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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000909518-06-000495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000096223
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEGRAPH & OTHER MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS [4822]
		IRS NUMBER:				132615557
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05721
		FILM NUMBER:		06844283

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		315 PARK AVE S
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2124601900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10010

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TALCOTT NATIONAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19800603
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                                  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 16, 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)


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:

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

<PAGE>
Item 8.01.  Other Events.

The information set forth in the press release issued by Leucadia National
Corporation on May 16, 2006, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated
herein by reference.


Item 9.01(d).  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              Press Release issued by Leucadia National Corporation on
                  May 16, 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 16, 2006

                                      LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION

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




















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                Exhibit
- -----------                -------

99.1                       Press Release, dated May 16, 2006



















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                                                                   Exhibit 99.1




For Immediate Release:

Contact:  Laura Ulbrandt, (212) 460-1900



                          LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
                        ANNOUNCES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT

New York, New York, - May 16, 2006. Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK)
announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a two-for-one split
of Leucadia's common shares. The split will be effected in the form of a 100%
stock dividend to be paid on June 14, 2006 to holders of record of the common
shares at the close of business on May 30, 2006.

As a result of this action, shareholders will receive one Leucadia common share
for each Leucadia common share held of record on May 30, 2006.





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