UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2008
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)
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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CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
This amendment to the Form 8-K filed by Leucadia National Corporation
("Leucadia") on February 15, 2008, is being filed to clarify that as a result of
acquiring voting power in excess of 20% of the outstanding common stock of
AmeriCredit Corp., this investment is now eligible to be accounted for by
Leucadia under the equity method of accounting.
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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: February 26, 2008
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
/s/ Joseph A. Orlando
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Name: Joseph A. Orlando
Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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