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)
                                  May 23, 2006

                           Titanium Metals Corporation
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                            0-28538                  13-5630895
(State or other                       (Commission               (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                       File Number)              Identification
 incorporation)                                                      No.)

     5430 LJB Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas                75240-2697
       (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                 (972) 233-1700


         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement

     (a) On May 23, 2006 the board of  directors of the  registrant  amended the
registrant's  1996  Non-Employee  Director  Compensation  Plan to increase  from
$5,000 to $10,000 the annual cash  retainers  paid on a quarterly pro rata basis
to the members of the  registrant's  audit committee and increase from $5,000 to
$10,000 the additional  annual cash retainers paid on a quarterly pro rata basis
to the chairman of the audit committee or the audit committee  financial  expert
(as defined by the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission).
Section 2(p) of the plan was amended and restated as follows:

          (p)  "Retainer"  shall  mean an  annual  retainer  paid  in  quarterly
     installments  to Eligible  Directors which shall be comprised of $20,000 in
     cash,  plus a  variable  number  of  shares  of Stock to be  determined  in
     accordance with the following schedule:

        RANGE OF CLOSING PRICE PER                  NUMBER OF SHARES IN ANNUAL
        SHARE ON THE DATE OF GRANT                     RETAINER STOCK GRANT
      -----------------------------                ----------------------------

                Over $20                                     500 shares
                $10 to $20                                   1,000 shares
                $5 to $9.99                                  1,500 shares
                Under $5                                     2,000 shares

          For service on Board committees,  Eligible  Directors shall be paid an
     annual cash retainer in accordance with the following  schedule,  with each
     such retainer to be payable in quarterly  installments on the same dates as
     the cash portion of the annual Retainer for Board service is paid:

     COMMITTEE OR POSITION                             ANNUAL RETAINER
--------------------------------                  ------------------------

Audit Committee Member...........                            $10,000
Audit Committee Chairman or
Financial Expert*................                            $10,000**
Members of All Other Committees..                             $2,000
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*    Provided, that if one person serves in both capacities only one such annual
     retainer shall be paid to that person.

**   In addition to the audit committee member retainer.





                                    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.

                                    Titanium Metals Corporation
                                             (Registrant)




                                     By: /s/ A. Andrew R. Louis
                                         ----------------------------
                                         A. Andrew R. Louis
                                         Secretary




Date:  July 28, 2006