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):

                                January 24, 2005

                           Lexmark International, Inc.
             ----------------- -----------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

            Delaware                   1-14050                 06-1308215
----------------------------       ---------------     -------------------------
(State or other Jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                 File No.)           Identification No.)


One Lexmark Centre Drive, 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, Kentucky    40550
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (859) 232-2000
                                                           --------------

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:

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
__  (17 CFR 230.425)

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
__  (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
__  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
__  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On  January  24,  2005,  Lexmark  International,  Inc.  issued  a press  release
announcing  its  financial  results  for the fourth  quarter and full year ended
December 31, 2004. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange  Act") or  otherwise  subject to the  liability  of that  section,  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  EXHIBITS

     Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

    99.1         Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated
                 January 24, 2005.


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                                   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.

                                    LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                    (Registrant)


                             By:       /s/ Gary E. Morin
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Gary E. Morin
                                       Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
Date: January 24, 2005


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

99.1        Press  Release  issued by Lexmark  International,  Inc.,  dated
            January 24, 2005.
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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):

                                January 24, 2005

                           Lexmark International, Inc.
             ----------------- -----------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

            Delaware                   1-14050                 06-1308215
----------------------------       ---------------     -------------------------
(State or other Jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                 File No.)           Identification No.)

One Lexmark Centre Drive, 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, Kentucky    40550
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (859) 232-2000
                                                           --------------

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:

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
__  (17 CFR 230.425)

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
__  (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
__  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
__  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On  January  24,  2005,  Lexmark  International,  Inc.  issued  a press  release
announcing  its  financial  results  for the fourth  quarter and full year ended
December 31, 2004. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange  Act") or  otherwise  subject to the  liability  of that  section,  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  EXHIBITS

     Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

    99.1         Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated
                 January 24, 2005.
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.

                                    LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                    (Registrant)

                             By:       /s/ Gary E. Morin
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Gary E. Morin
                                       Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
Date: January 24, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

99.1        Press  Release  issued by Lexmark  International,  Inc.,  dated
            January 24, 2005.