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8-K</font></div>
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REPORT</font></div>
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TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date of
Report&#160;&#160;(Date of earliest event reported): <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">May 7,
2008</font></font></div>
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INC.</font></font></div>
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name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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telephone number, including area code: <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">(</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">936)
634-2211</font></font></div>
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</font></div>
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div>
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div>
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</font></div>
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain
Officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Board
of Directors of Lufkin Industries, Inc. announced the election of Christopher L.
Boone, 39, to Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, effective
May 7, 2008. Mr. Boone joined the Company in 1993, and served in various
financial and operating positions, most recently as Corporate Controller since
1999. A copy of the press release announcing the election is filed as Exhibit
99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with his
election as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective May 7, 2008, Mr.
Boone&#8217;s salary was increased to $190,000.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Board
of Directors of Lufkin Industries, Inc. announced that Robert D. Leslie, Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial officer, 62, retired effective May 7,
2008.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Lufkin
Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into severance agreements, pursuant to
which they are entitled certain pay and benefits under certain change-in-control
conditions, with Mark E. Crews, Vice President and General Manager- Oil Field
Division, Terry L. Orr, Vice President and General Manager- Power Transmission
Division and Christopher L. Boone, Vice President/Treasurer/Chief Financial
Officer, and John F. Glick, President and Chief Executive Officer. The cash
components of any change- in-control benefits are paid lump-sum and are based
upon a multiple of base salary and maximum bonus. In the event of a change in
control, the Company will also continue health and other insurance benefits for
between two and three years (corresponding to termination benefits) and
immediately vest all equity compensation. In addition, terminated employees
would be entitled to receive any benefits that they otherwise would have been
entitled to receive under our 401(k) plan, pension plan and supplemental
retirement plan, although those benefits are not increased or accelerated.
Because certain benefits may be subject to the so-called &#8220;parachute&#8221; tax imposed
by the Internal Revenue Code Section 280G, the Company has agreed to reimburse
any taxes imposed as a result of change in control benefits. All change in
control benefits are &#8220;single trigger,&#8221; meaning that the executive will be
entitled to such benefits following a change-in-control even if such executive
is not terminated. For purposes of these benefits, a change in control is deemed
to occur, in general, if (a) a shareholder or group of shareholders acquire 20%
or more of Lufkin Industries, Inc.&#8217;s common stock, or (b) 25% or more of the
directors in office were not nominated for initial election to the Board of
Directors by directors who were in office at the time of their nomination. The
foregoing descriptions of the severance agreements do not purport to be complete
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to those agreements, which are
filed as exhibits to this report.</font></div>
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9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div>
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      Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc.
      and Mark E. Crews.</font></div>
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      Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc.
      and Terry L. Orr.</font></div>
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      Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc. and
      John F. Glick.</font></div>
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      Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc. and
      Christopher L. Boone.</font></div>
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      of Employee Stock Option Agreement for the Company&#8217;s 2000 Incentive Stock
      Compensation Plan.</font></div>
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      of Director Stock Option Agreement for the Company&#8217;s 2000 Incentive Stock
      Compensation Plan.</font></div>
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duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></div>
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form8k.htm
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):
May 7,
2008
LUFKIN INDUSTRIES,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS
000-02612
75-0404410
(State
      or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S.
      Employer
Of
      incorporation)
File
      Number)
Identification
      No.)
601
      SOUTH RAGUET, LUFKIN, TEXAS
75904
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(
936)
634-2211
NOT
APPLICABLE
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain
Officers.
The Board
of Directors of Lufkin Industries, Inc. announced the election of Christopher L.
Boone, 39, to Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, effective
May 7, 2008. Mr. Boone joined the Company in 1993, and served in various
financial and operating positions, most recently as Corporate Controller since
1999. A copy of the press release announcing the election is filed as Exhibit
99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with his
election as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective May 7, 2008, Mr.
Boone's salary was increased to $190,000.
The Board
of Directors of Lufkin Industries, Inc. announced that Robert D. Leslie, Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial officer, 62, retired effective May 7,
2008.
Lufkin
Industries, Inc. (the "Company") entered into severance agreements, pursuant to
which they are entitled certain pay and benefits under certain change-in-control
conditions, with Mark E. Crews, Vice President and General Manager- Oil Field
Division, Terry L. Orr, Vice President and General Manager- Power Transmission
Division and Christopher L. Boone, Vice President/Treasurer/Chief Financial
Officer, and John F. Glick, President and Chief Executive Officer. The cash
components of any change- in-control benefits are paid lump-sum and are based
upon a multiple of base salary and maximum bonus. In the event of a change in
control, the Company will also continue health and other insurance benefits for
between two and three years (corresponding to termination benefits) and
immediately vest all equity compensation. In addition, terminated employees
would be entitled to receive any benefits that they otherwise would have been
entitled to receive under our 401(k) plan, pension plan and supplemental
retirement plan, although those benefits are not increased or accelerated.
Because certain benefits may be subject to the so-called "parachute" tax imposed
by the Internal Revenue Code Section 280G, the Company has agreed to reimburse
any taxes imposed as a result of change in control benefits. All change in
control benefits are "single trigger," meaning that the executive will be
entitled to such benefits following a change-in-control even if such executive
is not terminated. For purposes of these benefits, a change in control is deemed
to occur, in general, if (a) a shareholder or group of shareholders acquire 20%
or more of Lufkin Industries, Inc.'s common stock, or (b) 25% or more of the
directors in office were not nominated for initial election to the Board of
Directors by directors who were in office at the time of their nomination. The
foregoing descriptions of the severance agreements do not purport to be complete
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to those agreements, which are
filed as exhibits to this report.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
10.1
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc.
      and Mark E. Crews.
10.2
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc.
      and Terry L. Orr.
10.3
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc. and
      John F. Glick.
10.4
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc. and
      Christopher L. Boone.
10.5
Form
      of Employee Stock Option Agreement for the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock
      Compensation Plan.
10.6
Form
      of Director Stock Option Agreement for the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock
      Compensation Plan.
99.1
Press
      Release, dated May 8, 2008, issued by Lufkin Industries, Inc. announcing
      the election of Christopher L. Boone to Vice President, Treasurer and
      Chief Financial Officer.
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.
LUFKIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
By
/s/  Christopher
L. Boone
Christopher L. Boone
Vice President/Treasurer/Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
Date:           May
13, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
      No.
Description
10.1
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc.
      and Mark E. Crews.
10.2
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc.
      and Terry L. Orr.
10.3
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc. and
      John F. Glick.
10.4
Severance
      Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2008, between Lufkin Industries, Inc. and
      Christopher L. Boone.
10.5
Form
      of Employee Stock Option Agreement for the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock
      Compensation Plan.
10.6
Form
      of Director Stock Option Agreement for the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock
      Compensation Plan.
99.1
Press
      Release, dated May 8, 2008, issued by Lufkin Industries, Inc. announcing
      the election of Christopher L. Boone to Vice President, Treasurer and
      Chief Financial Officer.