---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072162-25-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NL"
cik: "0000072162"
company_name: "NL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T06:31:06.933328+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NL Industries declares $0.09 quarterly dividend, elects Dr. R. Gerald Turner to board

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend of $0.09/share declared, payable June 24, 2025 to holders of record June 9, 2025.
- Board increased from 7 to 8; Dr. R. Gerald Turner elected to fill vacancy and appointed to audit committee.
- All 7 director nominees elected with at least 88.3% of votes; say-on-pay approved with 87.0% support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072162-25-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NL
- cik: 0000072162
- company_name: NL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216225000019/0000072162-25-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216225000019/nl-20250515x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. R. Gerald Turner was elected as Director at NL INDUSTRIES INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective May 15, 2025, the registrant’s board of directors increased the size of the board from seven to eight and elected Dr. R. Gerald Turner to fill the newly created vacancy
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216225000019/0000072162-25-000019-index.htm

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