NL Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Quarterly Dividend

NL Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Quarterly Dividend

DALLAS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) announced today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per share on its common stock to be paid in cash. The dividend is payable on September 28, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2006.

NL Industries, Inc. is engaged in the component products (security products, furniture components and performance marine components), 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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