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



                                 August 11, 2004
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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 9:  Regulation FD Disclosure

     The  registrant  hereby  furnishes the  information  set forth in the press
release the  registrant  issued on August 11,  2004, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.











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


Date: August 11, 2004






                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.       Description

      99.1        Press release dated August 11, 2004 issued by
                  Titanium Metals Corporation






                                                                    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                                    & Corporate Controller
                                                        (303) 296-5600


                    UPDATE REGARDING FIVE FOR ONE STOCK SPLIT

     DENVER,  COLORADO . . . August 11, 2004 . . . Titanium  Metals  Corporation
(NYSE:  TIE)  has  previously  announced  that  its  stockholders  and  Board of
Directors  have  approved  a five for one stock  split of the  Company's  common
stock, $0.01 par value. As TIMET announced, the Record Date for the stock split,
which will be effected  in the form of a dividend,  has been set as the close of
business  on  Thursday,  August 19,  2004.  Each  stockholder  of record will be
distributed a certificate or account  statement for those with accounts with the
Company's   transfer   agent   (American   Stock  Transfer  and  Trust  Company)
representing  the new shares on Thursday,  August 26, 2004, and the common stock
will  trade  (ex)-distribution  on  Friday,  August  27,  2004.  Each  currently
outstanding  stock  certificate  will  continue to represent  the same number of
shares shown on its face following the stock split.

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


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