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 - June 11, 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
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         The  information  set forth in the  press  release  issued by  Leucadia
National  Corporation  on June 11,  2003,  attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1, is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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         (c) Exhibits.

              99.1   Press  Release  of  Leucadia  National  Corporation, dated
                     June 11, 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:  June 11, 2003













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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description
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99.1                  Press Release, dated June 11, 2003.