NL Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Quarterly Dividend

NL Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Quarterly Dividend

DALLAS, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) announced today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per share on its common stock to be paid in cash. The dividend is payable on December 28, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2005.

NL Industries, Inc. is engaged in the component products (precision ball bearing slides, security products and ergonomic computer support systems), titanium dioxide pigments and other businesses.

SOURCE  NL Industries, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Gregory M. Swalwell, Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer of NL Industries, Inc., +1-972-233-1700/
    /Web site:  http://www.nl-ind.com /
    (NL)

CO:  NL Industries, Inc.
ST:  Texas
IN:  CHM
SU:  DIV

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