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UNITED
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) August 24,
2007
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NATIONAL
WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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COLORADO
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84-0467208
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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2-17039
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(Commission
File Number)
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850
EAST ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN, TEXAS
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78752-1602
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(512)
836-1010
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(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any
of the following provisions:
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o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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o Soliciting
material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
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(17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
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(17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change
in Fiscal Year.
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On
August 24, 2007, the Board of Directors of National Western Life
Insurance
Company (“Company”) adopted an amendment to Section 5.01 of the Company’s
Bylaws to permit the Company to issue uncertificated shares. The
Company’s
Bylaws were amended to comply with a Nasdaq rule change requiring
listed
securities to participate in the Direct Registration System (“DRS”),
currently administered by the Deposit Trust Corporation, by January
1,
2008. DRS allows a stockholder’s ownership of securities to be registered,
maintained and transferred on the books of the Company’s transfer agent
electronically without the issuance of a physical stock
certificate.
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A
copy of the amendment to the Company’s Bylaws is attached hereto as
Exhibit 3 ii (g) and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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(
d
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3
ii (g)
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Amendment
to the Bylaws of National Western Life Insurance Company
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SIGNATURE
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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.
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NATIONAL
WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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/S/Brian
M. Pribyl
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Date:
August 29, 2007
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Brian
M. Pribyl
Senior
Vice President
Chief
Financial & Administrative Officer
and
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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3
ii (g)
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Amendment
to the Bylaws of National Western Life Insurance
Company
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