UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported)
September 3, 2004
NL Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-640 13-5267260
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) No.)
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700 Dallas, Texas 75240-2697
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(972) 233-1700
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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(17 CFR 230.425)
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CFR 240.14a-12)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On September 3, 2004, certain subsidiaries of Kronos Worldwide, Inc. ("Kronos"),
which is a subsidiary of NL Industries, Inc., entered into the First Amendment
Agreement Relating To A Facility Agreement dated June 25, 2002 (the
"Amendment"). The Amendment added two wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of
Kronos as additional borrowers under Kronos' euro 80 million European revolving
credit facility, a copy of which can be found as Exhibit No. 10.1 to the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NL Industries, Inc. (File No. 1-640) for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NL Industries, Inc
(Registrant)
By:/s/ Robert D. Graham
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Robert D. Graham
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: September 7, 2004