Trust No. 1 12/31/2014
A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Lisa K. Simmons, Co-Trustee of the Harold C. Simmons Family Trust No. 2 12/31/2014
A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Serena S. Connelly, Co-Trustee of the Harold C. Simmons Family Trust No. 2 12/31/2014
A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Annette C. Simmons 12/31/2014
A. Andrew R. Louis, Vice President of Valhi Holding Company 12/31/2014
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