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      <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>One
        Lexmark Centre Drive</strong></font></div>
      <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>740
        West New Circle Road</strong></font></div>
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        Kentucky 40550</strong></font></div>
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      <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        January 24, 2006, Lexmark International, Inc. issued a press release announcing
        its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December
        31,
        2005. The text of the press release announcing financial results is furnished
        herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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        2.05.</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Costs
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      <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
        part
        of the company&#8217;s ongoing optimization of its cost and expense structure, the
        company continually reviews its resources in light of a variety of factors.
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        January 24, 2006, the company determined that it would restructure its
        workforce, consolidate some manufacturing capacity, including the closure
        of one
        of its European facilities, and make certain changes to its U.S. retirement
        plans that are expected to save approximately $80 million per year in the
        aggregate. The workforce restructuring is expected to eliminate or transfer
        approximately 1,350 positions, with about 825 positions being eliminated,
        and
        approximately 525 positions being transferred from various locations primarily
        to low cost countries. The company plans to consolidate its manufacturing
        capacity to reduce manufacturing costs, including the closure of its Rosyth,
        Scotland inkjet cartridge manufacturing facility, and expects to reduce its
        operating expenses, particularly in the areas of supply chain, G&amp;A and
        marketing and sales. The company also plans to freeze benefit accruals in
        its
        defined benefit pension plan for U.S. employees, to be effective April 2006,
        and
        at the same time change from a maximum company matching contribution of three
        percent to an automatic company contribution of one percent and a maximum
        company matching contribution of five percent to the company&#8217;s existing 401(k)
        plan. The company plans to make a maximum company matching contribution of
        six
        percent to a nonqualified deferred compensation plan on compensation amounts
        in
        excess of IRS qualified plan limits. The company expects that all of these
        changes in its operations will result in pre-tax charges of approximately
        $130
        million, of which $80 million is cash. The pre-tax charges in the first quarter
        of 2006 are expected to be approximately $50 million. The text of the press
        release announcing the workforce reduction and retirement plan changes is
        furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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      <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        January 20, 2006, the company received authorization from its Board of Directors
        to repurchase an additional $1 billion of its Class A Common Stock. This
        repurchase authorization raises the aggregate repurchase authorization to
        $3.9
        billion from the $2.9 billion previously granted by the Board. The company
        has
        used approximately $2.57 billion of the prior authorization to repurchase
        approximately 55 million shares. The text of the press release announcing
        the
        additional repurchase authorization is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
        report
        and is incorporated herein by reference. </font></div>
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        Statements and Exhibits.</strong></font></div>
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      <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exhibits</font></div>
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        Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated January 24,
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        information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed"
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        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,
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Lexmark International, Inc., 4Q 2005 Form 8-K
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
        20, 2006
LEXMARK
        INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
        Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
1-14050
06-1308215
(State
                  or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation )
(Commission
                  File Number)
(IRS
                  Employer Identification No.)
One
        Lexmark Centre Drive
740
        West New Circle Road
Lexington,
        Kentucky 40550
(Address
        of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(859)
        232-2000
(Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code)
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
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        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 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, 2006, Lexmark International, Inc. issued a press release announcing
        its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December
        31,
        2005. The text of the press release announcing financial results is furnished
        herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
        2.05.
Costs
        Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
As
        part
        of the company's ongoing optimization of its cost and expense structure, the
        company continually reviews its resources in light of a variety of factors.
        On
        January 24, 2006, the company determined that it would restructure its
        workforce, consolidate some manufacturing capacity, including the closure
        of one
        of its European facilities, and make certain changes to its U.S. retirement
        plans that are expected to save approximately $80 million per year in the
        aggregate. The workforce restructuring is expected to eliminate or transfer
        approximately 1,350 positions, with about 825 positions being eliminated,
        and
        approximately 525 positions being transferred from various locations primarily
        to low cost countries. The company plans to consolidate its manufacturing
        capacity to reduce manufacturing costs, including the closure of its Rosyth,
        Scotland inkjet cartridge manufacturing facility, and expects to reduce its
        operating expenses, particularly in the areas of supply chain, G&A and
        marketing and sales. The company also plans to freeze benefit accruals in
        its
        defined benefit pension plan for U.S. employees, to be effective April 2006,
        and
        at the same time change from a maximum company matching contribution of three
        percent to an automatic company contribution of one percent and a maximum
        company matching contribution of five percent to the company's existing 401(k)
        plan. The company plans to make a maximum company matching contribution of
        six
        percent to a nonqualified deferred compensation plan on compensation amounts
        in
        excess of IRS qualified plan limits. The company expects that all of these
        changes in its operations will result in pre-tax charges of approximately
        $130
        million, of which $80 million is cash. The pre-tax charges in the first quarter
        of 2006 are expected to be approximately $50 million. The text of the press
        release announcing the workforce reduction and retirement plan changes is
        furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
        8.01.
Other
        Events.
On
        January 20, 2006, the company received authorization from its Board of Directors
        to repurchase an additional $1 billion of its Class A Common Stock. This
        repurchase authorization raises the aggregate repurchase authorization to
        $3.9
        billion from the $2.9 billion previously granted by the Board. The company
        has
        used approximately $2.57 billion of the prior authorization to repurchase
        approximately 55 million shares. The text of the press release announcing
        the
        additional repurchase authorization is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
        report
        and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
        9.01.
Financial
        Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
        No.
Description
        of Exhibit
99.1
Press
        Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated January 24,
        2006.
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.
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)
January
                  24, 2006
By:
/s/
                  John W. Gamble, Jr.
John
                  W. Gamble, Jr.
Executive
                  Vice President and Chief Financial
                  Officer
EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
        No.
Description
        of Exhibit
99.1
Press
        Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated January 24,
        2006.