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)

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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

10 Form of Indemnification Agreement

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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