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)   August 24, 2004

 

LANCER CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Texas

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-13875

 

74-1591073

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

6655 Lancer Blvd., San Antonio, Texas

 

78219

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(210) 310-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On August 24, 2004, Lancer Corporation (Lancer or the Company) entered into Indemnification Agreements with certain of its independent directors, including Walter J Biegler, Jean M. Braley, Norborne P. Cole, Jr., Brian C. Flynn, Jr., James F. Gallivan, Jr., Olivia F. Kirtley, Richard C. Osborne, and Harold R. Schmitz.  The purpose of the Indemnification Agreements is to indemnify such directors to the fullest extent of the law against risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, the Company. The form of the Indemnification Agreement is included in this report as Exhibit 10.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)          Exhibits

 

10            Form of Indemnification Agreement

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

LANCER CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  September 3, 2004

By:

/s/ CHRISTOPHER D. HUGHES

 

 

 

Christopher D. Hughes

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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