UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



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                                    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): December 29, 2004



                                LYNCH CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



INDIANA                          1-106                     38-1799862           
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission               (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                File Number)              Identification No.)

140 GREENWICH AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, GREENWICH, CT                06830             
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 203-622-1150
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

     On December 29, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release  announcing the
appointment of Brian Fabacher as President of the Registrant's  subsidiary Lynch
Systems,  Inc.,  replacing  Arnold  Bowling who  retired.  The text of the press
release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

       (c) Exhibits

       NUMBER      EXHIBIT
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       99.1        Press release of Lynch Corporation dated December 29, 2004.
 





                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

                                    LYNCH CORPORATION
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                    By:/s/ John C. Ferrara            
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                                       John C. Ferrara            
January 4, 2005                        President