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UNITED STATES
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) November 3, 2005
BROOKE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas 1-31698 48-1009756
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
10950 Grandview Drive, Suite 600, Overland Park, Kansas 66210
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (913) 661-0123
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On November 3, 2005, Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX) issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period
ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit
99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The press releases may contain forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and several factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements: the uncertainty
that Brooke Corporation and its subsidiaries will achieve their short-term and
long-term profitability and growth goals, uncertainties associated with market
acceptance of and demand for Brooke's products and services, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, the dependence on third-party suppliers and
their pricing, the ability to meet product demand, the availability of funding
sources, the exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with the
development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political and
regulatory environments, changes in management, the dependence on intellectual
property rights, the effectiveness of internal controls, and risks and factors
described from time to time in reports and registration statements filed by
Brooke Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A more complete
description of Brooke's business is provided in Brooke Corporation's most recent
annual, quarterly and current reports, which are available from Brooke
Corporation without charge or at www.sec.gov.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated November 3, 2005 announcing financial results
for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2005.
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.
Date: 11/03/05
BROOKE CORPORATION
/s/ Anita F. Larson
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Anita F. Larson
President and Chief Operating
Officer
Exhibit
99.1 Press Release issued by BROOKE CORPORATION on November 3, 2005.