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 earliest event reported) August 9, 2005


                           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 jurisdiction             (Commission            (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                        File Number)       Identification No.)


1999 Broadway, Ste. 4300, Denver, Colorado                            80202
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (303) 296-5600
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7.01       Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The  registrant  hereby  furnishes the  information  set forth in the press
release issued on August 9, 2005, 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
Securities and Exchange  Commission  shall not incorporate  this  information by
reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.



Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (c) Exhibits.

           Item No.          Exhibit Index
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           99.1     Press Release dated August 9, 2005 issued by the 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)

                                  /s/ Matthew O'Leary
                                  Matthew O'Leary
                                  Corporate Attorney and Assistant Secretary



Date: August 10, 2005








                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated August 9, 2005.






                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1
                                  PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                               CONTACT:

Titanium Metals Corporation                          Bruce P. Inglis
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300                            Vice President - Finance
Denver, Colorado 80202                                 and Corporate Controller
                                                     (303) 296-5600


                     TIMET ANNOUNCES 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT AND
              DECLARES DIVIDEND ON 6-3/4% SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK



     DENVER,  COLORADO . . . August 9, 2004 . . .  Titanium  Metals  Corporation
("TIMET"  or the  "Company")  (NYSE:  TIE)  announced  today  that its  Board of
Directors has approved a  two-for-one  split of TIMET's  common stock,  $.01 par
value  per  share.  The  stock  split  will be  effected  in the form of a stock
dividend.  The  Record  Date for the  stock  split  has been set as the close of
business on Thursday, August 25, 2005. Holders of record on the Record Date will
receive one  additional  share for each share held on that date.  The additional
shares  will be  distributed  on  Tuesday,  September  6, 2005 by the  Company's
transfer agent  American  Stock  Transfer and Trust Company,  and the shares are
expected to trade on a post-split basis on Wednesday, September 7, 2005.

     As a result of the stock split,  the conversion rate of the Company's 6 3/4
% Series A  Preferred  Stock will be changed  to three and  one-third  shares of
common stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, and the conversion rate
of  the  of  6  5/8%  Convertible  Preferred  Securities,  Beneficial  Unsecured
Convertible Securities (BUCS) issued by TIMET Capital Trust I will be changed to
1.339 shares of common stock for each BUCS.

     TIMET also  announced  that its board of directors has declared a quarterly
dividend of $0.84375 per share on its 6-3/4% Series A Preferred  Stock,  payable
on September 15, 2005 to  stockholders  of record as of the close of business on
September 1, 2005.

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


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