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 OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SIMMONS HAROLD C (Last) (First) (Middle) 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) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2011
	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, $0.01 par value per share	09/01/2011		P(1)		2,000	A	$59.75	1,763,452	I	by TFMC(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share								104,762,216	I	by VHC(3)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share								366,847	I	by CDCT(4)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share								380,216	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share								219,796	I	by Spouse(5)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share								25,915	I	by Contran(6)

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* SIMMONS HAROLD C (Last) (First) (Middle) 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700 (Street) DALLAS TX 75240 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CONTRAN CORP (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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DIXIE RICE AGRICULTURE CORP INC (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. Purchase by TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.

2. Directly held by TIMET Finance Management Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.

3. Directly held by Valhi Holding Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship among the persons joining in this filing.

4. Directly held by the Contran Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Trust. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.

5. Directly held by the reporting person's wife. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that his wife holds. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships among the persons joining in this filing.

6. Directly held by Contran Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship among the persons joining in this filing.

Remarks:

Exhibit Index Additional Information

	A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Harold C. Simmons	09/01/2011
	A. Andrew R. Louis, Secretary, for Contran Corporation	09/01/2011
	A. Andrew R. Louis, Secretary, for Contran Corporation	09/01/2011
	A. Andrew R. Louis, Secretary, for Contran Corporation	09/01/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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