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): May 9, 2006


                          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 May 9, 2006, 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
                  May 9, 2006











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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:  May 9, 2006

                                                LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION



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








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                Exhibit

99.1                       Press Release, dated May 9, 2006



















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