EXHIBIT 24


                               Powers of Attorney







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ B. Charles Ames
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                                                       B. Charles Ames







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.


                                                       /s/ Frank T. Cary
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       Frank T. Cary









                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint Gary E. Morin and Vincent
J. Cole, the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark, 740 West New Circle
Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true and lawful attorney
for the undersigned,  with full power of substitution and revocation to each for
the undersigned, and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign in
any and all  capacities  and to file or cause to be field,  an annual  report on
Form  10-K  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  pursuant  to  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any and all amendments to such
Form 10-K,  hereby giving to each of such  attorneys full power to do everything
whatsoever required or necessary to be accomplished in and about the premises as
fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,  hereby ratifying and
confirming  all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of them shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Paul J. Curlander
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       Paul J. Curlander

 







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ William R. Fields
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       William R. Fields

 







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Ralph E. Gomory
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       Ralph E. Gomory







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Stephen R. Hardis
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                                                       Stephen R. Hardis







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ James F. Hardymon
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       James F. Hardymon







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Robert Holland, Jr.
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                                                       Robert Holland, Jr.







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Michael J. Maples
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                                                       Michael J. Maples







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has set his hand this 15th day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Martin D. Walker
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       Martin D. Walker







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,  a director or an
officer, or both, of Lexmark  International  Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Lexmark"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Paul J. Curlander, Gary E.
Morin and  Vincent J. Cole,  the address of each of which is in care of Lexmark,
740 West New Circle Road, Lexington,  Kentucky 40550, and each of them, the true
and lawful attorney for the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  and
revocation to each for the undersigned,  and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to sign in any and all capacities and to file or cause to be field,
an  annual  report on Form 10-K with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
pursuant to the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and any and all
amendments to such Form 10-K, hereby giving to each of such attorneys full power
to do  everything  whatsoever  required or necessary to be  accomplished  in and
about the premises as fully as the undersigned  could do if personally  present,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys or substitutes or any of
them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has set his  hand  this day of
December, 1998.

                                                       /s/ Marvin L. Mann
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                                                       Marvin L. Mann