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 18, 1996




                            Landmark Bancshares, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)





       Kansas                0-23164                  48-1142260
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(State of Incorporation)  (SEC File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)



Central and Spruce Street, Dodge City, Kansas                         67801
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(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number:  (316) 227-8111
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                                Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)









                          LANDMARK BANCSHARES, INC.

                     INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.  Other Events
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      The  Registrant  announced that its Board of Directors had adopted a stock
repurchase  program  that  authorizes  the  repurchase,  of  up  to  5%  of  the
outstanding  shares of the common stock of the  registrant.  The  Registrant has
received regulatory approval of the stock repurchase program.

      For further details,  reference is made to the press release dated October
18, 1996, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this
reference.



Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
         and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99 -- Press Release dated October 18, 1996.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                    Landmark Bancshares, Inc.

Date:October 18, 1996                    By: /s/Larry Schugart
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                                         Larry Schugart
                                         President