SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



                                December 11, 2002
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                (Date of Report, date of earliest event reported)



                           TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



      Delaware                  0-28538                    13-5630895
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     (State or other           (Commission                (IRS Employer
      jurisdiction of           File Number)               Identification
      incorporation)                                       Number)



1999 Broadway, Suite 4300, Denver, CO                      80202
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                                 (303) 296-5600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
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             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)





Item 5:     Other Events

     On December 9, 2002 the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1,  which is incorporated  herein by reference.  The press release
relates to an  announcement by Registrant of the approval by its board to revise
the record  date for the  special  meeting  of  stockholders  of the  Company to
consider the previously  announced  reverse stock split proposal approved by the
Company's Board.

Item 7:     Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

        (c) Exhibits

            Item No.  Exhibit List
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            99.1      Press Release dated December 9, 2002 issued by Registrant.













                                   SIGNATURES


     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.



                                     TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION
                                     (Registrant)


                                     By: /s/ Joan H. Prusse
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                                         Joan H. Prusse
                                         Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
                                           and Secretary


Date: December 11, 2002








                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1
                                  PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              Contact:

Titanium Metals Corporation                        Mark A. Wallace
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300                          Executive Vice President
Denver, Colorado 80202                               and Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (303) 296-5615


                       TIMET ANNOUNCES REVISED RECORD DATE

     DENVER,  COLORADO . . . December 9, 2002 . . . Titanium Metals  Corporation
("TIMET" or the "Company")  (NYSE:  TIE) announced  today the Company's Board of
Directors  has  revised  the  record  date  for  the  special   meeting  of  the
stockholders of the Company to consider the previously  announced  reverse stock
split proposal approved by the Company's Board. The new record date is the close
of business on December 13, 2002.

     Only the  holders of TIMET's  common  stock at the close of business on the
record date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special  meeting.
The stockholders'  meeting is currently  scheduled for 9:45 a.m. (local time) on
Tuesday,  February  4, 2003 at the  offices  of Valhi,  Inc.,  located  at Three
Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas.

     TIMET,  headquartered in Denver,  Colorado, is a leading worldwide producer
of   titanium   metal   products.   Information   on  TIMET  is   available   at
http://www.timet.com/.

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