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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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): January 23, 2005

LEVITT CORPORATION

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 760-5200

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K 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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     Effective January 23, 2005, Alan J. Levy was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company by the unanimous vote of the Company’s directors. Mr. Levy, age 64, has been the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great American Farms, Inc., an agricultural company involved in the farming, marketing and distribution of a variety of fruits, vegetables and meat products, since 1980. The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that Mr. Levy is an independent director within the meaning of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Levy was appointed to the Compensation and the Nominating and Corporate Governance committees of the Board of Directors.

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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.

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