SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         DATE OF REPORT - AUGUST 7, 2003
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)



                          LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                           Commission File No. 1-5721



             New York                                     13-2615557
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      (State of Incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

        315 Park Avenue South
           New York, NY                                    10010
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(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 460-1900







Item 5.  Other Events

     The information set forth in the press release issued by Leucadia  National
Corporation on August 7, 2003,  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)  Exhibits.

              99.1   Press  Release  of  Leucadia  National  Corporation,  dated
                     August 7, 2003.

















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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.



                                            LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION



                                            By: /s/ Joseph A. Orlando
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                                                Name:    Joseph A. Orlando
                                                Title:   Vice President and
                                                         Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 7, 2003






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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.      Description
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99.1             Press Release, dated August 7, 2003.












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