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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>October
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>One
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ITEM
      2.02</strong>&#160;<strong>Results of Operations and Financial
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      October 25, 2005, Lexmark International, Inc. issued a&#160;press release
      announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30,
      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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      information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for
      purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
      &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) 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.</font></div>
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ITEM
      9.01</strong>&#160;<strong>Financial Statements and
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)&#160;Exhibits</font></div>
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                John W. Gamble, Jr.</font></div>
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            <td colspan="2"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;Date:&#160;October
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      INDEX</strong></font></div>
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exhibit
      No.&#160;Description of Exhibit</font></div>
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    <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>Press
      Release
      issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated October 25, 2005.</font></div>
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Lexmark International, Inc., 3Q 2005 Form 8K
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):
October
      25, 2005
LEXMARK
      INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
1-14050
06-1308215
(State
                or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation )
(Commission
                File Number)
(I.R.S.
                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
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 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
      2.02
Results of Operations and Financial
      Condition.
On
      October 25, 2005, Lexmark International, Inc. issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30,
      2005.
      The text of the press release announcing financial results is furnished herewith
      as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
      No.  Description of
      Exhibit
99.1
Press
      Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated October 25,
      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/
                John W. Gamble, Jr.
Executive
              Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: October
              25, 2005
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
      No. Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press
      Release
      issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated October 25, 2005.