LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
11-K, 1997-06-19
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K
                                  ANNUAL REPORT
                        Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                        Security and Exchange Act of 1934



(Mark One):

[X]      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                                                                  OR

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         for the transition period from ________________ to ___________________

         Commission file number 1-14050


          A. Full title of the Plan and the  address of the Plan,  if  different
             from that of the issuer named below:


                              Lexmark Savings Plan


          B. Name of  issuer of  securities  held  pursuant  to the Plan and the
             address of its principal executive office:


                        Lexmark International Group, Inc.
                            One Lexmark Centre Drive
                             740 New Circle Road NW
                            Lexington, Kentucky 40550


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SIGNATURES

     The Plan.  Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, the Plan  Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                          LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN


Date:    June 19, 1997                    BY:  /s/ Terrence P. Chin
     ----------------------                    --------------------
                                               Terence P. Chin
                                               Treasurer
                                               Lexmark International Group, Inc.




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                                    Form 11-K

                              Lexmark Savings Plan

                                December 31, 1996

                                    --------



                                                                         Pages

Report of Independent Accountants                                          1

Financial Statements:

   Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund
       Information as of December 31, 1996                                 2

   Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund
       Information as of December 31, 1995                                 3

   Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with
       Fund Information for the year ended December 31, 1996               4

   Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with
       Fund Information for the year ended December 31, 1995               5

   Notes to Financial Statements                                          6-13



Supplemental Schedules:

   Item 27(a) Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
       as of December 31, 1996                                            14

   Item 27(d) Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year
       ended December 31, 1996                                            15



Exhibit:
   Consent of Independent Accountants


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Plan Administrator of
     the Lexmark Savings Plan
Lexington, Kentucky

We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits of the Lexmark  Savings  Plan (the  "Plan") as of December 31, 1996 and
1995,  and the related  statements  of changes in net assets  available for plan
benefits  for  the  years  then  ended.  These  financial   statements  are  the
responsibility  of the Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits as of December
31, 1996 and 1995, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
the  years  then  ended  in  conformity  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held
for investment purposes as of December 31, 1996 and reportable  transactions for
the year ended December 31, 1996 (included on pages 14 and 15) are presented for
the  purpose of  additional  analysis  and are not a required  part of the basic
financial   statements  but  are  supplementary   information  required  by  the
Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations  for Reporting and Disclosure  under
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The fund information in the
statements  of net assets  available  for plan  benefits and the  statements  of
changes in net assets  available  for plan benefits is presented for purposes of
additional  analysis,  rather than to present the net assets  available for plan
benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits of each fund. The
supplemental  schedules and fund information have been subjected to the auditing
procedures  applied in the audits of the basic financial  statements and, in our
opinion,  are fairly  stated in all  material  respects in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.




/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Lexington, Kentucky
May 2, 1997




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LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN
Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund Information
December 31, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                   Large                      Small      Balanced  International  Lexmark
                       Money      Company       Fixed        Company      Asset       Index        Stock
                    Market Fund  Index Fund   Income Fund   Index Fund    Fund        Fund         Fund     Loan Fund     Total
                    -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------   --------  -------------  -------   ---------   ----------
ASSETS

Investments, at fair
 value:
<S>                  <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>         
  Common trust funds $5,984,279  $48,834,392  $   158,545  $25,355,514  $7,482,198  $4,107,328 $   313,566             $ 92,235,822
  Participant loans                                                                                        $6,072,413     6,072,413
  Lexmark Class A
   common stock                                                                                 18,305,872               18,305,872
Guaranteed investment
 contracts, at
 contract value                                69,526,648                                                                69,526,648
                     ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------- ----------- ----------  ------------

  Total investments   5,984,279   48,834,392   69,685,193   25,355,514   7,482,198   4,107,328  18,619,438  6,072,413   186,140,755

Interest receivable      27,281          680      396,952          268          92          45       1,338                  426,656
Receivable for sale
 of investment                                                                          65,000                               65,000
Contribution 
 receivable                                                                                      1,074,147                1,074,147
                     ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------- ----------- ----------  ------------

  Total assets        6,011,560   48,835,072   70,082,145   25,355,782   7,482,290   4,172,373  19,694,923  6,072,413   187,706,558


LIABILITIES
  Payable for
   purchase of
   investments                                    394,555                               65,000                              459,555
                     ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------- ----------- ----------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
 FOR FUND/PLAN
 BENEFITS            $6,011,560  $48,835,072  $69,687,590  $25,355,782  $7,482,290  $4,107,373 $19,694,923 $6,072,413  $187,247,003
                     ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========  ========== =========== ==========  ============
</TABLE>







The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.




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LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN
Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund Information
December 31, 1995

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Lexmark
                                                                                                  Junior
                                   Large                      Small     Balanced  International  Preferred
                       Money      Company       Fixed        Company      Asset       Index        Stock
                    Market Fund  Index Fund   Income Fund   Index Fund    Fund        Fund         Fund     Loan Fund      Total
                    -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------   -------- -------------  -------    ---------    ----------
ASSETS
Investments, at fair
 value:
<S>                  <C>        <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         
  Common trust funds $5,546,732 $34,930,430   $    41,786  $18,678,148  $4,191,330 $2,135,328   $     1,669             $ 65,525,423
  Participant loans                                                                                         $5,990,880     5,990,880
  Lexmark Class A
   common stock                                                                                  13,687,500               13,687,500
Guaranteed investment
 contracts, at
 contract value                                71,015,974                                                                 71,015,974
                     ---------- -----------   -----------  -----------  ---------- ----------   ----------- ----------  ------------
  Total investments   5,546,732  34,930,430    71,057,760   18,678,148   4,191,330  2,135,328    13,689,169  5,990,880   156,219,777

Interest receivable      27,943                   427,035                                                25     31,299       486,302
Cash                        326       2,949        33,920        1,166      12,690        619                                 51,670
                     ---------- -----------   -----------  -----------  ---------- ----------   ----------- ----------  ------------
  Total assets        5,575,001  34,933,379    71,518,715   18,679,314   4,204,020  2,135,947    13,689,194  6,022,179   156,757,749


LIABILITIES
  Payable for
   purchase of
   investments                                    426,606                                                                    426,606
                     ---------- -----------   -----------  -----------  ---------- ----------   ----------- ----------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
 FOR FUND/PLAN
 BENEFITS            $5,575,001 $34,933,379   $71,092,109  $18,679,314  $4,204,020 $2,135,947   $13,689,194 $6,022,179  $156,331,143
                     ========== ===========   ===========  ===========  ========== ==========   =========== ==========  ============
</TABLE>










The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.




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LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN
Statement  of  Changes  in Net  Assets  Available  for Plan  Benefits  with Fund
Information for the year ended December 31, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                        Large                     Small      Balanced  International 
                           Money       Company       Fixed       Company       Asset       Index     
                        Market Fund   Index Fund   Income Fund  Index Fund     Fund        Fund      
                        -----------   -----------  -----------  -----------  -------- -------------  

Transfers:
<S>                     <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>         
  Interfund transfers   $ (929,000)  $ 2,803,456  $(5,255,844)  $ 1,115,792  $1,815,195  $1,013,318  

Investment income:
  Interest income          301,903         3,556    4,716,523         2,192         952         812  
  Net appreciation in
   value of investments                8,673,642                  3,661,281     922,395     379,031  

Contributions:
  Employer                 277,682       594,993      752,194       388,289     132,315      90,634  
  Participants           1,348,063     3,406,544    3,980,611     2,333,171     746,963     569,214  

Participant loan
 activity:
  Participant loans       (160,078)     (650,643)  (1,491,843)     (394,379)   (132,095)    (51,922) 
  Participant loan
   payments                103,108       806,062    1,325,607       469,072     209,754     117,387  
        
Distributions to
 withdrawing
 participants             (480,390)   (1,576,209)  (5,223,951)     (789,214)   (361,757)   (125,294) 

Administrative
 expenses                  (24,729)     (159,708)    (207,816)     (109,736)    (55,452)    (21,754) 
                        ----------   -----------  -----------   -----------  ----------  ----------  

Net increase(decrease)
 in fund/plan equity       436,559    13,901,693   (1,404,519)    6,676,468   3,278,270   1,971,426  

Net assets available for
 fund/plan benefits:
  Beginning of year      5,575,001    34,933,379   71,092,109    18,679,314   4,204,020   2,135,947  
                        ----------   -----------  -----------   -----------  ----------  ----------  

  End of year           $6,011,560   $48,835,072  $69,687,590   $25,355,782  $7,482,290  $4,107,373  
                        ==========   ===========  ===========   ===========  ==========  ==========  
</TABLE>

                                         Lexmark
                                         Junior
                          Lexmark      Preferred
                           Stock         Stock
                           Fund           Fund       Loan Fund      Total
                          -------       --------     ---------      ----- 

Transfers:
  Interfund transfers   $14,717,921  $(15,280,838)                    -

Investment income:
  Interest income           104,618           260  $  472,840  $  5,603,656
  Net appreciation in
   value of investments   4,134,672     2,803,424                20,574,445

Contributions:
  Employer                1,119,975                               3,356,082
  Participants              168,683                              12,553,249

Participant loan
 activity:
  Participant loans         (55,015)                2,935,975         -
  Participant loan
   payments                  94,452                (3,125,442)        -
        
Distributions to
 withdrawing
 participants              (552,473)  (1,212,040)    (233,139)  (10,554,467)

Administrative
 expenses                   (37,910)                               (617,105)
                        -----------  -----------   ----------  ------------

Net increase(decrease)
 in fund/plan equity    19,694,923   (13,689,194)      50,234    30,915,860

Net assets available for
 fund/plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                   13,689,194    6,022,179   156,331,143
                        -----------  -----------   ----------  ------------

  End of year           $19,694,923  $         0   $6,072,413  $187,247,003
                        ===========  ===========   ==========  ============



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.





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LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN
Statement  of  Changes  in Net  Assets  Available  for Plan  Benefits  with Fund
Information for the year ended December 31, 1995


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Lexmark
                                                                                                  Junior
                                   Large                      Small     Balanced  International  Preferred
                       Money      Company       Fixed        Company      Asset       Index        Stock
                    Market Fund  Index Fund   Income Fund   Index Fund    Fund        Fund         Fund     Loan Fund     Total
                    -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------   -------- -------------  -------    ---------   ----------
Transfers:
  Interfund
<S>               <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>
   transfers      $(1,044,738)  $ 3,637,866   $(9,014,509) $ 1,443,040 $3,404,051  $1,574,290                                -

Investment income:
  Interest
   income             335,430           661     5,193,942          469        124         869   $    1,030  $  396,530 $  5,929,055
  Net appreciation
   in value of
   investments                    8,487,802                  4,003,358    359,116     217,848    2,187,500               15,255,624
 
Contributions:
  Employer            244,908       448,528     1,030,710      296,940     64,346      54,392                             2,139,824
  Participants      1,181,879     2,540,056     5,542,759    1,757,666    387,179     345,482                            11,755,021

Participant loan
 activity:
  Participant loans  (183,024)     (779,459)   (2,180,361)    (470,096)   (77,512)    (66,847)               3,757,299       -
  Participant loan
   payments           109,833       498,979     1,526,180      299,270    105,765      66,219               (2,606,246)      -

Distributions to
 withdrawing
 participants        (278,482)     (583,722)   (1,391,936)    (291,137)   (27,416)    (49,836)     (25,785)    (88,640)  (2,736,954)

Administrative
 expenses             (24,934)      (97,408)     (171,273)     (71,839)   (11,633)     (6,470)                             (383,557)
                   ----------   -----------   -----------  ----------- ----------  ----------   ----------- ---------- ------------

Net increase in
 fund/plan equity     340,872    14,153,303       535,512    6,967,671  4,204,020   2,135,947     2,162,745  1,458,943   31,959,013

Net assets
 available for
 fund/plan 
 benefits:
  Beginning of year 5,234,129    20,780,076    70,556,597   11,711,643                           11,526,449  4,563,236  124,372,130
                   ----------   -----------   -----------  ----------- ----------  ----------   ----------- ---------- ------------

  End of year      $5,575,001   $34,933,379   $71,092,109  $18,679,314 $4,204,020  $2,135,947   $13,689,194 $6,022,179 $156,331,143
                   ==========   ===========   ===========  =========== ==========  ==========   =========== ========== ============
</TABLE>





The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.     Plan Description:

       The  following  description  of the  Lexmark  Savings  Plan (the  "Plan")
       provides only general information.

       (a) General
           -------

           The Plan is a  defined  contribution  plan  that covers  all  regular
           full-time employees of the U.S. subsidiaries of Lexmark International
           Group, Inc.(the "Company"). To be eligible to participate in the Plan
           employees  must have one year of service and 1,000  hours of service.
           The number of  participants  in each fund as of December 31, 1996 and
           1995 is as follows: 1996 1995

                Money Market Fund                     1,206            1,118
                Large Company Index Fund              2,009            1,636
                Fixed Income Fund                     2,091            2,262
                Small Company Index Fund              1,593            1,248
                Balanced Asset Fund                     594              411
                International Index Fund                593              408
                Lexmark Junior Preferred Stock Fund       0            3,042
                Lexmark Stock Fund                    2,547                0
                Loan Fund                             1,117            1,091
 

           The Plan is  subject to the  provisions  of the  Employee  Retirement
           Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Participants should refer to the
           Company  publication,  "You  and  Your  Company"  for  more  complete
           information.

      (b)  Investment Funds
           ----------------

           The Plan consists of seven active investment  options:  Money Market,
           Large Company  Index,  Fixed Income,  Small Company  Index,  Balanced
           Asset,  International Index and Lexmark Stock Funds. The Money Market
           Fund is  represented  by a  diversified  portfolio  of  high-quality,
           short-term  money  market  securities  whose return  follows  current
           market  interest  rates.  The Large Company Index Fund is represented
           principally by a common trust fund comprised of investments in common
           stocks that are  expected to produce  results  that  approximate  the
           performance of the Standard & Poor's  Composite  Index of 500 Stocks.
           The Fixed Income Fund is  represented  principally  by investments in
           instruments  providing a fixed rate of return over a specific  period
           of time.  Investments  in this  fund  are  invested  in  high-quality
           financial  instruments  or  deposited  with  one  or  more  financial
           institutions,  banks or  insurance  companies  that  have  agreed  to
           guarantee  principal  and to pay a fixed  rate of  interest  during a
           fixed  term of one or more  years.  The Small  Company  Index Fund is
           represented  principally  by  investments  in mutual  funds  that are
           expected to produce results




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

1.     Plan Description, continued:

      (b)  Investment Funds, continued
           ----------------

           that  approximate  the  performance  of the medium and  small-company
           common  stocks  generally  not  included in the Standard & Poor's 500
           Index.  The  Balanced  Asset  Fund is  represented  by a  diversified
           portfolio  of  stocks,  bonds,  and  money  market  instruments.  The
           International Index Fund is represented  principally by securities in
           major stock markets in Europe,  Australia,  Latin America and the Far
           East to provide  growth  potential and  diversification.  The Lexmark
           Stock  Fund is  represented  principally  by  Lexmark  Class A common
           stock.

           The  Lexmark  Stock Fund was made  available  to  participants  as an
           additional  investment  option on January  1,  1996.  In May 1996 the
           Lexmark  Junior  Preferred  Stock Fund was eliminated and the Class A
           common stock in the fund was transferred to the Lexmark Stock Fund.

           The Loan  Fund is not an  investment  option,  but is a fund  used to
           record loans to participants and any activity related to these loans.

      (c)  Contributions
           -------------

           The Plan is funded by voluntary employee pretax contributions up to a
           maximum  of  12%  of  total   annual   eligible   compensation.   The
           contributions for a participant are made by payroll deduction and are
           determined  for  each  pay  period  by  multiplying  the  participant
           contribution rate then in effect by his/her eligible compensation for
           such period.

           A participant  can designate the  proportions in which his/her pretax
           contributions are allocated among the Plan's active investment funds.
           The minimum allocation to each fund is 5%.

           The Company matches employee pretax  contributions in an amount equal
           to 30% of the  first  5% the  employee  contributes  per pay  period.
           Matching  contributions are invested in the same investment funds and
           in the same proportions as designated by the  participant.  Effective
           November 27, 1995, the Company announced an enhanced Company matching
           contribution  based on business  results for each fiscal  year,  with
           payout, if any, in the first quarter of the following year. The first
           year for this enhanced  match was 1996 for which  $1,074,147 has been
           accrued in these financial  statements and was  subsequently  paid in
           1997.






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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

1.     Plan Description, continued:

      (d)  Allocations to Participants
           ---------------------------

           Contributions  and earnings of the Plan are allocated to the accounts
           of the participants on a semi-monthly basis. Each participant's value
           in the net  assets of the active  investment  funds is based upon the
           assignment of units.  The number of units and the net asset value per
           unit in the funds as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:

                                                              1996
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                                    Net Asset
                                                  Units          Value Per Unit

              Money Market Fund                 4,641,077           $1.30
              Large Company Index Fund         21,264,926           $2.30
              Fixed Income Fund                46,335,971           $1.50
              Small Company Index Fund         11,114,734           $2.28
              Balanced Asset Fund               5,398,858           $1.39
              International Index Fund          3,144,674           $1.31
              Lexmark Stock Fund               12,107,358           $1.63
              Loan Fund                         5,767,726           $1.05

                                                                1995
                                                     --------------------------
                                                                    Net Asset
                                                     Units       Value Per Unit


              Money Market Fund                    4,497,042         $1.24
              Large Company Index Fund            18,971,536         $1.84
              Fixed Income Fund                   49,543,661         $1.43
              Small Company Index Fund             9,739,864         $1.92
              Balanced Asset Fund                  3,614,971         $1.16
              International Index Fund             1,862,746         $1.15
              Lexmark Junior Preferred Stock Fund  6,299,731         $2.17
              Loan Fund                            6,137,313         $0.98

      (e)  Withdrawals and Vesting
           -----------------------

           Prior to April 27,  1995  participants  vested  immediately  in their
           contributions and matching  contributions made on their behalf by the
           Company. On April 27, 1995 the Plan was amended to change the vesting
           policy to require  employees  hired  after June 30, 1994 and who were
           not  participants  in the Plan as of June 30, 1995 to have five years
           of service  before  becoming  fully vested in the  employer  matching
           contributions.  A participant who has reached age 59 1/2 may withdraw
           all or part of his/her  contributions  and matching  contributions in
           such a manner as prescribed by the plan  administrator.  In the event
           of  normal  retirement  or  permanent  disability,  the  funds may be
           withdrawn  immediately.  The participant may elect one of two options
           for the  distribution of funds as prescribed by the Plan or may defer
           either option until a later date. The two options  available to these
           participants  are (1) to receive their  distribution in the form of a
           lump sum cash  distribution  or (2) to receive a specified  number of
           annual cash  installments,  over a period of up to ten years.  In the
           event that a participant  dies before the balance of his/her accounts
           has been distributed,  the remaining balance of the accounts shall be
           distributed  to the  participant's  beneficiaries  in a lump sum cash
           distribution.




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

1.     Plan Description, continued:

      (e)  Withdrawals and Vesting, continued
           -----------------------

           Upon  termination of employment for any reason other than retirement,
           disability   or  death,   and   providing   that  the  value  of  the
           participant's  accounts is in excess of $3,500,  the  participant may
           elect to receive an immediate  distribution of his/her  accounts in a
           lump sum cash  distribution  or he/she may elect to defer  receipt of
           such  lump  sum  cash  distribution  until  a  later  date.  Hardship
           withdrawals are available under provisions of the Plan if approved by
           the  trustee  of  the  Plan  but  are   limited  to  the   employee's
           contributions;  earnings,  Company stock and the  Company's  matching
           contributions   are  not  eligible  for   hardship   withdrawals.   A
           participant  may not  contribute to the Plan during the  twelve-month
           period following the hardship withdrawal.

           Regular  full-time Company employees and employees on approved leaves
           of absence may borrow  funds from their Plan  account  subject to the
           provisions of the Plan. A  participant  is eligible to have up to two
           outstanding loans at a given time and may borrow up to half the value
           of his/her Plan account (including any current loan balance),  but no
           more than $50,000 less their highest  outstanding loan balance during
           the preceding  12-month period. An administrative  fee is charged for
           the  origination  of the loan and is  deducted  from the loan  check.
           Loans are  granted for a minimum  term of one year,  or in whole year
           increments up to a maximum of four years. The loan bears a fixed rate
           of  interest  as  determined  by the plan  administrator  based  upon
           comparable rates offered by commercial lending institutions.  Twice a
           month a payroll  deduction is made for payment of the loan.  Payments
           of principal  and interest  are  allocated on a monthly  basis to the
           investment funds elected for current contributions. A participant may
           continue to  contribute  to the Plan while he/she has an  outstanding
           loan balance, providing the loan is not in default.

      (f)  Use of Estimates
           ----------------

           The preparation of financial  statements in conformity with generally
           accepted accounting  principles requires management to make estimates
           and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets and
           liabilities  and disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities at
           the dates of the financial  statements  and the changes in net assets
           available for plan  benefits  during the  reporting  periods.  Actual
           results could differ from those estimates.

2.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

       The following are significant accounting policies followed by the Plan:

      (a)  Valuation of Investments
           ------------------------

           Shares in common trust funds are valued at the quoted net asset value
           per unit.




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

2.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

      (a)  Valuation of Investments, continued
           ------------------------

           Investments in guaranteed investment contracts are stated at contract
           value,  which  represents  deposits  received and interest  earned at
           guaranteed rates. The fair value of these contracts  approximates the
           contract  value  at  December  31,  1996  and  1995.  Fair  value  is
           determined by discounting the contracts using current market rates. A
           penalty  or  adjustment  may  be  imposed  for  early  withdrawal  or
           termination of certain guaranteed investment contracts.

           The Lexmark Class A common stock is stated at fair value as quoted by
           the New York Stock Exchange.

           Fair value of  investments,  as quoted,  is based on various  factors
           including  the  current  interest  rate  environment  and the general
           strength   of  the   economy.   Changes  in  the  fair  value   could
           significantly  affect  the  Plan's  net  assets  available  for  plan
           benefits.

      (b)  Net Appreciation (Depreciation)
           -------------------------------

           The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net assets available
           for plan  benefits the net  appreciation  (depreciation)  in the fair
           value of its  investments  which  consists of the  realized  gains or
           losses  and the  unrealized  appreciation  or  depreciation  on those
           investments.

       (c) Distributions to Withdrawing Participants
           -----------------------------------------

           Distributions to withdrawing participants are recorded when paid.

3.     Investments:

       The Plan's  investments  (including  investments  bought,  sold, and held
       during the period)  appreciated  in value during the years ended December
       31, 1996 and 1995 as follows:

                                                         1996           1995

              Large Company Index Fund                $ 8,673,642   $ 8,487,802
              Small Company Index Fund                  3,661,281     4,003,358
              Balanced Asset Fund                         922,395       359,116
              International Index Fund                    379,031       217,848
              Lexmark Stock Fund                        4,134,672
              Lexmark Junior Preferred Stock Fund       2,803,424     2,187,500
                                                       ----------   -----------

                                                      $20,574,445   $15,255,624
                                                      ===========   ===========








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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

3.     Investments, continued:

       The  investments  that  represent  5% or more of the Plan's net assets at
       December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:

                                               1996                    1995

   Investments at Fair Value:
     Lexmark Class A common stock
      662,656 and 750,000 shares
      respectively                        $ 18,305,872             $ 13,687,500

     Bankers Trust Company
       Pyramid Equity Index Fund, 
        28,610 and 25,294 shares
        respectively                        48,631,930               34,930,430

       Pyramid Russell 2500 Index Fund
         99,977 and 87,277 shares,
         respectively                       25,236,829               18,678,148

     Other investments less than 5% of
      net assets                            24,439,476               17,907,725

   Investments at Contract Value:
     Participation in Group Annuity 
      Contract #G-26156.01 with
      Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
      Company                               11,076,307

     Commonwealth Life Contract
      #ADA00024 with Commonwealth
      Life Insurance Company                10,102,533               10,119,578
     
     Participation in Group Annuity
      Contract #214760 with Citibank         9,766,406                9,174,642
                 
     Participation in Group Annuity
      Contract #5918 with John Hancock
      Mutual Life Insurance Company                                  14,182,331

     New York Life Placement Contract
      #30034 with New York Life
      Insurance Company                                              10,906,750
     
     Other investments less than 5%of
      net assets                            38,581,402               26,632,673
                                          ------------             ------------
         Total Investments                $186,140,755             $156,219,777
                                          ============             ============




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

3.     Investments, continued:

       The  crediting  interest  rate as of  December  31, 1996 and 1995 and the
       average  yield for the years  then ended for each  guaranteed  investment
       contract are as follows:

                                                                    Average
                                                                  annual yield/
                                                                    Crediting
        Guaranteed Investment Contracts                           Interest rate

        Participation in Group Annuity Contract #5150 with
         Allstate Life Insurance Company                              8.5%

        Participation in Group Annuity Contract #5918 with
         John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company                   8.7%

        Commonwealth Life Contract #ADA00024 with
         Commonwealth Life Insurance Company                          6.7%

        New York Life Placement Contract #30034 with
         New York Life Insurance Company                              7.4%

        Commonwealth Placement Contract #ADA00558FR with
         Commonwealth Life Insurance Company                          5.9%

        Participation in Group Annuity Contract #G-26156.01
         with Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company                   7.5%

        Benefits Assessable Securities Investment Contract
         (BASIC) with Bankers Trust Company                           7.5%

        Participation in Group Annuity Contract #214760 with
         Citibank                                                     6.5%

        Participation in Group Annuity Contract #51365 with
         TransAmerica Occidental Life Insurance Company               6.3%

        Participation in Group Annuity Contract #8617 with
         John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company                   6.9%

       These rates are net of  investment  manager fees which are  automatically
       deducted from the fund's  interest  income  according to the terms of the
       Investment Management Agreement.

4.     Administrative Expenses:

       Expenses  for  administration  of the Plan are paid from the  appropriate
       fund assets. Certain administrative  services were provided at no cost to
       the Plan by the Company.

5.     Income Tax Status:

       The Plan qualifies within the meaning of Section 401(a) and 401(k) of the
       Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (the "Code"), as amended, and the trust is
       exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code.




                                       12
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


5.     Income Tax Status, continued:

       Participants  will not be subject to income tax  withholding for deferred
       compensation, unless required by state or local authority.

       A  participant  will not be  subject to  federal  income tax on  employer
       contributions made to a participant's  account,  or on income accruing to
       the account, until distribution or withdrawal of the account, in whole or
       in part.

6.     Plan Termination:

       The Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its  contribution
       at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth
       in ERISA.

7.     Concentration of Credit Risk:

       Plan assets are invested in various  financial  instruments  that contain
       some degree of credit risk. Approximately 37% of Plan assets are invested
       in guaranteed  investment  contracts and approximately 10% of Plan assets
       are invested in Lexmark  Class A common  stock.  The Plan does not obtain
       collateral or other security to support these investments.

8.     Reconciliation to Form 5500:

       Reconciliation of audited financial statements to Form 5500 items 31g and
       32e(1) for the year ended December 31, 1996:


           Distributions to withdrawing paraticipants per
            financial statements                                    $10,554,467

           Benefit claims payable per item 31g on the 1995 
            Form 5500                                                  (167,931)
                                                                    -----------

           Benefit payments directly to participants per
            item 32e(1) on the 1996 Form 5500                       $10,386,536
                                                                    ===========

9.     Subsequent Event:

       The Plan's  administrators  have decided to change the Plan's  trustee to
       Fidelity  Institutional  Retirement  Services  Company from Bankers Trust
       Company.  In accordance  with this change,  the assets invested in common
       funds administered by Bankers Trust Company will be moved to common funds
       administered by Fidelity Investments.






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                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

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<PAGE>



LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN
PLAN #002 EIN #22-3074422
Item 27(a) Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
December 31, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Par or
    Identity of Issue,                                   Maturity Value/
    Borrower, Lessor,        Description of                Number of                         Current
    or Similar Party           Investment                   Shares            Cost            Value
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>              <C>
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Discretionary Cash
                           Fund                            6,367,416     $  6,367,416     $  6,367,416
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Directed Account
                           Cash Fund                         472,110          472,110          472,110
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Equity Index Fund           28,610       26,097,484       48,631,930
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Russell 2500
                           Index Fund                         99,977       16,870,581       25,236,829
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Asset Management
                           Fund                               50,482        6,244,811        7,450,552
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Daily Japanese
                           Equity Index Fund                  12,052        1,150,546        1,026,222
* Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Daily Non-Japanese
                           Equity Index Fund                  20,780        2,429,059        3,050,763
* Participant Loans       Participant loans at  prime
                           plus 1.5%                      $6,072,413                0        6,072,413
* Lexmark                 Class A common stock               662,656        6,231,048       18,305,872
* Bankers Trust Company   Benefit Accessible Securities
                           Investment Contract
                           (BASIC) at 7.55% with
                           maturity on April 15, 2002     $ 2,367,469        2,367,469        2,367,469
  Citibank                Participation in Group Annuity
                           Contract #214760
                           at 6.6% with maturity
                           on March 31, 1998              $ 9,766,406        9,766,406        9,766,406
  Allstate Life Insurance
   Company                Participation in Group
                           Annuity Contract #5150
                           at 8.6% with maturity on
                           December 31, 1998              $ 3,760,384        3,760,384        3,760,384
  John Hancock Mutual
   Life Insurance Company Participation in Group Annuity
                           Contract #5918 at 8.95%
                           with maturity on 
                           September 1, 1998              $ 5,137,786        5,137,786        5,137,786
  Commonwealth Life
   Insurance Company      Commonwealth Life Contract
                           #ADA00024 at 6.85%
                           with maturity on
                           June 15, 2001                  $10,102,533       10,102,533       10,102,533
  New York Life Insurance
   Company                New York Life Placement 
                           Contract #30034 at 7.8% with
                           maturity on June 15, 1999      $ 8,198,701        8,198,701        8,198,701
  Commonwealth Life
   Insurance Company      Commonwealth Placement
                           Contract #ADA00558FR at
                           6.0% with maturity on
                           December 14, 2000              $ 8,207,444        8,207,444        8,207,444
  Pacific Mutual Life
   Insurance Company      Participation in Group Annuity
                           Contract #G-26156.01 at
                           7.55% with maturity on
                           June 20, 2000                  $11,076,307       11,076,307       11,076,307
  TransAmerica
   Occidential Life
   Insurance Company      Participation in Group Annuity
                           Contract #51365 at 6.35%
                           with maturity on 
                           February 17, 2001              $ 5,173,114        5,173,114        5,173,114
  John Hancock Mutual
   Life Insurance Company Participation in Group Annuity
                           Contract #8617 at 6.95%
                           with maturity on 
                           December 20, 1999              $ 5,736,504        5,736,504        5,736,504
                                                                          ------------     ------------
                                                                          $135,389,703     $186,140,755
                                                                          ============     ============
</TABLE>
* Party-in-interest to the Plan




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LEXMARK SAVINGS PLAN
PLAN #002 EIN #22-3074422
Item 27(d) Schedule of Reportable Transactions*
for the year ended December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          Fair Value of
                                                                                                            Asset on
                                                                     Purchase      Selling      Cost of   Transaction       Gain on
   Identity of Party                Description of Asset              Price         Price        Asset       Date            Sale
   ----------------        --------------------------------------    --------      -------      -------   -------------     -------

<S>                                                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>
** Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Discretionary Cash Fund         $13,621,944                $13,621,944  $13,621,944

** Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Discretionary Cash Fund                      $12,801,261   $12,801,261  $12,801,261

** Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Directed Account Cash Fund      $24,555,032                $24,455,032  $24,455,032

** Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Directed Account Cash Fund                   $24,126,376   $24,126,376  $24,126,376

** Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Equity Index Fund               $ 8,133,138                $ 8,133,138  $ 8,133,138

** Bankers Trust Company   Pyramid Equity Index Fund                            $ 3,105,281   $ 1,744,973  $ 3,105,281   $1,360,308

   John Hancock Mutual     Participation in Group Annuity          $   741,470                $   741,470  $   741,470
    Life Insurance Co.      Contract #5918 at 8.65% with
                            maturity on September 1, 1998


   John Hancock Mutual     Participation in Group Annuity                       $ 9,786,015   $ 9,786,015  $ 9,786,015
    Life Insurance Co.      Contract #5918 at 8.65% with
                            maturity on September 1, 1998

   Pacific Mutual Life     Participation in Group Annuity          $ 5,752,242                $ 5,752,242  $ 5,752,242
    Insurance Company       Contract #G-26156.01 at 7.55% with
                            maturity on June 20, 2000    

   Pacific Mutual Life     Participation in Group Annuity                       $ 2,296,000   $ 2,296,000  $ 2,296,000
    Insurance Company       Contract #G-26156.01 at 7.55% with
                            maturity on June 20, 2000    

   TransAmerica Occidental Participation in Group Annuity          $11,337,114                $11,337,114  $11,337,114
    Life Insurance Company  Contract #51365 at 6.35% with
                            maturity on February 17, 2001

   TransAmerica Occidental Participation in Group Annuity                       $ 6,164,000   $ 6,164,000  $ 6,164,000
    Life Insurance Company  Contract #51365 at 6.35% with
                            maturity on February 17, 2001

** Lexmark                 Class A common stock                    $ 3,789,880                $ 3,789,880  $ 3,789,880

** Lexmark                 Class A common stock                                 $ 6,109,605   $ 2,958,832  $ 6,109,605   $3,150,773
</TABLE>


* All individual transactions or series of transactions which, when aggregated,
   exceed 5% of plan assets at January 1, 1996.
** Party-in-interest to the Plan



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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

                                    --------



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of Lexmark International Group, Inc. of our report dated May 2, 1997 on
our audits of the net assets  available for plan benefits of the Lexmark Savings
Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related  statements  of changes in
net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, which report is
included in this Form 11-K.



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Lexington, Kentucky
June 16, 1997




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