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



                                October 22, 2003
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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 October 22, 2003 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  regarding the appointment of Gary C.
Hutchison, M.D. to Registrant's Board of Directors.

Item 7:      Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits

             Item No.  Exhibit List
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             99.1      Press Release dated October 22, 2003 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/ Matthew O'Leary
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                                      Matthew O'Leary
                                      Corporate Attorney and Assistant Secretary


Date: October 22, 2003








                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                  PRESS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                              CONTACT:

Titanium Metals Corporation                         Bruce P. Inglis
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300                           Vice President - Finance and
Denver, Colorado 80202                                Corporate Controller
                                                    (303) 291-2996


                           TIMET APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR


     DENVER,  COLORADO.  . .October 22, 2003. . . . Titanium Metals  Corporation
("TIMET")  (NYSE:  TIE) announced the  appointment of Dr. Gary C. Hutchison as a
director of TIMET at TIMET's October 20, 2003 Board Meeting.  Dr.  Hutchison was
also  appointed  to  serve  on  TIMET's  Audit   Committee  and  its  Management
Development and Compensation Committee.  Dr. Hutchison was appointed to fill the
vacancy on the TIMET Board  created by the  resignation  of Mr. Terry N. Worrell
who also previously served on TIMET's Audit Committee and who resigned to accept
the  appointment to the board of directors and audit committee of NL Industries,
Inc.,  an  affiliate  of TIMET.  With the  resignation  of Mr.  Worrell  and the
appointment of Dr. Hutchison,  TIMET's Audit Committee consists of Dr. Albert W.
Niemi, Jr. as Chair, Paul J. Zucconi, and Dr. Gary C. Hutchison.

     Dr. Hutchison practices  neurological  surgery at Presbyterian  Hospital in
Dallas,  TX and has been board  certified by the American Board of  Neurological
Surgery  since  1969.  Dr.  Hutchison  is a  graduate  of  University  of Texas,
Southwestern  Medical  School in Dallas,  TX. He interned at the  University  of
Oklahoma and received his neurosurgical  residency training at the University of
Texas,  Southwestern  Medical School and Parkland Memorial Hospital,  as well as
the National Hospital for Nervous Disease in London,  England. Dr. Hutchison has
served on various  health and medical  boards and  committees and is currently a
Member of the Board of  Trustees  of Texas  Health  Resources,  Chairman  of the
Strategic Planning and Development  Committee of Texas Health Resources,  Member
of the  Governance  and  Nominating  Committee of Texas Health  Resources,  Vice
Chairman  of the Board of  Trustees  Presbyterian  Hospital  of Dallas,  TX, and
Associate  Clinical  Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health
Science Center, Dallas, Texas.

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

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