SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                      Date of Report
                      (Date of earliest
                      event reported):    February 11, 2000


                              Bandag, Incorporated
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Iowa                  001-07007              42-0802143
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       (State or other        (Commission File          (IRS Employer
       jurisdiction of             Number)            Identification No.)
       incorporation)


                  2905 North Highway 61, Muscatine, Iowa 52761
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           (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)


                                 (319) 262-1400
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                         (Registrant's telephone number)



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Item 5.  Other Events.

(a) Registrant is filing (i) unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for
    the years ended  December 31, 1999 and 1998,  respectively,  (ii)  unaudited
    condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three and twelve month
    periods ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively,  and (iii) unaudited
    condensed consolidated  statements of cash flows for the twelve months ended
    December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.  The financial statements filed as
    an exhibit to this report are unaudited, contain no notes and are subject to
    such changes as may be incorporated into the audited financial statements of
    Registrant  to be filed as part of  Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
    for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) None. (b) None.

(c) See Exhibit Index on page 3.

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      BANDAG, INCORPORATED


                                      By:  /s/ Warren W. Heidbreder
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                                           Warren W. Heidbreder, Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



 Exhibit Number                         Exhibit Description

      99.1      Condensed  consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) for the years
                ended  December  31,  1999  and  1998,  respectively;  condensed
                consolidated  statements of earnings  (unaudited)  for the three
                and twelve  months  periods  ended  December  31, 1999 and 1998,
                respectively;  and  condensed  consolidated  statements  of cash
                flows  (unaudited)  for the twelve months periods ended December
                31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.