UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 19, 2005


                          LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    NEW YORK
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


         1-5721                                           13-2615557
(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NEW YORK                        10010 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


                                  212-460-1900
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01.  Other Events.

The information set forth in the press release issued by Leucadia National
Corporation on August 19, 2005, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated
herein by reference.


Item 9.01(c).  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              Press Release issued by Leucadia National Corporation on
                  August 19, 2005




















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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 hereunto duly authorized.



Date: August 19, 2005

                                     LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION

                                     By: /s/ Barbara L. Lowenthal
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Barbara L. Lowenthal
                                         Title: Vice President and Comptroller





















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.           Exhibit
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99.1                  Press Release issued by Leucadia National Corporation on 
                      August 19, 2005




























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