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Contran Corp., et al. – ‘4’ for 12/12/13 re: Valhi Inc./DE

On:  Thursday, 12/12/13, at 6:36pm ET   ·   For:  12/12/13   ·   As:  Director, Officer and 10% Owner   ·   Accession #:  59255-13-252   ·   File #:  333-48391

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

12/12/13  Contran Corp.                     4          D,O,%Owner  2:17K  Valhi Inc./DE                     Valhi Inc./DE
          Simmons Harold C

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider   —   Form 4   —   SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 4           Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of     HTML     12K 
                Securities by an Insider -- edgar.xml/3.6                        
 2: EX-99       Exhibit 99 Additional Information                   HTML      9K

‘4’   —   Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — edgar.xml/3.6



        

This ‘4’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

  Form 4    –   Plain Text   –  SEC Website  –  EDGAR System  –    XML Data    –  <?xml?> File
 
 
XML Data rendering:  Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider
 
                                                                                                                                                                                
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1"> Open market purchase by Contran Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship between the persons joining in this filing. </footnote>
<footnote id="F2"> Directly held by Contran Corporation. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship between the persons joining in this filing. </footnote>
<footnote id="F3"> Directly held by Valhi Holding Company. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationship to the persons joining in this filing. </footnote>
<footnote id="F4"> Directly owned 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 relationship to the persons joining in this filing. </footnote>
<footnote id="F5"> Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the issuer's common stock that his spouse holds. See the Additional Information filed as Exhibit 99 to this statement for a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing. </footnote>
</footnotes>
<remarks> Exhibit Index Exhibit 99 - Additional Information </remarks>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName> A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Harold C. Simmons </signatureName>
<signatureDate> 2013-12-12 </signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName> A. Andrew R. Louis, Secretary, for Contran Corporation </signatureName>
<signatureDate> 2013-12-12 </signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>


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