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):

                                  July 19, 2004

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

        Delaware                       1-14050                   06-1308215
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(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
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)





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




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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is included herein:

99.1   Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated July 19, 2004.

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On July 19,  2004,  Lexmark  International,  Inc.  issued  a press  release
announcing  its financial  results for the second quarter ended June 30, 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.



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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.


                            By:       /s/ Gary E. Morin
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Gary E. Morin
                                      Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
Date: July 19, 2004


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibits:

99.1   Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated July 19, 2004.
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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):

                                  July 19, 2004

                           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
                                                           --------------
ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is included herein:

99.1   Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated July 19, 2004.

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On July 19,  2004,  Lexmark  International,  Inc.  issued  a press  release
announcing  its financial  results for the second quarter ended June 30, 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.
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.

                            By:       /s/ Gary E. Morin
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Gary E. Morin
                                      Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
Date: July 19, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits:

99.1   Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated July 19, 2004.