UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with
a market maker.
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
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CUSIP NUMBER
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WORK LOCATION
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
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1(b) IRS IDENT. NO. 1(c) SEC FILE NO.
37-0364250 1-3919
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET
Three Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700
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1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Dallas, Texas 75240-2697
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1(e) TELEPHONE AREA CODE NUMBER
(972) 233-1700
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
NL Industries, Inc.
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2(b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
13-5267260 10% Stockholder
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2(d) ADDRESS STREET
Three Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700
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2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Dallas, Texas 75240-2697
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the IRS Identification Number and the SEC File Number.
(b)
Name and Address of SEC USE (c)
Each Broker Through ONLY Number (f)
3(a) Whom the Securities of Shares (d) (e) Approximate (g)
Title of the are to be Offered or Broker- or Other Aggregate Number of Shares Date Name of
Class of Each Market Maker Dealer Units To Be Market or Other Units of Sale (See Each Securities
Securities who is Acquiring File Sold (See Value (See Outstanding (See instr. 3(f)) Exchange (See
To Be Sold the Securities Number instr. 3(c)) instr. 3(d)) instr. 3(e)) (MO.DAY.YR) instr. 3(g))
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Common Stock First Southwest Company Up to 50,000 $2,085,500 48,946,049 12/16/04 NYSE
325 N. St. Paul and
Suite 800 thereafter
Dallas, Texas 75201
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1.(a) Name of issuer.
(b) Issuer's IRS Identification Number.
(c) Issuer's SEC file number, if any.
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code.
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code.
2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
(b) Such person's IRS identification number, if such person is an entity.
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing).
(d) Such person's address, including zip code.
3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold.
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
to be sold.
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
aggregate face amount).
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice.
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit
securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
recent report or statement published by the issuer.
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
intended to be sold.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
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TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
purchase price or other consideration therefor:
Name of Person
from Whom Acquired
Title of Date You Nature of (If gift, also give date Amount of Date of Nature
the Class Acquired Acquisition Transaction donor acquired) Securities Acquired Payment of Payment
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Common 10/16/89 Initial capitalization Issuer. 100% of the outstanding 10/16/89 Cash
Stock of the issuer. common stock
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INSTRUCTIONS:
If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash
at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of
the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and
state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last
installment paid.
TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
Amount of Gross
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Proceeds
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NL Industries, Inc. Common Stock 12/2/04 50,000 $2.1 million
Three Lincoln Centre through
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700 12/16/04
Dallas, Texas 75240
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph
(e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing
this notice.
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material
adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the
Issuer of the securities to be sold which have not been publicly disclosed.
NL Industries, Inc.
December 16, 2004 By: /s/ Gregory M. Swalwell, Vice President
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(DATE OF NOTICE) (SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are
to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).