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PRESS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
CompX International Inc. Joseph S. Compofelice
16825 Northchase Drive Chairman, President & CEO
Houston, Texas 77060 Tel. 281-423-3303
COMPX DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
HOUSTON, TEXAS . . . July 27, 2000 . . . CompX International Inc.
(NYSE: CIX) announced today that its board of directors, at its July meeting,
declared CompX's regular quarterly dividend of twelve and one-half cents
($0.125) per share on its class A and class B common stock, payable on September
29, 2000 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 19,
2000.
CompX is a leading manufacturer of ergonomic computer support systems,
precision ball bearing slides and security products.
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