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)
February
10, 2010
Kronos
Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-31763
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76-0294959
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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5430
LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas
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75240-2697
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(972)
233-1700
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
7.01
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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The
registrant hereby furnishes the information set forth in the press release
issued on February 10, 2010, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.
The
information, including the exhibit, the registrant furnishes in this report is
not deemed “filed” for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section. Registration statements or other documents filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shall not incorporate this information
by reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Item
No.
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Exhibit
Index
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99.1
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Press
release dated February 10, 2010 issued by the
registrant.
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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.
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KRONOS
WORLDWIDE, INC.
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(Registrant)
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By:
/s/ A. Andrew R.
Louis
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Date: February
10, 2010
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A.
Andrew R. Louis, Secretary
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
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Item
No.
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Exhibit
Index
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99.1
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Press
release dated February 10, 2010 issued by the
registrant.
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KRONOS
WORLDWIDE, INC. ANNOUNCES A PRICE INCREASE FOR ALL TITANIUM DIOXIDE PRODUCTS
SOLD OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE
CRANBURY,
NEW JERSEY – February 10, 2010 – Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: KRO)
today announced a price increase for all titanium dioxide grades sold outside of
North America and Europe including among other areas, Asia Pacific, Latin
America, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Effective
March 1, 2010, prices for all Kronos titanium dioxide grades sold outside North
America and Europe will be increased by a minimum of US$100 per metric
ton.
This
increase is in addition to the increases previously announced.
Kronos
Worldwide, Inc. is a major international producer of titanium dioxide
products.