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 8, 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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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

The  information  set forth in the press  release  issued by  Leucadia  National
Corporation on August 8, 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 8, 2005.



                                   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 8, 2005

                                           LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION


                                           By:     /s/ Joseph A. Orlando
                                                   --------------------------
                                           Name:   Joseph A. Orlando
                                           Title:  Vice President



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                Exhibit
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99.1                       Press Release, dated August 8, 2005