 Dallas, Texas, Nov. 04, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- NL Industries, Inc. NYSE: NL today reported net income attributable to NL stockholders of 3.9 million, or .08 per share, in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a net loss attributable to NL stockholders of 1.6 million, or .03 per share, in the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, NL reported net income attributable to NL stockholders of 10.4 million, or .21 per share, compared to net income of 19.5 million, or .40 per share for the first nine months of 2019. NL results include an unrealized loss of 11.1 million in the first nine months of 2020 related to the change in value of marketable equity securities compared to a .4 million unrealized loss in the first nine months of 2019. NL also recognized a pre-tax litigation settlement expense of 19.3 million .31 per share, net of income tax benefit mainly in the second quarter of 2019. 