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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SIMMONS HAROLD C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TITANIUM METALS CORP [TIE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/17/2009 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75240 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $.01 par value 08/17/2009   J(1)(2) V 123,152 D (1) 444,515 I by CDCT (3) Common Stock, $.01 par value 08/17/2009   J(1)(2) V 123,152 A (1) 7,902,224 D   Common Stock, $.01 par value               47,125,761 I by VHC (4) Common Stock, $.01 par value               882,568 I by NL (5) Common Stock, $.01 par value               826,959 I by Valhi (6) Common Stock, $.01 par value               566,529 I by NL EMS (7) Common Stock, $.01 par value               21,575,875 I by Spouse (8) Common Stock, $.01 par value               15,432 I by Trust (9)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SIMMONS HAROLD C 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700 DALLAS, TX 75240	X	X	Chairman of the Board
Simmons Annette C 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700 DALLAS, TX 75240		X

Signatures

A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Annette C. Simmons		08/19/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
A. Andrew R. Louis, Attorney-in-fact, for Harold C. Simmons		08/19/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	See Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto
(2)	Exempt transaction based on Rule 16a-13 promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3)	Directly held by the Contran Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Trust. See Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 for, among other things, a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.
(4)	Directly held by Valhi Holding Company. See Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 for, among other things, a description of the relationships among the persons joining in this filing.
(5)	Directly held by NL Industries, Inc. See Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 for, among other things, a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.
(6)	Directly held by Valhi, Inc. See Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 for, among other things, a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.
(7)	Directly held by NL Environmental Management Services, Inc. See Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 for, among other things, a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.
(8)	Directly held by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares .
(9)	Directly held by The Annette Simmons Grandchildren's Trust. See Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 for, among other things, a description of the relationships to the persons joining in this filing.
Remarks: Exhibit Index: 99.1 Description of the Transactions 99.2 Additional Information

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