UNITED STATES

                       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


                        Date of Report (Date of earliest
                                event reported):

                                October 18, 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 2.02    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On October 18, 2004,  Lexmark  International,  Inc.  issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 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.

ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  EXHIBITS

     Exhibit No.  Description of Exhibit

     99.1         Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated
                  October 18, 2004.









                                   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/ Gary E. Morin
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                                    Name:     Gary E. Morin
                                    Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
Date: October 18, 2004







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit

99.1           Press Release issued by Lexmark International, Inc., dated
               October 18, 2004.