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 20, 1997

                        Lexmark International Group, Inc.
                        ---------------------------------

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Delaware                      1-14050                       22-3074422
      --------                      -------                       ----------
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission                    (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File No.)                 Identification No.)


    One Lexmark Centre Drive, Lexington, Kentucky                       40550
    ---------------------------------------------                       -----
     (Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip
                                                                         code)





           Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (606) 232-2000



          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 5.           Other Events.

                  On October 20, 1997, the Registrant  issued the attached press
release  announcing  its financial  results for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 1997.



Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  (c)  Exhibits

                         Exhibit 20 - Press Release dated October 20, 1997.











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                                    SIGNATURE


         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 GROUP, INC.



                                             By:  /s/ David L. Goodnight
                                                  ----------------------
                                                  David L. Goodnight
                                                  Corporate Controller


Date:  October 20, 1997


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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 20, 1997

                        Lexmark International Group, Inc.
                        ---------------------------------

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Delaware                      1-14050                       22-3074422
      --------                      -------                       ----------
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission                    (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File No.)                 Identification No.)

    One Lexmark Centre Drive, Lexington, Kentucky                       40550
    ---------------------------------------------                       -----
     (Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip
                                                                         code)

           Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (606) 232-2000

          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.           Other Events.

                  On October 20, 1997, the Registrant  issued the attached press
release  announcing  its financial  results for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 1997.

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  (c)  Exhibits

                         Exhibit 20 - Press Release dated October 20, 1997.

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SIGNATURE

         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 GROUP, INC.

                                             By:  /s/ David L. Goodnight
                                                  ----------------------
                                                  David L. Goodnight
                                                  Corporate Controller

Date:  October 20, 1997

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